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Fire broke out on Wednesday morning at the international wing of the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos State, Southwest Nigeria with the primary gateway section of the airport being affected. Firefighters have been swiftly mobilised to contain the fire while passengers and airport personnel have been evacuated from the affected building. Meanwhile, the incident has affected…
Three black people have been killed after a white man wielding a high-calibre handgun attacked a store in the US city of Jacksonville, Florida. Local authorities described the crime as racially motivated. The gunman was said to be dressed in a tactical vest and is believed to have killed himself after committing the crime. Jacksonville…
The police in Kano has imposed a ban on all forms of protest. The Commissioner of Police in the state, Husaini Gumel, made the announcement at the state headquarters on Monday. According to him, intelligence reports revealed that both the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) and the All Progressives Congress (APC) are mobilising for street…
The President of Egypt, Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has pardoned a prominent Egyptian activist, Ahmed Douma on 15 years jail term and other prisoners. According to local media, Douma was sentenced in 2019 to 15 years in prison for rioting and attacking security forces. He led the pro-democracy revolt that toppled autocrat Hosni Mubarak government in…
Reports has it that the Eastern Ngwa Police Station in Obingwa Local Government has arrested the General Overseer of Agape Evangelical Ministeries (City of Miracles) located in Obikabia Junction Aba , Abia State after a married female Evangelist and mother of five identified as “Evangelist Happiness”who lodged with him at Jubilee Guest House Ovom, Ogborhill…
Torrential rains in India’s Himalayas have triggered landslides over the weekend, killing at least 18 people, with dozens trapped or missing. TV footage from India’s Himachal Pradesh state showed houses flattened by landslide, buses and cars hanging on the edge of precipices after roads gave way, and hundreds of people at rescue sites as emergency…
At fewer than 10 persons has feared dead and others injured as a section of the 150-year-old Zaria Central Mosque collapsed on Friday during a prayer session. The incident occurred at about 4 pm while the worshipers were praying. The Emir of Zazzau, Mallam Ahmed Nuhu Bamalli confirmed the incident to newsme on Thursday. He…
A bloody fights between rival cult groups during the Osun Osogbo festival has reportedly led to the death of three persons. It was also reportedly that the deadly clash led to varying degrees of injuries on 12 other persons when fighting broke out during the grand finale of the acclaimed international traditional festival. Till the…
The bodies of 11 people have been found after fire broke out at a holiday home for persons with disability in the Haut-Rhin department town of Wintzenheim, in eastern France, local authorities say. Chief fire commander in Wintzenheim and head of rescue operations, Philippe Hauwiller, said 17 other persons were led to safety with one…
“In a courtroom session at Ikeja Magistrates’ Court, a 44-year-old man named Afeez Oriyomi faced charges today related to the alleged theft of 460 litres of diesel valued at N368,000. The accused, Oriyomi, whose residence details were not disclosed, entered a plea of not guilty to the two-count charge of theft and conspiracy. According to…
Governor Muhammadu Yahaya of Gombe State expressed deep sorrow over the tragic killing of Sheikh Ibrahim Albani, a respected Islamic scholar. The scholar was brutally murdered by alleged thieves who invaded his residence in the Tabra area along the state metropolis bypass. Governor Yahaya attended the funeral prayer for Sheikh Ibrahim Albani at the Bolari…
Canadian rapper Tory Lanez has been sentenced to 10 years imprisonment for shooting grammy award winner Megan Thee Stallion. In December 2022, Tory was convicted and charged with three gun-related charges, which included assault with a semiautomatic handgun; carrying a loaded unregistered firearm in a vehicle; and discharging a firearm with gross negligence. The incident…
In Kano State, a Sharia Court has ruled that Abdulwahab Yusuf, a 23-year-old man who admitted to stealing cow skin valued at N8,500, should be remanded in a correctional facility. Yusuf, a resident of Tukuntawa Quarters in Kano, was brought before the court on a theft charge by the police. Presiding Judge Umar Lawal-Abubakar adjourned…
A mob gathered on Monday following an unfortunate incident involving a man named Yusuf who was struck by a BRT bus. Allegedly, Yusuf had been pushed by policemen in the Ketu area of Lagos State, leading to the tragic collision with the vehicle. The Lagos State Police Command, however, refuted claims of an attack on…
Troops of Operation Hadarin Daji OPHD have rescued five travelers abducted by bandits along Tsafe – Gusau road in Zamfara state. The troops responded to a distress call about armed bandits kidnap activities and robbery along Tsafe – Gusau highway between Tazame and Tabbani villages under Bungudu LGA of Zamfara state. They swung into action…
