The Nigeria Police Force has confirmed the burning to death of about 20 persons allegedly scooping premium motor spirit otherwise known as petrol in Ore, Odigbo Local Government Area of Ondo State. The incident, according to The PUNCH occurred on Sunday. The victims were allegedly scooping fuel from a petrol tanker that fell and spilled…
Protesters under the aegis of Edo State Civil Society Organisations (EDOCSO) have taken to the streets of Benin City to protest against the removal of fuel subsidy by the Bola Tinubu-led federal government. POLITICS NIGERIA reports that the groups have expressed their displeasure with the government’s decision. They carried placards with slogans such as “In…
Eight persons have been confirmed dead while scooping fuel after a petrol-laden tanker fell and spilled its content along the Ore-Benin Expressway, Ore in Odigbo Local Government Area of Ondo State. While many were reported to have died from the Sunday evening incident, the Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Ondo…
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has reiterated that there is no plans to increase telecom tariff due to subsidy removal. The executive vice chairman, (EVC), NCC, Professor Umar Garba Danbatta, gave the assurance at the weekend while receiving Titans of Tech(ToT) award in Lagos. Danbatta said: “NCC has said that it is not ready to…
Gunmen have abducted an Anambra-based native doctor, Akwa Okuko Tiwaraki, in the Idemili North Local Government Area of the state. The armed men were said to have stormed the hotel of the popular witch doctor in the Oba community on Sunday night. His two bodyguards were shot dead before he was later whisked away to…
A suspected Boko Haram member was reportedly arrested on Sunday at the residence home of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar in Yola, Adamawa State. The suspect, who’s name is Jubrila Mohammed, was allegedly arrested after he was seen acting suspiciously. He was however taken to the police station for interrogation, where he confessed to being…
Nine people were killed in a plane crash in Sudan’s coastal city of Port Sudan, the Sudanese army said Sunday in a press release. The army said the crash was due to a technical failure and that four military personnel were on board, according to Anadolu Agency. “A civilian Antonov plane today crashed at Port…
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday that his country will replace exports of Ukrainian grains to Africa, following Moscow’s exit from the deal allowing their safe shipment. “Russia will continue its energetic efforts to provide supplies of grain, food products, fertilizers and other goods to Africa,” Putin said in a statement published on the…
A 21 year old Cinematographer, Abiodun Ayomide from Ikirun, in Ifelodun Local Government Area of Osun State for offences bordering on personation and internet fraud together with his four friends has been convicted by the Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC) This was confirmed in a recent press statement by…
Big Brother Naija All Stars housemate, Terseer Kiddwaya popularly known as Kiddwaya has offered to give his fellow housemate, Cee-C, the sum of N120 million if she leaves the house. He made this known in a viral clip on Sunday Cee-C is the first housemate to be introduced in the All-Star edition of the reality…
