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Between January and July 2024, Nigeria lost an average of 437,000 barrels of crude oil daily, worth about $10bn due to theft, vandalism, and other criminal activities, the House of Representatives declared on Thursday. As a result, the House of Representatives Special Committee on Oil Theft and Losses commenced investigations into the illegal lifting of […]
Jos, Nigeria — At least 16 students were killed on Friday when a school in central Nigeria collapsed on pupils taking exams, according to an AFP correspondent. Trapped students were heard crying for help under the rubble after the Saint Academy school in Jos North district of Plateau State fell in on classrooms. Mechanical diggers tried […]
The Oyo State Government has declared Monday, July 8, 2024, a work-free day in commemoration of the Islamic New Year, Hijrah 1446AH. In a statement signed by the Commissioner for Information, Prince Dotun Oyelade, the state government acknowledged the significance of Hijrah in the lives of its Muslim residents. “Monday, July 8, 2024, has been […]
This has sparked a huge protest in the vicinity. Ukum is one of the three LGAs in the Sankera ancestral bloc that has mostly come under attack by armed outlaws for many years, despite several joint security operations aimed at eradicating gangsterism in the area. Residents say the latest killings occurred in the early […]
A two-storey building has collapsed in Lagos as the state battles torrential rain which has triggered flood in many parts of the state. The building… A two-storey building has collapsed in Lagos as the state battles torrential rain which has triggered flood in many parts of the state. The building collapsed at No 12 Cameroun […]
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has closed down approximately 100 shops in Enugu State’s Ogbete Main Market for allegedly selling suspected fake beverages. Martins Iluyomade, the Director of NAFDAC in the Southeast region, said the agency took action following a raid conducted on Monday. During the operation, NAFDAC […]
The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ola Olukoyede, on Thursday, ordered the arrest of two officers of the commission allegedly involved in the manhandling of a female hotel worker in Lagos. Olukoyede’s directive was in response to a viral video showing two officers manhandling a female hotel worker in Lagos. The viral […]
On June 27, 2024, at approximately 7:30 a.m., a devastating accident occurred on Charity Road, opposite Chapters Hotel, Abule Egba. A bike rider, carrying a passenger, violated traffic laws, prompting a police officer to give chase. The pursuit ended in tragedy when the bike fell, causing a fatal injury to the passenger. According to […]
⁸ “A Nigerian car mechanic has taken on the sole care of his baby, Blessing, after her mother struggled with mental health challenges and left him shortly after giving birth. With no one to rely on for childcare, he has been bringing his infant daughter to his workshop, where he works hard to provide for […]
Happy democracy day, fellow Nigerian. May 29 made it 25 years of being under democratic rule. On this basis, the democracy day was celebrated yearly on May 29 until six years ago on June 7, 2018. On that day, President Buhari changed the date, from the earlier May 29 which marked the entry into the […]
