The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has said an accident involving a Volkswagen commercial bus with registration number EPE 494 XM and a stationary tipper truck has claimed one life. The General Manager of LASTMA, Olalekan Bakare-Oki, in a statement on Sunday in Lagos, said that six others were severely injured….
Consumers in Benue, Abia, Borno, Yobe and Adamawa states are rejoicing over the sharp drop in prices of most foodstuffs in markets. A cross-section of consumers said on Sunday in the states that prices of most foodstuffs, especially grains, had dropped significantly. A Makurdi resident, Victoria Ogwuche, said she could now buy a mudu…
The Ebonyi State Police Command said its operatives rescued a kidnap victim, Thank-God Obasi, from a toilet in a hotel located in Ezzangbo, Ohaukwu Local Government Area (LGA). The command’s spokesman, SP Joshua Ukandu, disclosed this in a statement in Abakaliki on Sunday. Mr Ukandu explained that Obasi was allegedly kidnapped, tied and locked up…
The Super Eagles won’t be at the 2026 World Cup in Canada, the US, and Mexico! This was after Nigeria lost on penalties to DR Congo in a tightly-contested African play-offs final on Sunday. The game ended 1-1 after normal and extra time. But during penalties, the Leopards of DR Congo overpowered the Super…
A bridge collapsed at a cobalt mine in southeast Democratic Republic of Congo, killing at least 32 wildcat miners, a regional government official said Sunday. The bridge came down Saturday onto a flooded zone at the mine in Lualaba province, Roy Kaumba Mayonde, the provincial interior minister, told reporters. He said 32 bodies had…
The Minister of State for Defence and former Zamfara State Governor, Bello Matawalle, has challenged the state government to account for what he described as more than ₦1tn received with no visible results. Addressing a massive crowd of APC supporters in Gusau, Matawalle delivered a fiery message on transparency and responsible governance, accusing the…
Thousands thronged the APC state secretariat in Gusau on 14 November as Minister of State for Defence, Bello Mohammed Matawalle, returned to Zamfara to announce a fresh security drive and rally party support ahead of the 2027 elections. The gathering, estimated by organisers at two million, turned the capital into a carnival of flags,…
A massive crowd of about two million residents, shut down Gusau, Zamfara State, in a historic homecoming reception for the Minister of State for Defence and former governor, Dr Bello Mohammed Matawalle. Witnesses said the city became a “living river of people,” with streets, roundabouts and market lanes packed with supporters rushing out as though…
Supporters of the All Progressives Congress in Zamfara State have launched a fierce rebuttal against what they described as “a cowardly attempt to distort history” by the state government under Governor Dauda Lawal Dare. In a statement signed by the group’s secretary, Kabiru Ibrahim Gusau, the supporters said the governor’s recent publication, “Zamfara Will…
The Minister of State for Defence, Dr Bello Muhammad Matawalle, on Tuesday received officials from the Turkish Embassy in Nigeria, led by Ambassador Mehmet Poroy, during a courtesy visit to the Ministry of Defence in Abuja. According to a statement by the Minister’s Personal Assistant on Media, Ahmad Dan-Wudil, the discussions centred on enhancing…
