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Sep
10
2025
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By Felix Duru Mbah
Unstable Electricity: Again, National Grid Collapses (See Effects On Businesses, Individuals)

Unstable Electricity: Again, National Grid Collapses (See Effects On Businesses, Individuals)

News
By our reporter The national electricity grid collapsed today, sparking widespread economic panic as blackout hit many businesses, homes and offices in what appears,like the raging insecurity, another unresolved problem by government. Data from the Independent System Operator (ISO) indicated that power generation dropped sharply from 2,917.83 megawatts (mw) to a mere 1.5mw between 11:00 am and 12:00 pm. Recall that last year alone, by December 11, the grid had collapsed 12 times. Recall too that National Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) had stated that there was no grid collapse throughout the first quarter of this year (2025). Nigeria is presently…
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Sep
10
2025
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Changing The Narrative From Partisanship To Performance I. The Peter Mba Way

Changing The Narrative From Partisanship To Performance I. The Peter Mba Way

BREAKING, Politics
In less than three years in office, Governor Peter Ndubuisi Mbah has emerged as one of Nigeria’s most visionary and results-oriented State leaders. Through a blend of innovation, technology, fiscal discipline, and bold reforms, Mbah is steadily transforming Enugu State from a once “civil service economy” into a thriving hub of productivity, smart economy driven by technology, and inclusive growth. His leadership style which is rooted in measurable goals, performance-driven governance, and technological disruption of the status quo has redefined what it means to govern in the 21st century. A Governor with a Vision and a Plan From the onset,…
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Sep
10
2025
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By Felix Duru Mbah
UPDATE! Man Who Allegedly Killed American Dream-seeking Female Ukrainian Refugee Faces Death Penalty

UPDATE! Man Who Allegedly Killed American Dream-seeking Female Ukrainian Refugee Faces Death Penalty

Foreign
The US Justice Department on Tuesday, September 9, charged a man accused of fatally stabbing a Ukrainian refugee on a North Carolina commuter train last month with a federal crime that could carry the death penalty. The federal charge comes amid growing questions about why Decarlos Brown Jr was on the street despite 14 prior criminal arrests before he was accused of pulling out a knife and killing 23-year-old Iryna Zarutska in an apparently random attack captured on video. The case has become latest flashpoint in the debate over whether cities such as Charlotte are adequately addressing violent crime, mental…
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Sep
10
2025
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CAPPA Lauds FG Health Tax Policy

CAPPA Lauds FG Health Tax Policy

Health
*Again, Urges Higher Excise Duty On Sugary Drinks By Sylvia Kodilichukwu, Enugu A body, Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA), has commended the Federal Government (FG)'s decision to develop a draft policy to earmark revenues from excise taxes on alcohol, tobacco, and sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) for health financing. In a statement signed by its Media and Communication Officer, Robert Egbe, CAPPA described the decision as a decisive opportunity for the President Bola Tinubu administration to leave a legacy of sustainable funding for Nigeria’s fragile healthcare system and to protect the health of Nigerian citizens. Speaking at a recent national…
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Sep
10
2025
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By Felix Duru Mbah
Strike: Moses Adasu Varsity VC Explains Moves To End Action

Strike: Moses Adasu Varsity VC Explains Moves To End Action

News
*Threatens To Withdraw Certificates Of Graduates Who Falsely Attack Alma Mater By Sam Tyav, Makurdi Acting Vice Chancellor (VC), Rev Fr Moses Orshio Adasu University Makurdi (MOAUM), Professor Simon Terver Ubwa, has assured that the Benue State Government and the university management were doing everything possible to meet the remaining demands of the institution's striking unions. The unions embarked on strike few days ago following their claims that the university management had not paid staff the new national minimum wage. Interacting with the Forum of Investigative Journalists in Benue State in his office, Professor Ubwa revealed that some issues affecting…
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Sep
10
2025
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How African Job Seekers Are Tricked Into Slavery In Asia’s Cyberscam Compounds

