Landlady, husband flee after dumping corpse into canal

13 May 2024

A landlord, Bola Abiodun, and her husband, identified simply as Sunday, have flown their Temidire community home in the Ifo Local Government Area of Ogun State after allegedly disposing of their tenant’s body in a canal. Our correspondent learnt that the incident, which occurred at about 12:05 pm on May 8, 2024, led the state […]

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BREAKING: Workers stranded as labour pickets Jos DisCo, NERC

13 May 2024

Members of the Nigerian Labour Congress in Plateau State and the Trade Union Congress on Monday blocked the entrance of the headquarters of Jos Electricity Distribution Company in Jos, the state capital. The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission offices located at the Gold and Base axis in Jos were also picketed by the union members, leaving […]

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$2.5bn fraud: EFCC to collaborate with UK prosecutors on Diezani’s case

13 May 2024

There were sians over the weekend that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission plans to join forces with the United Kingdom prosecutors as an interested party in the trial of former Petroleum Minister, Diezani Alison-Madueke, in a UK court. A team from the anti-graft commission is expected in London to initiate this process by filing […]

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Some student have been rescued – kogi governor

12 May 2024

The Kogi State Government has said some students of the Confluence University of Science and Technology, Osara, Okene, who were kidnapped by gunmen last Thursday have been rescued. While the number of rescued students remains unknown, the government attributed the rescue operation to the dominant show of firepower by security operatives and local vigilante men […]

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Gunmen attacks NPF, FRSC in Enugu

12 May 2024

There was a reign of terror at Orba and Eha-Alumona in Udenu and Nsukka Local Government Areas of Enugu State, respectively, as gunmen attacked two operatives each of the Nigeria Police Force and Federal Road Safety Corps on Saturday. The attack came barely 24 hours after two policemen on a stop-and-search duty were attacked and […]

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FG to collect fresh $2.25bn loan from World bank June 13

12 May 2024

The Federal Government is poised to receive fresh loan funding from the World Bank, with approval expected for loans totalling $2.25bn on June 13, 2024. The funding will be received via two major development projects. The first project is the Nigeria Reforms for Economic Stabilization to Enable Transformation Development Policy Financing, which is set to […]

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Armed men kill two police in Enugu

11 May 2024

The policemen attached to the divisional Headquarters were said to be conducting a stop-and-search along Presidential Road, Enugu when they suddenly came under attack by armed men. The incident was said to have happened around 9.30pm. While reacting to the development on Saturday, Governor Peter Mbah has placed a N10 million bounty on the heads […]

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Two Die, Three Vehicles Burnt In Lagos Tanker Explosion

11 May 2024

Tragedy struck Friday night, when a 33,000 litres petrol-laden tanker went up in flames, burning two =persons to death. The fire incident occurred at the ljesha end of the Cele Link Bridge, Surulere, Lagos. According to an eyewitness, Mr Jide Alabi, the incident happened at about 11.12 p.m., on Friday. He said the tanker driver […]

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Lagos state government announce traffic diversion

11 May 2024

The Lagos State Government has announced a traffic diversion plan along Adeniji through Falomo, including Bourdillon and Queens Drive on the Lagos Island. According to a statement from the Commissioner for Transportation, Oluwaseun Osiyemi, issued on Friday, the diversion aims to facilitate the repair of deteriorated asphaltic sections of the roads. The repair work is […]

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