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Tinubu Mourns Victims Of Jigawa Tanker Explosion That Killed Over 100
Following a tanker explosion in Jigawa State with over 100 lives lost, President Bola Tinubu has called for a comprehensive review of fuel transportation safety protocols across Nigeria. In a statement on Wednesday, Vice President Kashim Shettima on behalf of President Tinubu, sympathised with the families who lost loved ones in the tragic incident and prayed that God grant them...
Alleged Murder Of Super TV CEO: Trial Of Chidinma Ojukwu Stalled
Proceedings were stalled on Tuesday in the trial of an undergraduate, Chidinma Ojukwu, charged with the murder of Super TV Chief Executive Officer, Michael Usifo Ataga. Ojukwu, a 300-level Mass Communication student of the University of Lagos, is standing trial before the Lagos State High Court sitting at the Tafawa Balewa Square. She is being prosecuted alongside her sister, Chioma Egbuchu,...
Panic As Two Storey Building Collapses In Lagos
On Monday, on Amusu Street, in the Lagos State neighborhood of Orile Iganmu, a two-story building has collapsed. The incident happened in the early hours of Monday. As seen in a video trending online, the building caved in as residents nearby scampered for safety. An official of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency who confirmed the incident anonymously to our correspondent said...
Falana Claims It’s Unlawful For NNPC To Fix Fuel Prices
Femi Falana, a human rights lawyer, has stated that it is illegal for the Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) to control petrol prices. Falana in a statement on Thursday shared that the petroleum company’s actions violated the terms of the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA). The human rights lawyer noted that despite the NNPCL’s claims that the market has been deregulated...
Kano Man, 67, Gets 14-Year Jail Term For Defiling Teenagers
Zuhier R. Akar, 67, was found guilty of sexually abusing two teenage girls by a Federal High Court in Kano and given a 14-year prison sentence. The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons, Kano Command, arraigned Akar of Gidan Wanka, Unity Road, Fagge Local Government Area, Kano with a two-count charge of trafficking and sexual exploitation. Delivering judgement,...
Tinubu, Former Leaders, Others To Storm Imo For Chief Iwuanyanwu’s Burial Nov 1
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is set to attend the burial ceremony of the late President General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, in Imo State. The Chairman of the Local Organizing Committee, Charles Amadi (Chalvon), disclosed this during a press briefing in Owerri, outlining the one-week schedule of activities leading up to the burial on November 1, 2024. Amadi confirmed...
Court Adjourns Money Laundering Case Against Obiano Till Nov 13
The Federal High Court, Abuja, yesterday, shifted the alleged money laundering charge filed by the EFCC against former Anambra Governor, Willie Obiano, to Nov. 13 for continuation of trial. The matter, which is before Justice Inyang Ekwo, could not proceed because the court did not sit. The judge was said to be attending a seminar at the National Judicial Institute (NJI)...
Restore Peace, Stability In Rivers Now, Tinubu Orders IGP
President Bola Tinubu has directed the Police to provide security to Rivers State local government officials and to restore and maintain peace, law, and order immediately. While instructing law enforcement agencies to bring the situation under control, President Tinubu emphasised the need to ensure the security of public institutions. The President, in a statement by his Special Adviser on Information and...
Ikwerre, Eleme, Emuoha LG Secretariats In Rivers On Fire
The newly built council secretariat at Isiokpo in the Ikwerre Local Government area has been set ablaze. A resident in the area confirmed the incident on Monday even as videos circulating on social media show the administrative building on fire. Police authorities have not commented on the incident and the extent of damage is still unclear. This followed the withdrawal of the...
Nigerian Pastor Slumps, Dies During Child Dedication
Tragedy struck at Church of the Brethren (EYN) Moduganari in Maiduguri, Borno State, when a pastor, Reverend Alaku Vincent, suddenly slumped and died during a child dedication on Sunday. According to social media reports on Sunday, Vincent was in the midst of the ceremony when he collapsed and lost consciousness. Efforts to revive him were unsuccessful, and he was pronounced dead...
