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One person has died with three others injured in a tanker explosion on the Otedola Bridge in Lagos.Loaded with Premium Motor Spirit popularly known as petrol, the tanker burst into flames, a situation that forced residents and motorists to scamper for safety.The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) confirmed the casualty figure in a statement.“Three adult male victims wi...

Power distribution companies have decried the persistent non-payment of electricity bills by the military and government ministries, departments, and agencies, stressing that this is also responsible for the challenges facing the country’s power sector.They also threatened to sue the military following the vandalism of the Ikeja Electricity Distribution Company by armed Air Force men.The Executive Di...

A pro-Governor Siminalayi Fubara group, Supreme Council for Sim Worldwide, has cautioned against any attempt to impeach the Rivers State governor, warning that such a move could trigger widespread unrest.Addressing a news briefing in Port Harcourt, a leader of the group, Esezi Obilor Rukani, said the 27 lawmakers pushing for Fubara’s removal should reconsider their actions, as the people of Rivers State would resist a...

The Supreme Court of Nigeria has dismissed the appeal filed by Agboola Ajayi of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ondo State, against the candidacy of Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa of the All Progressive Congress (APC).In the lead Judgement delivered by Justice Lawal Garba, the apex court dismissed Agboola Ajayi’s appeal on the ground that it was filed out of time and that he lacked the right to file the lawsuit being...

Angry youths in Naka, Benue State, on Tuesday, set fire to the palace of Ter Nagi, Chief Daniel Abomtse, and parts of the Gwer West Local Government Secretariat while protesting the killing of three people.The violence erupted after suspected armed herders reportedly killed three operatives of the Benue Civil Protection Guards at Garuwa community in the local government.The bodies of the victims were broug...

President Bola Tinubu has assured Nigerians that his administration’s economic reforms will encourage professionals who left the country in search of better opportunities to return.He said this statement while inaugurating the Implementation Committee for the National Youth Conference at the State House, Abuja.The Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, revealed de...

The Federal Government has announced plans to collaborate with state and local governments, along with other stakeholders, to implement a Proof of Address  System aimed at addressing insecurity and enhancing governance nationwide.The initiative, which will be rolled out across all 774 local government areas, seeks to provide every resident with a verifiable and secure address.It will also serve as an ...

Twenty-four hatched houses and 16 local granaries were set ablaze during a communal clash between warring Hausa and Fulani settlements in Gidan Na Ruwa Fulani Settlement in the Taura Local Government Area of Jigawa State.Confirming the incident in a statement made available to newsmen in Dutse, the state capital, on Monday night, the state Police Public Relations Officer, SP Shi’isu Adam, said that the police have rai...

President Bola Tinubu have called on governors, ministers, and other political leaders to prioritise policies and initiatives that directly benefit the poor and vulnerable in society.“Continue doing what you are doing. And do more for the people,” Tinubu appealed on Monday night while hosting governors, members of the Federal Executive Council, Service Chiefs and heads of select ministries, departments, and agen...

The Presidency and the ruling All Progressives Congress, on Monday, dismissed moves by former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, to galvanise opposition figures towards unseating President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 election.They accused El-Rufai of being driven by “an inordinate ambition that is destined to fail” in his defection to the Social Democratic Party.Also on Monday, the APC noted th...