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Nigeria National Electricity Grid Collapses For Sixth Time In 2022

Nigeria’s national electricity grid has collapsed again, leaving several cities including the federal capital Abuja in darkness.

Electricity companies announced Sunday night that the collapse happened just before 7pm.

It is the sixth reported collapse in 2022.

The government blames the collapse on poor management and low gas supply.

The Jos Electricity Distribution Plc informed its customers through its Facebook page on Sunday about the interruption in Electricity supply.

“The Management of Jos Electricity Distribution Company Plc wishes to inform the general public that the current outage being witnessed is a result of system collapse,” the head of Corporate Communication, Friday Elijah, said.

“We hope to restore supply as soon as supply is restored,” he added.

The Enugu Electricity Distribution Company Plc based in Enugu said, “EEDC wishes to inform her esteemed customers of a system collapse which occurred at 6.49pm this evening, Sunday, 12th June, 2022.”

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The statement signed by spokesperson Emeka Ezeh said as a result of the development, all outgoing feeders were out and this has affected supply to its customers in Abia, Anambra, Ebonyi, Enugu, and Imo States.

“We are on standby, awaiting further information on restoration of supply from the National Control Centre (NCC),” he added.

Also the Eko Electricity Distribution Company said, “Dear Esteemed Customer, we regret to inform you of the system collapse from the National grid. This has affected our entire network and impacted our ability to deliver optimum service.”

“Please bear with us as we are working with the Transmission Company of Nigeria partners on a swift resolution. Power Outage In Our Franchise Due To Grid Collapse,” it concluded.

The spokesperson of the Kaduna electricity distribution company, Abdulazeez Abdullahi also said
“We regret to inform you that the power outage being experienced in our franchise states is due to System Collapse of the National Grid. The collapse occurred at about 18:47 pm this evening hence the loss of supply on all our outgoing feeders,” the notice said.

The company promised consumers that power will be restored as soon as the National Grid is powered back.

“Please be informed that the current power outage is due to a system failure from the National Grid. The system collapsed at about 6.49pm today 12th June, 2022, causing the outage currently being experienced,” the management of the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company posted on Facebook.

“We appeal for your understanding as all stakeholders are working hard to restore normal supply,” it said.

2023: Tinubu’s Campaign Organization Disowns Viral Manifesto

The campaign organization of the All Progressives Congress presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu has debunked the manifesto currently circulating online.
A statement signed by his Director of Media and Communications, Bayo Onanuga, disclosed that the manifesto making rounds on the internet is a merely drafted proposal and suggestion on programs Tinubu would implement when elected in February 2023.

Bayo Onanuga said Tinubu and APC are currently working on an all-embracing manifesto that will inspire the confidence of Nigerians and it would be presented to the public before the official campaign begins in September.

The statement added that the viral manifesto is an unofficial document and Tinubu can not be held accountable for any of the issues raised in the document

The statement read: “The document is currently being circulated via social media platforms in his name, despite the TCO informing editors that it is merely a draft proposal and suggestions on the programme he should implement, when elected in February 2023. A manifesto is a more serious document.”

“The TCO hereby formally dissociates Asiwaju Tinubu from the document”

“Asiwaju Tinubu, in consultation with the party, experts in various fields and a broad section of the populace, through an empirical and evidence-based approach, is working on an all-embracing manifesto that will be presented to Nigerians when it is ready before the official campaign begins in September”.

“I want to place it on record that the manifesto being circulated via social media platforms and already published by a section of the mainstream media is not the official Manifesto of Asiwaju Bola Tinubu and All Progressives Congress for 2023 general election.”

“While our presidential candidate appreciates the spirit and efforts of his associates that produced the document being passed around mostly on WhatsApp, we want to clearly state that the document is an unofficial document and Tinubu can not be held accountable on any of the issues raised in the document.”

“The Presidential candidate and APC are currently working on an all-embracing manifesto that will inspire the confidence of Nigerians. When the official policy document of Tinubu is ready it will be formally presented to Nigerians and our candidate will be in a position to defend every word that will be contained therein.”

“We appreciate the interest and enthusiasm of Nigerians to know about the programmes and policy options Asiwaju Tinubu will pursue in government when elected. He is a tested and experienced leader who will bring his knowledge and expertise to run a government that will meet the aspiration and yearnings of our people across every sector”

Nollywood Actress Angela Okorie Shows Off Newly acquired Pistol After Owo Catholic Church Attack

Popular actress-turned-singer, Angela Okorie has stunned her fans after showing off a newly acquired pistol loaded with bullets a week after dozens of Christian worshippers at St. Francis Catholic Church, Owo in Ondo State were brutally murdered by gunmen.

