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The Ogun State Government has said the two persons killed in the crash that involved ex-world heavyweight boxing champion, Anthony Joshua, are foreign nationals. The crash occurred in front of Sinoma, before Danco, along the Lagos–Ibadan Expressway, on Monday. Kayode Akinmade, Special Adviser on Information and Strategy to the Ogun State Governor, disclosed this in […]
At least 22 people have been killed and a further 16 injured after two buildings collapsed in the Moroccan city of Fez. The two four-storey residential buildings that came down early on Wednesday morning contained eight families, state media report, citing local officials. Several Moroccan news outlets report that the buildings – located in the […]
Troops of Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK) have rescued 86 kidnapped victims and arrested 29 suspects allegedly supplying logistics to terrorists in Borno State, marking another significant success in the fight against insurgency in the North-East. The Media Information Officer of the Joint Task Force North East, OPHK, Lieutenant Colonel Sani Uba, confirmed the development in a statement on Sunday. […]
Several people were feared trapped after a two-storey building collapsed in the Oyingbo area of Lagos in the early hours of Monday. According to a situation report released by the Director of the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, Margaret Adeseye, the incident occurred at 54 Cole Street, near Cemetery Bus Stop, around 12:20 a.m. Adeseye said […]
Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, has dismissed insinuations of a rift between him and his political mentor, Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, saying those attempting to sow discord between them will not succeed. Speaking on Tuesday in Madobi during an event marking the 69th birthday of the former governor, Yusuf reaffirmed his unwavering loyalty to […]
Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, has dismissed insinuations of a rift between him and his political mentor, Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, saying those attempting to sow discord between them will not succeed. Speaking on Tuesday in Madobi during an event marking the 69th birthday of the former governor, Yusuf reaffirmed his unwavering loyalty to […]
Two students of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State, were injured in a robbery attack on some students’ hostels located outside the university campus. This is just as one student was said to have gone missing in mysterious circumstances about two months ago. Newsmen learnt on Tuesday that the robbers, who were […]
The Anambra State Police Command has arrested a 62-year-old man accused of extorting traders and communities in Ihiala Local Government Area under the guise of conducting burials and other activities. The suspect, identified as Bernard Odinchefu, was apprehended yesterday, by operatives of the Rapid Response Squad, Awkuzu. He is alleged to be a member and […]
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has confirmed more than 10 deaths, 24 passengers rescued, and 42 still missing from the Kogi boat mishap. In a post Today, NEMA said search and rescue operations continue. According to the agency, the incident occurred on Tuesday evening when a boat carrying about 80 passengers capsized on the […]
The Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Police Commissioner, CP Ajao Adewale, has confirmed that Arise News Anchor, Somtochukwu Maduagwu, died after jumping from the top floor of her Katampe apartment during an armed robbery incident on Monday. News outlet had reported that Vigilantes in the compound told neighbours that after jumping from the top floor of […]
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