The grave misdeed of too much dependence on sale of crude oil for revenue generation cannot be overemphasized, this is why, when oil prices fell from more than $100 a barrel to about $40, the naira lost more than a third of its value and is still falling.

LAGOS—THE management of Ikeja Electric, has attributed the shut down of power supply to the Agege 33KV feeder, to the huge impact of erosion in the area.
According to the company, this development will impact on the Double Circuit Powerline Tower located in Shagari Estate, Alimosho Local Government, which is currently at risk of imminent collapse.

The Enugu State Government has approved the award of contract for the rehabilitation of failed sections of the Federal Government road along Oji-River- Ugwuoba – Anambra State border (old road), which has collapsed to a state of disrepair, and now traps vehicles for several hours.

LAGOS—THE Lagos State Government, yesterday, disclosed that 45 cases of cholera disease has been recorded in Isolo Local Council Development Area, LCDA, of the state, with six deaths already recorded.

ABUJA—The federal, states and local governments have shared N2.53 trillion as proceeds of revenues from the Federation Account from January to July, the News Agency of Nigeria reports.

PORT HARCOURT— Rivers State Overseer of the Deeper Christian Life Ministry, Pastor Edison Daminabo, has said that the prayers offered by the Founder and General Superintendent of the Church, Pastor William Kumuyi, will restore peace and sanity in the crisis ridden state.

Couple in court over My husband sacked me for refusing to terminate 6 months pregnancy, wife testifies.

LAGOS—A mother of six, arrested by operatives of Lagos State Environmental and Special Offences Unit Task Force for using her 11-year-old son to beg, while pretending to be victims of a fire incident, did not show any sign of remorse, saying begging was a lucrative business.

THERE is no iota of doubt about it after all: we have ceaselessly experienced a crisis of Buharism since our present president,Buhari, was exalted by us into the presidency of our country. Glaringly, diurnally it is entering our exalted consciousness and imagination that our pre-election idea or picture of him was one that exalted a man who had (and still has) an exalted impression of himself.

NEW YORK— President Muhammadu Buhari has asked the United Nations to help mediate with the terror group, Boko Haram, in order to free the over 200 abducted Chibok girls.

Protestations by the sacked chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Appropriation, Rep. Abdulmunin Jibrin that the majority of members were behind him in his claims of budget padding against Speaker Yakubu Dogara were punctured on Wednesday when the House in its first mention of the issue rebuffed him.

ABUJA—The House of Representatives yesterday moved to probe alleged $17billion stolen crude oil and liquified natural gas between 2011 and 2014.

Lagos—Eight sales representatives at Alaba International Market, Lagos, who allegedly stole goods worth N19.5 million, were arraigned before an Ebute-Meta Chief Magistrate’s Court in Lagos, yesterday.

Mr Ben Onyechere, a Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, chieftain and former Special Assistant to Dr. Alex Ekwueme has said that Abia State governor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu is committed to conducting local government elections in the state.

It was a tale of woes for Imo pensioners that thronged their various pay points yesterday, to pick their cheques, as promised by Governor Rochas Okorocha.
Vanguard, who closely monitored the exercise in parts of the state, noticed that despite the media hype that trailed the payment, only the pension of August was paid, while government totally left the previous months.