Adamawa Chapter of Nigeria Association of the Blind, says it is working plans to discourage streets begging among its members in the state. Comrade Bitrus Richard, the state chairman of the association said this in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria ( NAN) on Thursday in Yola. Richard said that the leadership of the […]
There was panic in Osogbo Tuesday evening as youths armed with sticks protested the alleged death of one of them . They attacked people in some parts of the town during the protest. The protesters dumped a corpse believed to be that of the deceased in front of Osun Government House , Oke Fia , […]
The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, says 438 active cases of COVID-19 in Lagos communities were yet to turn up for treatment in the state’s COVID-19 care centres. Abayomi made the disclosure through his Twitter account, @ProfAkinAbayomi, on Tuesday while giving the state’s COVID-19 update for Sept.12. He said that 48 new […]
No fewer than 16 persons have been killed and over 2, 000 houses destroyed by floods in Bauchi State since the beginning of 2020. Checks by our correspondent revealed that the flooding occurred in several local government areas of the state. The State Emergency Management Agency confirmed this in an interview with The PUNCH on […]
Several card readers were damaged as fire gutted the head office of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Akure, Thursday. Men of the Fire Service are on the ground to put out the inferno which started about 8 pm and gutted the container housing Smart Card Readers, the electoral body tweeted, Thursday. “The National […]
The Emir of Gumi, in Zamfara, Justice Lawal Hassan, has said that over 100 houses have been destroyed by flood on Sunday in Gumi Local Government Area of the state. The Emir made the disclosure on Monday in Gumi, when he led state government officials to assess the level of damages caused by the flood. […]
An early morning inferno on Sunday at the Bayelsa Mechanic Village destroyed eight parked vehicles and 10 shops, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. It was gathered that the fire incident started at about 3.00 am on Sunday but was put out by men of the fire service who responded to a distress call. Mr […]
At least , three persons died in multiple road accidents that occurred in Akungba Akoko , Akoko South West Local Government Area of Ondo State . It was gathered that the crash was caused by a truck that lost control and rammed into some vehicles by the roadside . It was gathered that many people […]
A yet- to – be-identified man was killed in a road accident that occurred on the Benin- Ore Expressway in the Odigbo Local Government Area of Ondo State on Friday. The accident was said to have involved a Nissan Vanette Bus with registration number REL882XA and a DAF Truck with number LAR 261XV . It […]
The Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC) has announced a planned electricity outage within the Enugu metropolis on Friday, Sept. 4. The Head, Corporate Communications of EEDC, Mr Emeka Ezeh, said in a statement on Thursday in Enugu that the planned outage would last for four hours, from 10.00 a.m. to 2.00 p.m. Ezeh explained that […]
