Osimhen Awards Young Fan N2.5m In Viral Video
Super Eagles star Victor Osimhen has gifted the sum of N2.5 million to a young fan who dressed like him and displayed similar skills. The video caught Osimhen’s attention when popular Instagram blogger, Tunde Ednut, posted the clip on his page on Tuesday. In the video, the boy could be seen in a jersey with ‘Victor’ and the number ‘9’ at...
After Lagos Stampede, Customs Suspends Food Distribution
The Nigeria Customs Service has announced the temporary suspension of the national food distribution initiative which it started it Lagos over the weekend over the unfortunate stampede which led to fatalities. The Service, in a statement by its National Public Relations Officer, Abdullahi Maiwada, said the intervention was aimed at alleviating the hardships faced by Nigerians and improving access to...
Hardship: Protesters Storm National Assembly, Granted Free Access
Members of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) have stormed the National Assembly (NASS) complex in Abuja on Tuesday as they continued their protests over the rising cost of living in the country. The protesters who were carrying placards with diverse inscriptions, arrived at the National Assembly around 10 am. Unlike previous protests, the gates of the NASS are thrown open, as...
NLC Protest: Maritime Workers To Shut Seaports
The Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria said it will join the two-day nationwide protest being organised by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC). This was contained in a statement on Monday by the Head of Media, MWUN, Kennedy Ikemefuna. Ikemefuna said the move was necessary following the directive of NLC that its affiliate members across the nation should strictly comply. ABNTV reported that...
Three Children Of One Parents Found Dead In Kwara Stationary Car
Three children of the same parents were on Sunday found dead inside a car parked in Ilorin, Kwara State. The deceased, a boy and two girls, were suffocated to death inside the car parked at their compound at No 8, Boluke Line, Zango-Kulende quarters in the Ilorin metropolis. It was gathered that their mother, Shade Silifat, went out to buy noodles...
Fire Guts 50 Shops At Kano Market
A midnight fire has destroyed over 50 shops and property worth N150 million at Yan Katako Market Rijiyar Lemu area of Fagge Local Government Area of Kano State. Speaking to newsmen, the chairman of the market, Alhaji Mamuda Abdullahi, explained that the blaze started at about 1am on Monday. He pointed out that the conflagration destroyed over 50 shops containing plywood,...
Lagos Streets Join Protesters Over High Cost Of Living
Protesters have hit the streets of Lagos over the soaring price of food and cost of living in the country despite police warnings. In a video shared on X, ABNTV observed the protesters, a human rights group identified as the “Take It Back Movement” carried placards of various inscriptions in the Ojuelegba area of the state. Police officers were also seen at the protest...
Edo CSOs Protest Economic Hardship In Benin
Civil Society Organisations(CSOs) in Edo State have stormed the streets of Benin City, the state capital. The protest followed the current economic hardship currently affecting Nigerians. Members of the CSOs carried various placards such as “End Economic Hardship”, “FG End the Hunger in Nigeria Now,” among many others to state their grievances. The Benin protest is coming after Ibadan residents protested against...
Faction Backs Out As bakers Commenses Strike Tuesday
A group of bakers in the country, on Monday, kicked against the nationwide strike declared by some of their counterparts, starting on Tuesday. The Association of Master Bakers and Caterers of Nigeria announced on February 14 that it is poised to begin a nationwide strike on February 27 unless the Federal Government honours the agreement made with the association in...
Abia Govt Sacks Illegal Occupants At Aba Textile Mills
Abia State Government has sacked alleged illegal occupants of properties belonging to the Aba Textile Mills at the Government Reservation Area, GRA, Aba. The three buildings located on a large expanse of land at Oron Street, in the area,were sealed and marked as ‘Abia State Government property.’ One of the buildings was converted to a school , with other structures erected...
