Former Ekiti Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has declared that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is in disarray, rendering it ineffective as an opposition force. In an interview on Channels TV Sunday, Fayose stated that Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s presidential candidate, has become the voice of the opposition, surpassing PDP’s Atiku Abubakar. “PDP members no longer…
The death toll in the Afriland Towers inferno has risen to 10 after United Capital Plc confirmed on Thursday that six of its staff died in the tragedy. The confirmation comes barely 24 hours after the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) announced the loss of four officials in the fire that gutted the eight-storey building…
Gunmen suspected to be members of the Lakurawa terrorist group have attacked a Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) checkpoint in Bakin Ruwa, along the Maje border in Bagudo Local Government Area of Kebbi State, killing three officers. The attack, which occurred around midnight on Wednesday, has heightened fear and tension among residents of border communities. Multiple…
A report by the office of Nigeria’s Auditor-General has indicted the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) for alleged misappropriation of funds and diversion of revenue meant for the Federation in 2021. The indictments are contained in the 2021 Auditor-General’s annual report published in November 2024. The 558-page report was recently submitted to the National…
A church building has collapsed in Taraba State, injuring many worshippers. The church, UMCN church, is located behind Police Divisional office, in Mutum-Biyu town, the headquarters of Gassol Local Government Area of the State. Sources told Daily Trust that worshipers were said to be in the church on Sunday before the building caved in due…
Tragedy struck in Kano as two Islamic school students popularly known as Almajarai died after allegedly drinking poisonous substance suspected to be expired milk powder. The children had alleged picked the substance from a gutter beside a compound. Four others are currently taking treatment in a hospital. The dead children were identified as Abdullahi and…
The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board has begun the rescheduling of the 379,997 affected candidates for another Unified Tertiary and Matriculation Examination. The rescheduling began on Thursday morning after the registrar of the examination body, Prof Ishaq Oloyede, made it known in a press briefing in Abuja on Wednesday. Oloyede admitted errors in the just-concluded…
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged Senate President Godswill Akpabio and House Speaker Tajudeen Abbas to withdraw a proposed bill that seeks to make voting compulsory for all Nigerians of voting age. The bill, currently before the National Assembly, prescribes a six-month jail term or a N100,000 fine for individuals who fail…
A two-storey building has collapsed on Amusu Street, in the Orile Iganmu area of Lagos State. The incident happened in the early hours of Monday. As seen in a video trending online, the building caved in as residents nearby scampered for safety. An official of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency who confirmed the incident…
Troops of Operation SAFE HAVEN (OPSH) have arrested two suspected members of the Islamic State’s West Africa Province (ISWAP) posing as tailors in Plateau State, as part of a series of coordinated operations between April 11 and 12. The operations also led to the recovery of firearms and the neutralisation of a suspected bandit. In…