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15/05/2025

Electricity Consumers Protest In Osogbo, Allege IBEDC of Fraud in Meters, Billing

Nigerians have cried out that the federal government may not achieve its drive for a stable power supply without regulating the excesses of Ibadan electricity distribution company, IBEDC and other disco operators.

Protesters stormed the streets of Osogbo to lament untold hardships and exploitation by the Ibadan electricity distribution company.

The protesters decried undue delay in account opening, unused charges for new consumers and hardship in the procurement of meters.

According to them, IBEDC has failed to supply meters ordered by customers in 2015, 2016 and 2017 while cards submitted by consumers applying for upgrades have not been returned.

Led by the licensed electrical contractor association of Nigeria, LECAN, they demand a major reform in the activities of the disco operator in a bid to achieve 24 hours power supply.

Osun state LECAN chairman, Kayode Adebayo claimed the excesses of the company may not be unconnected with the reason some people bypass the electricity.

Some customers who spoke with newsmen lamented how they were charged huge amounts even before the installation of electricity and how they were asked to pay for new meters when the one being used developed a fault.

The protesters who threatened to stage bigger protests if their demands are not met also faulted the operation of the banding system in the electricity sector.

Kikelomo Owoeye is the IBEDC communication and branding officer, she denied the allegation stressing that the company has maintained a seamless disbursement of meters to all subscribers.

She appealed to all customers to make formal complaints of any observations to the office for prompt remedial actions.

12/05/2025

Stakeholders of the Academic staff union of polytechnic, ASUP, has distanced itself from the invasion of the examination halls and consequent disruption and destruction of examination materials by suspected members of the union at the federal polytechnic Offa.Sequel to trending videos where atmosphere at the polytechnic was thrown into disarray, the Union disowned the perpetrators claiming that the congress of the union was not involved in the action.In short videos circulated online, students sitting for the 2024/2025 first semester examination were seen shouting while their booklets were being thrown out by the unionists.Some of the demonstrators were shouting in the background “Be at alert, I had warned you” while they continued to throw the booklets in the air.Another one was seen on the roof of a building holding remnants of the scattered papers which led to an abrupt cancellation of the exercise.Reason for the demonstration remained unknown as no official statement preceded the protest. However sources within the union suggested a possible financial misunderstanding between the union and the management.A former ASUP chairman who preferred anonymity noted that the demonstration lacked civility and may bring the prestigious union into disrepute.He identified Mr Yemi Alabi, ASUP Vice Chairman, Mr. Lukman Raji, Secretary. He added that it was a few-men show without due recourse to the position of ASUP FEDPOFFA. He called on relevant stakeholders to investigate the matter and bring the perpetrators to book.“They did not carry the congress of the union along with this barbaric display and all of us are in rude shock with the level of destruction and disruption they caused in the fastest growing polytechnic in Nigeria.“I called on all relevant stakeholders and well-meaning Nigerians to investigate this in a bid to ensure justice for the students and federal government properties destroyed by the extremist.” He said.Some alumni of the school via social media expressed their disappointment in the manner of expressions adopted by the union to demand their needs.They frowned that the school should not be dragged into public disrepute so as to maintain the dignity of certificate holders in the labour market.The students who were obviously stranded are waiting for further directives hoping the hitch will not lead to a prolonged academic shutdown.Efforts to reach the ASUP chairman, Mr Atilola proved abortive as he did not respond to messages sent to him while his number was unreachable as at the time of filing the report.

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Portable in loggerhead with Nigerian cross dresser, James Brown.

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12/02/2025

Davido gifted his home town king, His Royal Majesty, the Timi of Ede, Dr Munirudeen Adekola Lawal a brand new SUV jeep ahead of the occasion of his 70th birthday.

Natasha Davido national grid

01/03/2024

The Nigerian government has fined Binance $10 billion as its crackdown on the crypto exchange platform escalates.

01/03/2024

The Nigerian government has fined Binance $10 billion as its crackdown on the crypto exchange platform escalates.

01/03/2024

An underspend of £18.3m ring-fenced for dentistry in Norfolk and Waveney could be spent elsewhere due to a lack of dentists, the NHS says.
The amount is more than a quarter of the area’s £65.5m budget for dentistry.
Eddie Crouch, chair of the British Dental Association (BDA), warned that the money was being used to plug “black holes” in other healthcare budgets.
The area’s Integrated Care Board (ICB) said it was investing “as much of the dental budget” as it could.
Norfolk and Waveney has been described by people in the sector as a “dental desert”.
The Association of Dental Groups said there were 38 NHS dentists for every 100,000 people in the area in May 2022, one of the lowest rates in England.
One patient said he resorted to pulling out two of his own teeth - and another said he had paid privately for treatment in Spain.

29/02/2024

Heads of different agencies under the supervision of the Ministry of Justice have signed a performance bond with the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation, Lateef Fagbemi.

The agencies under the ministry are the National Human Rights Commission; the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency; the Nigerian Institute of Advanced Legal Study; the Legal Aid Council of Nigeria; the Nigeria Law Reform Commission and the Nigeria Copyright Commission.

Others are the Council for Legal Education; the National Agency for the Prohibition of Traffic in Persons and the Regional Centre for International Commercial Arbitration among others.

Ministers, presidential aides, and permanent secretaries had in November 2023 signed a performance bond with the president which is expected to serve as a scorecard for implementing the Ministerial Deliverables and other Government Programmes and Policies.

28/02/2024

Three commuters lost their lives in a road accident that occurred along Osogbo/Ikirun road, involving a truck and a car.

All three victims were traveling in a car heading toward Ikirun, the same direction as the truck.

Also, the car that the deceased travelled in was completely damaged in the accident which occurred at about 8:25 pm on Tuesday.

It was gathered that immediately after the accident, the driver of the truck took to his heels to escape the wrath of the people near the scene.
Speaking on the accident on Wednesday, the spokesperson of Osun Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Kehinde Adeleke, said operatives that visited the scene reported that the crash was caused by reckless driving.

She further said, “A fatal accident occurred around 2025 hrs on 27th February 2024 along Ikirun-Osogbo Expressway. The accident involved a Lexus 350 car and an unregistered trailer.

“The accident claimed three lives on the spot. According to an eye witness, the accident was a result of reckless driving and over-speeding by the driver of the said trailer who took to his heel immediately after the incident.

28/02/2024

A 25 year old, US Air Force engineer, Aaron Bushnell, protest the war against Palestine by setting himself ablaze outside Israeli embassy in Washington DC, on Sunday.

He cried, "Free Palestine" as he's engulfed in flames.