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Transmission Upgrades Put Taraba, Adamawa, Borno and Yobe in Darkness
The outage, which is expected to last until 5:00 p.m. on Saturday, has already started affecting businesses and daily activities across the affected states.
Four states in the North-East geopolitical zone, namely Taraba, Adamawa, Borno and Yobe, have been thrown into darkness following the commencement of a major power outage that began at 10:00 a.m. yesterday.
The outage, which is expected to last until 5:00 p.m. on Saturday, has already started affecting businesses and daily activities across the affected states.
Yola Electricity Distribution Company (YEDC) had, in an official announcement, attributed the outage to ongoing critical upgrade works being carried out by the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) on the Jos-Gombe 330kV and Jos-Bauchi-Gombe 132kV transmission lines.
The project, according to the management of YEDC, includes the installation of new towers at the Bauchi 330kV station and the rerouting of an existing 132kV line.
As a result, key areas including Damaturu, Molai, Yola, and Jalingo are currently without power, with their injection substations out of service for the duration of the maintenance.
To minimise the impact, TCN and YEDC have arranged alternative power supply routes for some locations.
Biu will be powered by the Dadi Kowa Hydro Plant; Maiduguri’s Baga Road substation will receive electricity from the MEPP facility, and Nguru, Machina, and surrounding communities will be supplied via the 33kV Nguru feeder.
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Edo House of Assembly Elect New Speaker Idiaye, Hints Why Agbebaku Resign
“Once the leadership is poor, it will drag the work of the governor backwards. So we decided to say no.”
•The new Speaker of the Edo House of Assembly, Mr Yekini Idiaye
The Edo House of Assembly has sworn in a newly elected Speaker , Yekini Idiaye, following the resignation of the former speaker, Blessing Agbebaku.
Speaking in an interview after his swearing-in ceremony in Benin, Idiaye pledged the full cooperation of the house to the state executive, describing Governor Monday Okpebholo as a performing leader who deserved legislative backings.
“He is doing a lot for the people of Edo, so we have to cooperate with him to move the state forward,” he added.
Fielding question on the exit of the former speaker, Idiaye cited the challenges of corruption and poor leadership.
Idiaye said: ” There’s corruption here and there. Every now and then it is adjournment — we resume tomorrow, adjournment for another 30 days, 20 days — and we were all not too happy with this leadership style.”
The new speaker pointed out that a weak legislature directly affected the executive, adding that the house had to act to protect the governor’s performance.
“Once the leadership is poor, it will drag the work of the governor backwards. So we decided to say no.”
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Defence Headquarters say X Account Compromised
The Director of Defence Information, Major General Samaila Uba, disclosed this in a statement, describing the incident as a cybersecurity matter.
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has issued a notification to the public, media representatives, and relevant stakeholders regarding the compromise of its official account on X (formerly known as Twitter).
The Director of Defence Information, Major General Samaila Uba, disclosed this in a statement, describing the incident as a cybersecurity matter.
He said “appropriate technical measures had been activated to secure the account and prevent further unauthorised access.”
Uba assured the public that efforts were ongoing to fully restore control of the account, while advising members of the public to disregard any suspicious, unauthorised or misleading content posted from the account during the period.
The Speaker of the Edo State House of Assembly, Blessing Agbebaku, has resigned following moves by some lawmakers to impeach him.
Agbebaku said his decision came after extensive consultations with his constituency and party leaders.
In related developments, other principal officers of the House, including the Majority Leader and his deputy, have been suspended.
Agbebaku had served as Speaker for six years, having assumed the position during the tenure of former Governor Godwin Obaseki. He defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC) after the 2024 Edo governorship election.
Yekini Idiaye has emerged as the new Speaker of the Edo State House of Assembly.
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