The National Emergency Management Agency has reported that 24 passengers were rescued, 14 bodies recovered, and 42 people remain missing following a boat accident on the River Niger in Ibaji Local Government Area, Kogi State. NEMA, in a post on X on Thursday, said the incident occurred on Tuesday and involved a boat carrying about…
The Nigeria Police have taken Nnamdi Kanu’s lawyer, Aloy Ejimakor, his brother Prince Emmanuel Kanu, and 10 other people to court. This follows the #FreeNnamdiKanuNow protest that took place in Abuja on Monday. A court document confirming the charges was shared on X (formerly Twitter) by Prof. Chidi Odinkalu, a former chairman of the Human…
Popular Actress and filmmaker Funke Akindele has shared how she made her first N1 million in 1999 after landing the breakout role of Bisi in the popular TV series I Need to Know. In a video posted on her Instagram page on Saturday, Akindele revealed that her career began in 1996 with minor “waka-pass” appearances…
A diesel tanker explosion on New Year’s Eve wreaked havoc at Okokomaiko, Lagos State, destroying part of the Okokomaiko Police Station, three residential buildings, and several shops. The incident occurred while the tanker, laden with 10,000 litres of diesel, was offloading fuel to a network mast. Dr. Femi Oke-Osanyintolu, Permanent Secretary of the Lagos State…
The Police confirmed a young man identified as Alex on Thursday allegedly kidnapped a young lady and kept her in the popular Top View Hotel, Wuse, Abuja. According to a trending video on social media, Alex was seen with the lady in a room with management of the hotel and an officer of the Nigeria…
A contractor, Prince Uzo Nwosu, has told a Customary Court of the Federal Capital Territory sitting in Takushara, Abuja, why he had a sexual relationship with his family’s housemaid, an allegation at the centre of a messy marital dispute with his wife, Rebecca Erebi Nwosu. Testifying before the three-member panel chaired by Hadiza Attah, Nwosu…
Hon. Nanloong Daniel (APC), representing Mikang Constituency in the Plateau State House of Assembly, has been elected as the new Speaker of the House. His emergence follows the resignation of Rt. Hon. Gabriel Dewan (YPP), who stepped down amid sustained political tension over the leadership of the Assembly. The speakership seat had been a source…
Two female students of the Federal University, Lokoja and Kogi State Polytechnic, Lokoja on Friday lost their lives in a ghastly motor accident which occurred at the Felele area, Lokoja. The two female students are Covenant Omolola Isaac, a 200-level Geology student of the Federal University , Lokoja and Abu Taiwo Abimbola, ND11 student of…
A Lagos Magistrate Court has arraigned a 37-year-old woman, Akanji Kofoworola, for allegedly using her Facebook account to publish, distribute or project articles and obscene content against a Nollywood actress and businesswoman, Lizzy Anjorin. Kofoworola was brought before Chief Magistrate Wahab Balogun by operatives of the Zone 2 Police Command, Onikan, Lagos, on a three-count…
Nigeria has achieved a rare energy milestone as gas flaring fell to 7.16 per cent in July, despite an increase in daily gas production to 7.59 billion standard cubic feet per day (BSCFD), the Nigerian Upstream Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has said. The NUPRC, in a statement on Saturday, said the simultaneous growth in output and…
