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  A yet-to-be-identified vandal was electrocuted in the early hours of Sunday for allegedly vandalising Umuezerimpi 500KVA Distribution Substation. The property belongs to the Enugu Electricity Distribution Company PLC (EEDC), located at Umuatuegwu Okija, Anambra State, THE WHISTLER gathered. Mr. Emeka Ezeh, head, Corporate Communications, EEDC, Enugu, disclosed this in ...

  The federal government of Nigeria under the leadership of President Muhammadu Buhari has replaced Mr. Chukwuyere N. Anamekwe as the acting Accountant-General of the Federation (AGF).   It was gathered that Anamekwe was replaced about two weeks ago over allegations of corruption and investigation by the Economic and Financial ...

  The convoy of the Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom, on Sunday was involved in a road accident in Abuja. The development was confirmed in a statement released by the media aide to the Governor, Terver Akase. According to Akase, no life was lost in the incident that happened ...

  Eleven persons were burnt beyond recognition in an accident that occured at Ogere end of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway in the Ogere Remo-North Local Government Area of Ogun State. The Public Relations Officer of the Federal Road Safety Corps ,Ogun State Sector, Florence Okpe, who confirmed the incident on Sunday ...

Herdsmen have converted the Kwara State Complex Stadium Ilorin, into a fertile land for cattle pasture as weeds overtake a section of the facility. This weekend, cattle were sighted grazing on grasses in parts of the complex.   Fresh and dried cow dung could also be seen on the asphalt ...

  Nigeria’s main opposition, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos State, has rebuked the state government for increasing the fare for Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) across various routes in the state. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu‘s led government had recently approved a flat rate increase for all Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) ...

  Former President of Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo on Saturday droved a tricycle (keke) as part of his 85th birthday celebration. The elder statesman rode through some roads in Abeokuta, the capital of Ogun, to pick up passengers. The former president caught the attention of residents of the community who cheered ...

  Scores of children were allegedly found in an underground apartment of a church in the Valentino Area of Ondo town, Ondo State, on Friday evening.   It was gathered that the children were allegedly kidnapped and kept in the underground apartment of the church.   A source said victims ...

  A three-storey building under construction has reportedly collapsed in the Mushin area of Lagos. It, however, gathered that nobody was trapped when the building went down at about 6.30 pm. The building, located at 17, Cardoso Street, off Martin Street, was reportedly owned by the Redeemed Christian Church of ...

  Few months after the demise of Lamidi Adeyemi, Alaafin of Oyo, one of the late monarch’s wives, Olori Kafayat, has passed away. Although details of the queen’s death are still sketchy, POLITICS NIGERIA learned that she breathed her last on Friday night.   Olori Kafayat Adeyemi, who was the ...