PUNCH Online reports that 10 persons were confirmed dead with about eight others injured on Saturday morning, following a stampede at the Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Maitama, Abuja, during the distribution of palliatives to poor and elderly persons in the church premises…N..>>Don’t Miss Out! CLICK HERE TO KEEP READING> >>> Similarly, three persons died […] More
Akintade stated that he rented an apartment for Ajoke, but that he stopped visiting her there after she suddenly changed and became distant and unapproachable. Akintade added that Ajoke had, on many occasions, threatened to kill him. The plaintiff further added that he was informed that she was in the habit of bringing home other […] More
Former Senate leader and 2023 governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Senator Teslim Folarin, has expressed his condolences following the tragic incident at a funfair in Ibadan, Oyo State, which claimed several lives and left many others injured. In a statement released on Friday, Folarin described the incident as deeply unfortunate, causing widespread shock […] More
Tragedy struck Ibadan as a stampede at a children’s funfair claimed the lives of 35 children and left six others injured. The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, has taken over the investigation into the devastating incident, which has sparked widespread outrage. The stampede reportedly occurred when thousands of participants rushed to gain access […] More
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has condoled with the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ) following the passing of Hajiya Rafat Onyeche Salami, the recently elected Treasurer of the International Press Institute (IPI)…N..>>Don’t Miss Out! CLICK HERE TO KEEP READING> >>> Her loss has been deeply felt across the journalistic community and beyond. Hajiya Salami also served […] More
Following the tragic incident of a deadly stampede that occurred in Ibadan yesterday, Alhaji Oriyomi Hamzat, the Chairman of Agidigbo FM in Ibadan, has been unconscious since yesterday and taken to an undisclosed hospital. According to an anonymous source, Hamzat is currently receiving medical care at an undisclosed hospital in Ibadan. The source..>>Don’t Miss Out! […] More
A mysterious unexplained illness tagged the “dancing disease” has reportedly left patients shaking uncontrollably and is spreading across Uganda in a case that has left doctors baffled. The disease which locals are referring to as Dinga Dinga, translating to “shaking like dancing“, has already affected around 300 people, mostly women and girls, according to health […] More
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Thursday grilled no fewer than nine local government chairmen in Edo State over alleged diversion of some funds meant for salaries of workers at the third tier of government. The chairmen, it was learnt last night, were still being quizzed at the Benin Directorate office […] More
Fuel marketers under the auspices of the Petroleum Products Retail Outlets Owners Association of Nigeria (PETROAN) have hailed the decision of Dangote Refinery to slash the price of petrol from its facility. A statement on Thursday by PETROAN spokesperson, Joseph Obele, said the price reduction would bring significant relief to car users and alleviate the […] More
The police team on routine patrol were reportedly ambushed and attacked at about 6:30 am on 19/12/2024. The incident happened at Umuluole Junction along the Okigwe/Umuahia expressway. >>View More Photos The gunmen numbering over 25 were said to be about 25 in number and were said to have opened fire on the police team with […] More
IBADAN – The House of Oduduwa yesterday extended its sympathy to the the bereaved families of the young souls lost in the tragic incident at the Ibadan Children Funfair Stampede, the Oyo State Govt, Organizers of the event, Agidigbo Radio owned by Oriyomi Hamzat, the Women in Need of Guidance and Support (WINGS) owned by […] More
The police spokesperson for Oyo command, Superintendent of Police, Adewale Osifeso, in a statement said other people arrested include the school principal of the Islamic High School, Ibadan, Fasasi Abdulahi, 56 years; Genesis Christopher, 24; Tanimowo Moruf, 52; Anisolaja Olabode, 42; Idowu Ibrahim, 35 and Abiola Oluwatimilehin, 25. Osifeso said so far eight people have […] More