UPDATE: POLICE DETAIN PRINCIPAL OVER STAMPEDE AT IBADAN CHILDREN’S CARNIVAL
Mr. Abdullahi Fasasi, the principal of Islamic High School in Bashorun, Ibadan, has been taken into custody by men from the Oyo State Police Command....
SECURITY: ARMY ACQUIRES 43 DRONES, WINGS 46 TURKEY-TRAINED PERSONNEL
The purchase of forty-three Bayraktar TB2 drones by the federal government has increased the Nigerian Army's operational capability, mainly for use in the North-West theatre...
NAFDAC SHUTS DOWN ABIA MARKET OVER FAKE, EXPIRED PRODUCTS WORTH N5 BILLION
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has shut down 150 shops at Eziukwu Market, Aba, Abia State, during a two-day...
MULTIPLE LIVES LOST IN OYO STAMPEDE, ORGANISERS ARRESTED – GOV MAKINDE
Multiple lives have been lost in a stampede that occurred at a carnival in Ibadan, Oyo state capital. Although the exact number of people is...
EDUCATION: YOUTH CORPS MEMBER SLUMPS, DIES IN KEBBI CAMP
A youth corps member deployed to Kebbi state Tayachibiyacha Ebal has slumped and died at Dakin Gari NYSC orientation camp. It was gathered that the...
TINUBU RENAMES UNIVERSITY OF ABUJA TO YAKUBU GOWON UNIVERSITY
On Monday, the Federal Executive Council gave its approval for the University of Abuja to change its name to Yakubu Gowon University. This was revealed...
JUST IN: FOOD PRICES RISE AS NIGERIA’S INFLATION HITS 34.6% IN NOV 2024
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) reported on Monday that Nigeria's headline inflation rate increased from 33.88% in October 2024 to 34.60% in November 2024....
POLICE RESCUE FOUR VICTIMS TIED DOWN BY KIDNAPPERS IN EDO STATE
Four people who had been abducted and bound by kidnappers in Edo State have been freed by Okada Division police officers. An announcement from the...
UPDATE: ONE DEAD, FOUR INJURED IN THIRD MAINLAND BRIDGE ACCIDENT
One person has died and four others have been injured in a sad collision involving a J5 Ford bus (FKJ 724 YC) and a Mercedes...
NiMET FORECASTS 3-DAY DUST-HAZE CLOUDINESS STARTING MONDAY
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency has predicted dust haze and cloudiness from Monday to Wednesday across the country. NiMet’s weather outlook released on Sunday in Abuja...