Electricity distribution companies (DisCos) have been directed by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) to refund customers wrongly billed with the new rate. In a statement released on Saturday, April 6, by NERC deputy general manager in charge of market competition and rates, Abba Terab, it was stated that customers should be refunded through energy tokens no later than April 11. DisCos are also expected to file evidence of compliance with the commission by April 12. The statement …
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Justice Nana Fatimah Jibrin, the Presiding Judge of Bauchi State High Court No. 11, has sentenced Jalaludeen Zakari, a head teacher in Burra, Ningi Local Government Area of the state, to 11 years in prison for sexually assaulting a 6-year-old girl. The girl had been at the school for an admission screening but Zakari detained her for hours after official school closing hours. Barrister Dayabu Ayuba, the prosecuting counsel and a state counsel with the Bauchi State Ministry …
Edwin Castro, who won Powerball’s record-breaking $2 billion jackpot this February, has splashed once more on a luxurious mansion. The lucky lottery winner has already purchased at least two other California mansions since winning and now he has bought a $47 million compound in Bel Air, Los Angeles. Castro’s crib brags seven bedrooms, 11 bathrooms and an infinity pool with panoramic views of Los Angeles. The mansion boasts DJ turntables, a champagne tasting room, a suspended glass …
Operatives of the Federal Capital Territory have arrested a wanted logistic supplier and informant to a kidnapping and banditry group terrorizing the and its environs. Spokesperson of the command, SP Josephine Adeh, who disclosed this in a statement on Saturday night, June 10, 2023, said the informant, Mohammed Hamza a.k.a Auta, was arrested by the Anti-Kidnapping Unit at the Mongoro Forest. “The suspect, who has been on the wanted list of the Command, is being held …
Ecstatic Napoli fans at the Diego Maradona stadium couldn’t hide their joy as they chanted the name of Super Eagles striker, Victor Osimhen after his goals helped them to win the Italian Serie A league on Thursday night, May 4. The title is the first Serie A title won by Napoli since 1990, when an energetic Diego Maradona helped the Italian side clinch the coveted trophy. Osimhen who is wanted by Manchester United, Real Madrid, Chelsea and Bayern …
An 11-year-old British boy has broken a junior angling world record for the biggest common carp catch after catching a massive 6st 8lbs fish that is almost as heavy as himself. Callum Pettit was on a fishing holiday with his dad and friends in France when he made the catch. The giant common carp was so big that Callum from Ashford, Kent, now holds a world record for a junior angler. His dad Stuart Pettit, 40, said: “He played the …