It was a sad end for a suspected electricity cable thief who met a grim fate near an electricity transformer in Niger state on Friday, September 8.The suspect was discovered lifeless early this morning. The deceased was suspected of attempting to pilfer electricity cables from the transformer, met his demise when power was unexpectedly restored.Unfortunately, the young man’s daring endeavor to abscond with the cables ended in a fatal electrocution during a brazen ac...

A Northerner in Osogbo, the capital city of Osun State has been electrocuted when trying to steal some part of the transformer in an Estate in the city.The man was discovered early yesterday morning when his dead body was dangling on the fence of the transformer.It was gathered that the suspect was electrocuted on Monday, August 15, while allegedly trying to steal cables from a transformer at Kolade Estate in Ogo Oluwa area of Osogbo.The appropriate authority has ev...

The Nigeria Government is making plans to prosecute users of PolyChlorinated Biphenyl (PCBs), popularly known as transformer oil, in frying “akara” (bean cake), plantain chips, chicken and other food items.Prof. Babajide Alloy, a Consultant to the Federal Ministry of Environment, made the disclosure on Tuesday in an interview with newsmen on the sidelines of a workshop in Calabar.According to him, the consumption of food prepared from the chemical substance will exp...