Naija News reports that the actress and mother of one showed off her pistol on her verified Instagram page on Sunday, June 12, a week after gunmen invaded a Catholic church, throwing explosives and shooting many worshippers dead on Sunday, June 5, 2022.

In the video shared on social media, Angela was captured cocking her gun whilst asking her fans how their Sunday service went. The mother of one had gone to church all knitted and prepared.

Sharing the video, she captioned it; ‘” HAPPY SUNDAY Fam. How was church today? #legitqueen”

Recall, that perpetrators who attacked the Christian worshippers at St. Francis Catholic Church, were said to have fled the scene immediately after they carried out the killing, leaving many people dead.

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) reported that 11 children and 30 adults were admitted to the Federal Medical Centre in Owo’s emergency wards.

The occurrence sparked a national outcry and was widely condemned in Nigeria and the international community.

Popular Nigerian Pastor And Wife Declared Wanted By EFCC Speaks

A couple identified as Onyinmiebi and Beatrice Bribena who was declared wanted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC) has said they never received any invite for any questioning or interrogation before declaring them as wanted persons.
The president of Baraza Multipurpose Cooperative Society Limited (BMCSL), Pastor Oyinmiebi Bribena and his wife, Beatrice, on Saturday, June 11th was declared wanted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission for allegedly defrauding Nigerians to the tune of N2Billion

The statement was signed by the Head, Media and Publicity of EFCC, Wilson Uwujuren.

Reacting to the declaration, Bribena, who is also a pastor in a popular church told the Nation: “We did not receive an invitation letter from the EFCC and were not aware of any summons or pending charge against us by the EFCC.

“It is therefore surprising that the commission will go to such length to damage our reputation and make me and my family go through ‘media trial’.”

He said the EFCC had no right to interfere in disputes between members of the cooperative society, considering the provisions of the Nigerian Cooperative Societies Act of 2004.

He added that the anti-graft agency did not invite them for interrogation before declaring them wanted.

He said that some members of the cooperative society had approved that the cooperative traded with their contributions at an Online Foreign Exchange Market for monthly returns, which ran smoothly until the unfortunate events where most of the funds were lost in the market.

He said despite the loss, he has been making efforts to recover and refund members their contribution as authorised by the general meeting of the cooperative, but the actions of the EFCC had constituted a spoke in the wheel of progress.

Brianna, who assured contributors, pleaded they remain calm, adding that all hope was not lost, and stated that he would not relent in the efforts being made to clear his name.

Burna boy’s police escorts detained for allegedly shooting two men at Lagos club

The Lagos State Police Commissioner’s Special Squad has detained five policemen attached to singer, Damini Ogulu, aka Burna Boy, for attempted murder after they shot two men identified as Irebami Lawrence and one Tolu at Club Cubana on Victoria Island, Lagos, on Wednesday, June 8.

Punch reports that a preliminary report by the Bar Beach Police Division states that trouble started when the singer and five police escorts visited the nightclub around 4am on June 8. About four policemen waited outside while one of the policemen, identified as Inspector Ibrahim, who was in mufti, accompanied the Grammy-Award-winning artiste into the club.

The publication stated that according to multiple witness statements, the singer was in the VIP section with three women when he spotted another woman. He was reported to have told Ibrahim to invite the woman to join him. Unknown to him, the lady was with her husband who got angry and accused the singer of making advances on his wife when he was with her.

After some minutes, Burna Boy allegedly made fresh advances at the woman. This infuriated her husband further and his friends who had gathered at the club.

“As things were getting heated, Ibrahim brought out his service pistol and shot multiple times while Burna Boy was laughing,” said a senior policeman

In the process, 27-year-old Lawrence was shot in the thigh while his friend, Tolu, was hit in the head by a bullet. This caused a commotion in the club.

It was learnt that Burna Boy and his crew then drove off to one of his properties at the Elegushi end of the Lekki-Epe Expressway before leaving for Lekki Phase 1.

“Aware of what he had done, Burna Boy took the next flight out without even informing the policemen. He only made a video call to them to inform them that he had traveled to Spain. All his police escorts have been arrested and are currently at the Command headquarters,” said a top source at the office of the Lagos State Commissioner of Police.

A friend of one of the victims said they came into Nigeria from the UK and US for a wedding, before the unfortunate incident happened.

”My Guys came to 9ja from England & Usa Respectively 4 a wedding.I invited dem out to club cubana a petty altercation with Burna Boy’s people arose (Cos of woman).The next thing Bullets started flying , one got scraped in the head by a bullet and the other one got shot in the leg.

When we rushed him to the Naval Medic Center they said they had no blood and he needed 3 pints of O+ blood , they said none of us can donate because we had been drinking from the club and then my friend started to shake on the hospital bed like he was losing his life

Good samaritan soldiers then offered to give a pint of blood each which was then used to stabilize him. The doctor said the iphone in his pocket which the bullet went through slowed down the bullet making it less fatal , the iphone saved his life”

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BurnaBoy is yet to make any statement regarding the allegation.

