Building collapse: Family loses three girls in Jigawa

Three children were killed in a building collapse at Jigawar Tsada village in Jigawa State’s Dutse Local Government Area. According to a community leader, the incident occurred on Thursday night as a result of a heavy downpour. He claimed that the building collapsed while the children were sleeping, and that all of the victims died instantly. DSP Lawan Shiisu Adam, …

PDP berates Buhari over ASUU strike, RECs, says APC govt enabling terrorism

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has once again chastised the Buhari administration over the Academic Staff Union of Universities’ ongoing strike (ASUU). At its National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting on Thursday, the main opposition party condemned the situation. Debo Ologunagba, the National Publicity Secretary, lamented the failure of the APC government to end the strike. On February 14, lecturers across …

Asari Dokubo sponsoring killings in South-East – IPOB alleges

The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has accused Asari Dokubo, an ex-militant leader, of mobilising his alleged gangs to kill innocent indigenes of Imo State and other parts of the South-East. Emma Powerful, the secessionist group’s spokesperson, made the allegations in a statement on Thursday. IPOB warned that it was running out of patience and that it would retaliate against …

Nigeria losses $2.7bn as oil production falls below 1mb/d

According to the most recent data, Nigeria’s oil production fell below one million barrels per day in August, costing the country $2.658 billion. The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission, NUPRC, reported yesterday that daily average production for August was 972,394 barrels, compared to 1.083 million barrels produced in July 2022. The output fell 857,606 barrels short of Nigeria’s OPEC daily …