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The windstorms that swept through Gwadabawa and Kware Local Government Areas of Sokoto State on Tuesday have claimed the lives of five residents, injured dozens, and left a trail of widespread destruction across both communities. Officials from the Sokoto State Emergency Management Agency and the National Emergency Management Agency, who ...

Nigerians can anticipate a downward reduction in petrol pump prices in the coming weeks, largely due to the increasing impact and strategic operations of the Dangote Refinery. This projection comes from an analyst and Head, Investment Research at Comercio Partners Limited, Ifeayi Ubah, interviewed on ARISE TV on Saturday, highlighting ...

The Kwara State Fire Service on Saturday prevented a major disaster by saving nine units of two-bedroom flats and ten shops from destruction during a fire outbreak in Ganmo, Ifelodun Local Government Area of the state. The affected flats, located at God First Plaza, opposite the Transmission Company of Nigeria, ...

Super Eagles captain William Troost-Ekong was greeted by an enthusiastic crowd of fans in Lagos on Friday evening, as he hosted a meet and greet ahead of the second edition of his foundation’s charity match, scheduled for Sunday at the Mobolaji Johnson Arena, Onikan, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. The event, ...

The Commissioner of Police in Anambra State, CP Ikioye Orutugu, has visited the scene of a gunmen attack in Oko Community, near the Federal Polytechnic, Oko in Orumba North Local Government Area of Anambra State. Recall that some yet-to-identified assailants on Thursday attacked the Oko community, killing no fewer than ...

president Bola Tinubu will on Saturday, June 21, 2025, (today) attend the West Africa Economic Summit at the Bola Ahmed Tinubu International Conference Centre, Abuja. The Economic Summit, which enters its second and final day on Saturday, precedes the 67th Ordinary Summit of the Economic Community of West African States, ...

Heineken has lost operational control and withdrawn its staff from facilities in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), CNN on Saturday quoted that the Dutch brewer announced on Friday. In March, the company had suspended operations in three eastern cities, citing safety concerns after breweries were damaged and depots raided ...

The Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Adm. Emmanuel Ogalla, has charged personnel of the Nigerian Navy to remain professional in the discharge of their duties and remain committed to protecting the nation’s democracy. Ogalla, represented by the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Admiralty Integrated Farms Limited, Rear Adm. Julius ...

Gunmen have killed the former Peoples Democratic Party chairman of Tarka Local Government Area of Benue State, Aondoakaa Yaiyol. Yaiyol before he was killed Friday night was the Commander of the Nigeria Hunters and Forest Security Services in the local government. It was gathered that the deceased lost his wife ...

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, on Thursday left many Nigerians amused after he publicly promised to increase the wages of his official music band during a project commissioning in Abuja. Wike made the announcement while commissioning the newly completed collector road from Mabushi to the Judges’ ...