A couple and one other man were crushed to d@ath by a truck along Sagamu-Ogijo road in Ogun State. The crash which involved a Foton truck with registration number EKY 778 XM, a space wagon car with registration number AM299AHD, and a Bajaj motorcycle with number plate JGB 265 WG occurred on Sunday, October…
A 45-year-old man identified simply as Kazeem, has drowned in a river at Odo Tente, a boundary community between Lagos and Ogun states. The incident occurred on Friday, around 11 am after the deceased took a hard drug suspected to be Colorado. It was gathered that Kazeem started to act under the influence…
The Federal Government has reassured Nigerians of brighter days ahead as it continues to implement policies aimed at revamping the country’s economy. Since taking office last year, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has introduced major reforms designed to revive the economy and attract foreign investments. However, these changes, including the removal of the fuel subsidy…
Poultry farmers in Nigeria have raised alarms over a looming increase in egg prices, with projections suggesting a hike from the current N5,500 to as much as N10,000 per crate. The Poultry Association of Nigeria (PAN) attributes the potential surge to rising transportation costs following fuel subsidy removal and the sharp increase in feed…
Nigeria’s Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has attributed the frequent flight cancellations and rising ticket prices in the country to a shortage of aircraft. Speaking in an interview with BBC Pidgin on Saturday, October 12, Keyamo acknowledged the challenges faced by both local and international travelers, including flight delays without prior…
Men of the Ekiti State Amotekun Corps have arrested a 35-year-old man, Musa Abdullahi from Sokoto State, suspected of supplying food and other courier services to armed bandits and terrorists terrorising the state. The Head of the Communications Department of the Corps, Officer Adeleye Abiodun, who disclosed this in a statement at the weekend…
A train crushed a 50-year-old man identified simply as Emmanuel to d@ath in the Oshodi area of Lagos State. The incident happened near Arena Shopping Mall on Saturday, October 12, 2024. The deceased’s sister informed the police that she received a phone call around 9 am alerting her that her older brother had…
No food has entered northern Gaza in Palestine since the start of October, putting 1 million people at risk of going hungry, the United Nations’ World Food Programme told CNN on Friday, October 11. In August, about 700 hundred aid trucks entered northern Gaza then in September, only 400 aid trucks entered, after commercial…
The Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Malam Mele Kyari, has lost his 25-year-old daughter, Fatima. Fatima passed away on Friday, October 11, 2024. Vice President, Kashim Shettima joined other mourners at the funeral prayer which was held at the Annur Mosque in Abuja. Shettima expressed his heartfelt…
The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) has accused the national oil company, NNPC, of selling fuel to them at over N1,000 per liter while purchasing it for less than N900 from the Dangote refinery. IPMAN’s national president, Abubakar Garima, stated in an interview on Thursday, October 10 that marketers have been unable…