How African Job Seekers Are Tricked Into Slavery In Asia’s Cyberscam Compounds

Feature
*Promises Of Legitimate Jobs Turn Hellish *Passports, Others Instantly Confiscated *Beatings, Starvation, Sex Abuse Rife Note: People&Politics is publishing this piece as a social responsibility initiative to enable potential Nigerian immigrants make proper, informed choices. Within hours of landing in Bangkok from Nairobi, Kenya last December to start a job as a customer service agent, Duncan Okindo knew something was wrong. The 26-year-old had sold his cattle, borrowed money from friends and used his savings to pay a recruitment agency 200,000 Kenyan shillings (£1,150; about N2.3m). “I felt it would be good to go outside [the country] and look for…
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Sep
10
2025
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WC Qualification On Cliffhanger: Super Eagles Coach Promises Fight To The Finish, As Nigerians Express Anger

WC Qualification On Cliffhanger: Super Eagles Coach Promises Fight To The Finish, As Nigerians Express Anger

Sports
*Call For Chelle's Sack Head coach of Super Eagles, Eric Chelle, has said his team will not lack motivation ahead of their final two fixtures in the 2026 World Cup qualifying series. Chelle was addressing the media following a 1-1 draw away to South Africa on Tuesday, September 9. Bafana Bafana took the lead through William Troost-Ekong’s own goal, before Calvin Bassey headed in the equaliser before half-time. Nigeria need to win all their remaining fixtures to stand a chance of qualifying even as only the top team in each group automatically qualifies with the runner-up navigating a playoff. South…
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Sep
09
2025
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History-Equalling Rout: Ruthless Haaland, Norway ‘Gift’ Each 11 On-Field Moldovan Player A Goal

History-Equalling Rout: Ruthless Haaland, Norway ‘Gift’ Each 11 On-Field Moldovan Player A Goal

Sports
*Norway 11 Moldova 1 *Last Such Margin 29 Years Ago Erling Haaland scored five goals and set up two more on Tuesday, September 9, as Norway thrashed Moldova 11-1 to edge closer to qualifying for a first World Cup in 27 years. Norway's goals effectively meant,in acrid jokes among fans, that "each Moldovan on the field went home with a goal to their name" in reverse logic. The victory equalled the record for the highest winning margin in a European World Cup qualifying match, with Macedonia beating Liechtenstein 11-1 in the 1996 qualifiers. The Manchester City striker set up Felix…
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Sep
09
2025
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Agric Boost: FG Empowers 20 Benue Women With N20m

Agric Boost: FG Empowers 20 Benue Women With N20m

News
*100 Others Receive N50,000, Items By Samuel Tyav, Makurdi No fewer than 20 women farmers have been empowered with N20 million to boost their agricultural activities in Benue State. Besides, the Federal Government (FG), which handed them the incentive, also gave 100 other Benue women involved in small-scale businesses the sum of N50,000 each to expand their ventures. FG also presented 400 bags of rice, 10 bags of clothes, 200 ladies' cloth-wrappers, four grinding machines, and four sewing machines to female victims of gender-based violence (GBV). Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development, Hajiya Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim, who disclosed these interventions…
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Sep
09
2025
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Sokoto Assembly Hears Two Motions On Infrastructure Uplift

Sokoto Assembly Hears Two Motions On Infrastructure Uplift

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By Rosemary Ameh, Sokoto Two motions were presented on the floor of the Sokoto State House of Assembly today, highlighting the need for urgent infrastructure development in key areas in the North-West state. Moving a motion calling for reconstruction of Shehu Kamba Road, which links several residential areas, schools, and business districts in Sokoto North Local Government Area, Hussaini Tukur Faru, lawmaker representing Sokoto North II constituency, described the proposed reconstruction work as vital. He said that not only would it speed up socio-economic development of the area, but would open up contiguous areas for overall development. The motion was…
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