At least 14 dead bodies of mourners were recovered, with others sustaining gunshot injuries, when suspected members of the dreaded Boko Haram terrorists invaded Kopl village, Chibok Local Government Area of Borno State. The incident is coming barely 24 hours after dozens of motorists and passengers were killed along the Gamboru Ngala -Kala Bal...
•Falana and Wike Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, SAN, yesterday, once again flayed the construction of houses for judges and justices by the Ministry of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), saying the action is unconstitutional. Speaking on Channels Television, he said the action is an embarrassment to the Judiciary which ought to maintain i...
•Site of an overnight Israeli air strike in southern Lebanon Lebanese state media said the Israeli army today detonated explosives planted inside houses in three border villages that have been battered by the Israel-Hezbollah war. Hezbollah says it is engaged in fighting Israeli forces in the area, more than a month into an Israeli ground [&he...
•Flood The Kebbi State Government is appealing for support over the flood in the state, saying 329,000 houses have been destroyed by the disaster while 858,000 hectares of farmlands have been washed away. The farmlands, it said, contain crops such as rice, millet, guinea- corn, sorghum, beans, and other varieties, reports Channels TV. The Kebb...
•Terrorists Gunmen suspected to be Boko Haram insurgents have looted and set ablaze shops and houses in Mafa village in Tarmuwa Local Government Area of Yobe. DSP Dungus Abdulkarim, the Yobe police Command Spokesman, made this known in Damaturu today, reports NAN. ”We are yet to ascertain the number of lives lost in the incident, […]...
•Aliko Dangote Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, says his knack for industrialisation in Nigeria is the reason he doesn’t have houses abroad. Dangote noted that having houses in London or the United States of America would distract him from his focus on making Nigeria a hallmark of industrialisation, reports The PUNCH. The billionaire state...
No more than 200 houses including a healthcare centre, classrooms, business premises as well as poultry farms were destroyed by a rainstorm that blew off rooftops in the Miango District of Bassa Local Government Area of Plateau State. Though no one died in the early downpour yesterday, three persons were injured and receiving treatment while [...
As the economic downturn continues, all areas of Nigerian lives and plans are also striving to grapple with the situation, as areas like housing and rent are also being affected. Nigerians are used to building with cement, but now have to go for other alternatives, as the price of cement is now on the high […]
•Housing units The federal government has revoked the provisional offer of allocation of houses that elapsed between March 10, 2022 and October 18, 2023 without Expression of Interest forms. In a statement, the permanent secretary of Ministry of Housing and Urban Development, M. Mamman said that the affected subscribers are free to re-apply by...
•VP Shettima with a survivor Col Hassan Stan-Labo is a retired officer with a wealth of combat operational experience spanning his duty tour of Liberia, Sierra Leone, West Darfur and Bakassi Peninsula as part of the Army’s Elite Infantry (Special Forces) Corps. Now a security consultant, defence strategist, resource fellow and Convener, ‘FIX N...

