A COVID-19 outbreak has hit a large cruise ship bound for Australia’s most populous state, New South Wales, affecting over 2,000 passengers. More than 100 passengers and crew members were infected on the Coral Princess cruise ship, which was sailing from Queensland and was scheduled to dock in New South Wales on Tuesday, according to the national broadcaster ABC. According …
Gunmen loyal to a notorious bandit kingpin, Damina, reportedly attacked Kango and Dangulbi villages in Zamfara’s Maru Local Government Area on Sunday morning, killing 18 people. According to residents, several people who fled the attack have yet to return. In the state, Maru Local Government is a hotbed for banditry. Following the attack, the 18 victims were buried according to …
The bodies of fifteen passengers on a 16-passenger boat that capsized on July 8 in the Ojo area of Lagos State have been discovered. Mr Oluwadamilola Emmanuel, General Manager of the Lagos State Waterways Authority (LASWA), confirmed that 11 bodies were recovered on Sunday, in addition to four recovered on Saturday. LASWA, the National Inland Waterways, Nigerian Marine Police, and …
The Ilobu country home of Lasun Yusuff, the Labour Party’s gubernatorial candidate in the Osun gubernatorial election, was attacked by unidentified gunmen in the early hours of Monday. The unidentified gunmen arrived around 2 a.m. and opened fire on the building in the Oke-Ima neighbourhood of the town. Read also: APC Governors angry over Tinubu’s choice of Shettima, to meet Buhari …
Over the weekend, sources revealed to news outlets that a sum of eight hundred million Naira was paid to terrorists to secure the release of seven onboard members in the March 2022 Abuja-Kaduna train attack. It was previously reported that some newly rescued victims of the Abuja-Kaduna train attack were reunited with their families on Saturday. The lead negotiator, Malam …
Workers in the country’s power sector have stated their intention to shut down power supply if the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) goes on a nationwide strike in protest of the country’s protracted strike in the educational sector. The National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE), which represents the nation’s power workers, bemoaned the government’s indifference to the continued closure of schools …
Some governors on the All Progressives Congress (APC) platform are said to be dissatisfied with the selection of ex-Borno Senator Kashim Shettima as the party’s presidential candidate, Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The Governors are expected to meet with President Buhari today in Daura to formally express their displeasure before deciding their next course of action. Tinubu had been submitting a list …
Joe Igbokwe, the Special Adviser on Drainage and Water Resources to Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo- Olu, has written an open apology to Lagosians for the flood that ravaged the state on Saturday, causing loss of property among other things. The SA, Igbokwe, apologised in a statement on Sunday, saying that the flood could not be separated from the fact …
Only three days after an unfortunate boat accident in the Ikorodu area of Lagos State killed two passengers, another boat accident occurred on Friday night in the Mile 2 area, leaving 16 people missing. This comes as a massive flood hit several parts of Lagos State yesterday, killing at least five people in the Oyatoki area of Agege and displacing …
The National Democratic Alliance (NDA), a non-partisan pro-democracy organisation, has warned former Minister of Aviation, Mr. Femi Fani-Kayode, against making inflammatory and unguarded remarks that could exacerbate the country’s security challenges. The group also warned that such unwarranted remarks could lead to dissatisfaction among military rank and file. The NDA also warned that such remarks could exacerbate political tensions as …
The Kwara state police command said Friday that it had rescued a Chinese expatriate who had been kidnapped by unknown gumen in Shao, moro local government area of Kwara state. On 3/7/2022, unknown gunmen attacked a quarry site of CGC construction company along the Shao/Oloru express way, killing a police inspector on guard and kidnapping a Chinese expatriate. The state …
Unknown gunmen kidnapped Alhaji Mohammed Jamiu, the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Always Petroleum and Enegy Service Limited, at his residence in Okene local government area of Kogi state on Saturday. Mohammed Jamiu was kidnapped in 2019 at one of his Okene fuel stations but was rescued by military officials after only a few days. One of the military …
The temporary running mate Alhaji Ibrahim Masari, who was submitted to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) by the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has resigned. Masari said in a statement signed by him on Sunday in Abuja that his decision will give Asiwaju more leeway to provide more accommodation and inclusion, positioning the APC …
President Muhammadu Buhari advised Nigerian youths Saturday in Daura, Katsina State, to look beyond culture, ethnicity, and religion when relating with one another, urging more travels, mixing, tolerance, and negotiations to appreciate the country’s rich diversity. President Buhari, who received members of the National Youth Service Corps serving in Daura at his country residence, stated that regular interaction and a …
Terrorists killed four villagers and kidnapped 15 others in Kaduna State’s Iburu village, which is part of the Kufana district of the Kajuru Local Government Area. Mr.Daniel Garba, a community leader in Kufana, said the terrorists raided the community at night and killed three people, while a fourth was killed on his way to offer assistance. “They have abducted 15 …
The curfew imposed on troubled communities in Adamawa State’s Lamurde and Guyuk local government areas has been reviewed by Governor Ahmadu Fintiri. Following a deadly clash over land ownership and use, a curfew was imposed on Waja and Lunguda-speaking communities in the two LGAs. “It is exactly one month today that I directed the imposition of curfew on Lafiya and …
Former Angolan President Jose Eduardo dos Santos, who ruled Africa’s second largest oil producer for nearly four decades, has died at the age of 79, the Angolan presidency announced on Facebook on Friday. The former president died at 11:10 a.m. Spanish time at the Barcelona Teknon clinic after a long illness, according to the presidency. The government announced the obituary …
Three members of a gang known as “Boko Haram” have been imprisoned in South Africa. Boko Haram, a terrorist organisation in Nigeria, has killed thousands and displaced millions. The defendants are Ndou Lukase Rembuluwani, Ndou Ben (both 29), and Khoza Ngobeni Small (28). The Limpopo Division of the High Court in Polokwane sentenced them to a total of 384 years …
The Federal Government declared 33 inmates who escaped from its Kuje Medium Security Custodial Centre in Abuja wanted on Friday. According to NAN, the 33 inmates have cases tying them to the Boko Haram sect. Boko Haram-inspired gunmen stormed the Kuje prison on Tuesday night, bombing their way in and releasing 879 inmates. At least 64 inmates with terror-related charges …
Benue State Governor Samuel Ortom has once again condemned terrorist activities in Nigeria, claiming that “the country was under siege” and that it needed assistance to recover from the pangs of terrorist groups holding the country hostage. Governor Ortom also challenged Nigerians in Diaspora to use the international environment, with its free press, to draw attention to the evil that …
