Some surviving victims of Abuja stampede: Photo: Sodiq Adelakun/Channels TV. President Bola Tinubu has claimed that indiscipline and poor organization were responsible for recent stampedes in Oyo, Anambra states and Abuja where people died during distribution of palliatives. Speaking during his first presidential media chat on Monday, Tinubu expressed the need for Nigerians to be […]

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has firmly stated that he has no intention of reducing the size of his cabinet, explaining that the current structure was designed to ensure efficient governance for a large nation like Nigeria. Speaking during his first Presidential Media Chat on Monday, Tinubu responded to suggestions to downsize his cabinet, emphasising that […]

The Labour Party (LP) holds the Federal Government accountable for stampedes over food and other palliatives, which claimed lives in parts of the country lately. It said it was caused by what the party called an “epidemic of hunger,” asking the government to address current economic challenges before the suffering of Nigerians gets worse. LP’s […]

The National Emergency Management Agency in collaboration with various stakeholders, has welcomed the second batch of Nigerian returnees from Niger at the Immigration Training School on Airport Road, Kano. This was disclosed on the agency’s X handle on Monday. “The group, totalling 392 individuals, arrived at approximately 3:05 PM. The returnees were profiled and registered […]

Stanley Alieke, the counsel for popular controversial rapper, Darlington Achakpo, aka Speed Darlington, said the singer has been granted bail after nearly a month in police custody. Alieke disclosed this on his Instagram handle on Monday. “Apki has been granted bail by the court,” he wrote without including much information. The rapper was arrested on […]

Troops of Joint Task Force South-East, “Operation UDO KA,” have neutralised 13 armed members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra and nabbed three kidnappers in South-East. The spokesman of the task force, Lt. Col. Jonah Unuakhalu, made this known in a statement on Monday in Enugu. He said that the feat was in furtherance […]

Six people have lost their lives in a road accident which occurred in the Mmuri axis of Ohafia Local Government Area of Abia State. An eye witness said the accident happened when a Metrix147 trailer filled with chipping which overturned and trapped several people under its crushing weight on that Sunday at about 1:30 pm. […]

Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the last general election, says the directive from the police restricting distribution of palliatives will stifle generosity and goodwill. Last week, more than 67 persons were killed in stampedes during palliative distribution in Oyo, Anambra and the federal capital territory (FCT). On Saturday, the police […]

The Federal Government has declared Wednesday 25th, Thursday 26th of December 2024, and Wednesday 1st January, 2025 as public holidays to celebrate Christmas, Boxing Day and New Year respectively. The Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, who made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government in a statement signed by the Permanent Secretary, Dr […]

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