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Powerful tropical Cyclone Freddy tore through parts of Madagascar on Wednesday, killing four people on the Indian Ocean island, disaster management authorities said. A 27-year-old man drowned in rising sea waters on Tuesday just before the storm, which packed winds of around 130 kilometres per hour (80 miles per hour), made landfall. But on […]
The Independent National Electoral Commission has said that a total of 1.6 million voters will be participating in Saturday’s elections. The Resident Electoral Commissioner, Dr Gabriel Longpet disclosed this on Tuesday while briefing journalists on the commission’s preparedness. “We also recognise the fact that some BVAs may malfunction during the exercise. We have […]
The First Lady of Nigeria, Aisha Buhari, on Tuesday came under criticism from the public over an alleged statement that the Central Bank of Nigeria is extending the validity of old N200, N500 and N1,000 notes to May 1, 2023. The alleged statement was issued by the Director of Communications, Osita Nwanisobi, stating that […]
The Resident Electoral Commissioner, REC, in Lagos State, Olusegun Agbaje, has said the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) will continue with its logistics arrangement for the elections commencing this Saturday. Recall that Justice Chukwuejekwu Aneke of the Federal High Court in Lagos, on Monday, restrained INEC from engaging the Lagos State Parks Management […]
A popular cooking gas plant situated along the Effurun/Sapele Road in Effurun, Delta State suffered explosion on Monday night. The gas station identified as NELMIC Gas Plant which is located opposite the Effurun Post Office was said to have gone aflame about 10:30pm. The remote cause of the explosion is yet-to-be ascertained as of […]
A fresh earthquake has hit the region of the Turkey-Syria border. The quake comes days after earthquakes were recorded in both countries, which resulted in over 40,000 deaths. According to Syria’s state news agency (SANA), the 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck Turkey’s Hatay province, which was devastated by a massive tremor two weeks ago. It also […]
The Commonwealth observer mission to Nigeria has met with the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu to ascertain how prepared they are for the forthcoming elections. The leader of the Mission and former President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki said the meeting was aimed at getting reports from INEC on […]
The men of the Kwara State Police Command have paraded a 36-year-old medical doctor, Abass Adeyemi, over an alleged killing of four persons in the state. The Commissioner of Police in the state, CP Paul Odama, disclosed this while addressing newsmen on Monday at the headquarters of the command in Ilorin. He said one […]
Kaduna State Governor, Nasiru El-Rufai has claimed that what President Muhammadu Buhari approved was different from what the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, did regarding the redesigning and swapping of the currency. In a statement titled: ‘Nigeria Update: ABC of Currency Redesign vs. XYZ of Cash Confiscation Explained’, the governor shared on Twitter, Sunday […]
Over the weekend at Abeokuta, the state capital of Ogun, a woman reportedly set herself on fire over her inability to pay back a N70,000 loan she obtained from a microfinance bank. The diseased burnt herself inside her rented apartment at Oke-Keesi, Itoko area of Abeokuta was simply identified as mama Dada. She […]
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