Confirming the incident, the spokesman for the Lagos State Police command, Benjamin Hundeyin, said the focus of the investigation was the policemen. Hundeyin said that the police had not received any complaint from any victim.

Buratai Congratulates Tinubu, Ameachi, Gives Advice

His Excellency, Amb. Lt.Gen. Tukur Yusuf Buratai (Rtd), former Chief of Army Staff has congratulated Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu over his victory as the APC presidential flagbearer at the just concluded primaries.

Buratai who was the Guest Speaker at the prestigious Arewa Lectures on Saturday, 11th Of June, 2022 at the one-day symposium tagged Politics and Insecurity In Nigeria: Way Forward, described the victory of Tinubu as divine and was also elated that his own principal, Rotimi Amaechi clinched the second position.

In his congratulatory message, he advised Tinubu on the Need to carry Amaechi along and ensure continuity and consolidation of the Buhari development strides.

He also praised Ameachi for putting up such a wonderful performance at the primaries.

It would be recalled that the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu, has emerged as the winner of the party’s presidential primary.

He obtained over 1,271 votes to defeat his closest rivals, ex-minister Rotimi Amaechi and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo.

While Amaechi polled 316 votes, Osinbajo scored 235 votes.

He contested against thirteen other aspirants – Mr Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, Pastor Tunde Bakare, Mr Ahmed Rufai, Senator Rochas Okorocha, Mr Jack Rich, Governor Ben Ayade, Governor David Umahi, Senator Ahmed Yarima, Dr Ahmed Lawan, Osinbajo, Amaechi, Governor Yahaya Bello and Mr Ogbonnaya Onu.

Nine aspirants had earlier stepped down, eight of whom asked their supporters to vote for Tinubu, while one asked his supporters to vote for Osinbajo.

Many Injured As Hausa, Igbo Traders Clash In Edo

There was chaos in new Benin Market, Edo State on Saturday morning after hundreds of angry Igbo youths who are mainly traders clashed with Hausa traders.
The argument allegedly began following a minor disagreement between the two traders.

According to PUNCH, the Igbo trader was said to have ordered the Hausa trader to leave the front of his store but the latter who felt slighted drew his machete and inflicted several cuts on the Igbo trader.

It was learned that some angry youths went in wild protest as they pounced on the suspected killer.

The troublesome business sector had been taken over by a joint squad of armed security personnel made up of military and police troops.

As of the time of filing this report, the State Police Command had not issued an official statement regarding the occurrence.

Buratai Congratulates Tinubu, Ameachi, Gives Advice

In his congratulatory message, he advised Tinubu on the Need to carry the losers along and ensure continuity and consolidation of the Buhari development strides.

He also praised Ameachi for putting up such a wonderful performance at the primaries.

It would be recalled that the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu, has emerged as the winner of the party’s presidential primary.

He obtained over 1,271 votes to defeat his closest rivals, ex-minister Rotimi Amaechi and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo.

While Amaechi polled 316 votes, Osinbajo scored 235 votes.

Nine aspirants had earlier stepped down, eight of whom asked their supporters to vote for Tinubu, while one asked his supporters to vote for Osinbajo.

Joint Task Force Demolish Bungalow Used For Criminal Activities In Anambra

The Anambra State Joint Security Task Force has demolished an alleged criminal hideout at Oba, Idemili South Council Area of the state.

This was in accordance with Gov Chukwuma Charles Soludo’s directive that criminal hideouts be destroyed to curtail the increasing criminal cases in the state.

Christian Aburime, press secretary to the governor, said weekend that the hideout was earlier raided, adding that a locally made pistol, shrine, charms, concoctions, indian hemp, among other incriminating materials were recovered at the building with some arrests made.

The state has become notorious for criminal activities, with the most recent one being the beheading of a state House of Assembly member some weeks ago.

The husband of the late DG of NAFDAC, Prof Chike Akunyili, was also killed in the state by a criminal gang cod-named ‘unknown gunment’.

AFCON2023: Jose Peseiro Pleads With Nigerians To Give Him More Time With Super Eagles

Jose Peseiro, the newly appointed Super Eagles coach, has asked Nigerians to give him enough time to build a ‘formidable’ team, after Nigeria’s 2-1 win against Sierra Leone in the opening fixture of the 2023 AFCON qualifiers.

The Portuguese has had a difficult start after losing his first two games against Mexico and Ecuador in an international friendly.

In the game against Sierra Leone, the Super Eagles came from behind after conceding in just 11th minute of the game due to a defensive error.

The three-time African champions responded well as goals from Alex Iwobi and Victory Osimhen was enough to get all three points.