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Day: April 29, 2020

Eight Power Plants Idle, Generation Tumbles To 2,983MW

Electricity power plants
The number of idle electricity power plants in Nigeria has risen by two to eight on Tuesday, April 28th, 2020, thereby exacerbating the blackout being experienced by numerous consumers. TotalRead More

Policemen Assault Ondo Nurse, Motorcyclist At Checkpoint

Injured a nurse on emergency duty, Modupe Ajama
Policemen manning a checkpoint at Ode-Irele in the Irele Local Government Area of Ondo State to enforce the curfew order by the state government have injured a nurse on emergencyRead More

Liverpool Open Contract Talks With Osimhen

Victor Osimhen
Premier League giants, Liverpool FC, have reportedly commenced negotiations with representatives of Victor Osimhen over the possibility of signing with the Reds in the summer. The 2015 U-17 World CupRead More

No Date Yet For Schools’ Resumption – Education Minister

Minister of State for Education, Emeka Nwajiuba
The Minister of State for Education, Emeka Nwajiuba, has said that the Federal Ministry of Education has no date yet when schools will resume in Nigeria, irrespective of President Buhari’sRead More

300 Stranded Nigerians Facing Starvation In Guangzhou – CLO

Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama.
The Civil Liberties Organisation (CLO) has raised the alarm that 300 Nigerian businessmen and women who are stranded in Guangzhou, China, face starvation. The human rights group said that theRead More

Gov. Umahi Begs Journalists, Says Feud Not Intentional

The Ebonyi State Governor, David Umahi
Ebonyi State Governor, David Umahi, on Tuesday, April 28th, 2020 begged journalists in the state, saying the disagreement between him and them was not intentional. Umahi, who described the issueRead More

I Stabbed My Mother-In-Law For Asking Son To Divorce Me – Murder Suspect

Murder suspect, Fatima Sani
Officers of the Niger State Police Command have arrested a 36-year-old-woman for allegedly stabbing her mother-in-law to death in the Mashegu Local Government Area (LGA) of the state following aRead More

Police Rescue Dumped Newborn Baby In Ekiti

Newborn Baby
The police in Ado Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital, in the evening on Monday, April 27th, 2020 rescued a newborn baby from an uncompleted building at the Goshen Avenue, AdebayoRead More

We’ve Spent N1bn On COVID-19 – Emmanuel

Governor Udom Emmanuel inspecting Akwa Ibom isolation centre
The Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Udom Emmanuel, said his administration has spent no fewer than N1bn on the fight against coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in the state. Speaking at aRead More

NLC Urges Workers To Resist Salary Cut

NLC President, Ayuba Wabba
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), on Tuesday, April 28th, 2020 called for protection of jobs and wages as the world economy suffered the effect of Coronavirus pandemic, while also urgingRead More