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New Ooni to Emerge in 40 Days | ThisDay

Facts  emerged on Monday that following the demise of Oba Okunade Sijuwade a new Ooni of Ile-Ife in Osun State  from Giesi Ruling House may emerge in 40 days. Also a  foremost  runner of Ooni’s Stool Barrister  Ahmed Aderoju Adewoyin   from Abewela  Royal Compound  (Under  Lafogido Ruling House of ) Ile– Ife  posited that  the ruling House has been Criminally denied of Ooni’s Stool.

Electricity tariff hike set for October – FG | Vanguard

Despite resistance from Nigerians, the Federal Government, yesterday, insisted that the proposed increase in electricity tariffs would commence from October. Speaking at the Powering Africa Nigeria conference in Abuja, Mr. Godknows Igali, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Power, further stated that Federal Government is committed to improving the fortunes of the power sector and also provide an enabling environment for investors in the sector.

North Korea protests to Nigeria over film | BBC

Nigeria’s Premium Times newspaper is reporting that North Korea has called on Nigeria to prevent the illegal distribution of The Interview, a film about a fictional plot to kill its leader Kim Jong-Un. It quotes the National Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB) as saying it has “swung into action” to block the film’s distribution.
Hundreds quarantined for Ebola in Sierra Leone | The Nation

Health authorities quarantined hundreds of people in northern Sierra Leone on Monday after a 16-year-old girl died of Ebola in an apparent case of sexual transmission, the first confirmed death from the virus in the district for nearly six months. Sierra Leone celebrated last month when it discharged the last remaining Ebola patient from its treatment centres.