Many construction workers were on Tuesday trapped while others sustained varying degrees of injuries after a two-storey building under construction collapsed along the busy Oyemekun Road in Akure, the Ondo State capital. As at the time of filing this report, it was unclear whether the incident resulted in any fatalities. Eyewitnesses told Vanguard that the…
Ilorin stood still on Tuesday as thousands of mourners flooded the forecourt of the Emir of Ilorin’s palace for the final burial rites of the Chief Imam of Ilorin, Sheikh Muhammad Bashir Saliu, amid tears. From the early hours of the morning, streams of Muslim faithful, scholars, traditional rulers and political leaders converged at the…
At least six persons, mostly students returning to school, have been confirmed dead following a boat mishap at Buruku crossing in Buruku Local Government Area (LGA) of Benue State. Several others are also still missing after the wooden boat conveying passengers across the river sank late on Monday night. Sources in the area said the…
Popular Nollywood actress, Sarah Martins, has been hospitalised following a sudden health emergency that caused her to collapse. The actress shared details of the incident on her Instagram page, revealing that she woke up unable to feel parts of her body and briefly feared she was lifeless. Despite the alarming symptoms, Martins said she pushed…
A Magistrate Court sitting in Sagamu, Sagamu Local Government Area of Ogun State, has granted bail to Adeniyi Kayode, the driver who conveyed former world heavyweight boxing champion Anthony Joshua and two members of his team before a fatal road accident. Kayode was admitted to bail in the sum of N5 million, with two sureties,…
Prominent socio-political organisations, including Afenifere, Arewa Consultative Forum, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, the Middle Belt Forum, and others, have expressed outrage over a plan by the Katsina State Government to release 70 bandits as part of measures to patch up a floundering peace pact with bandit leaders. The groups, in separate interviews with The PUNCH, described the…
Ghost workers of the Taraba state civil service on Monday staged a protest over the unpaid 7 months’ salaries. The alleged ghost workers claimed that they had done all the necessary procedure lay down by the state government, but were still not considered since seven months ago. Mr Abdurahul Sani, the chairman of the alleged…
A suspected cult clash turned tragic in the Orile Iganmu area of Lagos State after a man identified as Saheed, alias Emiloju, was allegedly hacked to death during a child-naming ceremony. The incident reportedly occurred on Wednesday, January 14. It was gathered that Saheed was attending the ceremony alongside some of his colleagues in the…
The Ogun State Government has claimed that social welfare activist, Adetoun Onajobi, popularly known as Just Adetoun, has gone into hiding, and a medical doctor who allegedly issued a fake medical report to help her evade police arrest has been remanded in prison. The state government also confirmed that the Ogun State Police Command has…
Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, has met with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the Presidential Villa in Abuja to discuss key issues affecting the state. According to a statement signed by the governor’s spokesperson, Sunusi Bature Dawakin Tofa, the closed-door meeting focused on security, major infrastructure projects, and stronger cooperation between Kano State and…
