Author: Vincent Osuwo

The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has advised prepaid metre users to update their metres before November 2024. NERC disclosed this on Tuesday through its official Twitter handle. The announcement follows a directive by electricity companies to customers about the need to update their prepaid metres to avoid service disruption. Emphasizing that the update is free and would not affect customers’ existing units, NERC added that users may not be able to recharge their prepaid metres without the update. The statement on Twitter reads, If you have a prepaid meter, it may be time for an update. From November 2024…

The leader of Wagner, a private military company, Yevgeny Prigozhin, has reportedly been killed in a plane crash. According to reports, ten people were aboard the private jet that crashed in the north of Moscow, the capital of Russia. The Russian Civil Aviation Authority reported that seven passengers and three crew members were aboard the Embraer aircraft, which was en route from Moscow to St. Petersburg. Prigozhin aired his first video address since his aborted June mutiny just two days ago. In the video, Prigozhin, who appeared to be in Africa, spoke about Russia making the continent “free”. The video,…

The corpse of a 20-year-old commercial tricycle rider, colloquially known as “keke napep,” was retrieved from a pool of water in the Wuye area by the FCT Emergency Management Agency, FEMA. Adamu Yusuf, the tricycle rider, was killed while attempting to fetch water from the pool to wash his tricycle. Following a directive from Dr. Abbas Garba Idriss, Director General of FEMA, the agency’s search and rescue team sprung into action and retrieved the corpse of the deceased rider, who was alleged to have drowned at 6 a.m. today. FEMA divers and community volunteers worked together to recover Yusuf’s lifeless…

Over 9000 flood victims in Yobe State are set to benefit from the National Emergency Management Agency’s palliative intervention through the Special National Economic Livelihood Emergency Intervention (SNELEI) to cushion the effect of flooding in the state. The State Governor, Mai Mala Buni, launched the palliative distribution exercise at the event facility, Government House, Damaturu. According to Mai Mala Buni, the SNELEI intervention is aimed at assisting Nigeria’s long-term recovery from the 2022 flood disaster, and the drive for the country’s sustainable socioeconomic recovery from the current challenges of fuel subsidy removal and high inflation is timely. Agricultural and household…

Desola Adeoye, a 14-year-old girl, committed suicide yesterday in the Shogunle community of Lagos State. According to reports, Desola, who has suffered recurrent domestic violence in the hands of her father, Sunday Adeoye, and his wife, allegedly committed suicide by drinking insecticide to escape torture. It was reported that trouble began when Desola returned from her summer school lesson and her stepmother began threatening her, saying that when her father returned, he would pounce on her. Desola, who was concerned about the threat, was discovered to have sneaked out of the house, committed suicide by drinking the insecticide contained in…

Troops of Operation Safe Haven, the military task force charged with maintaining peace in Plateau State and environs, have disclosed that they have arrested a total of 39 suspected criminals, including bandits, in the state. According to a statement released on Tuesday by its spokesperson, Captain Oya James, the suspects were arrested at different locations within the joint operation area of Operation Safe Haven, Operation Hakorin Damisa IV, and the 3 Division, Nigerian Army, in the past week. James further revealed that two of the suspects had been on the wanted list for involvement in several armed robberies and kidnapping…

Alexis Mac Allister‘s red card which he got during Saturday’s match against Bournemouth has been overturned upon an appeal from Liverpool to the FA. Mac Allister was sent off with half an hour remaining in the Reds’ 3-1 triumph at home on Saturday. Following his challenge on Ryan Christie, referee Thomas Brammall was shown a red card, and VAR Paul Tierney refused to overrule or even have Brammall check the film pitchside. The news that the three-match ban has been lifted is a significant bonus for Liverpool, as it means that the Argentine will be available for the upcoming games…

The Oyo State Government in collaboration with the Federal ministry of Agriculture over the weekend trained about 50 disease surveillance agents on accurate reporting of animal diseases in the state. Declaring the 3-day training open in Ibadan, the Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development, Barr. Olasunkanmi Olaleye, said the training is aimed at improving disease surveillance and swift response. He said the epidemiology training was organized by the Regional Disease Surveillance Enhancement (REDISSE) Project in collaboration with the Oyo State Government. He added that the programme will help in the prevention and control of animal diseases in the state and…

Manchester City coach Pep Guardiola has undergone emergency back surgery after suffering severe pains. Guardiola went under the knife in Barcelona, where he is now recovering, and the club has confirmed that he will miss the Premier League matches away to Sheffield United and at home to Fulham before returning after the September international break. Confirming the news, Manchester City stated in a statement that “Pep Guardiola has today undergone a routine operation on a back problem. Mason Greenwood will leave Man Utd “The Manchester City boss has been suffering with severe back pain for some time lately and flew…

Guinness World Record holder Hilda Effiong Bassey, popularly referred to as Hilda Baci, has revealed that she auditioned for the Big Brother Naija reality show five times before staging her record-cooking attempt. The renowned chef stated this while appearing on Cool FM Nigeria’s programme, The Big Friday Show, hosted by reality star Tacha. Baci stated that her plan was to take up the cooking challenge after she must have participated in BBNaija but wasn’t selected to be on the show. Hilda Baci cooks to raise N1m for widow July 14 She said, “I actually tried to get on Big Brother…