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Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC) on Friday said it had intensified efforts to curb cases of meter tampering by customers within its operational network. Mr Godwin Idemudia, General Manager, Corporate Communications, EKEDC, in a statement issued in Lagos warned that those involved in such nefarious activities would face prosecution. Idemudia …

Identified only as Ayo, a Nigerian photographer has committed suicide after detailing how he couldn’t seek help due to the stigma often associated with mental health challenges. In a barrage of tweets made via his handle, which he said were scheduled, the visual artiste said that he had battled depression …

The Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio, on Friday, denied collecting and executing projects worth N500m in the Niger Delta Development Commission. He stated this when he appeared before the Senate ad hoc committee on the alleged misappropriation of N40bn in the intervention agency by the Interim Management …

A former governor of Imo State, Senator Rochas Okorocha, has cried out that the Imo State Governor, Senator Hope Uzodimma is after him and his family. Newsextra24 reported that the senator made the claim through his media aide, Mr. Sam Onwuemeodo, in a statement issued yesterday. He said that Uzodinma’s …

A Nigerian woman who has been identified as Ifeoma Ibeneme Nwokeoma has told of how she escaped death on the hands of her security man and other three agents of death. Ifeoma posted the story of her lucky escape from death on her Facebook page. Below is how she told …

Police Arrests Man For Allegedly Killing His Four-Year-Old Son With A Cutlass (Disturbing Photo) Newsextra24 reports that on 9th July, 2020 at about 3:21 pm, Police operatives attached to Azia Police Station arrested a man known as Christian Alisigwe aged 35 years of ihite Azia in Ihiala LGA of Anambra …

A 10-year-old girl was killed by her own father who strangled her with his belt because she “raised her voice” at him. Little Hadith Orujlu’s dad Hussein Alef has admitted killing the girl with a belt and using her manteau,an Iranian jacket which falls down to the knees in agreement …

The trial of controversial cosmetic surgeon, Dr. Anuoluwapo Adepoju, at the Federal High Court in Lagos today July 9, was stalled due to the absence of the trial judge, Justice Mohammed Liman. Dr Anu who owns Med Contour, was dragged before the court by the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection …

A group of Igbo men have come together to save a Nigerian man who was seen in a viral video being tortured by a dreaded Pakistani gang after his “brother” named Andrew used him as a collateral and absconded without paying the gang back. The Nigerian man explained that he …

President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has said that the allegations of financial recklessness and misappropriation of funds levelled against the Interim Management Committee of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) are unacceptable hence the decision by the Senate to investigate the activities of the Commission. Lawan stated this in …