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28-year-old man dies in Lagos tanker accident
A 28-year-old man, Sanusi Moruff, lost his life in a gas tanker accident in Lagos on Monday.
The Lagos State Emergency Agency disclosed that the accident occured at the Fadeyo area of Lagos State.
The agency said the…
Violence: We require N5bn to fix vandalised centre says Ayade
Cross River State Governor, Prof Ben Ayade on Monday declared that the state will require a whooping N5 billion to repair the Calabar International Conference Centre (CICC) vandalised by hoodlums.
The governor spoke on Monday…
South African Police arrest five over murder of Football captain, Meyiwa
South African police on Monday arrested five suspects over the 2014 murder of national football captain Senzo Meyiwa, a major breakthrough in a case that stunned the crime-ridden nation.
The 27-year-old goalkeeper and national…
Buratai: Democratic stability, panacea to development, progress
Irked by the worsening security situation in the country occasioned by the hijack of the recent #EndSARS protests by hoodlums, the Nigerian Army on Monday reaffirmed its readiness to go after looters and hoodlums raiding warehouses and…
Looting of palliatives: Lawan urges security agencies to arrest, prosecute hoodlums
The Senate President, Senator Ahmad Lawan on Monday called for the arrest and prosecution of those involved in the wanton destruction and looting of both public and private property.
Senator Lawan in a statement personally…
Three feared killed as hoodlums loot Gwagwalada warehouse
At least three women were feared killed on Monday in a stampede during the looting of a massive palliative warehouse in Gwagwalada in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja.
The women were said to have been trampled upon by…
Gunmen kidnap Oyo State local council boss
Yet to be identified gunmen have kidnapped the Chairman, Iganna Local Council Development Area of Oyo State, Mr Olayiwola Adeleke.
It was gathered that Adeleke was kidnapped together with his driver on Sunday night.
Adeleke…
Journalist shot as armed thugs, protesters take over Lokoja
A correspondent of The Sun Newspaper in Kogi Sate Emmanuel Adeyemi, was on Monday shot by unknown persons in Lokoja, the state capital.
Adeyemi was on his way to the Secretariat of the Nigeria Union of Journalists when he was…
Nigerian Army in high level security meeting over insecurity
Chief Of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai, has convened a high level security meeting over the rising level of insecurity in the country.
Principal Staff Officers of the Nigerian Armed Forces and top army commanders are …
SERAP petitions ICPC over hoarding of palliatives by states
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has asked the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission to investigate the circumstances surrounding the alleged hoarding of COVID-19 palliatives in…