•Victor Oko-Jumbo The political crisis in Rivers State has taken a whole new twist as some members of the Rivers State House of Assembly loyal to Governor Siminalayi Fubara elected the member representing Bonny constituency, Victor Oko-Jumbo, as their Speaker. Oko-Jumbo, who is said to be the new speaker for the entire 32-member Assembly, was ...
•An explosion A yet-to-be-identified pregnant woman and eight others have sustained varying degrees of injuries following a gas explosion that occurred at Alaba Lane, Alayabiagba Community, in the Ajegunle-Apapa area of Lagos State. It was gathered that the incident occurred today at about 12:39 p.m, reports The PUNCH. Confirming the incident ...
•The protesters Residents and property owners in the highbrow Guzape District of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have expressed concern over the indiscriminate blast of rocks in the area by a firm, Gilmor Construction Limited. The residents and property owners, who suspected that the firm has the backing of the FCT Administration, are appe...
•An explosion An explosion has rocked the Dawaki area in the Bwari Local Government Area of Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory, resulting in one person sustaining injuries. The incident occurred today, reports Daily Sun. Residents of the area recounted hearing a loud bang originating from a one-bedroom apartment housing two male occupants. De...
•The protesters today Some residents in Rivers State have staged a protest, demanding accountability in the award and execution of federal projects in the 27 political wards of the constituency. Our correspondent on ground during the protest, said the protesters from Ikwerre/Emohua Federal Constituency, asked that the leadership of the Nationa...
The Senate has been thrown into a rowdy session following revelation of uneven distribution of the federal government’s palliatives to senators for onward disbursement to their constituents. The Red Chamber was debating the allegation by Senator Abdul Ningi, the Chairman of the Northern Senators Forum, during an interview with BBC Hausa, repor...
An aggrieved governorship aspirant in Edo State, Hon. Anamero Sunday Dekeri, has approached the Federal High Court in Abuja, praying it to declare him the authentic candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, for the impending election in the state. Dekeri, through his team of lawyers led by Chief Henry Akunebu, SAN, equally wrote the [&h...
•An explosion An explosion occurred in a five-story residential building in the northeast of St. Petersburg today. The local publication Fontanka reports that the explosion was caused by a drone. The Telegram channels Baza and 112 wrote that the drone crashed into the building. According to the Telegram channel Mash, debris from the drone fell...
•Jail break The protest over nationwide hardship hit the Correctional Center in Jos, Plateau State capital, today as inmates staged a protest over plans to reduce their food ration. It was learnt that immediately they got tipped off on downward review of food size, the inmates started to protest, reports Daily Trust. During the protest, [&hell...
•Protest Protest broke out in Oyo State, South-West Nigeria, today, over high cost of living, food inflation and the current economic hardship in the country. Staged in the Mokola area of Ibadan, the state capital, placard-carrying youths in their droves chanted songs to drive home their points, reports Channels TV. Some of the placards have [...