Fatal crash kills one in Ile-Ife
A fatal road traffic accident occurred in the Onirin area of Ile-Ife on Wednesday morning, claiming one life and leaving another person injured. The incident involved a single commercial truck, which reportedly suffered a brake failure. According to a First Information Report from the office of the Osun Sector Commander, Corps Commander T.A. Sokunbi, the […]
Governor Adeleke Crowns Monica Adenike Queen of Adire, Commissions Nike Arts Gallery
Governor Ademola Adeleke has honoured Chief (Mrs) Monica Adenike Okundaye as the Queen of Adire in recognition of her local and global contributions to the adoption and popularity of adire textile. The Governor conferred the honour on the proprietor of Nike Arts Gallery today while commissioning the gallery complex building at Akoda, Osun state. In […]
FG orders immediate reopening of independence bridge
The Minister of Works, Senator David Umahi has directed the immediate reopening of the Independence Bridge in Lagos to vehicular traffic. The directive followed the earlier closure of the bridge by the Federal Government for planned maintenance and rehabilitation works. The commencement of repairs yesterday caused horrendous experiences on the part of Lagos residents who […]
Kebbi Will Re-elect Tinubu, Idris In 2027 – DG NAMA
The managing director of the National Airspace Management Agency (NAMA), Engr Ahmed Umar Farouk, has declared that the people of Kebbi State will vote for President Bola Tinubu and Governor Nasir Idris for their second terms in 2027. Farouk stated this yesterday while speaking with journalists at Birnin Kebbi. The NAMA DG, an APC stalwart […]
Father, Stepmother Arrested Over Mysterious Death Of 3 Sisters ln Delta
The father and the stepmother of three sisters have been arrested after the siblings reportedly died while on a visit to their father’s residence in Oruhworun, Udu local government area of Delta State. The father’s house is in the Delta Steel Company (DSC) township. Reports said that the sisters live apart from their father, who […]
President Tinubu departs Nigeria for France
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will today, Wednesday, depart the country for Paris, France, on a short working visit. Tinubu’s spokesperson, Bayo Onanuga, said this in a statement issued in Abuja on Wednesday. According to the statement, during the visit, Tinubu will appraise his administration’s mid-term performance and assess key milestones. Onanuga said the president will […]
Nigeria police raid ‘Yahoo School’ in Lagos, arrest 10 suspects
Lagos State Police Command has uncovered and smashed internet fraud training facility, commonly referred to as “Yahoo School”, operating in the Iju area of the state. This was contained in a statement by the command’s spokesman, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin, on Tuesday in Lagos. According to Hundeyin, the police arrested four yahoo experts and six trainees. […]
Rivers pastor in police custody for suspected homosexuality
The General Overseer of a new generation church in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, simply identified as Elijah, has been arrested by the police for alleged homosexuality. PUNCH Metro gathered that the cleric whose church is on Eagle Island, Port Harcourt, landed in trouble after videos of him indulging in the act were leaked […]
Lynched travellers: Tension in Edo as DSS arrests principal suspects
Operatives of the Department of State Security have arrested two principal suspects involved in the killing of 16 Nigerians of northern extraction in Uromi, Esan North East Local Government last week. According to a statement by the Chief Press Secretary to Governor Monday Okpehbolo, Fred Itua, the suspects were arrested by operatives of the DSS […]
FG threatens to revoke dormant oil blocks licences
The Minister of State Petroleum Resources (Oil), Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, threatened to withdraw oil blocks from owners that have failed to develop them. This is against the backdrop of the Federal Government calling on international oil companies operating in Nigeria to ramp up investment in the country’s oil and gas sector, emphasising that the current […]
