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Road accident claims three lives in Ondo
At least three persons died in a road accident that occurred along the Akungba-Ikare Road in Akoko South-West Local Government Area of Ondo State on Friday. It was gathered that the crash i ...
Scores of inmates escape as heavy rains destroy prisons in Niger
Some inmates escaped from Suleja Correctional Facility in Niger State during heavy rainfall on Wednesday night which destroyed parts of the facility. This is contain ...
NYSC swears in 1,869 corps members in Osun
The National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, in Osun State has sworn in 1,869 corps members for the 2024 Batch A Stream II service year. Speaking during the opening cerem ...
ABIA GOVT SAYS ALLEGATION OF WASHED OFF NEWLY-CONSTRUCTED ROAD IN ABA FALSE
Uncompleted stretch of Pepples Road, Aba. Abia State Government says there is no truth in a recently circulating video on social media that storm wa ...
CSO lamented rising cases of GBV in Zamfara
The Zamfara State wing of the Civil Society Organizations Network Against Gender-Based Violence (GBV) has lamented the rising cases of GBV from 300 to 600 in the state. ...
Lekan Adeniran: Hard time for criminals as Ogun, IGP take security architecture notch higher
In the realm of security and economic development, Ogun State shines as a beacon of progress. Since the coming of Prince Dapo Abiodun, the Gateway State has witnessed uninterrupted pea ...
Man, son, one other die while trying to retrieve cellphone from pit toilet
A 60-year-old man, Malam Danjuma, popularly known as “Black”, his son, Ibrahim, 35, and Aminu Gaye, also 35, died in a pit toilet while trying to recover a cellphone. ...
Kebbi govt mourns 8 Almajiris, donates N20 million to deceased families
From Olanrewaju Lawal Birnin Kebbi Kebbi State Government has expressed deepest condolences on the death of eight Almajiris who died on Saturday in th ...
Kebbi: 7 Almajiris dead, 1 hospitalised after mountain collapse
From Olanrewaju Lawal, Birnin Kebbi About seven Quranic School pupils popularly known as Almajiris who were pupils at Malam Dan-umma Qurnic Sch ...
Anxiety over incessant fall of containers on Lagos roads
•Govt, stakeholders look at menace, proffer solutions By Cosmas Omegoh and Steve Agbota
18 persons die in road accident
From Okwe Obi, Abuja No fewer than 18 persons lost their lives in road crashes in Gaya junction in Kano State and Tashar Yari, Kaduna State, according t ...
Suspension order on Dosunmu market, environs remains in force
By Adewale Banjo Lagos State governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has reaffirmed that the suspension order placed on Dosunmu market an ...
10 feared dead , scores wounded in Imo auto crash
From Stanley Uzoaru, Owerri At least ten people were allegedly killed in a ghastly motor accident involvi ...
Man gets jail term for assaulting KAI officer in Lagos
A mobile court in Oshodi has sentenced a man, identified as Paul, to nine months in prison for assaulting an enforcement officer and failing to use the pedestrian bridge at Agbado Oke- ...
Ex-Benue CoS wife, cook regain freedom after 4 days in captivity
From Scholastica Hir, Makurdi The wife of the former Chief of Staff (CoS) to the immedi ...
Lamentations in Abia oil producing communities
From Ogbonnaya Ndukwe, Aba Ukwa oil producing communities in Abia State have cried out over what they described as ...
Lagos, Anambra, Bauchi, Ogun, Benue, 26 others states risk heavy flooding, FG warns
From Charity Nwakaudu and Okwe Obi, Abuja The Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, Professor Jos ...
Gov Fintiri inaugurates committee to investigate Yola market fire
Governor Ahmadu Fintiri of Adamawa State has raised a 15-member committee to investigate the fire incident that gutted a major market in Yola, the state capital, on Monday.
Gombe State introduces mandatory monthly sanitation exercise
The Gombe State government has instituted a compulsory monthly sanitation exercise to enhance environmental cleanliness and sustainability in the state. Governor Inu ...
FCT: Epidemic outbreak imminent as refuse heaps overrun Karu, environs
From Fred Ezeh, Abuja Residents of Karu village, Jikwoyi, Kurudu, Kpeyegi, and environs in Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC) of Abuja, are cu ...
Total blackout as National grid collapses again
The Enugu Electricity Distribution Company Plc, EEDC, on Monday alerted its customers of a total system collapse, causing blackout in the entire Southeast. EEDC in a ...
19 passengers die in Oyo-Ogbomoso road crash
At least 19 passengers have been reported dead in a road accident that occurred at Kilometre 3, Sabo on Oyo-Ogbomoso Expressway in Oyo Town on Sunday. The accident i ...
Onu: Grief sweeps through Ebonyi community, cancels social activities
By Henry Umahi •New Market Square, Uburu… Deserted For the pe ...
Sallah: Six drown in Lagos in 2 days
By Christopher Oji Six persons drowned in Lagos within two days earlier in the week, the police have said.
UPDATED: How Ibadan kingmakers nominated Olakulehin as next Olubadan
The Olubadan-In-Council, on Friday, nominated Oba Owolabi Olakulehin as the 43rd Olubadan of Ibadanland. The kingmakers it w ...
Eid-el-Fitr: 10 road crashes, 10 dead in Ogun – FRSC
The Ogun State Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, said 10 persons died in 10 road crashes during the Eid-el-Fitri Special Patrol in the state. Sector Co ...
Rainstorm wreaks havoc, destroys 35 houses in Kwara
A heavy rainstorm destroyed no fewer than 35 houses at Igbonna community in Oyun Local Government Area of Kwara State. The incident comes barely three days after ove ...
Scores rendered homeless as rainstorm wreaks havoc in Kwara community
Residents of Igbonna community in Oyun Local Government Area of Kwara State are counting their losses after a heavy rainstorm swept through the area and destroyed several buildings.
NGO takes campaign against oil pollution to Bayelsa coastal communities
From Femi Folaranmi, Yenagoa The Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF) has embarked on the training of over 100 residents of various oil-ri ...
5 die in Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, 3rd Mainland bridge crashes
Three people were confirmed dead while two others sustained varying degrees of injuries in a lone accident involving a Toyota SUV on Fidiwo B ...