Day: July 22, 2024

Tariff Hike: Court Dismisses Manufacturers’ Suit Against DisCo

Abibat Babalola

Federal High Court sitting in Kano has dismissed a suit brought filed by the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria, MAN, challenging the recent electricity tariff hike by Kano Electricity Distribution Company, KEDCO. The hike was approved by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, NERC. Sani Bala Sani, Head, of Corporate Communication at KEDCO disclosed this in a statement on Monday. Recall that in May 2024, aggrieved electricity customers, alongside MAN, Nigeria Association of Small-Scale Industrialists (Kano State Chapter), Tofa Textile Limited, Dala Foods Nig. Ltd., Mama Sannu Ind. Ltd., BBY Super Sack…

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35-Year-Old Man In Police Net For Stabbing Girlfriend’s Brother

Abibat Babalola

Operatives of Ogun State Police command have arrested 35-year-old Dada Taiwo, for allegedly stabbing his girlfriend’s brother, Damilola Momoh, on the neck with broken bottle in Agbado, in Ifo local government area of the state. The suspect stabbed Damilola, aged 34, during an argument over a phone the victim borrowed. Confirming the arrest of Taiwo on Sunday, the command’s spokesperson, Omolola Odutola, said the incident was reported to the Agbado Division by Olaife Momoh, the girlfriend of the suspect. Odutola stated that the victim had been rushed to Overcomer Hospital…

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Nigerian Passenger Plane Loses 6 Tyres During Take Off

Abibat Babalola

A max airline aircraft lost six tyres while attempting to take off from the Yola Airport in Adamawa on Sunday evening. The airline’s Director of Public and Consumer Protection Bimbo Oladeji said the aircraft was carrying 119 passengers and six crew members, CHANNELS TV reports. This evening, Max Air’s flight NGL1649, a Boeing 737 with registration 5N-ADB, carrying 119 passengers and six crew members, was cleared for takeoff from Yola Airport en route to Abuja,” she said in a statement late Sunday. During the takeoff roll, a loud bang was…

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Why We Bemoaned Planned Anti-Tinubu Protests, Planned Counter Action – CSOs

Abibat Babalola

Civil Society Organisations under the aegis of the Coalition for Transparency and Economic Reforms (COTER) have kicked against the August 1st to 15th proposed nationwide protests by a group, #EndBadGovernance, against the administration of President Bola Tinubu. COTER warned the organisers of the nationwide protests to be prepared for confrontation by law-abiding Nigerians under the aegis of the #ProtectNigeriaRally. The Coalition gave this warning at a crowded press conference jointly addressed by its National Coordinator, Adeshina Animashaun and Comrade Akintunde Adedeji, on Sunday, in Lagos. It warned the organisers of…

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