A yet-to-be identified owner of the collapsed two storey building that resulted in five fatalities and injured five other persons in Lagos State, is at large, raising concerns among residents of the area. The victims were workers at the construction site, Emergency Responders who rescued five injured persons from the rubble from ground zero to...
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Power crisis: UNIBEN, BEDC settle out-of-court, deploy hybrid solar
The Management of University of Benin (UNIBEN) and Benin Electricity Distribution Company (BEDC) has settled out-of Court the contentious electricity tariff dispute that led to the disconnection of the institution last month. As part of long term measures to mitigate impact of exorbitant electricity tariff rate by BEDC, the University Management has begun a hybrid...
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APC dares Atiku over support for protest
The All Progressives Congress, APC national Secretary, Senator Ajibola Basiru has challenged former Vice President of Nigeria, Abubakar Atiku to join the planned protest by Nigerians against ‘bad governance’ and hunger against President Bola Tinubu administration. This followed recent comments by Atiku that the rights of citizens to protest are ENSHRINED in the Nigerian Constitution...
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Oba of Benin intervenes in planned protest
Omo N’ Oba N’ Edo, Uku Akpolokpolo, Ewuare II, CFR, Oba of Benin has intervened in the planned nationwide protest against hardship by youths, urging them ‘to shelve the plan’. Recall that some youths had proposed August 1st 2024 to begin a 10-day nationwide hunger and hardship protests to draw the federal and State governments’...
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Tinubu supporters caught up in hunger—Atiku
Atiku Abubakar, former Vice-President has alleged that supporters of Tinubu and the ruling All Progressives Congress have been caught up in the hunger, anger, and hopelessness in the current administrative of President Bola Tinubu. Candidate of the Peoples Democratic party in the 2023 general election, Abubakar Atiku said this on his verified Facebook page, Tuesday....
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UNIBEN stakeholders meet, plan reopening
University of Benin (UNIBEN) Stakeholders will on Wednesday July 24th 2024 meet to discuss series of agitations/protests, which led to indefinite closure of the University for academic activities on 4th July, 2024. UNIBEN’s Registrar, Mr Ademola Bobola said on Monday July 22nd in a statement issued on behalf of the Vice Chancellor the University, Prof....
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Content creator sent to prison over ‘love scam’
A suspected cyber criminal has been remanded in custody of Nigerian Correctional Service (NCS) by a federal High Court in Kaduna State over a romantic love scam. Economic and Financial Crimes Commission alleged that the defendant had created fake online video contents and dating sites, which he allegedly used to defraud unsuspecting victims. He was...
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Policeman in custody after killing father with rifle
Police operatives have apprehended a police Sergeant, who fatally gun down his father with his rifle behind police headquarters in Maiduguri, Borno State Capital on Sunday. The trigger-happy Cop identified as Sergeant Sunday Wadzani, undergoing orderly room trial, was said to have committed the alleged crime after a minor misunderstanding with the deceased, who was...
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Amputee arrested for alleged drug trafficking
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency in Kebbi State have arrested an amputee, Amadu Garba for alleged trafficking of Illicit drugs suspected to be cannabis sativa. Spokesman of the anti narcotic Agency, Femi Babafemi confirmed the arrest of 48-year-old male suspect on Sunday in a statement. Garba, was nabbed in his house at...
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Bandits kill two, kidnap Corps members in Ondo
An unspecified number of persons, including some members of of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) have been abducted by gunmen who also killed two persons in Ondo State. Multiple reports revealed that the hostages were travelling on Saturday on Ifon/Owo road in Ose Local Government Area of the State where bandits ambushed and took...