The mayor of Derna in eastern Libya, along with several other officials, has been taken into custody on suspicion of mismanagement and negligence in relation to the dam failures that led to catastrophic flooding in the city two weeks ago, as confirmed by Libya’s attorney general’s office on Monday, September 25. Based in the capital,…
The Federal Government has reported a total of 11,587 suspected cases of diphtheria in the nation, with 7,202 confirmed cases spanning 105 local government areas (LGAs) across 18 states, including the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) released these statistics on Monday, September 25, providing an update on…
The Lagos State Governorship Election Tribunal has removed the Labour Party and its candidate, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, from the petition filed by Olajide Adediran, popularly known as Jandor, of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) challenging the recent governorship election results. During the hearing on September 25, as reported by Channels TV, the tribunal, chaired by Justice…
The Ekiti State Police Command has escalated efforts to locate a missing 500-level female student of Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti, Helen Eberechukwu Okorie. In a statement issued on Saturday, September 23, 2023, in Ado-Ekiti, the Command’s spokesperson, DSP Sunday Abutu, revealed that the 23-year-old student has been unaccounted for since September 13, 2023. The…
A show promoter based in Canada, Prince George, has disclosed that Mohbad passed away on the very day his Canadian visa was approved. George, who attended a candlelight procession organized by the Nigerian community in Toronto, Canada, on Saturday night, September 23, revealed that he had planned to surprise Bella Shmurda, the late singer’s close…
Mohammed Shehu, the Chairman of the Revenue Mobilization Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC), has called for the suspension of pension payments to former governors who subsequently assume roles as senators or ministers. In an interview with Sunday Vanguard in Abuja, Shehu emphasized that it is unfair to the states for former Governors to continue receiving…
Moses Jolayemi, the coordinator of the 2023 Labour Party Presidential Campaign Council in Ekiti State, has expressed the view that Peter Obi’s decision to appeal the tribunal ruling at the Supreme Court is a pointless endeavor. Jolayemi, who switched to the Labour Party after serving as the chairman of Segun Oni’s media team during his…
In Gwaram Local Government Area of Jigawa State, a newborn baby was discovered abandoned on a farm. According to reports from Daily Trust, a farmer named Dubore stumbled upon the infant inside a carton while working on Sunday morning, September 24, 2023. Dubore promptly alerted the village head of Wurya in Gwaram Tsohuwa about the…
In the early hours of today, Saturday, September 23, 2023, a plastic company situated in the Ilupeju area of Lagos fell victim to a devastating fire. A statement issued by Adebayo Taofiq, the Director of the Public Affairs and Enlightenment Department of LASTMA, indicated that LASTMA officials arrived at the scene of the fire incident…
Cristiano Ronaldo has responded emphatically to claims suggesting that his career is on the decline, refuting rumors that he’s on the verge of retiring. This rebuttal comes on the heels of his outstanding performance in Saudi Arabia, where the 38-year-old netted two goals in Al-Nassr’s thrilling 4-3 win against Al-Ahli on Friday evening, September 22.…
