How We’re Resolving Power Challenge In Ibadan Communities – IBEDC

ADEOLA YUSUF

The Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) has rolled out alternative measures towards resolving the issue bordering on the continuous disconnection of power supply to the Lalupon community and its environs , Ibadan for over 10 years. It would be recalled that residents of the communities, had on Monday, staged a peaceful protest at the IBEDC office. Giving an update on the power supply situation in the area during a press briefing in Ibadan, the Coordinating Head, Corporate Services, Mrs. Angela Olanrewaju said as part of solutions taken currently, 65 percent…

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Indians In Nigeria Celebrate 10th Int’l Yoga, State Why Country Should Be Appreciated

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Mrs Grantham Anuradha, an Indian woman based in Nigeria, who joined millions of her compatriots globally to celebrate the 10th International Yoga Day, has declared that the 2024 edition will be permanently etched in the sand of times, as an experience she will always live to cherish. “I am a proud Indian woman. I love my country and I appreciate Nigeria for giving us a peaceful space to live. The 10th International Yoga event is really amazing. After the aerobics, it gives me so much pleasure to do the Yoga…

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AGIS Ignites Urgent Need For Innovation In Africa’s Energy Landscape

ADEOLA YUSUF

The Africa Gas Innovation Summit (AGIS) 2024 held recently in Abuja has emphasized the urgent need for innovation in Africa’s energy landscape. With new players like Ghana, Tanzania, Senegal, Mauritania, Mozambique, Namibia, and Uganda joining traditional leaders such as Nigeria, Egypt, Algeria, Gabon, and Angola, Africa’s vast gas resources present a path to a sustainable future. “Our easiest path to a sustainable future lies in our gas resources and the shortest path to developing these gas resources is through collaboration and innovation”, said Salahuddeen Tahir Chairman, Society of Petroleum Engineers…

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Cleaner Bags Life Jail For Sexually Assaulting Baby In Church

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The Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court on Monday sentenced a 27-year-old cleaner, Saviour Udoh, to life imprisonment for sexually assaulting a five-year-old girl on a church premises. Justice Ramon Oshodi held that the prosecution was able to prove the offence of defilement against the convict without reasonable doubt, stating that the defendant’s action was reprehensible and deserving of the maximum punishment under the law. Udoh was arraigned on February 5, 2020, on a count of sexual assault by penetration preferred against him by the state, to which he…

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Remain Apolitical, Your Accusations Untrue, Baseless – Sokoto Govt Tells MURIC

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Sokoto state government said its attention has been drawn to a malicious and fabricated publication credited to the Muslims Rights Concern (MURIC) alleging a plot by the government to dethrone his eminence the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III. The Press secretary to governor Abubakar Bawa made this known in statement made available to journalists on Tuesday. Bawa said the state government wondered how a responsible body like MURIC, claiming to be protecting the rights of the Muslims would descend so low and cheaply as to join hands…

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Your Statement Laced With Inaccuracies, Marketers Reply Dangote Refinery

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The Depot and Petroleum Products Marketers Association of Nigeria (DAPPMAN) has clarified that none of its members imports dirty fuel. The association spoke in response to the allegation by Dangote Refinery alleging attempt to frustrate its refinery by the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA). The management of Dangote Refineries had alleged that licences were being granted indiscriminately to marketers to import dirty fuel. But DAPPMAN in a statement said “no member of the association and indeed, no private fuels depot has imported into the country any fuel…

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Why I Walk During Matches — Messi

ADEOLA YUSUF

Inter Miami forward Lionel Messi has explained why he walks around on the pitch during football matches. Messi is popular for strolling around the field during games. The eight-time Ballon d’Or winner is always seen scouring the field before making a move to get in play with the rest of his teammates. “When I was at Newell’s, there were two or three times a week we were sent to run around the grounds. I used to hide behind a tree. Running without a ball was never my thing. Heh. READ…

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JUST IN: Senior Customs Officer Slumps, Dies At National Assembly

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The deputy comptroller of finance administration and technical service at the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Essien Etop Andrew is dead. He coughed and slumped while fielding questions from members of the house of representatives committee on public account on Tuesday. READ ALSO Nigeria’s Ex-Minister Dies In His Sleep Green Industrial Vision Complimentary To Oil, Gas Investment Drive – Tinubu 1,301 Die During 2024 Hajj Pilgrimage – Saudi Arabia ‘No To Darkness,’ Protesters Shut Down IBEDC Office in Ibadan Andrew was rushed to the national assembly clinic where he was confirmed…

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Nigeria’s Ex-Minister Dies In His Sleep

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‘Like a dream, this is how it all ended,’ friends, family penned emotional tribute for Bayo lawal   Former Minister of Youth and Sports and one-time Military Administrator of Benue State, Air Vice Marshal Bayo Lawal (rtd) is dead. AVM Lawal, NAF/156 died in his sleep in the early hours of Sunday, June 23 at his home. Air Commodore Sani Zakari (rtd), the Sergeant At Arms at the National Assembly who confirmed the death to Vanguard stated that the daughter of the former minister, Mrs. Yinka Enahoro confirmed it noting…

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Green Industrial Vision Complimentary To Oil, Gas Investment Drive – Tinubu

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. President Receives Standard Chartered Bank executives President Bola Tinubu says Nigeria remains committed to a balanced approach to energy transition and still requires substantial investments in the oil and gas sector to meet the energy demands and economic needs of its population. Speaking at a meeting on Monday in Abuja with the Group Chief Executive of Standard Chartered Bank, Mr. Bill Winters, the President called for a just energy transition that supports vulnerable communities across the nation. Highlighting the importance of balancing the mutually beneficial shift to green industrial…

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