Category: Odd news

EKEDC Tightens Noose On Energy Thieves, Weeds Out Internal Collaborators

ADEOLA YUSUF

. Heightens measures to reduce billions of naira loss energy thefts, assets’ vandalism       The Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC) has taken a strong stance against energy theft and vandalism within its network, dismissing numerous staff members found to be involved in illegal activities and collaborating with customers to tamper with electrical equipment. It has also threatened to prosecute residents caught engaging in energy theft and illegal connections, as part of its efforts to tackle over N100 billion debt attributed to Aggregate Technical, Commercial, and Collection (ATC&C) losses…

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Technology Downtime Disrupts Flights, Banks, Others Globally

ADEOLA YUSUF

Multiple companies across the globe including banks and media outlets on Friday reported downtime in their activities in what appears to be a global technology shutdown. The incident, which has exposed the dependence on software from a handful of providers, has also seen flights affected across the globe, according to a report by AFP The issue affected Microsoft 365 apps and services. The company posted on X that it was “working on rerouting the impacted traffic to alternate systems to alleviate impact in a more expedient fashion” and that they…

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A’Ibom NYSC 8: Abductors Demand N50m To Release Remaining Victim

ADEOLA YUSUF

The abductors of eight fresh graduates from Akwa Ibom State in Zamfara State, on August 2023, are demanding N50 million as ransom to release the remaining victim, Bassey Daniel. The mother of the victim, Mrs. Margaret Daniel, disclosed this in a chat with Vanguard in her community, Afaha Ube Itam, in Itu Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State, yesterday. Mrs. Margaret, who could not hold back the tears, lamented that she has nobody that could raise such huge amount of money, which the Zamfara kidnappers were demanding before they…

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US President, Biden Tests Positive For Covid-19

ADEOLA YUSUF

President Joe Biden has tested positive for Covid-19, according to the president and CEO of UnidosUS Janet Murguía. According to CNN, Biden was expected to speak at the group’s conference in Las Vegas Wednesday night. READ ALSO: IMF Downgrades Nigeria’s Economic Growth Forecast To 3.1% Tinubu names Walson-Jack new Head of Service Dangote: I Don’t Own Any House Outside Nigeria, Even Where I Stay In Abuja Is Rented Nigeria Okays $21m For 187 Oil Flow Stations’ Metering Contracts “I was just on the phone with President Biden. And he shared…

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Nigerians Can Now Obtain UAE Visas — Minister

ADEOLA YUSUF

The Federal Government has reached an agreement with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to allow Nigerian passport holders to obtain visas for travel to that Arab nation starting today, July 15, 2024. The Minister of Information, Mohammed Idris, disclosed this on Monday when he briefed State House correspondents following the weekly Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting. “Following successful talks and extensive, mutually beneficial negotiations between the Government of the United Arab Emirates and the Government of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, an agreement was reached allowing for the resumption of…

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School Collapse: ‘Donate, Blood Supplies Critically Low,’ National Blood Service Begs

ADEOLA YUSUF

The National Blood Service Commission has issued an emergency appeal for voluntary blood donors in the Jos metropolis to save the lives of pupils rescued from the collapsed school building in Jos, Plateau State on Friday. Likewise, the state Government has pleaded with the people of the state to come to Plateau Specialists Hospital to donate blood to safe lives. In a call for emergency donors late Friday night, the blood service commission explained that blood supplies were critically low. It added that many casualties were reported and donors urgently…

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Keke Operator Commits Suicide In LASTMA’s Office

ADEOLA YUSUF

“His action was to allegedly protest seizure of his only means of livelihood.”   A tricycle operator whose name is yet to be confirmed has taken his life after allegedly failing to reclaim his confiscated tricycle from officials of the Lagos State Transport Management Authority (LASTMA) in the Ikorodu area of Lagos state. READ ALSO: CBN Sacks Aisha Buhari’s Brother As Mint Boss 12 Profs., 15 Others: Names Of 27 Nigerians Inducted Into Shell Research Internship Nigerian Singer Rema Gets $3m To Perform At Indian Billionaire Son’s Wedding ‘Steer Clear,’…

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How TASUED Final Year Student Was Killed On His Birthday

ADEOLA YUSUF

“The SUG parliament executive was dragged out of exam hall.”       Ola Fabiyi, a 400-level student of Tai Solarin University of Education (TASUED), has been killed by suspected cultists in Ijebu Ode, Ogun state. According to reports, the victim, who is a senator in the school’s Student Union Government (SUG), was dragged out of his examination hall by his attackers in the presence of his colleagues. He was assaulted, stabbed, and later whisked away to a bush where he was shot to death on Wednesday, July 3, 2024.…

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2024 Hajj Death Toll Exceeds 900

ADEOLA YUSUF

. Relatives of Nigerian pilgrims panic, reach out to NAHCON, States boards         Friends and family searched for missing hajj pilgrims on Wednesday as the death toll at the annual rituals, which were carried out in scorching heat, surged past 900. Relatives scoured hospitals and pleaded online for news, fearing the worst after temperatures hit 51.8 degrees Celsius (125 Fahrenheit) in Mecca, Islam’s holiest city, on Monday. About 1.8 million people from all over the world, many old and infirm, took part in the days-long, mostly outdoor…

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Cholera Strain In Lagos Highly Contagious — Health Commissioner

ADEOLA YUSUF

The Lagos State government, yesterday, explained that the strain of cholera in Lagos is highly aggressive and contagious. Recall that Lagos has recorded 17 confirmed cases of cholera and 15 fatalities so far. It also said laboratory investigation has confirmed the strain to be cholera sub-type O-1, adding that the subtype is associated with more severe diseases. The Commissioner for Health, Professor Akin Abayomi, in a post on X, said the identified strain is “highly aggressive and contagious, with potential for widespread dissemination.” READ ALSO: France Cuts Troops In West,…

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