Category: Breaking News
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 […]
Continue ReadingArmed 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 […]
Continue ReadingTwo 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 […]
Continue ReadingLagos 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 […]
Continue ReadingDana Air sack staffs
11 May 2024
In light of an ongoing operational audit by regulatory authorities, Dana Air has revealed that it has let go of certain employees. The Head of Corporate Communications for the airline, Kingsley Ezen, disclosed the development in a statement on Saturday. Dana Air emphasised that the audit, which is currently in progress, is a joint effort […]
Continue Reading63 years old land agent dies in detention
11 May 2024
Tragedy struck the Oke Kura Correctional Facility in llorin, Kwara State, as a 63-year-old land agent, Alhaji Taye Hussein Abubakar, passed away on Friday morning. According to the Daily Post, he was said to have been detained for over four months. Abubakar’s detention stemmed from legal disputes arising from his involvement in land deals, leaving […]
Continue ReadingHoodlum steal car with three years old inside
11 May 2024
A man, Taiwo Fayobi, has sought police intervention after hoodlums stole his Toyota Camry car with his son in it in the lkenne area of Ogun State. The PUNCH gathered that Fayobi was attempting to open the gate of his house when the hoodlums entered his vehicle and drove away with his three-year-old son. The […]
Continue ReadingKogi varsity strips lecturer accused of making sexual advances towards a female student
11 May 2024
A senior lecturer at the Federal University Lokoja, Kogi State, was, on Friday, stripped following accusations of making sexual advances towards a female student, The Nation reports. The lecturer, whose full name remains unknown, reportedly angered female undergraduates from the institution’s English Department, where he teaches, upon learning of his alleged misconduct. They insisted on […]
Continue ReadingLASEMA confirm death of man trapped in drainage
10 May 2024
The Lagos State Emergency Management Authority (LASEMA) has confirmed the death of a man trapped in an underground tunnel for five days around the Onipan area of the state. The LASEMA Permanent Secretary, Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, confirmed this in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday. He said the […]
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