Two Reported Dead As Fire Engulfs Residence Of Ex-Oyo Gov, Akala
Two people have reportedly lost their lives during a fire outbreak at the Ogbomoso residence of a former governor of Oyo State, the late Otunba Adebayo Alao-Akala, Monday morning. The Sector Commandant of State Fire Service, Ogbomoso command, Mr Oluwaseyi Awogbile who confirmed the incident said, the fire accident occured around 7:30. a.m on Monday, December, 18 2023. Mr. Awogile noted...
El-Rufai Bags Traditional Title In Ijebuland
Former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has been installed as the Gbobaniyi of Ijebuland. The Awujale of Ijebuland, Oba Sikiru Kayode Adetona, conferred the former governor with the title on Saturday. Also conferred with chieftaincy titles by the monarch were a former governorship hopeful in Ogun, Jimi Lawal, and his wife, Maryam. El-Rufai took to his verified X handle (formerly Twitter) on...
Fire Outbreak In Taraba Destroys Goods Worth About N60m
Twelve stores housing assorted goods estimated at N60 million were destroyed on Saturday, December 16, by an early morning fire in the densely populated Road Block area of Jalingo, the Taraba State capital. One of the affected persons, Mohammed Musa a.k.a Baba Gas, told our correspondent that the fire was sparked by a process of refuelling irrigation engines by dry...
IDPs Camps In Benue Now 14 – SEMA
The Executive Secretary, Benue State Emergency Management Agency, James Iorpuu, has said that there are 14 Internally Displaced Persons camps in the state. Iorpuu told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Jos on Friday that the number would increase to 17 when three new camps are inaugurated in January 2024. He said that the IDPs camps are located in Makurdi,...
Supreme Court To Decide Nnamdi Kanu’s Fate Friday
The Supreme Court will tomorrow (December 15th) deliver judgement on the appeal seeking to compel the Federal Government to release the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, from detention. A five-member panel led by Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun had in October fixed the date after counsel for both the Federal Government and the detained IPOB leader adopted...
Ogun To Engage CDAs In Fight Against Drug Abuse
The Ogun State Government has assured the Nigeria Drug Law Enforcement Agency of its support to curb drug abuse through the effective engagement of Community Development Associations. The Commissioner for Community Development and Cooperatives, Balogun Ademola, gave the assurance on Tuesday while playing host to NDLEA officials, Ogun State Command, led by the Commander of Nacotics, CN Ibiba Odili, in...
Rivers Assembly Complex Under Demolition
The Rivers State House of Assembly Complex is currently being demolished following a lingering political crisis in the state. Bulldozers could be seen around the complex on Wednesday morning bringing down Assembly structure. This is coming barely 24 hours after a Rivers State High Court recognised Governor Siminalayi Fubara’s loyalist, Ehie as the Speaker of the House pending the determination of...
Ex-Governor El-Rufai Visits Buhari In Daura
The former governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai has paid a courtesy visit to former President Muhammadu Buhari in his hometown in Daura, Katsina State. Muyiwa Adekeye, the Special Adviser on Media and Communication to the Ex-Governor, shared photos from the visit on his X (formerly Twitter) account on Monday. Adekeye noted that El- rufai’s visit to Buhari was the first...
Five LASTMA Officials Dismissed Over Corruption
The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority has confirmed the dismissal of five officers and reprimanded two for being guilty of corruption and misconduct while performing their duties in the state. This was disclosed in a statement by the Public Relations Officer, LASTMA, Adebayo Taofiq, on Sunday. According to the statement, the Lagos State Civil Service Commission had approved every proposal the...
NYSC Member, Others Die In Imo Accident
A 26-year-old female National Youth Service Corps, NYSC member, Sanni Mariam, of 2023 Batch C Stream 2, was among those who died in an accident in Imo State on Thursday. Other passengers and the driver were also reported dead when their vehicle had an accident en route to Lagos. It was gathered that Mariam was returning from her state of deployment,...
