22 drown as boat capsizes in Niger, six bodies recovered
No fewer than 22 passengers drowned on Monday in a boat accident in Niger State. The victims were said to be going from Kasabu village in the Agwara Local Government Area of Niger State to Yauri in Kebbi State, on Monday morning when the boat capsized due to a downpour accompanied by heavy wind. As […]
Pregnant woman, 17 others die in Rivers illegal refinery explosion
No fewer than 18 people, including a pregnant woman, have lost their lives following an explosion in an illegal oil refining site in the Ibas community in the Emuoha Local Government Area of Rivers State. It was learned that the incident occurred late Sunday night when some people in the community were scooping petroleum products. […]
NAF bombs terrorists’ camps threatening Borno military formations
The Nigerian Air Force, on Monday, said, its air strikes destroyed terrorists’ hideouts in Tumbuns located on the fringes of Lake Chad in Borno State. Also destroyed were strategic logistics bases of the terrorists in the area. The NAF Director of Public Relations and Information, Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet, in a statement on Monday, said […]
Eight Jos residents killed in Independence Day attack
A total of eight persons were, on Monday, confirmed dead after gunmen attacked Adu village in the Bassa Local Government Area of Plateau State. The National Publicity Secretary of the Irigwe Development Association, Davidson Malison, who confirmed the killings in a statement on Monday, said five other villagers were also injured during the attack, which […]
How Sam Larry was arrested – Police source
The Lagos State Police Command late Thursday night confirmed the arrest of controversial Lagos socialite, Balogun Eletu, better known as Sam Larry over an ongoing investigation into the circumstances leading to the death of late Singer, Ilerioluwa Aloba aka Mohbad. However, details have emerged on how the popular music promoter was arrested. A police source […]
NATO’s secretary-general meets with Zelensky to discuss ‘ending Russia’s aggression’
NATO’s secretary-general met with Ukraine’s president to discuss the status of the war and needs of troops on Thursday, the day after Russia accused Ukraine’s Western allies of helping plan and conduct last week’s missile strike on the Black Sea Fleet’s headquarters in the annexed Crimean Peninsula. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that NATO Secretary-General […]
Military intercepts N388m stolen crude, arrests 22
The military high command said, on Thursday, that troops on operation in the Niger Delta area foiled the theft of crude oil to the tune of N388,469,650.00 and arrested 22 suspected oil thieves in the process. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj. Gen. Buba Edward, disclosed this in Abuja while briefing journalists on the activities […]
Google announces N75m grant for 15 Nigerian SMEs
Google has announced the opening of applications for its Hustle Academy SMB Fund. It stated that the N75m equity-free fund, which was dedicated to Nigerian Small and Medium-sized Businesses, would offer N5m to 15 Nigerian small business owners. In a statement, the firm noted that small businesses form the backbone of the country’s economy but […]
Wait for Tinubu’s October 1 broadcast; don’t go on strike – National Economic Council tells Nigerians
The National Economic Council (NEC) has said the organised labour should be patient and wait for the October 1 Independence Day broadcast by President Bola Tinubu, claiming he would discuss issues of welfare. The NEC hence urged the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) to shelve their planned industrial action. The Plateau […]
Nigerian agency, DSS releases Shiites’ leader, Ibrahim Musa
The Department of State Services (DSS) has released Ibrahim Musa, the Editor-in-chief of Almizan Newspaper and former spokesman for the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN). Musa was released on Thursday evening. It was earlier reported that Musa was arrested by the DSS while he was on his way to Medina, Saudi Arabia. “His arrest by […]