
JUST-IN: Many Feared Dead As Petrol-Laden Tanker Explodes In Ogun
An unconfirmed number of people have died in a tanker fire accident that occurred at…
An unconfirmed number of people have died in a tanker fire accident that occurred at midnight along the Abeokuta–Sagamu Expressway. The spokesperson for the Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Agency (TRACE), Babatunde Akinbiyi, said the incident happened at about 1 a.m. on Friday. He explained that a 33,000-litre petrol tanker overturned due to excessive…
Popular Nigerian singer, Innocent Ujah Idibia, popularly known 2Face has reacted to claims he was arrested in the UK after an altercation with his wife Natasha The singer and Natasha arrived the UK on Thursday October 2 for his UK tour that was to kickstart immediately he landed. 2Face was said to have been arrested…
The Church of England has named Dame Sarah Elisabeth Mullally as the new Archbishop of Canterbury, making her the first woman to occupy the office in the more than 1,400 year history of the Anglican Communion. Mullally, who has been serving as Bishop of London since 2018, emerged the 106th Archbishop of Canterbury following the…
A man on Florida’s Gulf coast has been charged with animal cruelty after authorities said he killed, cooked and ate two of his pet peacocks to spite a neighbor. Craig Vogt, 61, was arrested on 23 September on a third-degree felony charge of aggravated animal cruelty, according to an affidavit from the Pasco county sheriff’s…
The camp of former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has reacted to remarks by former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, who vowed not to step aside for any aspirant in his bid to secure the African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential ticket ahead of the 2027 general election. Supporters of Obi, under the banner of the…
Abia State Governor, Dr. Alex Otti, has taken legal action against a former commissioner and lawyer, Hon. Barr. Eze Chikamnayo, demanding N100 billion in damages for allegedly defaming him on Facebook. The governor, through his counsel, Dr. Sonny Ajala (SAN), said Chikamnayo made a series of malicious posts where he repeatedly referred to him as…
A former lawmaker, Senator Elisha Abbo has turned himself in at the Nigeria Police Force Criminal Investigation Department (FCID) over allegations of raping a 13-year-old secondary school student. Abbo who represented Adamawa North at the Nigerian Senate was accused of abusing the girl at his residence in the Katampe Area of Abuja on June 29,…
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has announced a phased operational overhaul of the Nigerian Fixed Income Market in a strategic move to deepen transparency and efficiency in Nigeria’s financial ecosystem. According to a formal communication signed by Okey Umeano, Acting Director of the Financial Markets Department at the CBN, the first phase of the…
The United States Department of State has accused the Nigerian government of not doing enough to protect victims of Boko Haram terrorists and human traffickers. In its 2025 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report published on its website on Wednesday, the U.S. agency stated that the Nigerian government did not meet the minimum standards in several…
The leader of a notorious kidnapping gang in Kwara state, Maidawa has been killed in an airstrike by the Nigerian Air Force, the state government has said. It was gathered that Maidawa, whose gang specialises in terrorising Kwara and its neighbouring states was killed during an airstrike on the thick forests of Isanlu-Isin on Tuesday….