181 people died in Jigawa tanker explosion, says governor
Umar Namadi, governor of Jigawa, says 181 people died and 210 families were affected in the tanker explosion that occurred in the state recently. Namadi spoke on Tuesday when…
Naira-for-crude: Dangote receives first four cargos from NNPCL
The Dangote Petroleum Refinery has received four cargoes of crude oil from the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited under the naira-for-crude sale agreement, officials of the refinery and the…
How Bobrisky spent night in FCID female cell
Controversial crossdresser, Idris Okuneye, who is currently under detention at the Force Criminal Investigation Department Annex, Alagbon, Lagos State, spent the night in a female cell in the police…
Five NAF officers killed in accident on Jos-Akwanga road
Five officers of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) have died in a road accident at the Hawan Kibo area of Jos-Akwanga highway in Plateau state. Olusola Akinboyewa, the NAF…
Tinubu to Nigerians: Buy petrol at N1,000 per litre or CNG for N200
President Bola Tinubu says Nigerians can buy premium motor spirit (PMS), also known as petrol, at N1,000 per litre or compressed natural gas (CNG) at N200 per standard cubic…
Sharia court orders police to probe suspended Jigawa commissioner over ‘affair with married woman’
A Kano state upper Shari’a court has ordered the assistant inspector-general of police, zone 1, to investigate Auwalu Sankara, the suspended Jigawa state commissioner for special duties, over allegations…
Over 50% of Nigeria’s population live in poverty, says World Bank
The World Bank says more than half of Nigeria’s population lives in poverty. In its latest Nigeria Development Update (NDU) report titled ‘Staying the course: Progress amid pressing challenges,’ World…
Police arrest four over corper’s disapperance in Rivers
The Rivers State Police Command has arrested four persons in connection with the sudden disappearance of a National Youth Service Corps member, Yahaya Faruq, who is serving in…
N250bn debt: Telcos might disconnect banks from USSD services, says MTN CEO
Karl Toriola, chief executive officer (CEO) of MTN Nigeria, says banks might be disconnected from the unstructured supplementary service data (USSD) platform due to debt arising from the use…
Bobrisky transferred to FCID, remains in detention
Controversial crossdresser, Okuneye Idris, otherwise known as Bobrisky, is currently in detention at the Force Criminal Investigation Department Annex, Alagbon, Lagos State, where he spent the night in a…
