A teacher, Mrs Ndubisi Obiechina, has narrated how she lost two pregnancies while in custody of the disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) over a suspect to which she was distantly acquainted. Narrating her ordeal before the Lagos State Judicial Panel on EndSARS protest, Ndubisi said that she was detained and tortured along with her husband, Read More…
Day: 1 November 2020
Power keeps ramping up, new peak now 5,520.40MW
The power sector has recorded yet another national peak generation of 5,520.40MW on Oct. 30 at 9.15pm, Mrs Ndidi Mbah, General Manager. Public Affairs, Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) made this known in a statement in Abuja on Saturday. She said that the new generation surpassed the previous 5.459 Mega Watts (MW) recorded on Oct. Read More…
FG changes MSMEs survival fund portal from Nov. 1
The Federal Government says it will effect a change in Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) Survival Fund and Guaranteed off-take Stimulus Scheme site from Nov.1 due to operational challenges. Amb. Mariam Katagum, Minister of State for Industry, Trade and Investment and Chairperson of the Steering Committee of National MSMEs Survival Fund and Guaranteed off-take Read More…
Lagos Fringe festival holds Nov. 17 to develop artistic talents
The Lagos Fringe team on Saturday disclosed that the third edition of the festival will hold from Nov. 17 to 22, to develop artistic talents among Nigerians, cutting across different genres of arts. The Festival Producer, Brenda Uphopho, disclosed this during a media briefing at Freedom Park, Lagos Island. Uphopho said that the whole essence Read More…
Liverpool go top, as Chelsea win to keep up with EPL leaders
Liverpool moved clear at the top of the 2020/2021 English Premier League (EPL) table on Saturday, with a hard-fought 2-1 win over West Ham United. Chelsea and Manchester City also enjoyed victories to keep up their chase, on a day which witnessed only three matches. Chelsea cruised to a 3-0 scoreline at winless Burnley while Read More…
Bayern Munich go top of Bundesliga with 2-1 win at Cologne
Champions Bayern Munich won 2-1 at Cologne on Saturday with goals from Thomas Mueller and Serge Gnabry returning them to the Bundesliga summit as coach Hansi Flick rested top goalscorer Robert Lewandowski. The Bavarians, who are in action against Salzburg in the UEFA Champions League on Tuesday and also face Borussia Dortmund in the Bundesliga Read More…