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Flooding, caused by a heavy midnight rainfall, has sacked many residents of the Dankama community in the Kaita Local Government Area of Katsina State from their homes. Reports say that during the early hours, yesterday, a downpour was experienced across some parts of the state. A resident, Ishaq Sarkin-Fulani, said that the situation, which started […] More

Sex workers in Akure, the Ondo State capital, are downcast and deeply in sorrow and frustration following the sudden death of a colleague after a dispute with a male client. They have called on both the government and brothel owners to establish safety protocols and provide health coverage to prevent such tragic incidents from recurring. […] More

The Lagos State Management Authority (LASTMA) has confirmed the death of eight persons during a crash in the Badagry area of the state. The horrific pre-dawn collision occurred yesterday at Atura Bus Stop, inbound Badagry and claimed the lives of eight persons including the driver and the conductor of a 16 seater commercial bus. According […] More

The Ondo State Police Command has recovered livestock valued at over N41 million barely 48 hours after a reported theft, in what authorities described as a major breakthrough in the fight against agricultural-related crimes in the state. The Commissioner of Police, Mr. Abayomi Lawal, who made this known at a press briefing held at the […] More

A catastrophic accident on the Zaria-Kano Expressway has claimed the lives of at least 21 people, after a Hummer bus collided head-on with a trailer, setting both vehicles ablaze and leaving no survivors on the bus. Sources say the tragedy unfolded when the Hummer bus, reportedly speeding, attempted a dangerous overtake and rammed directly into […] More

The Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC) has imposed a penalty of N766.2 million on Multichoice Nigeria for breaching the Nigeria Data Protection Act (NDP Act). The Commission revealed in an announcement issued on Sunday, signed by Babatunde Bamigboye, Head of Legal, Enforcement & Regulations. The Commission reports that it began investigating Multichoice in the second […] More

An attempt by the National Assembly to move labour-related matters, such as the minimum wage problem, from the Federal Government’s exclusive legislative list to the concurrent list has been met with opposition from the Nigeria Labour Congress. A reform like that would give states the authority to determine the compensation of their employees. This warning […] More

FCT Minister Nyesom Wike has urged President Tinubu to release the NDDC forensic audit report, claiming it implicates ex-Transport Minister Rotimi Amaechi. In a Channels TV interview, Wike said he would resign if the report is made public and Amaechi is not indicted. “I call on Mr President to release the forensic audit of the […] More

Ukrainian forces have captured 29-year-old Nigerian national, Kehinde Oluwagbemileke, who was fighting for Russia in the ongoing war. He was apprehended by the Freedom of Russia Legion in Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia region. Kehinde had lived in Russia for four years before allegedly agreeing to join the military in exchange for a reduced sentence after a drug-related […] More

The Nigerian Senate has declared that Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan will not be reinstated immediately, despite a Federal High Court ruling overturning her six-month suspension. Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Friday ordered the Senate to recall the Kogi Central lawmaker, describing her suspension as “excessive” and in violation of the constitutional […] More

The 2023 presidential candidate for the Labour Party, Peter Obi on Friday visited the St. John Vianney College Ukwulu, Anambra state. Obi’s visit comes shortly after the institution emerged victorious at the inaugural UK-Nigeria Debate Championship. In a post made on X, the former governor of Anambra State said he visited the college in line […] More