Daily Archives: February 8, 2024

A security guard has been detained by the court on allegations of raping a 13-year-old girl in Lagos.

In Lagos, an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court has directed the detention of Mohammed Sanni, a 50-year-old security guard, in the Nigerian Correctional Service facility for allegedly sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl. The Presiding Chief Magistrate, O.A Layinka, refrained from taking Sanni’s plea and instructed that the case file be forwarded to the Director of Public Prosecutions…

NNPCL denies planning to increase fuel price

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL) has refuted rumors of any intention to raise the price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), commonly referred to as petrol. In a statement released on Thursday, February 8, the Chief Corporate Communications Officer of NNPCL, Olufemi Soneye, urged Nigerians to refrain from engaging in panic buying of petrol.…

France registers more than 5000 fatalities attributed to the summer heat of 2023.

France’s health authorities announced that more than 5,000 individuals succumbed to the summer heat last year, as revealed on Thursday, February 8. Caroline Semaille, director of France’s public health agency, emphasized the widespread impact, stating that “everyone has been affected” while presenting a comprehensive report on heat-related fatalities in the previous year. The summer of…