Properties worth millions of naira have been destroyed after fire gutted three shops at the Ladipo Baale Roundabout Plank Market, Orile-Iganmu, Lagos. The fire broke out early on Thursday, August 1. The Permanent Secretary, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, Dr. Femi Oke-Osanyitolu, said no death was recorded in the incident. According to…
Cardi B, 31, is pregnant and expecting her third baby The rapper confirmed the news on Instagram on Thursday, August 1. She shared photos of her baby bump and wrote: “With every ending comes a new beginning! I am so grateful to have shared this season with you, you have brought me more love,…
The headquarters of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Jigawa State is currently on fire. The secretariat was torched during the violence that broke out in the protest against hunger.
The Niger State Police Command has said that 11 hoodlums have been arrested in connection with the burning of part of Tafa LGA secretariat during the ongoing nationwide protest. The spokesperson for the command, SP Wasiu Abiodun, in a statement on Thursday, said two cars were also set ablaze while two others were vandalized,…
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory FCT, Nyesom Wike, said security agencies in the territory have identified a senator as one of those sponsoring the anti-government protest. Wike disclosed this shortly after an emergency FCT Security Council meeting in Abuja on Thursday night, August 1. According to him, it was discovered that the…
A high court in Ghana has barred groups from holding protests against economic hardship in the country. High Court Justice Abena Afia Serwaa upheld a request by Ghana’s police to ban civil society groups from carrying out protests between July 31 and August 6 after the police told the court that they would not be…
Onyeka Onwenu revealed how she wants to be buried before her shocking demise. The legendary singer, actress, journalist, author and politician, known for her talent and activism, died on Tuesday night, July 30, at the Reddington Hospital in Lagos after slumping at the birthday party of Mrs Stella Okoli, where she performed for the…
Kenya’s Ministry of Health (MoH) has confirmed an outbreak of Monkey Pox at the Taita-Taveta one-stop border point. The reported case involves a traveller from Uganda to Rwanda passing through Kenya, raising concerns about potential regional transmission of the disease. In a statement issued on Wednesday, Principal Secretary Mary Muthoni Muriuki detailed the circumstances…
Lawyer/Activist, Deji Adeyanju, has reacted to a video of police officers in Lekki, Lagos state in a show of force a day to the Nationwide #endbadgovernance protest. The officers who were in their numbers marched through the streets chanting. Reacting to the video, Deji who is one of the conveners of the protes,…
The Edo State Police Command has assured citizens of their support and protection during the planned protests, as long as they are conducted peacefully. This announcement was made by the State Commissioner of Police, CP Funsho Adegboye, during a press briefing on Wednesday evening. CP Adegboye emphasized the right of citizens to protest,…
