According to a release by the Press Secretary to the Council Chairman of Mokwa local government, Abubakar Dakani, the boat was carrying over 300 passengers when it capsised at the notorious Gbajibo River in Mokwa Local Government Area of Niger State yesterday evening. Dakani said the boat was travelling from Mundi to Gbajibo for the

The Director-General of NSEMA, Alhaji Abdullahi Baba-Arah said the feat was achieved as a result of the prompt response from community volunteers. He said the cause of the mishap is yet to be determined, adding that it is intensifying search and rescue operations. “The boat mishap occurred last night Oct. 1, around 8:30 pm on

“This is an important matter that we intend to aggressively pursue,” Texas-based Tony Buzbee said. “We will leave no stone unturned to find all potentially liable parties, to include any individual or entity who participated in or benefitted from this egregious behavior.” The legal action is the latest against Combs, who was indicted last month

Since the removal of subsidy on the product over one year ago, the price of fuel has moved from around N200 to about N1,000 across the nation. While the Dangote Refinery coming on board and moves to rehabilitate the government-owned refineries are expected to lead to a reduction in the price of the commodity, Dikwal

“A short while ago, missiles were launched from Iran towards the State of Israel,” the Israeli military said in a statement, as sirens sounded across Israel. After about an hour, the military announced there was no longer a threat and “it was decided that it is now permitted to leave protected spaces in all areas

“IDF (Israeli army) systems have identified approximately 180 missiles fired towards Israeli territory from Iran,” the military said. A security official also confirmed the figure to AFP. Iran launched a barrage of missiles at Israel on Tuesday in response to the killings of Iran-backed militant leaders, sending Israelis to shelters and prompting alarm across the

The immediate past governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, on Tuesday, dismissed allegations of financial misappropriation by his administration, vowing to swear by the Quran to prove his innocence. El-Rufai explained that his sojourn into politics was driven by his desire to serve the people and not to amass wealth or embezzle public funds. He stated this

As a progress report on the fight against insecurity in the country, President Bola Tinu has said his administration eliminated more than 300 Boko Haram and bandit commanders within just one year in office. He made the declaration while delivering his 64th Independence Day speech on Tuesday. According to the president, his administration is winning

The protesters had gathered at the Utako area in Abuja, the country’s Federal Capital Territory (FCT), waving the Nigerian Green-White-Green flag and banners with various inscriptions such as “EndBadGovernance”, “DiasporaVoting”, “EndHighLivingCosts”, amongst others but were dispersed by policemen. The October 1, 2024 protest, tagged “FearlessInOctober”, was propagated on social media, some two months after the

“We expect to see a leap in food production and a downward spiral in food costs. I promise you, we shall not falter on this,” Tinubu said on Tuesday during his 2024 Anniversary Broadcast on the occassion of Nigeria’s 64th Independence Day Anniversary on October 1, 2024. According to the President, his “administration is winning