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Blackout in Ogun as IBEDC staff embark on indefinite strike
Workers of the Ogun State Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC), have embarked on an indefinite strike, Thursday morning.
The strike, according to the workers is hinged on non-implimentation of the new minimum wage, non remittance of pension and cooperative deductions, alleged disengagement of 17 staff among other staff welfare concerns.
DAILY POST observed that the IBEDC office located along Abiola way, Abeokuta, was under lock and key, just as workers were seen with placards bearing inscriptions as “ Pay our PFA, cooperative deductions now” IBEDC reverse your illegal disengagement of our members now” “Implement the new minimum wage” amongst others.
Speaking with DAILY POST, the Vice President of National Union of Electricity Employees, Lagos-Ogun Zone, Engr. Abiodun Shobayo said demonstration is to express their grievances, saying “Enough is enough and they must listen to our voice.”
He noted that the workers were left with no choice than to embark on the indefinite strike given the unwillingness of the IBEDC management to attend to their concerns for the past nine months.
Shobayo said, “ We started our action this morning and we are staying put and fighting for our rights. we have been cheated and we want to ensure that we are treated like human beings.
“We are here this morning to say enough is enough, that the IBEDEC management cannot continue to take us for a ride for issues we have been talking to them for about nine months.
“For instance, our pensions and cooperative deductions running to billions of naira are not remitted, we are not given imprest, people have been using their personal money to run the company, to clear electricity faults , go about to distribute electricity bills.
“The management is not ready to implement the new minimum wage, ever since it was signed it has not been implemented, they have not even sat down to even talk to us on the minimum wage.They have also started sacking workers indiscriminately without recourse to the conditions of service.
“About 17 of our members are already affected but we have said this cannot stay, we have tried to be patient with them but it is like they have a hidden agenda. Just recently, 900 staff of Kaduna Electricity Distribution Company were sacked, we don’t want such here.
“70% of people working here are casuals and we have said this is not right. Anyway, the strike is indefinite until the management is ready to see reason with us. The strike action cuts across where we have IBEDEC franchise and these are the six states of the South-West, Kwara and Kogi”.
“We demand that all monies owed us should be paid, the sacked workers must be reinstated and then we can be talking about calling the strike off”, he added.
When contacted, the Ogun Public Relations officer of IBEDC, Deji Bada, declined comment.
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Kidnappers Took Loan With My Phone – Victim Recounts Ordeal
A woman has shared a disturbing account of her abduction in Abuja, detailing how kidnappers allegedly exploited her personal information during captivity.
According to her, she was kidnapped while going home in a bus and kept blindfolded for two days as her captors demanded a ransom of ₦5 million from her family and friends.
She further alleged that while she was still in captivity, the abductors accessed her phone and used it to download a loan application.
With her ATM card and identification documents in her possession at the time, they reportedly secured a loan of ₦148,000 without her knowledge.
The victim said she remained unaware of the transaction throughout her ordeal, as she was blindfolded and focused on pleading for her life.
She revealed that when she later found out and wrote to the loan app, they insisted she must pay off the loan.
“I was kidnapped in a bus in Abuja. They blindfolded my eyes for two days. Even after asking for ransom of 5 million from my family and friends, they took a loan. They downloaded a loan app on my phone, and I always carry my ATM card and my ID cards in my bag, so they used it to up the loan app and took a loan of 148 thousand Naira. I didn’t even know about the loan all the time I was there cause I was blindfolded and just begging for my life….” she partly said.
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Man Ends His Marriage After Finding Photographs Of His Wife With Another Man While Browsing Google Maps
A husband was left shocked and reportedly had to end his marriage after discovering photos of his wife with another man while using Google Maps.
The man was using Google Maps to plan a route before setting off on a journey when he noticed an image of his wife sitting on a bench, stroking the hair of another man whose head rested in her lap.
Captured by a Google camera vehicle in Lima, the Peruvian capital, the stunned husband said the photograph grabbed his attention because the woman pictured seemed to be wearing identical clothing to pieces his wife owned.
Although the photo dated back to 2013, the furious husband challenged his wife with proof of her previous betrayal.

The pair, whose identities remain anonymous, subsequently divorced after the woman confessed to having an affair.
In a twist of fate, she was photographed with her lover on a bench near the city’s Puente de los Suspiros de Barranco (Bridge of Sighs of the Ravine).
The husband recently posted the photographs on Facebook where they sparked considerable reaction amongst users.
One social media commenter, San Pateste, said: “What a small world it is… It would have been enough if she said to her husband that she did not love him any more.”
Guillermo Sanchez added: “Out of 100 women, 90 per cent are not loyal, the rest are loyal and only have one eye (hahaha) or are immortal (hahaha).”
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Explosion injures soldier, NSCDC personnel in Imo
An Improvised Explosive Device, IED, explosion injured a soldier and a personnel of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps, NSCDC, in Orsu Local Government Area of Imo State.
A counter-insurgency and security expert in the Lake Chad region, Zagazola Makama, made this disclosure on X.
Makama disclosed that the incident occurred at about 8:35am on March 18 during a joint operation by troops of 34 Artillery Brigade in the Orsu general area.
According to the source, the personnel were operating around a suspected hideout of Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, and its armed wing, the Eastern Security Network, ESN, when they stepped on a concealed pressure-activated IED.
It noted that the device detonated, leaving both operatives injured.
“They were immediately administered first aid and subsequently evacuated to a medical facility for further treatment.
“Operations are ongoing in the area to dismantle criminal hideouts and enhance safety,” the source said.
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