The Civil Defence Officers’ Wives Association (CDOWA), FCT Chapter, has donated relief materials to 450 members and wives of fallen heroes. CDOWA in collaboration with Food Bank Naija distributed food stuff and other support supplies to the beneficiaries on Wednesday at the NSCDC FCT Command, Headquarters. Mrs Bolanle Odumosu, President of the association, said that…
Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip has again, claimed many lives on Wednesday, according to Palestinian media, as Israel pursues its offensive in Gaza City. The WAFA news agency reported that 17 people were killed this morning, including seven in Gaza City. The victims were reported to include a pregnant woman. The Israeli army said…
Oyo Fire Service says no fewer than seven persons were injured when two trucks collided at Arinkinkin in Agric area in Ogbomosho. The Chairman of the service , Mr Morouf Akinwande said this in a statement on Tuesday in Ibadan. Akinwande said the incident occurred around 1:15 p.m on Monday and the state fire service…
A fierce storm has erupted in the nation’s capital as Dr. Engr. Stephen Achema Akpa, the highly respected Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Zoe New Dawn Nigeria Limited, has publicly challenged Hon. Prince Nicholas Ukachukwu, popularly called Ikukuoma, over what has now become one of Abuja’s most scandalous real estate controversies — the unresolved…
The Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Christian Pilgrims Commission (NCPC), Bishop Stephen Adegbite, has advised intending pilgrims to Jerusalem not to see the exercise as a jamboree. Adegbite gave the advice on Tuesday in Abuja when bidding farewell to the departing Christian pilgrims to Israel and Jordan for the NCPC’s delayed Easter Pilgrimage exercise. He…
The Department of State Services (DSS), has filed cybercrime and criminal defamation charges against Omoyele Sowore and two others, for allegedly publishing false and inciting social media posts about President Bola Tinubu. The charges, filed at the Federal High Court, Abuja on Tuesday, also list X (formerly Twitter) and Meta (Facebook) as co-defendants. In the…
Lawmakers in northern Nigeria have commended the management of the 2025 Hajj exercise, while urging both state and federal authorities to address logistical and welfare challenges that continue to affect Nigerian pilgrims. The Kano State House of Assembly’s Committee on Hajj, which presented its report on Tuesday, said 3,346 pilgrims from Kano joined the 41,668…
The Nigerian government has charged opposition politician Omoyele Sowore with cybercrime after he referred to President Bola Tinubu as “a criminal” in a social media post. Court documents filed at the Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday indicate that Sowore faces five counts under the Cybercrimes Amendment Act, 2024. The suit, marked FHC/ABJ/CR/484/2025, also…
No fewer than six rooms in a private residential building were in the early hours of Tuesday gutted by fire at Akinsoji Zone, Ogbere Moradeyo, Oremeji Area of Ibadan. The Chairman of the Oyo State Fire Services Agency, Mr Maroof Akinwande confirmed this in a statement made available to newsmen on Tuesday in Ibadan. Akinwande…
he Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal filed by an Estate Surveyor and Valuer, Philip Ojo, against SDV Nigeria Limited and another over dispute arising from the sale of an estate in Lagos State. The apex court, in the lead judgment delivered by Justice Obande Ogbuinya and unanimously upheld by other justices, held that the…
