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The Ogun State Government has sealed off Gasco Marine Ltd, the company whose truck was involved in an accident that caused an explosion in the Ita-Oshin area of Abeokuta North Local Government Area on Saturday. Ogun SEALS gas company over explosion ...

A gunman stormed a mosque in western Afghanistan and k!lled six people, a government spokesman says.   Ministry of Interior Affairs spokesman Abdul Mateen Qani said “an unknown armed person shot at civilian worshippers in a mosque” at about 9pm ...

Rebecca Rowley took her three young children along on a drug-selling trip. She and her accomplice Samantha Tait were caught by police while driving from Newcastle to Cumbria to sell coca!ne worth tens of thousands of pounds.   The court ...

Sixteen people have been arrested by the Rivers State Police Command over the k!lling of a female police inspector, Christiana Erekere Erekere was murd3r3d in the line of duty on Thursday afternoon, April 25, 2024, in front of Taabaa Police ...

Gavin Harper, a former police officer, has walked free after stalking his estranged wife, Stephanie Glynn, whom he found in a compromising situation with her new boyfriend, Inspector Andrew McLullich. Harper, 45, discovered Glynn and McLullich engaged in intimate activities ...

Kidnappers operating along Owo/Benin axis have abducted a man identified as Maliki and his 12-year-old son, Jethro The man was taking his son to resume at the Navy School, Imeri when they were abducted. Sources said the kidnappers have demanded ...

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd. has assured Nigerians that the ongoing fuel scarcity and queues will be cleared out by Wednesday,May 1st The Chief Communications Officer of NNPCL, Olufemi Soneye, said this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on ...

It was a tragic scene when a group of youths travelling for a wedding outside Rivers State attacked and hacked a female Police Inspector, Mrs Christiana Erekere, to death at her duty post in Taabaa Police Station, Khana Local Government ...

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has directed fintech companies to stop onboarding new customers until further notice This directive is coming few months after the CBN mandated all financial institutions to collect ID cards before creating financial accounts, which contradicts a ...

  The Central Bank of Nigeria has barred some microfinance banks, including Moniepoint, Opay and Kuda, from opening new accounts and accepting new customers over allegations that they were being used to funnel cryptocurrency and manipulate the naira’s value, sources ...

Former Benue State Governor Samuel Ortom has asked his Kogi State counterpart, Yahaya Bello, to come out of hiding and answer his case with the Economic and Financial Crime Commission(EFCC). Mr Ortom stated this on Sunday at the Redeemed Church in Makurdi during ...

The flag bearer of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the November Ondo Governorship Election, Governor Lucky Orimisan Ayiedatiwa will on Monday April 29 receive his certificate of return from the party. He was declared winner of the April 20 ...

More than 40 people have d!ed in Kenya after a dam burst following heavy rains and flooding, officials have said.   People in villages near Mai Mahiu, about 60km (37 miles) from the capital, Nairobi, were swept away as they ...

Yobe State government has confirmed the death of 85 people from Cerebrospinal Meningitis in the state while 2,510 have recovered from the disease between January 2023 to April 2024. Yobe Commissioner for Health, Dr. Lawan Gana told journalists in Damaturu that ...

The Senate has commenced an investigative hearing on the increase in the electricity tariff in 11 states in Nigeria. At the ongoing meeting at the Senate wing National Assembly on Monday, the Red Chamber also stated that it would punish ...

The Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, has ordered the increase of minimum wage for workers in the state from N40,000 to N70,000 The announcement was made by the governor while speaking at the commissioning of the newly built ultra-modern Labour ...

A landlady is left furious after seeing the way her house was destroyed with painting by an overzealous artist. The lady visited the house after the tenant packed out and was surprised by what greeted her. The tenant designed the ...

Documents reveal that former Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello is alleged to have made hefty withdrawals from state funds to cover advance school fees for his family members. According to a letter from the American International School of Abuja to ...

  The Association of Business Owners of Nigeria has awarded Jiji, Nigeria’s online marketplace, “SME Most Friendly Online Marketing Platform of the Year” at the Nigerian National SME Business Awards 2024. The Lagos State Ministry of Commerce, Cooperatives, Trade, and ...

  A financial data and media company, Bloomberg, has ranked the Dangote Refinery above the top 10 biggest refineries in Europe. According to data compiled by the business news platform, the refinery has more capacity than many European ones. The ...

  The Nigerian Breweries has re-launched its low-sugar herbal alcoholic drink, Ace Roots. According to the firm in a statement, the drink is a low-sugar drink that perfectly combines a blend of true African herbs, spices, and fruits with a ...

  CHI Limited, a fruit juice and value-added dairy manufacturer in Nigeria, has recently rewarded its long-standing distributors at the 2024 Annual Distributors Conference. A statement by the company on Wednesday said that the conference with the theme ‘Break Boundaries, ...

  Stanbic IBTC Holdings has canvassed for improved investment in energy and infrastructure in the country to boost economic activities. The Chief Executive Officer of the group, Dr Demola Sogunle, stated this at the recently held Stanbic IBTC Energy and ...

The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ola Olukoyede, has revealed that a former governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, transferred $720,000 from the government’s coffers to a bureau de change before leaving office to pay in advance ...

  The United Kingdom’s development finance institution and impact investor, British International Investment, has announced the signing of a $100m risk-sharing facility with Citi to support the trade finance needs of African small and medium enterprises and corporates. The facility ...