No fewer than eight people, including a three-year-old child and her mother, were feared killed in a tanker explosion on Friday at Omenta Okpe in Okpe Local Government Area of Delta State. PUNCH Online reports that the incident occurred as the ill-fated tanker coming from Effurun lost control while trying to overtake another truck a
Encomiums have continued to pour in as more secondary schools across the country celebrate their students who are high scorers in the 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination. Though the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board is yet to unveil the list of 2024 top scorers, schools have continued to celebrate candidates who scored 300 and above.
The International Police Organisation has designated Nigerian Police Commissioner Ifeanyi Uche, as the Chairman of the African Heads of Cybercrime Units, encompassing leaders from 54 nations. Uche, serving as the Commissioner of Police overseeing the NPF National Cyber Crime Centre, assumes the role from Ratjindua Tjivikua of Namibia, who completed his tenure as head of
Edo State governor, Mr Godwin Obaseki, on Friday, said he earmarked nothing less than N1bn naira monthly to feed vulnerable Christians in the state in the next three months. This is as he said a similar programme that has been mapped out for people in the Muslim faith in the state. Obaseki disclosed this during
President Bola Tinubu pledged on Friday to expedite the passage of legislative bills aimed at bolstering Nigeria’s automobile industry. He urged local manufacturers to prioritise the production of top-quality, affordable vehicles for Nigerians, particularly as his administration recently launched a consumer credit scheme. Tinubu made these remarks during a courtesy visit from the African Association
Nigerian fintech companies have warned their customers against trading in cryptocurrency or any virtual currency on their apps, threatening to block any accounts found engaging in such activities. At least four fintechs—Opay, Moniepoint, PalmPay and Paga—have communicated this development to their customers on Friday. Last week, the Central Bank of Nigeria stopped major fintech firms
A man, Hamza Mohammed, has been sentenced to die by hanging for stabbing another man to death during a free-for-all in Niger State. Mohammed and one Baba Usman (now at large) were said to have chased after the deceased, Isah Mohammed until they caught up with him and stabbed him several times until he died.
The Katsina State Governor, Dikko Radda, has argued that states should be allowed to determine their minimum wage, based on a minimum standard set by the Federal Government, noting that challenges and revenues generated differed between states. Governor Dikko stated this when he appeared as a guest on Channels Television’s Politics Today, on Friday evening.
A journalist with the Foundation for Investigative Journalism, Daniel Ojukwu, has been reportedly abducted by the Intelligence Response Team of the Inspector General of Police. Ojukwu is currently being held at the State Criminal Investigation Department, Panti, in Lagos State, FIJ reports. Ojukwu was said to have gone missing on Wednesday and was unreachable as
The Niger State Police Command has arrested four ex-convicts after they conspired and robbed a Minna residence of valuables worth millions of naira. The suspects, Yahaya Mohammed, Ayuba Simon, Menasse Makama and Nuhu Azuka; confessed to their crimes during interrogation. The command’s spokesman, Wasiu Abiodun made this known on Friday in a statement in which