Fubara confirms 5 deaths, 120 burnt vehicles in Rivers tanker inferno
Rivers State governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has expressed sadness over the death of five persons and the burning of 120 vehicles in the petroleum tanker fire that occurred on Friday…
Oba of Benin suspends six chiefs for ‘declaring loyalty to Ooni’
Oba Ewuare II, the Oba of Benin, has suspended six traditional functionaries for pledging loyalty to Ooni of Ife, the Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi. The palace aides are —…
I’ll not govern Rivers on my knees – Fubura
Governor of Rivers, Siminalayi Fubara says he will not govern the state from a position of subservience or weakness. Fubara made the remarks on Saturday, during a condolence visit to…
One killed, two injured as gas tanker explodes in Ogun
One person has been killed, while two others sustained injuries in a gas tanker explosion at Ita-Oshin, on the Lagos-Abeokuta expressway. Confirming the incident to journalists, Florence Okpe, spokesperson…
Gospel singer, Morenikeji ‘Egbin Orun’ is dead
A popular Gospel singer, Morenikeji Adeleke, aka Egbin Orun, is dead. Her death was announced by her colleague, Esther Igbekele, in an Instagram post late Saturday. Igbekele, who posted…
Lagos-Calabar highway: FG begins demolition on structures on right of way
Minister of Works, David Umahi has flagged off the demolition of structures on the government’s right of way for the construction of the Lagos-Calabar coastal highway. In an interaction…
SERAP sues NNPCL over alleged missing $2.04bn, N164bn oil revenues
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has filed a lawsuit against the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited over the “failure to account for and explain the whereabouts of the…
EFCC taskforce arrests 34 suspected currency speculators
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission attached to the Taskforce on Currency Mutilation, Dollarization of the Economy and Forex Malpractice have arrested 34 suspected currency speculators for…
Man caught with human head exhumed from CAN cemetery
A 50-year-old man, Adebanjo Segun, has been caught in Ogun State with a decomposing human head. According to available information, the suspect severed the decomposing head from a…
Foreigners benefiting more from Nigeria’s solid minerals – NIPSS
The National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS) has stated that foreigners benefit more from Nigeria’s solid minerals due to lax regulations. The Director General of NIPSS, Ayo…
