Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have attacked and abducted a trader and former ward chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Boriya–Shiya Ward, Baruten Local Government Area of Kwara State, Abubakar Sise. Sise was kidnapped from his residence in the Boriya community in the early hours of Thursday. ‎According to information gathered, the attack…
An Osun State High Court, sitting in Osogbo has ordered the State Independent Electoral Commission, OSIEC, to go ahead with the conduct of the local government election scheduled for Saturday (tomorrow). In an enrollment order brought before Justice A. Aderigbigbe on Friday by the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP against OSIEC and Its Chairman, Hashim Abioye,…
An auto crash on Ikorodu Road in Lagos on Sunday morning claimed the lives of a woman and her eight-month-old baby, with 10 other passengers sustaining injuries. According to witnesses, the crash involved a Tata commercial bus which veered off its lane and crashed into a commercial bus coming from the opposite direction. The accident…
A building collapsed in Lagos yesterday, leaving one person dead, four rescued, while others are trapped beneath the rubbles. The building, located at Ikota, Lekki area of Lagos State, was a two-storey affair still under construction. Men of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, LASEMA; Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service; Nigeria Security and Civil…
The Zone 16 Police Command has three suspects for allegedly engaging in illicit drugs and fraudulent activities. A statement on Saturday by the zone spokesman in Yenagoa, SP Gunn Emonena, said the zonal financial and cybercrime unit, based on credible intelligence, stormed the Rumukparali community in the Obio/Akpo Local Government of Rivers to arrest the…
In a bold move aimed at alleviating the rising cost of living, President Bola Tinubu has allocated 1,200 bags of rice to each of his ministers as part of the administration’s broader relief efforts. The announcement, which was first made on the Nigerian Stories official X (formerly Twitter) handle, outlines the government’s strategic response to…
The Yoruba Nation, comprising Yoruba communities across the globe, has declared its support for the President of Burkina Faso, Captain Ibrahim Traoré, describing him as a key figure in Africa’s ongoing struggle for true independence and sovereignty. In a joint statement signed by its Chairman, Chief Omodunni Ayorinde, and Secretary, Mr. Banjo Adewale, the group…
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission have arrested the former Executive Secretary of the National Health Insurance Scheme, Prof. Usman Yusuf, for allegedly awarding contracts to family members while in office. Yusuf was also accused of inflating the scheme’s ICT budget from N4.975 billion to N8.7 billion and approving payments beyond his approval…
Tea lovers need to hear this. A single, seemingly harmless cup of tea brewed with a standard tea bag could be exposing your body to billions of microplastics, result of a new study report has warned. Dr. Mark Hyman, a physician and University of Ottawa, says that microplastics, which are plastic fragments smaller than 5mm,…
The Nigerian government has disassociated itself from a purported debate purportedly being planned by an organisation – Creative Africa Initiative on Same-sex marriage. The Ministry of Education said in a statement by its spokesperson, Folasade Boriowo, that the organisation had issued forged letters using the ministry’s letterheads, proposing a debate on the topic: “Same-Sex Marriage…