The Lagos state government has suspended the general manager of Lagos State Infrastructure and Asset Management Agency (LASIAMA), Adenike Adekanmbi. This followed the submitted report by the panel appointed to investigate the unfortunate elevator accident at the General Hospital, Odan, that led to the death of Dr Vwaere Diaso. The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Information…
Popular Tiktoker, Okoye Blessing Nwakego, also known as Ego, who in July accused actress Eniola Badmus of connecting girls to top politicians in Nigeria has been sentenced to prison. A Federal High Court in Lagos sentenced Ego to three years imprisonment with the option of a fine of N150,000 on Wednesday. Justice Nicholas Oweibo convicted…
The National Labour Congress (NLC) has began a nationwide protest over the removal of fuel subsidies and the perceived lack of adequate palliative measures. Thousands of demonstrators have taken to the streets in various cities across the country, demanding immediate government action to address these pressing concerns. In the FCT, they have gained entrance in…
A great panic was felt in the Ikeja area of Lagos State on Tuesday as a helicopter crashed into a building and burst into flames. The incident occurred opposite AP fuel station, close to a branch of the United Bank for Africa in the Oba Akran area of the state capital. It was learnt that…
A Japanese man identified with the name Toco has amazed old and young with him spending a staggering $20,000 to transform himself into a border collie dog. Toco got to accomplish this incredible feat by obtaining a hyper-realistic dog costume produced by a Japanese company known as Zeppet. He spent 40 days creating a detailed…
The Police Command in Anambra State has confirmed the death of a family of five in a bungalow at Oze Village, Nkwelle Ezunaka. The man and his wife as well as two of their children, his mother-in law and his new apprentice died the first night they moved into the new house built by the…
A Nigerian Actress, Eniola Badmus recently accused of arranging young ladies for sexual purposes to politicians on social media said she is insisting on charging the TikTok user, Ego Okoye who made the claim for defamation. The actress made the statement in a video clip confirming Okoye’s arrest after she made a viral post tagging…
The Lagos State Government has urged the public to disregard purported plans to conduct mass burial for casualties of the 2020 #EndSARS incident, describing it as handiwork of mischief makers. Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Health, Dr Olusegun Ogboye, made the remarks in a statement on Sunday, while reacting to the purported reports. He said the…
Senator Iyiola Omisore, the National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has been replaced with the Deputy National Secretary, Festus Fuanter. This is just as the proposed National Caucus and National Executive Committee, NEC, meetings scheduled for July 18 and 19 have been put on hold. The new developments were declared openly by the…
Troops of the 192 Battalion Nigerian Army (NA), operating within the 81 Division Area of Responsibility, have successfully busted an international ammunition smuggling syndicate. The details of this feat from the army was contained in a statement on Monday, by Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu, the Director, Army Public Relations. Acting on actionable intelligence, the troops…
Sopurum Hotel, situated in the Nkwelle community, Onitsha, Anambra State, has been gutted by fire. It was reported that the incident which occurred early hours of Monday, led to the burning of a substantial part of the hotel structure. Fire fighters of the fire service from Delta and Anambra states are currently at the scene…
Some gunmen assaulted the Redeemed Christian Church of God at Abule-Ori in Obafemi Owode Local Government Area of Ogun State on Saturday, killing the pastor and abducting seven worshippers. Our journalist gathered that the incident occurred around midnight during the vigil. Confirming the incident, the State So-Safe Corps Commander, Soji Ganzallo, said his officers rescued…
The Federal Road Safety Commission, FRSC, Osun division Command has made public that two bodies have been recovered by tactical divers from a river in Eti-Oni, Osun State The FRSC division Commander, Henry Benamaisia made this public in a statement signed by Agnes Ogungbemi, Sector Public Education Officer in Osun State Benamaisia said that the…
Three miners were reportedly killed on Friday, they were said to have been shot dead at a mining site around Tanjol in Jol community of Riyom local government area in Plateau State. Confirming the incident, Rwang Tengwong, the National Publicity Secretary of Berom Youth Movement (BYM), said other miners and farmers around have fled the…
An highly placed Commander of the Islamic State of West African Province, (ISWAP), popularly known as Kiriku, has reportedly died after he was bitten badly by a venomous snake in Sambisa forest, Borno State. The late Commander was said to have died three days after the incident and wasn’t medically attended to. It was reported…
Edo State Taskforce fighting against Human Trafficking has apprehended and arrested a 48-year-old man, identified as Anthony Igbinogun, and his girlfriend, Joy Umukoro, 28, for allegedly selling their one-month-old baby to buy drugs. The two suspects were reportedly apprehended with their friend James Precious, who was an accomplains. He was said to have linked them…
