Residential Building Collapses in Kubwa Abuja
Early on Saturday morning, at approximately 7:00am, a two-storey residential building located in Phase 2, site 2, Kubwa Abuja, collapsed. Originally operating as the Al-Hilal hotel, the building had been converted into residential apartments before the collapse. At the time of reporting, emergency responders and security personnel had already arrived at the scene to manage […]
LASTMA Denies Responsibility for Body Found Hanging on Tree
LASTMA, the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, stated that its officers did not cause the death of a person found hanging near an estate gate along the Lagos-Sagamu Expressway. The agency’s General Manager, Mr. Olalekan Bakare-Oki, clarified this in a statement released by Mr. Taofiq Adebayo, the Director of Public Affairs and Enlightenment Department, on […]
Police officers in Adamawa locate and apprehend bag snatchers
Two suspected bag snatchers have been located and apprehended by Adamawa State police officers. As police investigators pursued the case involving the victimization of a female youth corps member, two other suspects remained at large. The incident occurred in the northern Adamawan Mubi North Local Government Area, according to SP Suleiman Nguroje, the state police […]
Man Arrested for Allegedly Stealing Uber Car
On Saturday, the Lagos State Police Command announced that they had taken into custody a guy who was allegedly using trickery to steal an Uber vehicle from its driver. SP The command’s spokesperson, Benjamin Hundeyin, verified the arrest. He said that an Uber driver, whose name was withheld, had reported something to the Akinpelu Police […]
Tinubu Vows to Address Neglect in Niger Delta
Through his Renewed Hope Agenda, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has pledged to end the region’s long history of neglect. At the 2024 Niger Delta Stakeholders’ Summit in Port Harcourt, he made this promise. Senate President Godswill Akpabio, speaking on behalf of Tinubu at the summit, stressed that the subject, “Renewed Hope for Sustainable Development of […]
Charly Boy Reacts to Renaming of National Theatre after Soyinka – “I withdraw my respect”
Charles Oputa, popularly known as Charly Boy, a long-time singer and prominent social activist, expressed his strong disapproval of the decision to rename the National Arts Theatre in Iganmu, Lagos, after Nobel Laureate Prof Wole Soyinka. He declared on his official social media platform on Friday that he would cease to accord respect to Wole […]
Mama G: Nollywood Actors’ Frequent Deaths are The Result of Carelessness and Negligence.
The primary reasons behind the frequent deaths of Nollywood actors have been disclosed by Veteran Nollywood actress Patience Ozokwor, often known as Mama G. In a statement released throughout the week in Lagos, Mama G attributed the fatalities to the performers’ negligence and recklessness. The reason behind her emotional breakdown during the late comedy actor […]
Bayo Onanuga Criticizes Peter Obi for Silence on Supreme Court Ruling
In response to the Supreme Court’s decision granting Local Government Areas (LGAs) financial independence, presidential adviser Bayo Onanuga has chastised Peter Obi, the presidential candidate for the Labour Party. A landmark ruling granting LGAs financial autonomy was rendered by the Supreme Court on Thursday, July 11. Nigerians are responding to this verdict in different ways. […]
School Building Collapse in Jos Kills 22, Injures 132
Plateau State Government has confirmed that 22 people died and 132 were injured when a school building collapsed in Jos. Musa Ashoms, the Commissioner for Information, said six of the injured are in critical condition. Ashoms mentioned that the injured are being treated in different major hospitals in the state, while the deceased have been […]