Local and regional news updates, covering events, stories, and developments in metropolitan areas.
The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, on Thursday accused some traditional rulers in the Southeast of collecting money from terrorists masquerading as herders. IPOB alleged that these traditional rulers collect the money to allow these terrorists operate freely in some communities of the region. Emma Powerful, the spokesman of the…
Justice Lateef Lawal-Akapo of the Lagos High Court in Ikeja has sentenced Adeola Agbonrin to 21 years in prison after convicting him of manslaughter. The conviction followed Agbonrin’s change of plea to guilty on an amended charge of manslaughter, which was brought against him by the Lagos State government. Initially, Agbonrin had pleaded not guilty…
Not less than 16 people were reported to have lost their lives in a road accident that occured in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. The accident happened around Agbowo Expressway along the Ojoo Iwo Road in Ibadan on Tuesday. It was gathered that four vehicles were involved in the accident. And that other people who…
The pan-Yoruba socio-cultural and socio-political organisation, Afenifere, has condemned the clamour for military coup by some Nigerians. According to a statement issued by the organisation’s National Publicity Secretary, Comrade Jare Ajayi, Afenifere asserted that the country’s democratic dispensation “should not be sacrificed or truncated for any reason”. Afenifere’s denunciation came on the heels of the…
Donald Trump has criticised the European Union and his Democratic opponents during a delayed, two-hour conversation with Elon Musk on X. The interview which was due for 1.00a.m on Tuesday (0000 GMT), was put back by more than 40 minutes by technical problems with X owner Musk blaming a cyber attack on the…
Residents of Ikirun in Osun State were shocked and confused when a local security guard, known as ‘Ibariba,’ was found slaughtered at his duty post by unknown assailants. The incident occurred at a shop owned by a man named Baba Giwa in the early hours of Monday. The body of Ibariba was discovered in the…
In the early hours of Monday, a tragic accident occurred on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, resulting in the deaths of two individuals traveling in a commercial vehicle. The crash, which took place along the long bridge, was attributed to road demarcation and driver fatigue by the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC). Florence Okpe, the spokesperson for…
Poland has denied claims that its nationals were involved in the waving of Russian flags during the #EndBadGovernance protest in Kano State. During the just-concluded nationwide protest, some protesters were sighted brandishing the Russian flag in some States of the North. Following the brandishing of the Russian flag, the Department of State Services, DSS, arrested…
The Nigeria Immigration Service NIS on Monday said it has launched a formal investigation following the circulation of a video on social media, showing a female traveller destroying a Nigerian Standard Passport at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos. The Service Public Relations Officer, DCI Kenneth Udo disclosed this in a statement issued in…
Olanike Okumeh, a 61-year-old retiree, has accused The Redeemed Evangelical Mission of not fixing her three-bedroom home at 5 Mobil Road, Satellite Town, Lagos State after the church tore down the walls to convert it to a hall for religious services. Okomeh disclosed that the church failed to restore the apartment to its original state…
Egbu residents in Owerri North LGA Imo State have been thrown into deep mourning as four young men lost their lives while attempting to evacuate dungs from a sewage pit at Umunwokoji Umuayalu village. It was gathered that the incident that took mysterious dimensions saw the four workers taking turns to enter into the pit…
The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) recently rescued two injured pedestrians who were hit by a drunk driver while crossing the expressway with their luggage. The incident occurred near Mayfair Garden, heading towards the Epe area of Lagos. The accident involved a Toyota Camry and a commercial LT Bus, resulting in severe fractures to…
A tragic incident occurred at a construction site in Lagos State, where a 17-year-old boy was electrocuted while assisting his stepfather with scaffolding work. The Lagos State Police Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the incident to reporters on Saturday. According to Hundeyin, the boy and his stepfather had been contracted to work…
Nigeria’s biggest hope for a medal at the Paris Olympics Tobi Amusan crashed out of the Women’s 100m Hurdles, Friday morning to the disappointment of athletics watchers world wide. Amusan who is the reigning world champion and world record holder in the 110m hurdles, suffered a shock exit from the Paris 2024 Olympics. The 27-year-old…
The EndBadGovernance protesters have commenced a one-milion-man protest in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT Abuja. Newsmen reports that the protest against high cost of living which began on August 1 is expected to end today, August 10. The organizers had vowed to stage a one-milion-man protest in the 36 states and the nation’s capital to…
A non-political group, The Patriots, has canvassed for the promulgation of people-oriented constitution for the nation to move forward. The group, led by former Secretary-General of the The Commonwealth, Chief Emeka Anyaoku, presented this request to President Bola Tinubu during their meeting with him on Friday at the State House, Abuja. Addressing newsmen after the…
The BBC said Friday it had asked disgraced former presenter Huw Edwards to return his salary from the time he was arrested in November last year on charges of making indecent images of children. Edwards, one of the most recognisable faces on UK television, pleaded guilty last month to three charges and now faces a…
The Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) has urged the Federal Government to hold accountable those responsible for authorising and executing the invasion of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) headquarters in Abuja. Mr Festus Osifo, TUC President described the invasion as a grave violation of fundamental rights, particularly the freedoms of speech and expression. He,…
Bauchi State Police Command has confirmed the killing of one Habibu Aminu from Lere village in the Tafawa Balewa Local Government Area of the state by an operative of Operation Safe Heaven stationed in the area. This was disclosed by the state Police Public Relations Officer, Ahmed Wakil, in a press release issued on Wednesday….
