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According to a formal statement issued by the management of Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) PLC, as Chronicle NG learned. AEDC “wishes to notify its esteemed customers in Kubwa, Deidei, Parts of Gwarimpa, Bwari, Dutse, Bazango, Suleja, Abuja Steel, Madalla, Zuma, Jiwa, Jere and its environs that the power outage they are currently experiencing is due to an urgent maintenance exercise on the 132kV Katampe – Dawaki Transmission Line between 11 am and 4 pm today 3rd April 2023. All responsible stakeholders are currently working hard to restore the power supply soonest. We regret any inconvenience caused.” The erratic electricity…

The Delta State All Progressives Congress has expelled the Deputy President of the Senate, Ovie Omo-Agege, from the party for purported anti-party activities and other unspecified offences. Omo-Agage was expelled by the Delta APC in a letter dated March 31, 2023, which was acquired on Monday. In Delta State, Omo-Agege, the APC’s gubernatorial candidate, lost to Sheriff Oborevwori, the Peoples Democratic Party’s governor-elect. Omo-Agege received 240,229 ballots, falling 120,005 votes short of his opponent, PDP Governor-elect Oborevwori, who received 360,234 votes. In the expulsion letter signed by the Chairman, Ulebor Isaac, on behalf of the State Executive Committee of the…

Ifeoma Ada Kalu, the wife of Senator Orji Uzor Kalu has died in the United States at the age of 61, a family announcement on Monday said. In a post on his Facebook page, he described his wife as a woman of virtue who was committed to the service of God and humanity. He said a memorial service will be held for her in the United States and asked that the public remember his family in prayers. “With a heavy heart and pain, we announce the passing on to eternal glory of Mrs Ifeoma Ada Kalu aged 61 years. She…

Following a clash between members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and People’s Democratic Party (PDP) on Monday in Port Harcourt, at least one individual was shot. Before the fight broke out, some PDP members stormed the INEC office in a show of support for their demand that all political parties jointly examine election materials. While the PDP demonstration went on, Tonye Cole, the APC’s governorship candidate, was reportedly seen travelling in the opposite direction to the INEC office with the State APC Chairman, Emeka Beke, and other party officials. They were reportedly attacked with stones and water sachets by…

LookIn Niger State, two suspects are being sought by police for the purported murder of police constable Nasiru Yusuf. In connection with the purported murder, they were detained in Minima village in the state’s Lavun Local Government Area. In Minna, the state capital, on Sunday, DSP Wasiu Abiodun, the state police public relations officer, told the News Agency of Nigeria that the murder occurred when attackers attacked two police officers who were on patrol nearby. Abiodun said, “There was a complaint of assault and affray in the area and two policemen were detailed to the scene at Minima village for…

The erratic energy supply in the FCT, according to the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC), is caused by production facilities not providing enough power to the business. According to the management of AEDC, in a statement released in Abuja, the company was forced to adopt load reduction instructions across its division in order to handle the situation for grid security. AEDC attributes power interruption to strike by electricity union The electricity distribution company released a statement saying, “We would like to inform you that we are aware of the unstable power supply, experienced in recent days, primarily caused by insufficient…

Workers at the British Passport Office started a five-week strike as the civil service dispute over employment, pay, pensions, and conditions grew more acrimonious. In a worsening of the protracted dispute, more than 1,000 Public and Commercial Services union (PCS) workers left eight locations. Mark Serwotka, the general secretary of the PCS, said on Monday Picket lines will be set up in front of the buildings in Glasgow, Durham, Liverpool, Southport, Peterborough, London, Belfast, and Newport, Wales, according to Serwotka. The union said those taking action will be supported by a strike fund. Serwotka had written to the government calling…

According to documents, the Federal Government borrowed more than N3.17 trillion in the first quarter. The government issued regular bonds, retail savings bonds, and treasury bills at the domestic capital market to generate N3.17 trillion over the last three months, according to data obtained by The Nation Economic Intelligence. In the fourth quarter of last year, the government’s borrowings more than doubled. It continued to be the biggest debt issuance in the previous ten quarters that The Nation crew had been tracking. The statistics showed that borrowings increased month after month in the first quarter of this year, with the…

Public opinion has been divided in response to the recent commissioning of ten high-capacity firefighting trucks by the Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika. Although some have applauded the action as a step towards enhancing security and emergency response at airports across the nation, others have expressed concerns about the expense of the vehicles and whether they are actually required. Sirika declared on Sunday that he had just commissioned ten firefighting trucks worth N12 billion via his official Twitter account. He said,”Just commissioned 10 Firefighting trucks, total cost of over 12Bn Naira. More to come in due course. Safety has been…

Before their terms expire on May 29, the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (ret. ), Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, and the 44 ministers in the Federal Executive Council will shortly begin disclosing their assets. Newsmen received confirmation from Dr. Mustapha Musa, Special Adviser to the CCB Chairman on General Duties, on Sunday that the required preparations had been made for the issuance of the assets forms to the departing officials and their successors. Additionally, in accordance with the 1999 constitution, the outgoing presidential aides, 28 state governors and their cabinet members, National Assembly and state assembly members, and chairmen of…