•Tanker explosion A diesel tanker went up in flames at the Ojota (Lagos) inward interchange in the early hours of today. The incident was confirmed by the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), via X(formerly Twitter) where it stated that its personnel had been deployed to the scene. At the time of this report, the […]
•NAF jets on air raid Many have been reportedly killed in an air strike carried out by the Nigerian Air Force at Tudun Biri village in Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The incident is said to have occurred last night when villagers gathered for Maulud celebration. Although the Air force is yet to […]
•Some patients in a hospital The migration of doctors and other health workers to other countries is taking a toll on hospitals across the country as the institutions have reduced the number of their outpatients and surgeries due to a shortage of manpower. Investigations yesterday showed that almost all the health institutions were battling wi...
•Buhari, Osinbajo and Jonathan The federal government has earmarked a total of N13,805,814,220 for the upkeep of former presidents, vice-presidents, heads of state, Chiefs of General Staff, retired heads of service, permanent secretaries, as well as retired heads of government agencies and parastatals in the 2024 fiscal year. The beneficiaries...
•Tinubu and Bazoum The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Tuggar, has stated that Nigeria will continue to engage with the government of the Niger Republic to ensure the release of the country’s deposed President, Mohamed Bazoum. Former Nigeria’s Military Head of State, Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar (retd.), said in August that Bazoum told the del...
•Tinubu at NASS The presidency is to get nearly N146 billion in the proposed 2024 budget, according to fresh documents released last night by the House of Representatives. The amount comprises N60,535, 827, 133 for capital expenditure and N85,413, 321,897 for recurrent expenditure. For statutory transfers, the National Assembly will get N197,9...
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says it will freeze accounts without a Bank Verification Number (BVN) or National Identification Number (NIN) from April 2024. This is according to a circular issued today by the apex bank which said a BVN or NIN verification will be “conducted shortly”. … developing story
•A NAF helicopter A Nigerian Air Force helicopter crashed in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, this morning. NAF spokesman, Edward Gabkwet, confirmed the development in a statement. He said all those onboard survived though they sustained “minor injuries”. The helicopter with the number NAF MI-35P crashed at exactly 7.45 am shortly afte...
•Safina Namukwaya A 70-year-old Ugandan woman, Safina Namukwaya, has delivered a set of twins – a boy and a girl, after becoming pregnant through an In vitro fertilisation treatment, reports BBC. Namukwaya went through a successful caesarean delivery on Wednesday at the Women’s Hospital International and Fertility Centre in the Ugandan capital...
•Youth corpers Parents and family members of the prospective corps members from Akwa Ibom State, who were kidnapped on August 17, 2023 while travelling to orientation camp in Sokoto State are currently gripped with fear as the abductors demand that they pay N10 million each as ransom for the release of the victims. One of […]
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