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*Two Commissioners Come On Board Too By Muhyideen Jimoh ‎President Bola Tinubu has nominated Mr Abdullahi Garba Ramat as Chairman/Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC). ‎This was contained in a statement by Presidential spokesperson, Mr Bayo Onanuga, in Abuja. ‎Ramat, 39, is an electrical engineer with a PhD in Strategic Management and vast administrative experience. ‎President Tinubu also approved the nomination of two new Commissioners to the NERC Board. ‎Mr Abubakar Yusuf was named Commissioner for Consumer Affairs, while Dr Fouad Animashun was appointed Commissioner for Finance and Management Services. According to the statement, all nominations…

*Over Extortionate Subscription Model The controversial high subscription rates of pay-TV firm, MultiChoice, operators of DsTV, have landed the company in shark-infested waters as the Ghana government is bent on withdrawing its operational license. To this end, the Ghana National Communications Authority (NCA) has notified MultiChoice Ghana Limited of its intention to suspend the company’s Pay-TV Direct-to-Home Bouquet authorisation. The regulator said the firm's subscription pricing model is not in the interest of the Ghana public. The proposed action of the authorities has received widespread support among Ghana's viewing public even as the firm's subscription rates had for long sparked…

*Reprehensible Conduct, It Adds By our reporter Federal Government (FG) has come down hard on musician, Wasiu Ayinde Marshal, otherwise known as KWAM 1, describing his actions in blocking a jet from taxing on the tarmac as "reprehensible conduct here which is akin to a hostage situation." Minister of Aviation, Festus Keyamo, in a lengthy post on X today, described the incident that happened between the Fuji musician and some staff and crew of an airline, ValueJet, as “a case of temporary loss of sanity and control on both sides." The Minister, who stated that he had reviewed footage from…

*'He Is Living Manifestation Of Oduduwa Spirit' By Stephen Gbadamosi, Ibadan Founder of One Love Family, Satguru Maharaj Ji, has appealed to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to grant amnesty to Yoruba nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, who is on self-exile, so he can return to Nigeria. Maharaj Ji pleaded with Tinubu to grant the agitator presidential pardon so that he could return from where he is taking refuge. Adeyemo left the country after security operatives invaded his residence in Ibadan, Oyo State, during the President Muhammadu Buhari-led government on suspicion that he was allegedly involved in…

It is globally acknowledged that every responsive government creates channels for direct feedback from its citizens, fostering a society where both leaders and the governed work in harmony toward shared goals. The principle is clearly demonstrated by the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) under the leadership of the FCT Minister, Barrister Nyesom Wike. Through one of its key reform-driving departments, the Reform Coordination and Service Improvement Department (RC&SID), the administration has institutionalized the monthly FCTA Knowledge Café as a platform for dialogue, accountability, and service delivery improvement. The 6th edition of the Knowledge Café was held on Thursday, August 7,…

By Sam Tyav, Makurdi Most petrol retail outlets in Benue State, particularly in Makurdi,the state capital, have closed shop, creating room for black marketers whose price gouging of the vital product has further deepened the economic woes being experienced by residents. It could be recalled that some hoodlums in Aliade town, Gwer East Local Government Area (LGA) had hijacked a petrol-laden tanker and stolen the entire consignment in the vehicle in 2022 with the State Government vowing to bear the cost of paying for the product. However, several years after, the Government was yet to redeem its promise --a situation…

By Sylvia Kodilichukwu, Enugu Police in Enugu State today arraigned a socialite, Mr. Obi Levi Obieze, and two other suspects on a seven-count charge involving several incidents of kidnapping and murder in Umumba Ndiagu and environs, Ezeagu Local Government Area (LGA) of the State. The suspects were arraigned before Magistrate Osondu Chukwuani of Court 1, Enugu North, Enugu, the state capital. Recall that Obieze, alias E Dey Play E Dey Show, was nabbed at the Badagry-Seme border area of Lagos State through the concerted and collaborative efforts of the police, Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) and sister security agencies while trying…

By Stephen Gbadamosi, Ibadan Oyo State Rule of Law Enforcement Authority (OYRLEA) has begun enforcement against street trading, anti-open rearing/grazing regulations and other related laws in the state. According to a statement by the State Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Prince Dotun Oyelade, today, the enforcement team, led by the Chairman OYRLEA, Hon. Justice Aderonke Aderemi (rtd.), alongside the Chairman, Environmental Task Force, Francis Ojomo, a retired Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), carried out the exercise on Tuesday in Ibadan,the state capital. The duo emphasised the state government's readiness and swift response to tackle and sort every related offence as…

By Stephen Gbadamosi, Ibadan South-West chieftain of New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) and prominent Ibadan indigene, Ambassador Olufemi Ajadi Oguntoyinbo, has felicitated Oba Rasidi Adewolu Ladoja on his nomination as the 44th Olubadan of Ibadanland by the Olubadan-in-Council. The Ibadanland kingmakers, on Monday, at a meeting held at the Olubadan's palace, nominated Oba Ladoja as the new Olubadan. They also resolved to forward his name to Oyo State governor, Engr. Seyi Makinde, for official approval. In a release he personally signed and made available to journalists today, August 6, in Ibadan, the state capital, Oguntoyinbo congratulated Senator Ladoja on his…