•Scene of the explosion There was pandemonium as a yet-to-be-ascertained number of shops with goods were destroyed in a fire that occurred late last night when a gas tanker caught fire along the Agbado Road in the Toyin area of Ifako Ijaiye Local Government Area of Lagos State. The Director of the Lagos State Fire […]
A protest has rocked Damaturu, the Yobe State capital, by the Association of Tricycle Drivers (NAPEP) over what they called extortion by the Yobe State Road Transport Agency (YOROTA). According to them, the agency is extorting payment of daily fees from their members, ordering fresh registration by every rider, reports Channels TV. The protest...
•Osun youths protest A group of youths today staged a peaceful protest in Osogbo, Osun State, decrying the rising cost of living, with a call on the government to immediately intervene. The protesters, who wielded placards with inscriptions such as ‘change the unfavourable policies’, ‘Nigerians are suffering, we can’t cope again’, and ‘We are ...
•The protesters today Residents of Minna, the Niger State capital, are today, protesting high cost of living in the country, blocking major roads within the metropolis. The protesters including women and youths were heard chanting protest songs, while security agents including policemen looked on. The protesters said the rising cost of food it...
•Photo for illustration purposes only Trouble is rocking a family in Nasarawa State following claims by a housewife that her husband cheated on her by sleeping with her mother. Doris (surname withheld) said the lid on the secret affair between her 46-year-old husband and her mother was blown open by her six-year-old son. Curiously, Doris’s [&h...
A protest has erupted in Lafia, the Nasarawa State capital, following the Supreme Court’s judgment affirming the election of Governor Abdullahi Sule. The Lafia-Jos Road has been completely blocked as the supporters of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) burn tires in front of the state secretariat of the party, thus barricading the road. The pr...
•Fire Some residents of Ibadan, Oyo State, said there was an explosion in parts of the state capital. There were also videos online that showed a dusty cloud and burning houses and cars, reports The PUNCH. A University of Ibadan student, who spoke with our correspondent on the telephone said, “It is true. We all […]
Eight All Progressives Congress aspirants eyeing to occupy the Akoko NorthEast/NorthWest Federal Constituency seat in the House of Representatives have protested the outcome of the party primary over the allegation of doctored delegates’ list. The seat became vacant after Hon Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo was appointed Minister of Interior by President B...
A fresh leadership crisis has hit the Bauchi State chapter of the ruling All Progressives Congress as the State Working Committee of the party on today passed a vote of confidence on the embattled chairman, Babayo Aliyu Misau. 27 out of the 37 members of State Working Committee passed the vote of no confidence at […]
•Governor Akeredolu Residents of Ojo town in Akoko North West Local Government of Ondo State have raised the alarm over move by those they termed ‘settlers’ to become king in the town by contesting the stool of Olojo of Ojo-Ajowa Akoko with the indigenes. The residents, who protested in Akure, the state capital, said the […]