A gas tanker explosion on Otedola Bridge, Lagos, late Tuesday night caused a massive fire, leaving two people dead and four others injured. The fire also destroyed four buildings, 15 vehicles, and several shops. According to reports, the 30-tonne DAF gas truck was trying to climb the link road to the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway when it … Read more
The Kebbi State Government has confirmed an outbreak of meningitis in three local government areas of the state, resulting in 26 deaths. Speaking during a press briefing on Tuesday, the state’s Commissioner for Health, Yanusa Ismail, identified Gwandu, Aleiro, and Jega as the affected areas. He revealed that a total of 248 suspected cases have … Read more
The palace of the Ter Nagi, Chief Daniel Abomtse, and the local government secretariat of Gwer-West Local Government Area of Benue State have been set ablaze by some angry protesters. It was gathered that the protest rocked Naka, the headquarters of the LGA on Tuesday, March 11, 2025, over the invasion and killing of three … Read more
Tragedy struck in Niger state as a police officer, allegedly embarked on a shooting spree while drunk, and killed a resident. The Niger state police command has launched an investigation to identify and apprehend the officer. As reported by The Punch on Tuesday, March 11, commissioner of police, Shuwala Danmamman, ordered the Divisional Police Officer … Read more
Some residents of Ondo State on Tuesday staged a mass protest in Akure the state capital over the abduction of nine surveyors who were returning from site in Akure North Local Government Area. This came a day after it was reported that four communities in Akure North Local Government Area of the state were attacked … Read more
The Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has reiterated that the order prohibiting the public parade of suspects by the Nigeria Police remains in place. The IGP stressed that the prohibition order is targeted at protecting the human rights of the suspects in accordance with international best practices of policing. Naija News reports Egbetokun made … Read more
Senate President Godswill Akpabio‘s Special Assistant, Jeff Onyema, has alleged that Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan padded the budget by ₦30 billion as Chairperson of the Local Content Committee. Naija News reports that Onyema said the sexual harassment allegation the Kogi Central Senator made against Akpabio was because she was removed from the Local Content Committee. Addressing … Read more
The House of Representatives has directed the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to immediately halt the implementation of its newly introduced ATM transaction charges and the removal of free withdrawals for customers using other banks’ ATMs. Naija News reports that this decision was reached on Tuesday after lawmakers adopted a motion of urgent public importance … Read more
The House of Representatives has called for an immediate suspension of the Central Bank of Nigeria’s new policy hiking ATM transaction charges. The decision came after a motion moved by Rep. Marcus Onobun during plenary in Abuja on Tuesday. Under the new policy, which took effect on March 1, 2025, customers using other banks’ ATMs … Read more
The Enugu State Police Command announces that CP Mamman Bitrus Giwa, psc, has officially taken on the role as the 29th Commissioner of Police in the state. A statement by the command’s public relations officer, SP Daniel Ndukwe said CP Giwa succeeds AIG Kanayo Uzuegbu, psc (+), who has been redeployed after his promotion to … Read more