The National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, has confirmed five dead with 55 others injured as a result of flooding in parts of Yola town in Adamawa. Mr Ladan Ayuba, the Head of Operations, NEMA office in Yola, said the 55 injured were receiving treatment at the Modibbo Adama Teaching Hospital
The planned oil resumption in Ogoni by the federal government may be disrupted if the authorities fail to meet the preconditions spelt out by the people of the area. President of the Association of Ogoni Business Owners in the United States of America, Chief Anthony Waadah, warned that the Ogoni
.As Police Blame IPOB/ESN For Attack Dozens of youths were reportedly killed on Thursday night in a bloody attack by gunmen in Umualaoma, Ndiakunwanta, and Ndiejezie communities of Arondizogu, Ideato North Local Government Area, Imo State. The horrifying assault, which occurred between 10 p.m. and 11 p.m., has plunged the
The Ogun State Government and the Arise Integrated Industrial Platform (IIP), an India-based multinational company, have put together a project implementation team for the takeoff of the biggest garment production company in the country. The team is expected to identify what needs to be done and when, as well as
Eko Electricity Distribution Company has announced a 25-day blackout in parts of Lagos State. Eko DisCo disclosed this in a notice to customers on Friday posted on its X account, reports Daily Post. According to EKEDC, the blackout would commence on 28th July and last until August 21st, 2025, between
Nigerian editors have agreed to set up fact-check desk in their various newsrooms as a measure to tackle fake news, misinformation and disinformation. Rising from a one-day workshop organised by the European Union (EU) in collaboration with the Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) in Lagos on Friday, the editors said
The Defence Headquarters, DHQ, has said that troops deployed across various theatres of operation have killed scores of terrorists, rescued more than 170 kidnapped victims, and foiled oil theft valued at N241.2 million. The Director of Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Markus Kangye, made this known in a summary of military
President Bola Tinubu has expressed grief over the passing of Dr Ibrahim Bello, the Sarkin Katsinan and Emir of Gusau in Zamfara State. The monarch died Friday morning in Abuja, aged 71. President Tinubu described the traditional ruler’s death as a collective loss beyond his immediate domain, citing his lifelong
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has commended the Governor of Edo State, Senator Monday Okpebholo, for the successful launch of the New Edo Line Transport Service, describing it as a bold step towards infrastructural renewal and efficient public service delivery in the state. The commendation came during Thursday’s meeting of the
The Presidency has dismissed claims by former Kano state Governor, Dr. Rabiu Kwankwaso that the Tinubu administration is concentrating more of the infrastructure development in the South than the North. Kwankwaso, the presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) in the 2023 election, during a stakeholders’ dialogue on
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