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Ikeja Electric Plc (IKEDC) has announced an eight week blackout for some customers in specific areas in Lagos state. The electrical company said areas under its operational network will experience outages for eight weeks to enable the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) to re-conduct its 132KV lines. Mr. Olajide Kumapayi, Chief Technical Officer, Ikeja Electric, made the announcement at a news briefing on Monday in Ikeja. Kumapayi said the project which would begin on October 11 was aimed at increasing the capacity of the transmission lines to wheel more power from the generation companies. He noted that some of 132Klines…

Facebook, Instagram, Messenger and WhatsApp lit up again late on Monday afternoon Eastern time after a nearly six-hour outage that prevented the company’s 3.5 billion users from accessing its social media and messaging services. Facebook apologized but did not immediately explain what caused the failure, the largest ever tracked by web monitoring group Downdetector. The outage was the second blow to the social media giant in as many days after a whistleblower on Sunday accused the company of repeatedly prioritizing profit over clamping down on hate speech and misinformation. As the world flocked to competing apps such as Twitter and…

The Kaduna Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, today October 4, 2021 secured the conviction and sentencing of one Hajiya Binta Balarabe Kubau to ten-year imprisonment before Justice M.T.M Aliyu of the Kaduna State High Court, Kaduna on a one count charge of cheating. The charge reads, “that you Hajiya Binta Balarabe Kubau, sometime in August 2020 in Kaduna within the Judicial Division of this Honourable Court dishonestly, induced one Yahaya Mohammed Idris to deliver to you the sum of N5,500,000( Five Million Five Hundred Thousand Naira Only) for the purchase of a plot situate at…

The Maiduguri Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, today, Monday, October 4, 2021 secured the conviction and sentencing of one Dije Sale to thirty-four years imprisonment before Justice Umaru Fadawu of the State High Court, Maiduguri for forgery, use of false document and obtaining under false pretence to the tune of N66million (Sixty-Six Million Naira). The convict forged a “Purchase Order” and used same to defraud the nominal complainant of N66m under the guise of executing a purported contract awarded to her by FHI 360, a Non-Governmental Organisation. The convict was arraigned on July 1, 2020…

The Kaduna Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, today October 4, 2021 secured the conviction and sentencing of one Anthony Celestine on a one count charge of possession of fraudulent document before Justice Darius Khobo of the Kaduna State High Court, Kaduna. The charge reads, “that you Anthony Celestine, on or about the 22nd of May, 2021 in Kaduna within the Jurisdiction of this Honourable Court and with intent to defraud, had in your possession fraudulent documents which you intended to use for the purpose of soliciting for investment in Bitcoin from the unsuspecting members of…

The Lagos Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arrested one Abraham Adeniji for allegedly obtaining goods under false pretence and diversion of funds to the tune of N82,803,550.00. He was arrested following a petition received by the Commission from one Gao Shu Quin, a Chinese national. The petitioner alleged that she met the suspect sometime in 2017, while doing her legitimate business. EU, UK, FBI, others support EFCC strategic plan She further alleged that the suspect deceived her into supplying him containers of textiles materials, believing he would remit the proceeds upon sale of the…

WhatsApp, Instagram and Facebook have shut down unexpectedly in a major outage. The three apps – which are all owned by Facebook, and run on shared infrastructure – stopped working shortly before 5pm. Other related products, such as Facebook Messenger and Workplace, have also stopped working. WhatsApp loses millions of users after terms update At time of this report, it is unclear what has caused the issue although the company has suffered outages before. Few minutes ago, Whatsapp posted on its Twitter handle: “We’re aware that some people are experiencing issues with Whatsapp at the moment. We’re working to get…

Watford Football Club as appointed Claudio Ranieri as their new manager on a two-year deal. The 69-year-old succeeds Xisco Munoz, who won promotion with the Hornets last season but was sacked on Sunday after just 10 months in the job. Under Xisco Watford had picked up seven points from seven Premier League games this season and were 14th in the table. Watford’s owners, the Pozzo family, are making their 14th managerial change since they took over in 2012. Ranieri, who would be returning to the English top-flight which he famously won with Leicester City in 2015-16, left Serie A side…

Two persons have been confirmed killed after a group of armed bandits attacked Ungwan Taila village, Zangon Kataf Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The attack was confirmed by troops of Operation Safe Haven, who arrived after the assailants had committed the dastardly act. Mr Samuel Aruwan, the state Commissioner of Ministry of Internal Security and Home Affairs, confirmed the incident on Sunday. According to Aruwan, the governor of Kaduna state, Nasir el-Rufai expressed his regret at the further loss of lives and property from such attacks in the area. He prayed for the repose of the souls of the deceased…

Kylian Mbappe says he “asked to leave” Paris St-Germain amid interest from Real Madrid in the summer, but insists he remains happy in the French capital. Real had a £137m bid for the 22-year-old striker rejected by PSG before a second improved offer in August was also reportedly turned down. The Frenchman said he wanted the move to avoid leaving on a free transfer when his deal expires next summer. “I wanted the club to have a fee for a quality replacement,” said Mbappe. “My position was clear, I said that I wanted to leave. “I did not appreciate the…