Fire razes 40 shops in Abuja market
A section of the popular Kaura Modern Market, located opposite the Prince and Princess market in the Kaura District of Abuja, was on Friday night gutted by fire. The fire, which reportedly started at about 11pm on Friday, razed about…
20 abducted victims regain freedom in Kwara
The Kwara State Police Command said that it had, in collaboration with local Vigilante, rescued 20 victims abducted on Osi/Obbo-Aiyegunle road in the Ekiti Local Government Area of the state. The Police in a statement by the state Police Public…
No plan to remove Ganduje, says APC
The move to remove the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Dr Abdullahi Ganduje, from office heightened again the last week following speculations that President Bola Tinubu may be considering an ambassadorial position for him to leave the country…
Kunle Buraimoh Foundation Hosts Maiden Osogbo Arts and Cultural Recognition Awards
The Kunle Buraimoh Foundation, a nongovernmental organization has hosted its inaugural Osogbo Arts and Cultural Recognition Awards on Tuesday, August 6, 2024. The ceremony, held at the Center for Black Culture and International Understanding in Osogbo, Osun State, honoured individuals…
Indian doctors down tools over colleague’s rape, murder
Indian doctors held a nationwide strike on Saturday, escalating protests after the “barbaric” rape and murder of their colleague that has channelled outrage at the chronic issue of violence against women. The discovery of the 31-year-old doctor’s bloodied body at…
FIRS plans law to regulate crypto
The Executive Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service, Zacch Adedeji, has revealed that the Service would be seeking the support of the National Assembly to enact a law on the crypto industry. Adedeji said this on Saturday at a…
Over 1,000 #EndBadGovernance protesters in prison, says Amnesty International
Human rights organisation, Amnesty International, has stated that over 1000 #EndBadGovernance protesters are currently in prison custody nationwide following the recent hunger protests. The protests, which were held between August 1 and 10, turned violent in some parts of the…
LG poll: OSSIEC swears in electoral, assistant officers
Osun State Independent Electoral Commission, OSSIEC, has sworn in Electoral Officers, EOs, and Assistant Electoral Officers, AEOs. This is in preparation for the local government election in February 22, 2025. Performing the swearing-in, the Chairman of the Commission, Hashim Abioye…
Osun shuts steel mill, others over tax evasion
The Osun State Government on Friday said it has shut down Prism Steel Mill, Ikirun, and some business premises in Ede due to non-compliance and evasion of taxes. A statement by the Information Officer, of Osun State Internal Revenue Service,…
FG threatens to withdraw fuel marketers’ licences over hoarding
The queues for Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol, continued on Friday in Abuja, Niger, Nasarawa, Kaduna, and many other states as the Federal Government threatened to withdraw the operating licences of oil marketers involved in PMS hoarding. On Friday,…