COAS, OTHERS RECEIVE GALLANTRY AND SERVICE AWARDS FROM FG
By: Fasasi Hammad The Federal Government has honoured senior officers and soldiers of the Nigerian Army for gallantry, sacrifice, innovation, and contributions to national...
OYO COMMUNITY FIRE DESTROYS PETROL STATION, TANKER, AND OTHER ASSETS
By: Fasasi Hammad A massive fire on Tuesday completely destroyed the RSK Adebowale Multipurpose Filling Station, a petrol tanker, and a motorcycle in the...
NORTHERN ORGANIZATION SLAMS GOVERNMENT ON FOREIGN SCHOLARSHIP NEGLECT
By: Fasasi Hammad A Northern group has criticized the federal government over the alleged abandonment of the Bilateral Education Agreement (BEA), accusing President Bola...
BANDIT ATTACK LEAVES TWO DEAD, SEVERAL ABDUCTED IN SOKOTO
By: Fasasi Hammad Bandits have reportedly killed two persons and abducted several others during an attack on Bargaja village in Isa Local Government Area...
FG LAUNCHES $2BN ENERGY TRANSITION FUND, TARGETS $30BN IN ANNUAL INVESTMENTS
By: Balogun Ibrahim The Federal Government has announced that it is leveraging green finance to advance its energy transition agenda, as President Bola Tinubu on...
EXTRA VIGILANCE NEEDED IN HARMATTAN SEASON, KANO FIRE SERVICE WARNS
By: Fasasi Hammad The Kano State Fire Service has called on residents to exercise heightened caution during the harmattan season to reduce the risk...
ZAMFARA ATTACK: BANDITS KILL ONE, ABDUCT 10 RESIDENTS
By: Fasasi Hammad An armed bandit attack in Bungudu Local Government Area of Zamfara State has claimed the life of one resident, led to...
THREE SUSPECTED HUMAN TRAFFICKERS APPREHENDED IN ONDO
By: Balogun Ibrahim The Ondo State Police Command has arrested three suspected human traffickers and fraudsters in Akure, the state capital, and rescued three victims...
MOTHER OF FIVE DIES AFTER DOCTORS ALLEGEDLY LEAVES SCISSORS IN HER BODY
BY JENN NOMAMIUKOR Aishatu Umar, a mother of five, died in Kano State as a result of suspected medical malpractice at the government-owned Abubakar Imam Urology Centre. According to Abubakar Mohammed, the deceased's relative, Aishatu passed away after suffering from excruciating stomach discomfort for several months after undergoing surgery at the hospital approximately four months prior. Mohammed claims that following the procedure in September, Aishatu apparently started having ongoing, worsening stomach pain. He claimed that despite her many medical stays, she was just prescribed painkillers without any additional testing. A pair of scissors had apparently been left within her body during the initial surgery, he explained, according to medical tests and scans that were subsequently performed just days ago. “She underwent surgery at the Abubakar Imam Urology Centre in September. After that, she complained of severe...
TRANSPORT MINISTER MOURNS DEATH OF 5 PERSONS IN LPG TRUCK MISHAP
BY JENN NOMAMIUKOR On Monday, January 12, 2026, a deadly traffic accident involving a liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) tanker in Lawanti village, Akko Local Government Area, Gombe State, claimed the lives of five people. The LPG tanker allegedly crashed into victims in the Lawanti hamlet along the Bauchi–Gombe route, causing immediate deaths and multiple injuries. Residents have described the catastrophe as surprising and terrible, and it has left the town in grief. Senator Said Alkali, the Minister of Transportation, responded to the tragedy by offering his sincere sympathies to the residents of Lawanti district, especially the families of the five victims who perished.