No fewer than 35 persons have been feared dead. In contrast, 46 others sustained varying degrees of injuries in a petrol tanker explosion on Bida–Agaie expressway, at Essa village in Katcha Local Government Area of Niger State. Hajiya Aishatu Sa’adu, Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Niger Command, confirmed
Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has pledged that his administration will provide the necessary budgetary support to boost cancer awareness, early detection, and treatment across the state. The governor made this known on Tuesday when he received a Cancer Awareness and Screening team in Abeokuta during the commissioning of
The All Progressives Congress, APC, in Lagos State has announced a N20 million reward for the Local Government Area (LGA) with highest record of registered voters in the ongoing INEC’s Continuous Voter Registration (CVR). The Lagos State APC Chairman, Pastor Cornelius Ojelabi, announced this at the 2025 State APC Stakeholders
The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Christopher Musa has urged security agencies to go beyond military action and focus more on the non-kinetic measures to defeat insecurity. Musa made the call on Tuesday at the National Association of Online Security News Publishers National Security Conference and Award 2025 with
.System part of efforts to streamline operations, says Marwa The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has launched a digital platform that will make its drug integrity test and visa clearance processes seamless, more accessible and ultimately curb the scourge of substance abuse and illicit drug trafficking in Nigeria. The
Hearing in the police suit against Omoyele Sowore and other conveners of #FreeNnamdiKanuNow protest, on Monday, suffered set back as court activities at the Federal High Court in Abuja came to a halt. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that as at 9:30am when the reporter got access into
The Police Command in Lagos State has assured residents that the state remains safe and calm in spite of reports of protests in some parts of the country. The state Commissioner of Police, Mr Olohundare Jimoh, gave the assurance while addressing journalists during the Show of Force by the command
The Edo House of Assembly says it has received a letter from the state government directing it to investigate two ongoing projects initiated by the immediate past administration of Gov. Godwin Obaseki. The projects in question are the Radisson Blu Hotel and the Edo Museum of West African Art (EMOWAA).
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), says 432 persons lost their lives in various road crashes across the country between January 15 and February 15, 2025. The corps said that 2,070 persons sustained varying degrees of injuries in the accidents. The Corps Marshal, Shehu Mohammed, said this at a news