Nationwide Jubilation As Acting President Osinbajo Humbles Fashola, Orders All Nigerians To Stop Paying Electricity Bills Until Further Notice

Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo, through the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, NERC, has reminded electricity consumers not provided with prepaid meters, to stop paying electric bills presented by Distribution Companies, DISCOs, on the basis of estimated billing methodology.

The Commission also ordered the DISCOs not to disconnect any of such customers that refuse to pay the bills, and further advised such customers to report to the Commission, if disconnected.

NERC gave the directive on Wednesday, in a statement on its website, and said it was part of its sanctioning of defaulting DISCOs, who failed to provide meters for its customers, before the March 1

Ronaldo accused of evading tax to the tune of €14.7m ($16.4m or £13m)

Spanish prosecutors have accused the Real Madrid footballer, Cristiano Ronaldo of defrauding the authorities of millions of euros in tax.

The prosecutor’s office in Madrid says it has filed a lawsuit against the Portuguese player.

He is accused of evading tax of

CAN Tells FG: Control Movement Of Fulani Herdsmen

         Fulani Herdsmen on rampage

The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Ondo State branch on Tuesday called on the Federal Government to control the movement of Fulani herdsmen and their cattle in South-West states.

The association said that the uncontrolled movement was a security breach and threat to farmers in the South-West as they had been chased away from their farms and deprived of their

Police Quiz Delta Assembly Deputy Speaker Over Fulani Herdsmen

Friday Osanebi (Ndokwa East constituency), the Deputy Speaker of the Delta State House of Assembly, and Evance Ivwurie (Ethiope East constituency), have been quizzed by the Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department, of the Delta State police command over accusations of genocide against Fulani herdsmen leveled against them by a northern Nigeria based human rights group.

Police Inspector Arraigned For Drug Dealing

Akin Kuponiyi

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Monday arraigned an Inspector of Police, Bola Adigun, before a Federal High Court, Lagos, Southwest Nigeria Limited on charges bordering on conspiracy, drug dealings and wilful obstruction of security agents from carrying out their official duty.

The anti-narcotic agency in charge number: FHC/L/192c/17 alleged that

Threat To Igbos: Press Statement By South East Governors

PRESS STATEMENT BY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE SOUTH EAST GOVERNORS FORUM, HIS EXCELLENCY, ENGR. DAVID NWEZE UMAHI, IN RESPECT OF THE THREAT TO NDI IGBO BY AREWA YOUTH

1. The attention of the South East Governors Forum has been drawn to the widely publicised ultimatum, credited to a coalition of 16 northern youth associations or groups,

Opadokun: Al-Mustapha Is A Pathological Liar

The Convener, Coalition of Democrats for Electoral Reform and former NADECO leader, Chief Ayo Opadokun on Monday described the former Chief Security Officer (CSO) to late Head of State, General Sani Abacha, Major Hamza Al-Mustapha(rtd) as a pathological liar.

Al-Mustapha had earlier told newsmen in

Opadokun, Yoruba Leaders Collected Dollars From Abiola’s Killers – Al-Mustapha

Opadokun and Al-Mustapha
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Major Hamza Al-Mustapha(rtd), ex-Chief Security Officer (CSO) to late Military head of State, General Sani Abacha has alleged that Yoruba Leaders, led by Chief Ayo Opadokun collected bribe from the killers of the late acclaimed winner of the June 12, 1993 presidential election, Chief MKO Abiola in Aso Rock Presidential Villa.

According to Al-Mustapha who spoke in Kaduna State on Monday after a meeting to broker peace between the North and South-Eastern part of country over the quit notice issued to Igbos by Arewa Coalition groups, Opadokun led others to the villa to meet Abiola’s killers,

DSS Apprehends Notorious Kidnappers, High Profile Criminals

The Department of State Services (DSS) on Monday alerted Nigerians of the burst in high profile criminal cases, including the arrest of associates of notorious kidnap kingpin, Terwase Akwaza (aka Ghana).

DSS said that the Dondo Orsaa, Terhile Mbaloha and Teryima Ihiambe (aka Clark) were apprehended at various locations within Katsina-Ala local government in Benue State for their

Osibanjo Signs N7.441 Trillion Budget Into Law

Acting President, Prof. Osibanjo

Nigeria’s Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo on Monday signed the 2017 budget of N7.441 trillion into law.

The Acting President signed the budget into law