Fire Razes Shopping Mall In Lagos
In the early hours of Wednesday, a fire gutted a shopping mall at Ligali Ayorinde junction, Victoria Island, Lagos. It was gathered that the inferno started in the early hours of Wednesday in one of the shops where…
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174 Stranded Nigerians Return From Libya
The National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA on Tuesday received 174 stranded Nigerian returnees from Libya at the Murtala Muhammad International Airport, Lagos. The Lagos Territorial Office Coordinator, NEMA, Ibrahim…
Lagos Government To Relocate Oko Baba Sawmillers By December
The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has assured the timber traders that the planned relocation of saw millers of Oko Baba in Ebute Metta, Lagos Mainland, to a proposed permanent site in Agbowa, will come to…
Tinubu Congratulates Kenya's President-Elect, William Ruto
The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has congratulated Kenya’s President-elect, William Ruto on his success in the just-concluded presidential election in Kenya. Ruto who is…
Tragedy As Four Students 'Celebrating SSCE Result' Drown At Lagos Beach
Tragedy struck on Tuesday at Elegushi Beach, in the Lekki area of Lagos State, after four teenagers drowned while swimming in the water. 10 students who were said to be pupils of the Kuramo Senior College, Lekki went…
ASUU Strike To Continue As Meeting With FG Ends In Deadlock
The meeting between the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and the federal government has ended without an agreement. On Monday, Emmanuel Osodeke, ASUU president, said the federal government had agreed to adopt…
U.S First Lady, Jill Biden, Tests Positive For Covid-19
The US, First Lady Jill Biden has tested positive for Covid-19 and developed mild symptoms. The White House confirmed this on Tuesday, two weeks after her husband Joe Biden contracted the virus for a second time. The…
TCN Begs Electricity Workers To Cancel Planned Strike
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has appealed to the electricity workers to suspend their proposed strike billed to begin on Aug. 17. The Managing Director, TCN, Dr. Sule Abdulaziz, made the appeal in a letter…
Blackout Looms As Nigerian Electricity Workers Threathen Strike
The Nigeria, electricity supply crisis could worsen from tomorrow (Wednesday) as the organized labor has instructed workers in the power sector to stop work and commence an indefinite strike over pending labor issues…
NEMA Air Ambulance Service Resumes Operation
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) Air Ambulance service has resumed operations after successful routine maintenance and completion of all civil aviation requirements. The agency disclosed this in a…
Kaduna State Not Renamed To "Zazzau State" - El-Rufai
The Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has dismissed the media report claiming that the state has been renamed Zazzau State. Muyiwa Adekeye, Special Adviser Media and Communications to the state governor, in a…
Mattawale Restricts Okada Operation In Zamfara, Orders Shooting Of Violators
The Governor of Zamfara State, Bello Mattawale has announced the restriction of motorcycle movement in some communities in Zamfara from 8 pm to 6 am. He ordered the security agencies to shoot on sight, any motorcycle…
Inibehe Effiong Sues Akwa Ibom chief Judge,Ekaette Obot
Human Right Lawyer, Inibehe Effiong has filed a suit against the chief judge of Akwa Ibom, Ekaette Obot, over an alleged violation of his fundamental human rights. It could be recalled on July 27, Effiong was sent to…
Buhari's Administration Has Reduced Bokoharam Dominance To "Almost Nothing" - Keyamo
The minister of state for labor and employment, Festus Keyamo, said the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari's government has reduced Boko-Haram’s dominance to “almost nothing.” Keyamo, who is also the spokesman…
Peter Obi Meets Wike, Mimiko, Donald Duke, Others In Rivers
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has again met with the Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, and the former governor of Ondo State, Olusegun Mimiko. The trio met on Monday night with top…
PDP Crisis: Ayu Has No Plan To Resign As PDP Chairman - Aide
The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Sen. Iyorchia Ayu, has no plan to resign his position, Mr. Simon Imobo-Tswana, his Special Adviser on Media aide Communication, said. Imobo-Tswam made the…
Gunmen Kidnapped Nasarawara State Commissioner For Information,Yakubu Lawal
The Nasarawa state Commissioner for Information and Culture, Yakubu Lawal, has been kidnapped by unidentified gunmen. He was kidnapped from his residence in Nasarawa Eggon. The Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO in…
Buhari Congratulate William Ruto On Victory As Kenya's President
The President, Mohammed Buhari, congratulates the President-elect of Kenya, William Ruto, on his victory in the General Elections on August 9, 2022. Buhari wished Ruto a successful inauguration and tenure in office, the…
ASUU To Meet With FG Today, Strike May Be Called Off
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) is scheduled to meet with representatives of the Federal Government today over its prolonged strike action. The President of ASUU, Professor Emmanuel Osodeke, disclosed…
William Ruto Wins Kenya's Presidential Election
Kenya’s deputy president, William Ruto, has been declared the winner of the country’s presidential election. Ruto defeated ex-Prime Minister Raila Odinga in the keenly contested race. Kenya’s Independent Electoral and…