Twenty-five soldiers with the Democratic Republic of Congo’s army have been sentenced to death for fleeing battles against the notorious M23 rebels in the conflict-hit east of the country. The soldiers were also convicted of theft by a military tribunal as they stole goods from shops in a nearby village after abandoning their positions, an…
Angry youths in Benue State have set ablaze the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) office in Sankara, the headquarters of Ukum Local Government Area. The Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) for the state, Sam Egwu, informed the INEC headquarters in Abuja that the incident occurred at 2 pm on Wednesday, July 3. According to a statement…
The Senate, on Wednesday, raised an alarm over the influx of substandard Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) popularly known as petrol, and Automotive Gas Oil (AGO) or diesel into the Nigerian market. In a matter of urgent national importance, Senator Asuquo Ekpeyong observed that on June 16, 2024, a report revealed that 12 diesel cargoes conveying…
The Lagos State government has sealed the residence where the occupants were seen throwing waste in the flood after a heavy downpour of rain in the state.Some residents were seen emptying waste in the flood following a heavy downpour of rain that floated over the Ibeju-Lekki area of Lagos State. Residents on Akewukewe Street beside…
Nigeria has recorded over 2,100 suspected cases of Cholera outbreak across 33 states of the federation, the health authorities have said. This marks a significant increase from the 1,579 cases reported just a week ago, highlighting the rapid spread of the disease. This was disclosed by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC)…
An activist lawyer, Deji Adeyanju, has declared that only residents of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, can decide who becomes senator in 2027 and not Minister Nyesom Wike. Adeyanju said Wike can’t decide for the people because FCT is not Rivers State, where election results are written with guns. The lawyer’s comment comes amid Wike’s…
Chukwudinma Umunnakwe and Comfort Umunnakwe, a couple have been arrested for allegedly running a baby factory in Imo state. Henry Okoye, spokesman for the Imo state police command said on Tuesday, July 2, the arrest was made possible by an intelligence report received by the operatives. “The suspects have confessed to being in the criminal…
An Iyaganku Magistrates’ Court, Ibadan, on Tuesday, ordered the remand of two siblings: Latunde Alayemi, 50 and Ayoola Alayemi, 54, in a correctional facility over alleged killing of a 49-year-old man. The duo, whose addresses were not provided, were charged with conspiracy and murder. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Magistrate, Mrs…
The Chairman of the Lagos State Taskforce, CSP Adetayo Akerele has launched the “See Something, Say Something” campaign at the Headquarters of the Agency today in an effort to stamp out environmental degeneration and sustain the position of Lagos State as a resilient metropolitan city The campaign programme, which is one of the many lined…
The Lagos State has said it is receiving additional support from the World Health Organisation (WHO) as it now battles an outbreak of cholera at the Kirikiri prison A statement released by the Director, of Public Affairs, Tunbosun Ogunbanwo, on Sunday, quoted the Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Akin Abayomi, as saying an outbreak of…
