The federal government’s decision to demolish buildings within a 15-metre setback from the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway to accommodate service lanes has sparked fresh anxiety and debate among property owners, professionals and investors over the design integrity, planning, and execution of one of Nigeria’s most ambitious road infrastructure p...
No fewer than six buildings have been destroyed, with several families displaced, following severe gully erosion in the Ibolo community of Oraifite, Ekwusigo Local Government Area of Anambra State. Residents said the erosion has continued to expand with every rainfall, cutting deep into residential areas, leaving homes on the brink of collapse...
•Oil pipeline Residents of Odau community in Abua/Odual local government area of Rivers State, have reportedly deserted the community following emission of gas leak suspected to come from the Trans Niger Pipeline (TNP), operated by Nigeria Agip Oil Company ( NAOC), which enveloped the community, resulting in suffocation. It was learnt that the...
The consumption of rotten tomatoes across the country has been on the increase despite medical experts warning of potential serious health problems. Throughout the country, consumers and food vendors deliberately buy tomatoes that have deteriorated, which are sold at significantly lower or give-away prices. Our correspondent discovered that co...
•Flood A torrential downpour on Thursday and Friday unleashed devastating floods in Zaria, Kaduna State, displacing more than 470 children and destroying over 270 households across several communities. A coordinated assessment team, which included the Nigerian Red Cross Society, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), the Kaduna State...
•Armed Fulani herdsmen Residents of Lafia, the Nasarawa State capital, are living in fear as kidnappers continue to terrorise communities, storming homes and demanding millions of naira in ransom. One recent victim, who spoke to our correspondent under strict anonymity, narrated his harrowing ordeal, describing how he was abducted at gunpoint ...
Rainstorm has destroyed some public and residential buildings in Ogele, Asa Local Government Area of Kwara State. The storm also rendered scores of residents homeless, reports The Nation. The incident, which occurred in the night of Eid-el-Fitr celebration, affected schools, mosques and other buildings.They included the Ansarul Islam Primary S...
•Former President Olusegun Obasanjo Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has raised an alarm against water borehole drillings at homes, declaring that repercussions of such action could be devastating. He lamented that the incessant construction of boreholes particularly in Abeokuta, Ogun State capital, was as a result of failure of subsequent a...
•The nation’s gateway in darkness: A section of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) Road, Lagos, without street lights … yesterday. It has remained so in the last two months Nigeria was yesterday thrown into darkness as the national grid operated from Osogbo in Osun State collapsed, leaving homes and businesses in losses. The gri...
•Force Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi Force Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, yesterday, sparked a heated debate on X (formerly Twitter) after stating that the Nigerian law empowered police operatives to break into homes without a search warrant. The controversy began when an X user, Somto Okonkwo, shared a video showin...
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