Gunmen on Wednesday opened fire on a peaceful gathering of youths believed to be supporters of Gov. Siminalayi Fubara in Elele, Ikwerre Local Government Area of Rivers. The youths had reportedly assembled at a roundabout in Elele to express solidarity with Fubara when the attack occurred, further escalating political tensions in the state. The incident…
The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has assured Inland Containers Nigeria Ltd. (ICNL), Kaduna, of seamless rail movement of containers from Apapa Port to Kaduna and Kano. The NRC Managing Director, Dr Kayode Opeifa, said this in a statement on Wednesday in Lagos. He said this while receiving the ICNL’s management team, led by its Managing…
Operatives of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) of the Police Command in Lagos State have arrested a suspect who is specialised in dealing with fake alcoholic drinks. RRS confirmed the arrest in a post shared on its X handle @rrsLagos767 on Wednesday. It stated that its operatives apprehended the suspect on Monday in the Ikeja…
Chief Ossai Ossai, a former House of Representatives member, has explained that he left the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the All Progressives Congress (APC) to join President Bola Tinubu in building the country. He made this statement on Wednesday in Abuja after the party’s National Secretary, Senator Ajibola Bashiru, officially welcomed him into the…
At the closing session of the 2025 First Extraordinary Meeting of the ECOWAS Parliament in Lagos, Nigerian lawmaker Senator Ali Ndume, Gambian Fourth Deputy Speaker Billay Tunkara, and Sierra Leonean MP Saa Emerson Lamina voiced strong concerns over the region’s growing instability. Lawmakers emphasised the urgent need for proactive measures to safeguard democracy, particularly in…
A group of stakeholders from Kogi Central Senatorial District has warned their representatives in the 10th National Assembly, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, to concentrate on her primary assignment or risk being recalled. The group expressed deep dissatisfaction with Natasha’s conduct in her ongoing public feud with Senate President Godswill Akpabio. The lawmaker recently claimed on live…
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The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) has extricated two adult males, with six injured persons, from a building under construction that collapsed in Odoriwu Estate in the Lekki area of the state. The agency’s Permanent Secretary, Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, confirmed this in a statement on Wednesday in Lagos. Oke-Osanyintolu said the incident happened around 14.25hrs….
Governor Monday Okpebholo of Edo warned contractors handling projects in the state on Wednesday to work according to specifications and timelines or face contract termination. Okpebholo, who warned while inspecting ongoing road projects and drainage in Benin, expressed disappointment over the slow pace of some projects. He particularly criticised the contractor handling Orior-Ozolua road, where…
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) said it uncovered rifles, live cartridges, and other weapons hidden by unknown persons at the Ogbo-Ogwu Drug Market in Onitsha, Anambra. Its South-East Zonal Director, Dr Martins Iluyomade, disclosed this while addressing journalists on Wednesday. The agency’s ongoing enforcement exercise aims to eradicate fake…
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