The Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has called on the Nigerian Senate, to declare a state of emergency on federal roads within the state. Prince Dapo Abiodun made the call when he received the Senate Committee on Works in his office. Abiodun noted that it was pertinent that a state of emergency is declared…
Pandemonium and anxiety enveloped Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, as strange fire erupted in the house of former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Wednesday night. The house located at Ita-Eko area of Abeokuta was gutted by fire about 9:30pm believed to have been triggered by a power surge. Residents of the area and sympathizers who trooped…
The Northern Youth Coalition (NYC) has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to resign from office as a result of the growing level of insecurity in the country. The group said it was high time the president left the office before the country’s situation becomes similar to that of Somalia. The Guardian reports that the group’s national…
The ugly incident occurred at Atta in the Ikeduru local government area of Imo state, causing heavy traffic gridlock, The Nation reports. The newspaper adds that the lifeless body of the police officer was seen on the ground while police operatives who were at the scene of the incident cordoned the area from the people….
A man identified as Victor has been burnt to death by an angry mob in Calabar, Cross River State for allegedly stealing a fowl. According to Vanguard, the incident occurred on Tuesday at about 5:00 am at Abitu Avenue by Ekpo Edem beside Living Faith Church, Ekpo Edem in Calabar South Local Government. Witnesses at…
Residents of Jiddari Polo in Maiduguri, Borno capital, are currently running for cover following an attack launched by Boko Haram fighters. The attack happened hours after President Muhammed Buhari paid a condolence visit. Details later
A Magistrates’ Court in Gombe on Wednesday ordered that a man, Haruna Musa, who allegedly assisted his friend to defile his two daughters, aged seven and nine be remanded in a Nigerian Correctional Service centre in Gombe. The police charged Musa,46, and Yakubu Abubakar,43, with defilement. Chief Magistrate Babayo Usamatu, who gave the order, adjourned…
Tonto Dikeh, the Nollywood actress, has advised people to avoid relatives who have no regard for their mother, saying they could mean evil for them. The controversial actress took to her social media page on Tuesday to share her two cents with her numerous fans. According to her, having relatives who have little or no…
The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), is in Maiduguri, Borno State, on a sympathy visit over the latest killings by Boko Haram terrorists. He landed in Maiduguri at 12:45 pm from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. About 30 travelers were killed in the Sunday attacks in Auno, a location just 25 kilometers to Maiduguri. Many vehicles…
But for the timely intervention of firefighters from the Lagos State Fire Service, LSFS, it would have been another case of fire disaster on Wednesday morning at the RRS office in Alausa, Ikeja. There was a fire outbreak at the Nigeria Police Station, Rapid Response Squad, RRS, office at the Secretariat, Alausa, Ikeja with heavy…