A petroleum tanker accident in Ahumbe village along Alliade- Makurdi federal highway in Gwer East Local Government Area (LGA) of Benue State, yesterday claimed 60 lives with several others injured. An eyewitness, who identified himself as Austin, said the tanker was carrying fuel from the eastern part of the country, heading to Makurdi when it … Read more
Labour unions in the public service on Monday said they had started mobilising workers against the delay by the Federal Government to implement the new minimum wage signed into law on April 18. The unions, under the aegis of the Trade Union Side (TUS) of the Joint National Public Service Negotiating Council (JNPSNC), said in … Read more
The operatives of the Lagos State Task Force, said they have arrested 77 suspected criminals, including sex workers during a midnight raid in some parts of the state. Chairman of the task force, CSP Olayinka Egbeyemi, disclosed this in a press statement signed by Adebayo Taofiq, Head, Public Affairs Unit. He said that the mid-night … Read more
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has on Monday, praised the Nigerian Army for joining hands with his government to strengthen security in the State. The Governor said his two previous meetings with the Division of the Nigerian Army in the State yielded positive outcome, hailing the military for keeping its commitment to boost the … Read more
The Lagos State government has commenced the implementation of its plan to improve quality of education in all state-owned schools, with the tour of schools on Monday by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu to physically assess the state of facilities. The Governor said immediate repairs and rehabilitation of dilapidated facilities would be the first phase of the … Read more
Lagos Neighbourhood Safety Agency (LNSA) Chairman, DIG Israel Ajao (rtd) has on Monday, warned operatives of the Safety Corps against corruption under any guise while discharging their duties. The Chairman gave the warning while addressing, Principal Officers, State Officers, Divisional Commanders, Corps Officers, Deputy Corps Officers, and other members in charge of the various units … Read more
Lagos State Government, through the Health Facility Monitoring and Accreditation Agency (HEFAMAA), is set to clamp down on all illegal health facilities in the State to safeguard the health of the citizenry. Executive Secretary, Health Facility Monitoring and Accreditation Agency, HEFAMAA, Dr. Abiola Idowu who made the disclosure at the end of a three-day capacity … Read more
Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State on Monday set up a 7-man committee to look into the account of Local Government Areas (LGAs) and Local Council Development Area (LCDAs) from January, 2018 to May 2019. Makinde asked the committee to submit its report within 6 weeks. The governor explained that the action became necessary due … Read more
Deputy president of the Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE), Umar Tudunwada, is dead, Igbere TV reports. Igbere TV learnt that the former managing director of Radio Kano and general manager of Freedom Radio died in an accident on Sunday on the Kano-Kaduna road while returning from a meeting of the Broadcasting Organisation of Nigeria (BON) … Read more
Three people are in the custody of The Lagos State Police Command following their arrest last month overproduction of fake and adulterated drinks. According to a statement released by PPRO, Bala Elkana, the arrest of the suspects followed a tip-off about the illegal production of alcoholic beverages on Lagos Island. Giving the address as No. … Read more
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu yesterday paid tribute to late Alhaja Abibat Mogaji, describing the market leader as a “fantastic adviser and selfless leader”. The governor said this at a thanksgiving service marking the 6th remembrance of the late Iyaloja-General of Nigerian market woman. Represented by his deputy, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat, Sanwo-Olu said the late mother of … Read more
Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike, has said people living with HIV/AIDS would henceforth receive free treatment in the state. Rivers is ranked third among the states with the highest prevalence rate of HIV/AIDS in Nigeria, according to the Nigerian HIV/AIDs Indicator and Impact Survey (NAIIS) released in March this year. Akwa Ibom State has the … Read more
A Chief Magistrates’ Court in Minna has remanded four men who allegedy attempted kidnap. Legbo Yasaba, Ndako Adamu, Makun Mohammed and Baba Salla were arraigned on two counts of criminal conspiracy and attempt to commit offence to wit kidnapping. The Police Prosecutor, ASP. Daniel Ikwoche, told the court that one Mohammed Gbako of Etsu Audu … Read more
Seven men have been arraigned in a Wuse Zone 6 Magistrates’ Court, Abuja, for allegedly attacking policemen on duty and burning four vehicles worth N3.7 million. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reported that the police charged Shuaibu Iliyasu, Abdulmajid Ibrahim, Abdulrahman Lawali, Nasiru Alhassan, Abdulkadir Sanusi, Sanusi Suleiman, and Muktari Musa with three counts … Read more
Eight persons have been confirmed dead, while 12 others injured on Wednesday in multiple accidents involving seven vehicles around Danco filling station on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway. Mr Clement Oladele, the Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Ogun, confirmed this incident in Abeokuta on Thursday. Oladele confirmed that the accident, which occurred around 7:56 … Read more
A Lagos businesswoman, Abimbola Ayanwale has been killed by yet to be identified men. According to a friend, the lady received a call on Monday, June 1, 2019 around 8pm and left. By the time it was 10:45pm her dead body was already lying down on the road in Maryland. It was gathered that her … Read more
A renewed clash between members of rival cult groups have left no fewer than five cultists dead in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital. Two young men were beheaded by suspected cultists in the metropolis following a battle for supremacy between the Greenlanders and Debam, also known as Bobos. The three others were also killed in … Read more
The Ekiti State Police Command, on Wednesday, said it has arrested a herdsman for allegedly beheading a lady believed to be his girlfriend in Ilasa Ekiti, Ekiti East Local Government Area of the state. The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Caleb Ikechukwu who confirmed the killing, said investigations into the incident had commenced. … Read more
Some gunmen suspected to be Fulani herdsmen, on Wednesday, unleashed mayhem on travellers at the Ikire axis of the Ife-Ibadan Expressway and shot dead an employee of the Atakumosa West Local Government Area of Osun State, Samson Adenipekun. It was gathered that the deceased was travelling to Ibadan, Oyo State, in an unregistered Toyota Corolla … Read more
The Ikeja Electricity Distribution Company (IKEDC) has reportedly cut off power supply to seven streets at Gowon Estate in the Alimosho area of Lagos over claims that one of its officials was assaulted by a resident of the Estate. According to The PUNCH, that the IE officials had vowed not to reconnect the 5th Avenue, … Read more