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A British Airways plane was struck by lightning on its approach to Heathrow Airport on Sunday afternoon Passengers onboard Flight BA919 from Stuttgart to Heathrow – some returning from Euro 2024 matches in Germany – told of their ‘shock’ after the dramatic incident which ...

  A heartbreaking incident occurred in Ogun on Saturday evening, as a gas explosion took the lives of a mother and her young daughter. According to eyewitnesses, the tragic event unfolded on Ebute Road in the Ibafo area, when the daughter, ...

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency has predicted three-day thunderstorms and rains starting from today. NiMet weather outlook released on Sunday in Abuja forecasts thunderstorms on Monday over parts of Kebbi, Kano, Katsina, Sokoto, Zamfara, Taraba and Kaduna states. It anticipated thunderstorms ...

  Nigerians on social media — the X platform, have called on authorities to quickly arrest a user who made an unsafe tweet about children The man, Paul had alleged it’s safe to have s3x with children, because no matter ...

  The Lagos State Government has issued a 48-hour vacation notice to squatters and owners of illegal structures along the Gbagada-Bariga drainage channel. The announcement was made by the Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, via a post on social media platform, ...

  Fuel scarcity is gradually surfacing in Lagos and other parts of the country as private depot owners hiked the ex-depot price of petrol from N630 to N720 per litre. This came as fuel scarcity deepened in Abuja and the ...

  The First Lady Oluremi Tinubu emphasized the significance of individual actions in achieving food security, noting that collective efforts can lead to substantial positive change. She shared her personal initiative, creating a private vegetable garden at the State House, ...

President Bola Tinubu of Nigeria has been re-elected as the chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) at the 65th Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government held at the Presidential Villa ...

  President William Ruto on Friday, announced a series of measures aimed at reducing government spending, following weeks of nationwide protests. In a live broadcast, he scrapped the budgets for the offices of the First Lady and Second Lady, dissolved ...

  A Nigerian woman, Mesuur Abata has d!ed shortly after welcoming her first child after 13 years of waiting. Facebook user, Jessica Sewuese Zever, shared the sad news on Facebook writing; “Pryma wam! What you so much desired finally came, ...

  Amid controversies that trailed the Kano Emirate tussle, the legal team of the 15th Emir of Kano, Aminu Ado Bayero have withdrawn their services in the case before the Kano State High Court. The action by the legal team ...

  The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has suspended 10 private jet operators over their failure to commence recertification process. The Authority justified its action by citing the Nigeria Civil Aviation Regulations 2023 Part 18.3.4 which forbids holders of Permit for ...

  The Lagos High Court sitting in Ikeja on Thursday convicted and sentenced a commercial bus driver, Elijah Shokoya to 12 years imprisonment for k!iling an officer of the Lagos State Traffic Management Agency (LASTMA) Justice Oyindamola Ogala sentenced Shokoya ...

  The Federal Government has warned states and local government areas to brace for increased flooding as the country enters the peak of the rainy season. The Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, Prof. Joseph Utsev, handed down the warning at a ...

  The Police Command in Lagos State said that a yet-to-be-identified 61-year-old man has lost his life after being electrocuted during the flood incident. Police spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the death in a post he shared on his X ...

  LGBTQ differences have made the Shona United Methodist Church (UMC), in South Africa split into two factions. The Johannesburg Shona UMC was launched around 2008 by some Zimbabwean professionals who emigrated to work and live in South Africa. It ...

  Actress Sarah Martins has cried out after reportedly spending N300,000 on electricity bills in just under a month in Lagos. Taking to her social media platform, the actress expressed her dismay at the exorbitant costs of electricity. She disclosed that ...

  British-Nigerian woman, Chi Onwurah has been elected as a member of the UK parliament after Parliamentary elections which took place on Thursday , July 4 The Labour politician secured a strong majority of 11,060, with a total of 18,875 votes. The Reform Party ...

  The Nigeria Labour Congress has described as insensitive the latest electricity hike by DisCOS in tariff payable by Band A customers. The electricity distribution companies (DisCOS) had on Wednesday announced that the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission approved the hike. They increased it ...

Fidelity Bank has announced plans to increase its issued share capital from N22.6bn to N26.7bn. The bank will achieve this by creating up to 8.2bn additional ordinary shares, each valued at 50 Kobo. This was disclosed in a corporate notice ...

  PalmPay has announced that all Point Of Sale operators using its platform must register with the Corporate Affairs Commission or submit their CAC certificates by July 7, 2024, to avoid account freezing. In a statement made available to The ...

Union Bank of Nigeria has promoted 337 employees across its various departments. The bank said that the promotion underscored its commitment to recognising and rewarding the hard work, dedication and outstanding contributions of its employees. A statement from the bank ...

The Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Wema Bank Plc, Moruf Oseni, speaks with TEMITOPE AINA on the lender’s journey as it turned 79 years recently. While delving into the journey of the past decade when the bank metamorphosed from a ...

Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister Nyesom Wike announced that President Bola Tinubu has approved the construction of 40 residences for Justices of the Court of Appeal, Federal High Court, and FCT High Courts This declaration was made during the groundbreaking ...

A final year student of History and Diplomatic Studies at the Tai Solarin University of Education, Ijagun, Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State, was reportedly k!lled on the campus premises by suspected cultists on Wednesday The victim, identified as Olaoye Fabiyi, was reportedly dragged out ...