Lagos-Ibadan Expressway Blocked As Protest Rocks Ogun Over Naira Crisis

Heavy protest in Ifo, Mowe worsened gridlock, pains as soldiers mobilised, dispersed protesters + PHOTOS   The two major entry and exit roads into Lagos; the Lagos-Ibadan expressway and the Lagos-Abeokuta expressway, were on Friday, blocked by protesters who also halted  commercial activities in Mowe, Ibafo, Ifo, and Arigbajo areas of Ogun State. Platforms Africa reports that the protest which broke out over Naira Swap crisis rocking Nigeria  also took place in Abekoko, Bank bus – stop, Ifo Local Government. Residents who had been going to banks for withdrawal said…

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BREAKING: 3 Power Lines Collapse, Plunge Abeokuta, Mowe, 4 Ogun Towns In Blackout

“All 33 KV feeders from Abeokuta Transmission Substation (T/S), Ojere, and New Abeokuta TS at Kobape. will be out until the towers are reconstructed,” IBEDC Confirms blackout, apologises to Ogun customers over impending perpetual outage    Three power lines (towers) on the Papalanto/Ojere 132KV Double-Circuit Lines have collapsed, plunging the entire Abeokuta, Mowe and four other major towns in Ogun state into a blackout that may last for a long period of time. Platforms Africa reports that the collapse of the three towers has already put the Abeokuta Transmission Substation…

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EXCLUSIVE: Blackout as IBEDC customers go occultic, padlock isolators with ritual fringes

Pray for us, power utility firm begs Nigerians over Magboro crisis, assures Okeho community of better days ahead   Customers of Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) have gone occultic in their face-off with the utility firm as they padlocked the IBEDC isolators in Magboro with ritual fringes. Platforms Africa reports exclusively that this incident has grounded the operations of the company in the axis and thrown hundreds of thousands of customers on the supply chain in Mowe, Aseese, Magboro, Ibafo and environs into total blackout. Magboro, an Ogun state community…

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