The Lagos State Government has issued a warning to residents following reports of fuel scooping from a fallen tanker at the Tincan–Liverpool Bridge area of Apapa. The warning came after a diesel tanker overturned on the bridge, inward Mile 2, causing fuel to spill and blocking traffic along the busy corridor. In an urgent situation…
The All Progressives Congress has described Impeachment proceedings against Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his deputy, Professor Ngozi Odu by the Rivers State House of Assembly as a legislative coup d’etat. Rivers chapter of APC said this in a statement issued over the weekend by its spokesperson, Darlington Nwauju over the weekend. The party said this…
A high-speed train derailed and was hit by another in southern Spain killing 39 people and injuring more than 120, authorities said Monday, saying the country’s worst train crash in over a decade was “extremely strange”. It was the deadliest train accident since 2013, when 80 people died after a train veered off a curved…
FIFA President Gianni Infantino condemned “some Senegal players” for the “unacceptable scenes” during Sunday’s AFCON final in which the eventual champions walked off the pitch in protest at a penalty awarded to Morocco. “We strongly condemn the behaviour of some ‘supporters’ as well as some Senegalese players and technical staff members. It is unacceptable to…
Senegal forward, Sadio Mane has suggested why he told his teammates to come back to the pitch and continue playing against Morocco during both sides’ AFCON final on Sunday night. Recall that Senegal defeated Morocco 1-0 after 120 minutes to win the AFCON. Pape Gueye scored the only goal of the match in the first…
Following the prestigious Icon of Ibadan Heritage Award presentation by the Central Council of Ibadan Indigenes (CCII), renowned entrepreneur and philanthropist, Chief (Engr.) Jubril Dotun Sanusi (ILAJI), Okanlomo Oodua, has declared Hon. Ezekiel Temitope Oladimeji (OTOPE) as his preferred candidate for the Egbeda/Ona-Ara Federal Constituency House of Representatives seat in 2027. The declaration, which came…
The Federal Ministry of Solid Minerals Development has dismissed claims by the Northern Elders Forum (NEF) that the Federal Government sited a gold refinery in Lagos in violation of the federal character principle. It said the allegations contained in a statement signed by the Northern Elders Forum (NEF) spokesperson, Prof. Abubakar Jiddere, were not true…
A police inspector earlier reported missing, Aliyu Ibrahim, and four villagers have escaped from their abductors in Zamfara State, the police have confirmed. Sources told Zagazola Makama that the victims fled from the kidnappers’ den and made their way to safety, with the inspector currently receiving medical attention at a military facility in Farin Kasa…
Senegal have won the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) 2025 following a dramatic 1-0 extra-time victory over host Morocco at the Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium on Sunday. The match in Rabat was marked by high tension, a missed penalty, and a stunning extra-time goal from Pape Gueye. The game ended 0-0 after 90 minutes of…
Suspected gunmen have abducted a Chieftain of the All Progressive Congress in Ondo state and the Director General of a support group for President Bola Tinubu, Asiwaju Media Team, Prince Emorioloye Owoloemi. Sources said that the victim was kidnapped at about 9 am along the Okonga/Olodo Junction in Igbokoda, Ilaje council area of the state….
