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Lady narrates how a tired cabbie visited her house after a trip and made himself at home
A lady has narrated how a tired cabbie visited her house after a trip and made himself at home. She said the taxi that dropped her off this morning around 11am, saw her mom at the ...
Ebonyi Govt moves to address lights of mining host communities – By Paulinus Ogbonna
The Ebonyi Government on Thursday in Abakaliki restated its commitment to protecting the environmental, economic and human rights of the mining host communities within the ambit of the law. ...
Brake failure: Trailer kills motorcyclist in Anambra
A trailer with faulty brake has reportedly killed a commercial motorcyclist at Amaokpala Village, along Umunze-Ekwulobia Road, Anambra State. The State Commander of the Federal Road Safety ...
Yuletide: FRSC deploys 800 personnel for highway patrol in Kogi
The Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, says it has deployed 800 personnel for highway patrol in Kogi as part of its Operation Zero Road Traffic Crash for the yuletide.
Gunmen kidnap Akwa Ibom High Court Judge, kill orderly
Gunmen on Monday kidnapped a high court judge, Justice Joy Uwanna, and her driver, in Oron Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State. It was gathered that the judges orderly was killed in th ...
Nigerian Makes History, Becomes First Black Female Commissioner in Chicago
(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Dr. Olusimbo Ige makes history with her appo ...
Apapa Traffic: LASTMA Impounds 78 Trucks On Ijora Bridge
In other to ensure seamless movement of traffic in and out of the Apapa Port, the Lagos State Traffic Management Agency (LASTMA), on Sunday, impounded and towed away 78 illegally parked containeri ...
Oyo, Ogun govts assure residents of adequate security during festivity
The Joint Technical Committee on Security for both Oyo and Ogun states has assured residents and motorists of adequate security and safety of lives and properties during the Yuletide s ...
Auto crash kills 12, injures 30 in Plateau
Twelve persons were confirmed dead on Thursday, while 30 others sustained various degrees of injuries in an accident involving a truck at the Hawan-Kibo community in Riyom Local Government Area of ...
Overhead water tank collapses, kills nine-day-old baby, mother in Ondo
Aiyedun Quarters in Akure South Local Government Area of Ondo State was on Wednesday thrown into a state of despair due to a horrifying incident resulting in the death of a nine-day-old baby and h ...
Nasarawa community decries monthslong blackout, appeals for urgent assistance
After an extended blackout lasting over a month, the Tudun Wada community in Keffi Local Government Area of Nasarawa State has appealed to their elected representatives in government t ...
Fire destroys N22.4m property in Ilorin
A fire outbreak in the early hours of Wednesday destroyed property worth about N22.4 million in Ilorin, Kwara State capital. The fire incident occurred at approximat ...
Woman docked over alleged assault on neighbour
Jamila Hamza, 34, was charged in Kaduna Chief Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday for allegedly assaulting her neighbour. Hamza, who lives on Daura Road in Kaduna, is fa ...
Old boys eulogise CKC at 90. -From Maurice Okafor,Enugu.
The Christ the Kings College(CKC)Onitsha founded in 1933 by a Catholic priest late Rev.Fr. Chris Harris turned 90 years of it’s establishment this year,2023.It ranks among the surviving seco ...
Old boys eulogise CKC at 90. -From Maurice Okafor,Enugu.
The Christ the Kings College(CKC)Onitsha founded in 1933 by a Catholic priest late Rev.Fr. Chris Harris turned 90 years of it’s establishment this year,2023.It ranks among the surviving seco ...
Kano fire destroys 17 offices in Gwale LGA Secretariat
The Kano State Fire Service have confirmed the early Wednesday fire that gutted 17 Gwale Local Government Secretariat offices. The Public Relations Officer of the se ...
N19m property destroyed in Ilorin fire disaster
A fire outbreak, which occurred on Tuesday evening in Ilorin, Kwara State capital, destroyed property worth over N19 million. The fire outbreak occurred at Zion Over ...
Ogun kicks off GRA regeneration scheme, to create modern cities in Abeokuta, Ijebu-Ode, others
The Ogun State government has unveiled a Regeneration Programme aimed at the transformation of some dilapidated structures within the state’s Government Reservation Areas (GRA).
JUST IN: 10 Dead, 7 Injured In Lagos-Ibadan Expressway Accident
No fewer than 10 people have been confirmed dead and seven others injured in a tragic accident involving a truck and a bus on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway. The accident occurred at around 5: ...
Kidnapped FULafia students regain freedom after four days in captivity
Seven students of the Federal University of Lafia (FULAFIA) in Nasarawa State, who were abducted four days ago, have been released by their captors. They were releas ...
Motorists stuck in traffic, passengers stranded as military blocks Keffi-Abuja road
Hundreds of civil servants and self-employed workers are stranded by the roadsides following the partial barricade of the ever-busy Keffi -Abuja road by the military. ...
16 dead, 27 injured in Kaduna-Abuja expressway accident
The Federal Road Safety Corps(FRSC), Kaduna Sector Command, says no fewer than 16 persons died and 27 sustained injuries in a road crash on the Kaduna-Abuja expressway. The Sector Commander ...
2023 Ogwashi-Uku Carnival Holds 25th Dec
The Ogwashi-Uku Carnival, the biggest carnival in Delta state is set to hold its 13th anniversary carnival on the December 25, 2023. The founder/president of the carnival, Anthonia Oguah, ...
Delta CDHR Secretary Ossai dies
The Secretary of the Committee for the Defence of Human Rights, CDHR, in Delta State, Comrade Ogaga Darlington Ossai, is dead. He died on Thursday after a brief illn ...
Efik Throne Tussle: Reconciliation committee inaugurated
The Etubom Traditional Council of the Palace of the Obong of Calabar, has inaugurated a 7-member independent truth and reconciliation committee to reconcile contending groups that have ...
Police find missing girl in Niger orphanage
A lady, Amina Muktar, a resident of Bosso Estate in Minna, Niger State, who was declared missing, has been found by the police. Amina was declared missing by the pol ...
Man asks court to assist him recover N2.6m rent from tenant
A businessman, Muhammad Inuwa on Wednesday petitioned an upper Shari’a Court sitting in Tudun Wada, Kaduna, to help him reclaim N2.6 million naira rent from one Fatima Muhammad.
Abuja one-chance: Panel clears Maitama Hospital of liability over Olorunfemi’s death
The Maitama District Hospital has been cleared of any liability over the death of Greatness Olorunfemi. The nine-man independent investigative panel established by t ...
Niger: Court adjourns judgement on case of enforcing human rights
A Federal High Court sitting in Minna, Niger State, has adjourned its judgement on the case involving the enforcement of the fundamental human rights of one Mohammed Ahmadu from the Nikangbe Commu ...
EEDC announces planned 5-day power outage in parts of Anambra
The Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC) says there will be a five-day planned electricity supply outage in parts of Anambra which will take place from Dec. 2 to Dec. 6, ...