The death toll surged to almost 1,000 since Palestinian militant group Hamas launched its massive surprise attack on Israel with a barrage of rockets and a large-scale ground assault, officials on both sides said Sunday. The conflict’s worst escalation in decades has claimed more than 600 lives on the Israeli …
Read More »Floods Loom In Adamawa, Bayelsa, Kogi, Others As Cameroonian Dam Releases Water
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has alerted Nigerians to expect floods as Cameroonian authorities release water from the Lagdo Dam.The agency noted that nine states could be affected by the recent release of water from the dam, which is expected to last till the end of this month. This was …
Read More »Marketers raise alarm over lightness of petrol
Marketers of the Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) petrol have raised the alarm over the lightness of the product in some retail outlets, noting that it is inferior to the quality the Nigerian Midstream and Upstream Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) approved. They described some of the products imported to Nigeria as evaporating and undurable.The …
Read More »OPay reacts to controversy over opening of unsolicited accounts for customers
Nigerian payment and financial service company, OPay, has denied opening any account without an individual or its customer’s consent.The digital payment platform disclosed this in reaction to claims on social media that the company uses people’s phone numbers to open accounts without the consent of the owners.On Tuesday, many people …
Read More »Israel declares war as Hamas invade from Gaza
The Palestinian Hamas group has infiltrated Israel and fired rockets from the Gaza strip.According to latest media reports, 22 persons have been confirmed dead and 100 have been left injured, with many sustaining gunshot wounds. Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has declared that his nation is at war with “the …
Read More »‘Allow Tinubu Breath’ – Ndigbo Leader Begs Opposition
Sir Jude Idimogu, the deputy leader of the Ndigbo All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos, has pleaded with the opposition parties to give President Bola Tinubu room to breathe and concentrate on running the country.On Friday, Idimogu made the request while interacting with reporters. The former lawmaker, who served Oshodi-Isolo …
Read More »Mohbad vomited, developed goosebumps after ‘nurse’ injected him three times
The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, CP Idowu Owohunwa, today disclosed that late Mohbad, vomited and developed goosebumps immediately after he was injected three times by an auxiliary nurse identified as Feyisayo Ogedemgbe. CP Owohunwa revealed this at a press briefing on the state of the investigation into the rapper’s death. Speaking at …
Read More »No planned hike in petrol price at our retail outlets, says NNPC
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited says it has no intention to increase the pump price of petrol, also known as premium motor spirit (PMS), at its retail outlets.There have been speculations on social media that the company plans to raise the petrol pump price to over N700 a …
Read More »Court jails ex-convict 12 years for $1.4m fraud
Justice Rahman Oshodi of the Special Offences Court in Ikeja, Lagos has convicted and sentenced a businessman, Kolawole Erinle, to twelve years imprisonment for $1.4m fraud. According to a statement by the Acting Head, Media and Publicity of the Economic Crimes and Commission (EFCC), Dele Oyewale, Erinle and his company, …
Read More »BREAKING NEWS : Auxiliary nurse is prime suspect in Mohbad’s death, say police
The police in Lagos say the auxiliary nurse who injected Mohbad is prime suspect in the singer’s death. Idowu Owohunwa, the Lagos state police commissioner, gave an update with respect to the ongoing investigation into the singer’s demise in a press briefing on Friday afternoon.Owohunwa disclosed that the police had …
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