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Terrorists burnt priest to death in Niger State
Rev Father Isaac Achi, the Priest of St. Peters and Paul Catholic Church in Kafin-koro in Paikoro Local Government Area of Niger State, has been burnt to death by terrorists. The terrorists also razed the catholic parish house and injured his colleague, Father Collins. The incident occurred at 3.00 am on Sunday. The terrorists were said to have set the parish house ablaze after attempting to gain entrance into the catholic parish house, but failed. His colleague, Father Collins, was shot on the shoulder while trying to escape from the scene. …
13 supporters of PDP die in truck accident
Jos, Jan. 15, 2022 – Thirteen supporters of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) died in a truck accident on Saturday along Pushit-Panyam road in Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau State. The medical team of the PDP Campaign Council confirmed the casualty figure on Sunday, adding that 64 victims were receiving treatment from the crash. It said the Jos University Teaching Hospital was managing 24 cases, while Nisi Domino Hospital in Mangu was managing 20 cases, Infinity Hospital in Mangu, managing eight cases, Cottage Hospital in Mangu, managing four cases …
29 new cases of COVID-19 confirmed in 6 states – NCDC
Lagos, Jan. 15, 2023 – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has confirmed 29 new cases of COVID-19 in six states between January 7 and 13, 2023. This has brought the total number of laboratory-confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Nigeria till date to 266,49 with 259,858 cases discharged, and sadly, 3,155 deaths recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The States with the confirmed COVID-19 cases are: Lagos (15); FCT (5); Kano (4); Nasarawa (3); Kaduna (1) and Plateau (1). The NCDC in a …
NDLEA busts drug syndicate, seizes N5bn worth of Tramadol
Lagos, Jan. 15, 2023 – The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on Sunday said it had busted another Tramadol cartel and seized over N5 billion worth of the drugs in a warehouse in Amuwo Odofin area of Lagos State. Femi Babafemi, the Spokesman for the agency, said this in a statement on Sunday. He said two of the drug dealers were also arrested. Babafemi said the men of the Agency also uncovered a laboratory in Sagamu, Ogun State, where several equipment and various quantities of illicit substances used to …
Peter Obi to speak at Chatham House on Monday
Lagos, Jan. 15, 2023 – Peter Obi, the Presidential Candidate of Labour Party, will on Monday speak about his programmes at Chatham House in London, United Kingdom. A statement by the Spokesman for Labour Party Presidential Campaign Council, Dr Yunusa Tanko, on Saturday, said Obi had accepted the invitation of the global policy institution to speak on ‘Nigeria’s 2023 Elections: A vision for policy change and institutional reforms.’ “The LP’s Presidential Candidate, Mr Peter Obi, is to honour a long standing invitation to speak at Chatham House, a global policy …
Nigeria is safer in the hand of a stingy man – Peter Obi
Akure, Jan. 15, 2023 – Peter Obi, the Presidential Candidate of Labour Party, says he will be prudent in the management of public funds as a stingy man if elected. He promised that he would not steal public funds while in office. Bola Tinubu, the APC Presidential Candidate, had earlier described Obi as a stingy man who could not be trusted with the future of the country. Responding, Obi said that the country would rather be safer in the hands of a stingy man like him. Speaking in Akure, the …
10 feared dead in dawn accident on Lagos-Ibadan expressway
Abeokuta, Jan. 14, 2024 – Ten persons were feared dead in a dawn auto crash on Lagos-Ibadan expressway on Saturday. The accident, which happened around 4.30am, also left two other persons with varying degrees of injuries, while seven came out of the wreckage unscathed. Witnesses said the driver of the Toyota bus with registration number KLD539XA lost control and rammed into the rear of an unmarked Mack container truck packed by the roadside. Florence Okpe, an official of the Federal Road Safety Corps, confirmed the accident and attributed the cause …
LASG closes road, diverts traffic on Ikorodu service lane
Lagos, Jan. 14, 2023 – The Lagos State Government has announced a traffic diversion on the Ikorodu bound service lane for two weeks with effect from Monday, January 23, 2023. A statement signed by the Lagos State Commissioner for Transportation, Dr. Frederic Oladeinde, said the partial road closure was in furtherance of the rehabilitation works on the Ojota interchange to Ojota’s second pedestrian bridge portion of Ikorodu road. He said the diversion was necessary in order to repair some asphalt failings observed at the edge of the ramps inwards Iyana-Oworo/Gbagada …
Fire burnt 45 shops at Araromi market, Ibadan – official
About 45 shops were burnt down by fire at Araromi spare parts market in Ibadan on Saturday. Rev. Yemi Akinyinka, the General Manager of Oyo State Fire Service, confirmed the incident, saying the fire started at about 2.00am. He said his men were able to put out the fire at around 5.00am on Saturday. “Our men were at Araromi Market Agodi Gate since 2:30 a.m. where they were putting off the fire caused by indiscriminate refuse burning,” he said. Akinyinka said about 45 shops were affected. (GBN)
NDLEA in Niger arrested 137 drug suspects in 2022
Minna, Jan. 14, 2023 – The Niger State command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) said it arrested 137 drug suspects in 2022. Haruna Kwetishe, the State Commander, said this in Minna on Saturday while giving a breakdown of the activities of the command in 2022. “In our scorecard for the year 2022, NDLEA Niger Command made a total arrest of 137 suspects; among them are 135 males and two females. “The command also destroyed 21 tonnes of psychotropic substances including 5,656.3 kilograms of cannabis sativa,” he said. …