Osun State Police Command has warned that it will not tolerate any attempt to jeopardise the peace and security of the state. Issuing the warning through a statement by the Commissioner of Police, Mohammed Umar Abba through the Command spokesperson, Yemisi Opalola on Wednesday, the police also warned that it will not fold its arms…
Envoys of Côte d’Ivoire, Poland, Britain and the U.S. diplomatic missions have commended Nigeria’s strategic approach to the recent nationwide protests. The envoys disclosed this in separate remarks on Wednesday in Abuja when foreign affairs minister, Yussuf Tuggar briefed Heads of Diplomatic Missions on the protests. Ambassador of Côte d’Ivoire, Kalilou Traore commended Tuggar for…
DELTA Obedient Elders’ Council, yesterday, said the “insensitive speech” of President Bola Tinubu to toiling Nigerians at a moment of great expectations from him showed that he is out of touch with the reality of the country. Reacting to issues from the ongoing #EndBadGovernace protest across the country, the Obedient Council, in a statement by…
The Minister of Power, Chief Adebayo Adelabu, has declared that there has been improvement in the power sector following the reforms introduced by the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu administration. A statement by the ministry on Wednesday said Adelabu stated this during the first meeting of the Inter-Ministerial Power Sector Working Group set up by the…
Kalu Aja, a financial analyst and educator, has accused President Bola Tinubu’s media of being dysfunctional. “The President’s Media team is dysfunctional,” Aja posted on X. The statement followed a seemingly cold war between two of Tinubu’s media aides. The disagreement is centered on a video posted on the President’s verified X page on Wednesday….
Minister of Finance, Wale Edun has said President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is targeting fresh fiscal measures, including outright tax breaks for companies employing more Nigerians, and others to reduce inflation. Edun disclosed this in a recent interview on AIT’s Money Line program. He said the fiscal incentives including the ranges of import duties exemptions will…
President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday approved the appointments into the governing councils of some federal universities and tertiary institutions of learning. A statement by presidential spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, named the institutions to include the Nigerian Maritime University, Okerenkoko, Delta State; Nigerian University of Science and Technology, Abuja; Federal University of Agriculture, Bassam-Biyi, Bayelsa; Federal University…
The Inspector-General of Police Special Task Force on Petroleum and Illegal Bunkering, IGP-STFPI, said it arrested 17 suspects over pipeline vandalism and illegal oil bunkering nationwide in one month. The Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, made the disclosure on Wednesday in Abuja during a media briefing to showcase the achievements of the task…
An American woman who was found chained to a tree “screaming” in a forest in the western Indian state of Maharashtra had blamed her husband, but it has now emerged that she chained herself Lalita Kayi, 50, was rescued on July 27 from the dense forests of Sindhudurg district after her cries for help…
The Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, has faulted former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, for warning security agencies against using lethal force against protesters. In a statement issued on Tuesday night August 6, Atiku warned that those who authorise the use of lethal force against peaceful civilian protesters will…
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Tuesday announced the approval for a pivotal financial accommodation to support the proposed merger between Unity Bank Plc and Providus Bank Limited. The apex bank, in a statement by its acting Director of Corporate Communications, Hakama Sidi-Ali, said the move is designed to bolster the stability of the…
Suspected far-right rioters appeared in British courts on Tuesday as the government said 6,000 specialist police were ready to deal with England’s worst disorder in over a decade. Almost 400 people have been arrested and 100 charged over the week-long disturbances sparked by online misinformation about the murder of three children in a mass stabbing,…
