•Airstrike The residents of Jika da Kolo village of Yadin Kidandan in Giwa Local Government Area of Kaduna State and the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) yesterday differed on the killing of scores of persons in an airstrike in the area on Friday. While residents alleged that the victims included 23 worshippers at a mosque and […]
Residents of Onitsha, the commercial city of Anambra have refused to turn out for the 2024 Local Government Elections organised by the Anambra State Independent Electoral Commission (ANSIEC) Our correspondent who monitored the election on today observed that residents were seen within their neighbourhood, but failed to proceed to voting points...
•Dam The Lagos and Ogun state governments have issued warnings to residents living in flood-prone areas, particularly along riverbanks, to temporarily relocate or brace for potential flooding ahead of the planned release of water from the Oyan dam. The release of excess water from the dam, managed by the Ogun-Oshun River Basin Development Auth...
•DIG Frank Mba and some police personnel deployed for election duty today Ahead of the Edo State governorship election today, the Nigerian Police Force has advised voters to return home after casting their ballots. Deputy Inspector General of Police, Frank Mba, who was a guest on Channels Television last night, said that only those accredited ...
South Korea facing the world’s lowest birth rate, is now turning to financial incentives in a bid to reverse its demographic decline. The Saha District in Busan has rolled out a new program that offers residents up to $38,000 for dating and marriage, reports AFP. This initiative is part of a broader effort to combat […]
•Tinubu Some residents of Kaduna State have decried their inability to provide three square meals for their families due to hyperinflation and persistent spikes in the prices of food items. Some of the residents, who spoke to our correspondents in separate interviews, stated that they had cut down their feeding routines due to the prevailing [...
•Cultists Operatives of the Bayelsa State Vigilante Security Service have apprehended a suspected cult member, Christopher Izzy popularly called ‘Machanla’, over his alleged involvement robbery and cultism. The suspect, arrested on Monday, is a 26-year-old from Edo State, but resides in Bayelsa where he was said to have carried out nefarious a...
•An explosion At least 19 people were killed after an Improvised Explosive Device(IED) suspected to be planted by Boko Haram insurgents went off at a local joint in Kawuri village, Konduga Local government area of Borno State, yesterday. The incident happened three days after insurgents attacked a police station at Jakana town in the same [&he...
•Protesters Some suspected thugs otherwise known as Area Boys, have begun to threaten Lagos State residents not to come out for the hunger protest scheduled for Thursday, August 1 to 10. In a viral clip today, the people whose voices were only heard were chastising the market women and men to desist from the planned […]
•Police The Commissioner of Police in Lagos State, Mr Adegoke Fayoade, has warned state residents against attacking protesters. Fayoade gave the warning while addressing traditional rulers and community leaders in Eti-Osa, Ibeju-Lekki, Epe and Lagos Island local government areas during a town hall meeting yesterday, reports NAN. There have bee...