TCN ANNOUNCES ANOTHER VANDAL ATTACK ON AHOADA-YENAGOA 132KV POWER LINE
According to the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), vandals targeted its Ahoada-Yenagoa 132kV line on Tuesday once more. The line is presently undergoing repairs because...
ALLEGED ABUSIVE PRACTICES: SPAIN SLAMS $187M FINE ON FIVE AIRLINES
Spain’s leftist government said Friday it has fined five budget airlines including Ryanair and EasyJet 179 million euros ($187 million) for “abusive practices” such as...
LAGOS STATE ANNOUNCES TRAFFIC DIVERSION AHEAD OF CITY RACE ON SATURDAY
Agency Report The Lagos State Government has announced traffic diversion to accommodate the maiden edition of the 10-kilometer Capital City Race, scheduled for Saturday, November...
DISCOS SHOULD DOWNGRADE ‘BAND A’ CUSTOMERS IF THEY CAN’T MEET SUPPLY – NERC
If clients in the Band A categories do not have sufficient capacity for supply, the Nigerian Electrical Regulatory Commission (NERC) has instructed the electrical distribution...
BREAKING: SUPREME COURT NULLIFIES NATIONAL LOTTERY ACT
The National Lottery Act 2005, which was passed by the National Assembly, was declared invalid by the Supreme Court on Friday. In a unanimous ruling,...
NOLLYWOOD STAR DEBBIE SHOKOYA RETURNS WITH BABY GIRL
Actress and producer Debbie Shokoya has returned to Nigeria with newborn daughter, Khairat Ayokunmi Ejalonibu, after spending months abroad. This joyful news comes a...
LEBANESE MAN BAGS 14-YEAR JAIL TERM FOR SEXUALLY EXPLOITATION OF TWO UNDERAGE FEMALES
On Thursday, a Federal High Court in Kano sentenced Zuhier R. Akar, a 67-year-old Lebanese, to 14 years in prison for sexually exploiting two adolescent...
FG DISTANCES ITSELF FROM PETROL PRICE HIKE AND BLAMES GLOBAL MARKET INSTABILITY
The Federal Government has stated that it is not to blame for the recent increase in petrol pump prices, following massive calls from Nigerians for...
TURKISH AIRLINES MAKES AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN NEW YORK WHEN THE CAPTAIN DIES MID-FLIGHT.
Captain Ilcehin Pehlivan, 59, of Turkish Airlines, died unexpectedly after becoming ill on a flight from Seattle, USA, to Istanbul, Turkey. According to an airline...
REPRESENTATIVES ARE DEBATING LAWS TO IMPROVE EYE CARE SERVICES.- KALU
Benjamin Kalu, Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, has said that several proposals are being worked on to solve access issues to eye care...