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Why BEDC Must Go by December —Ekiti, Delta, Ondo, Edo People tell Buhari

Posted on October 2, 2019 by sunshinetruth

By: Ade Adeleke Civil Society groups and residents of Edo, Delta, Ondo and Ekiti states under the Benin Electricity Distribution Company (BEDC) franchise area took to the streets of Benin City being the country’s Independence Day commemoration to demand the termination of the licence issued to the power company due to its poor service delivery to customers in the four states. Their agitations are coming ahead of the performance review of the DISCOs by the…

Nigeria @59: Electricity Customers from Ondo, Edo, Delta, Ekiti Set for Mega Protest Against BEDC

Posted on October 1, 2019 by sunshinetruth

By: SUNSHINETRUTH BEDC LIED ABOUT THE 190, 000 METERS ROLL OUT IN EDO STATE WE NEED ELECTRICITY INDEPENDENCE FROM BEDC NOW …residents of Edo, Delta, Ondo and Ekiti holds mega rally in Benin City on October 1st. It is a known fact that, Nigeria has attained independence from the colonialists on the 1st of October, 1960, however, our leaders have assumed the role of the colonialists after their exit 59 years ago. Electricity is a…

Wike under fire for Demolishing Central Mosque in Rivers

Posted on August 26, 2019 by sunshinetruth

Muslim Rights Concern, MURIC, has lambasted Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State for demolishing the Trans-Amadi Central Mosque in Port Harcourt, the state capital. The mosque was demolished on Tuesday 20th August, 2019 by the Rivers State government. According to MURIC, the demolition is the most odious and insidious attack on an Islamic landmark in that part of the country in recent times. This was made known to the media in a statement issued to…

Outrage over Ekweremadu’s Attack in Germany, as IPOB threatens more Igbo Leaders

Posted on August 19, 2019August 19, 2019 by sunshinetruth

By: Oluwatosin Adesola Fayose, Fani-kayode decry IPOB’s attack on Ike Ekweremadu Former Governor of Ekiti state Mr Ayodele Fayose and Peoples Democratic Party stalwart and ex-minister Chief Femi Fani-Kayode have reacted to the attack on Senator Ike Ekweremadu, former Deputy Senate President. It will be recalled that Ekweremadu was attacked by suspected members of Indigenous Peoples of Biafra, IPOB, while participating in Iri Iji Festival of Igbo in the diaspora. Fayose said the attack on…

RAPIST SOLDIERS & AAUA STUDENT: BIG PLUS FOR ONDO JOURNALISTS

Posted on August 4, 2019August 4, 2019 by sunshinetruth

ARREST OF RAPIST SOLDIERS: ANOTHER BIG PLUS FOR ONDO JOURNALISTS BY YEMI AKINTOMIDE Yoruba will say when a lizard fell from a very tall iroko tree, it will look left and right then nod it head ups and downs, saying ‘if nobody praises me for this big jump, I will praise myself’. This is the exact analogy of the big feat, yet again, achieved by the highly dedicated and committed practising journalists in Ondo State…

UPDATE: Govt calls for calm as Ondo, Ekiti Hajj Pilgrims protest at Airport

Posted on July 29, 2019July 29, 2019 by sunshinetruth

By: Ade Adeleke Intending Pilgrims from Ondo and Ekiti state to this year’s Hajj in Saudi Arabia today staged a peaceful protest at Ilorin International Airport over the delay in airlifting them to the holy land as scheduled. Some of them complained that they had been sleeping on the floor for days due to the delay by the flight arranged by the National Hajj Commission. Report says the Commission is attending to the delay issue….

INEC CHAIRMAN, OJUDU, NUJ TODAY LAUNCH LANRE AROGUNDADE’S BOOK ON ‘MEDIA AND ELECTIONS’

Posted on July 14, 2019July 16, 2019 by sunshinetruth

By: SUNSHINETRUTH BOOK ON ‘MEDIA AND ELECTIONS’ BY LANRE AROGUNDADE SET FOR LAUNCH …Media stakeholders, Industry gurus, Government dignitaries, Diplomatic corps, Royal Fathers, to grace event. The Nigerian media landscape is set to be buoyed on Tuesday by the addition of a new practical oriented and professionally focused election reporting book authored by Lanre Arogundade, the Director of the International Press Centre (IPC), Lagos. The book, titled, ‘Media and Elections: Professional Responsibilities of Journalists’ is…

Police, DSS rescue BEDC Manager from Lynching as Akure Residents protest months of Blackout

Posted on July 10, 2019 by sunshinetruth

By: Ade Adeleke It was like a drama when Operatives of the Department of Security Service, DSS and Police officers on Wednesday’s Morning rescued the BEDC Business Manager, Igbara-oke Unit, Mrs. Iyabo Adefemi from being lynched by irate Akure residents mostly Youths from Fanibi area of the Ondo state capital over allegation of stolen transformer cable by the officials of the company. The youths who staged a protest that lasted for over five hours blocked…

UPDATE: Protest hits COZA PASTOR’S Church over Rape, CAN breaks Silence

Posted on June 30, 2019June 30, 2019 by sunshinetruth

By: Oluwatosin Adesola Protesters this morning converged on NNPC filling station at Guzape over rape allegations levelled against the Founder and Global Senior Pastor of the Commonwealth of Zion Assembly, Biodun Fatoyinbo. Some of the placards held by protesters read ‘We are watching you,’ ‘Your Pastor is not your God,’ ‘Thou shall not rape’ and ‘No to sexual abuse in my church’ among others with the hashtag ‘#ChurchToo.’ The protesters, including one of the leaders…

Senate President’s Job: They Thought They Could Pull Me Down -Festus Adedayo

Posted on June 21, 2019 by sunshinetruth

Written By Festus Adedayo I was just informed a few minutes ago of the withdrawal of the appointment offered me as the Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the Nigerian Senate President, Dr. Ahmed Lawan. I had hitherto enjoyed every of the diatribes provoked by the appointment. I was told it was the most discussed issue in Nigeria in the last few days. Of course, it was not humanly possible for me to read…

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