NIGER TANKER EXPLOSION: DEATH TOLL RISES TO 86, 55 INJURED
The death toll from the petrol tanker explosion at Dikko Junction in Niger State on Saturday has risen to 86, with 55 people injured and...
FATHER, DAUGHTER BEHEADED OVER LAND DISPUTE IN DELTA
Tragedy struck in the Amai community, Ukwuani Local Government Area of Delta State, as a 70-year-old man, Mr Aghanti, and his 50-year-old daughter, Mrs Atagoshi,...
OBI, OTTI’S CARETAKER COMMITTEE FAULTS ABURE’S APPEAL COURT VICTORY
The leadership crisis within the Labour Party took a new turn on Saturday as the 29-member caretaker committee, established by Abia State Governor Alex Otti...
NED NWOKO SET TO DUMP PDP FOR APC
Strong indications have emerged that the Chairman, Senate Committee on Reparations and Repatriation, Senator Ned Nwoko (Delta North), has concluded arrangements to dump his party,...
POLICE ARREST 16-YEAR-OLD FOR STEALING CHURCH ROOFING SHEETS IN OGUN
The Ogun State Police Command has arrested a 16-year-old boy, Ademola Bolu, for allegedly stealing aluminium roofing sheets worth N180,000 from the Christ Light Deliverance...
GUNMAN KILLS TWO JUDGES AT IRAN’S SUPREME COURT
Two judges were killed in a shooting attack on Saturday at the Supreme Court building in Tehran, Iranian state media reported. “This morning, a gunman...
ABIODUN APPROVES 1,000 NEW AMOTEKUN RECRUITS TO BOOST OGUN SECURITY
Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, has approved the recruitment of an additional 1,000 Amotekun personnel to enhance security across the state, warning criminals that Ogun...
HOW POWER GENERATOR CAUSED NIGER PETROL TANKER TRAGEDY
It has emerged that the generator powering the transloading of petrol from a fallen tanker to another caused the explosion that resulted in the Niger...
NIGER EXPLOSION: NEMA DEPLOYS RESCUE TEAM, CONDEMNS POOR SAFETY MEASURES
The National Emergency Management Agency has deployed an emergency rescue team to Dikko Junction along the Abuja-Kaduna Expressway in Niger State, following a tragic tanker...
ISRAEL TO FREE OVER 1,890 PALESTINIANS IN FIRST PHASE OF GAZA TRUCE
Mediator Egypt said Saturday that Israel is to release more than 1,890 Palestinian prisoners in exchange for 33 Israeli hostages in the first phase of...