The number of victims affected by the gas explosion that occurred in Calabar on Saturday has risen to 60, the News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) reports. Dr Henry Ayuk, the Commissioner for Health, made the disclosure during a visit to the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital (UCTH), where the victims are receiving treatment. It will be…
Dr Sa’ad Abubakar, the Sultan of Sokoto and President-General of the Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), has declared Friday as the first day of Shawwal 1447 AH in Nigeria. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that by this declaration, Muslims across the nation are expected to observe their Eid-el-Fitr prayer and celebration…
The Federal Government has declared Thursday and Friday as public holidays to enable Muslims celebrate Eid-ul-Fitr. The Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, made the announcement in a statement signed by the ministry’s Permanent Secretary, Dr Magdalene Ajani, on Tuesday in Abuja. The minister, who made the declaration on behalf of the federal government, extended warm…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted illicit substances – methamphetamine and opioids- at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos. A statement issued on Sunday in Abuja by by the Director, Media and Advocacy NDLEA, Mr Femi Babafemi, said that the drugs were bound for countries in Europe. He said that the…
Gunmen on Sunday attacked the Evangelical Church of West Africa (ECWA), Omugo in Ifelodun Local Government Area of Kwara and abducted eight worshippers during the service. A statement issued in Ilorin on Sunday by the Kwara Commissioner for Communications, Mrs Bolanle Olukoju, said the suspected bandits stormed the church premises shooting sporadically to scare members…
The Imo and Rivers chapters of African Democratic Congress (ADC) have distanced themselves from a suit filed against the party’s national leadership at the Federal High Court, Abuja, declaring the action unauthorised and unrepresentative. In separate statements issued on Sunday in Abuja, Chief Leader Sampson and Prof. James Okoroma, Chairmen of Rivers and Imo respectively, said…
The Kogi Government has offered its condolences and support to the affected families of a horrific road accident in Okunchi, Adavi Local Government Area of the state. The accident, which occurred on Friday involved a tanker and a BUA Cement truck, resulting in a massive fire outbreak, which destroyed vehicles, a residential building, and a…
The number of victims affected by the gas explosion that occurred in Calabar on Saturday has risen to 60, the News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) reports. Dr Henry Ayuk, the Commissioner for Health, made the disclosure during a visit to the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital (UCTH), where the victims are receiving treatment. It will be…
The Police Command in Ondo State says it arrested a 21-year-old suspect, Alabi Anthony, in connection with raping and killing an elderly woman, one Olaseni Veronica ‘f’ in Iboropa Akoko Area. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) gathered that the incident happened on Friday at Iboropa Akoko in Akoko North East Local Government Area of…
Gov. Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra has committed his second term in office to God, describing his first tenure and re-election as divinely ordained. Soludo said this on Sunday, during the second term inauguration thanksgiving service at St. Patrick’s Cathedral, Awka. He said that the occasion was to dedicate the next four years to God. He…
Vice President Kashim Shettima on Sunday arrived in Lagos to brief President Bola Tinubu on the security situation in Maiduguri and pay the traditional Sallah homage. Shettima’s visit follows his trip to Maiduguri at the instance of the president, where he conducted an on-the-spot assessment after multiple bomb explosions in the city. The vice president…
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has rejected the proposed N6 trillion bailout for power generation companies, saying repeated financial interventions have not improved electricity supply nationwide. The NLC President, Mr Joe Ajaero, who said this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja, called for urgent structural reforms in the energy sector. “The proposed N6 trillion…
The Ohanaeze Youth Council has faulted the recent agreement between the Federal Government and the United Kingdom to refurbish two major ports in Lagos. In a statement issued on Sunday, the group’s National President, Igboayaka O. Igboayaka, described the deal as evidence of continued neglect of seaport infrastructure in the South-East. 🗞️ According to him,…
