Multiple fatalities have been recorded in a tanker explosion at Dan Magaji, Zaria, Kaduna State, eyewitnesses have said. According to Zagazola Makama, the incident occurred on Monday Morning At about 8:30am, near Rochas Foundation School along the Kaduna–Kano expressway bypass, from Kwangila to Dan Magaji. Eyewitnesses told Zagazola that the accident involved two fuel-laden tankers…
Shola Mos-Shogbamimu, a Nigerian born UK-based lawyer and women’s right activist, says Kemi Badenoch, Conservative Party leader, has “pressed her self-destruct button” with her repeated denigration of Nigeria. Recently on the Rosebud Podcast, Badenoch made headlines when she stated she had not renewed her Nigerian passport in over 20 years. She said she no longer…
Davido, the Afrobeats singer, and Chioma Rowland, his partner, have officially celebrated their love with a lavish white wedding in Miami, Florida. The highly publicised ceremony took place at the upscale Mana Wynwood Convention Center, drawing an elite gathering of Nigerian celebrities, business tycoons, and political figures. Davido made a dramatic arrival in a custom…
A passenger on an Ibom Air flight from Uyo to Lagos caused a scene at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport on Sunday, assaulting an air hostess and confronting airport officials. Posting a series of videos from the incident on X, a user, @OHOgunbiyi captioned, “Another day, another drama at the Airport between a passenger onboard…
The execution of Nigeria’s N54.99 trillion budget suffered a major setback as the crude price dropped to $66 per barrel from $70 per barrel, indicating a 5.7 percent decrease, yesterday. This was even as Nigeria’s oil output, including condensate and foreign exchange, stood at 1.8 million barrels per day and more than N1,500 per dollar,…
Famous Nigerian fuji musician, K1 De Ultimate has threatened that the owner of ValueJet airline, Kunle Soname, will ‘feel him’ in his business. This development came hours after the singer tendered a public apology over his unruly behavior at Abuja airport. Recall that a ValueJet plane on Tuesday morning almost crushed the singer while attempting…
The Nigerian Military has recorded another decisive blow against armed bandits in the North, neutralising more than 100 terrorists during a coordinated air and ground assault on Makakkari Forest, Bukuyum Local Government Area of Zamfara State. The stillness of Zamfara’s Makakkari Forest was shattered in the early hours of Sunday when the thunder of military…
Judges and workers of the Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday ran for their dear lives following a sudden heavy fire alarm that sounded repeatedly at the court complex. Justices Peter Lifu and James Omotosho, who were delivering judgments when there was fire alarm, ran away from their courtrooms alongside lawyers and journalists to…
The management of the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library (OOPL) has condemned what it described as an invasion of its premises by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) around 2 a.m. on Sunday. According to the library, the late-night operation disrupted a private gathering within the complex, leaving several attendees injured as they…
Mike Achimugu, director of public affairs and consumer protection at the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), says disrupting an aircraft from taking off is considered an act of terrorism. Achimugu was speaking on the unruly conduct of Wasiu Ayinde, popular Fuji musician also known as KWAM 1, during an interview on Arise TV on Sunday….