President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has expressed profound sorrow over the tragic incident at the Children’s FunFair in Ibadan, which resulted in the loss of numerous young lives and left many injured. The President extended his heartfelt condolences to the Government and people of Oyo State, as well as to the grieving families who have lost Read More…
President Bola Tinubu has mandated a comprehensive investigation into a military drone strike that resulted in the deaths of at least 85 individuals, including women and children, in northern Kaduna over the weekend. Lieutenant General Taoreed Lagbaja, the Nigerian army chief, visited Tundun Biri village to express regret for the air strike and pledged to Read More…
A Daf tanker loaded with 45,000 litres of petrol exploded on Saturday at World Oil Filling Station after Kara Bridge along Lagos/Ibadan Expressway, claiming two lives and destroying 23 vehicles. The fallen tanker resulted in fire explosion, following the trail of the spilled petrol which affected 23 other vehicles parked close to the scene. Lagos Read More…
Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed has reiterated the UN’s call for maximum restraint in security forces’ response to the #EndSARS protests in Nigeria. “The UN and I are following the protests in Nigeria calling for an end to human rights violations. “I join the UN Secretary-General in stressing the importance of respect for peaceful protests and Read More…
Sanwo-Olu to make state broadcast Wednesday morning From the difficult course of navigating a cogent response to the COVID-19 pandemic to coming up with a pragmatic approach to the #EndSARS protests by youths in Lagos, no night could have been so long drawn for Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Governor of Lagos State as that of 20th October Read More…
7 persons feared dead in fatal shooting Unconfirmed reports say that up to seven persons may have been shot dead as security agents opened fire on young protesters who, in apparent defiance of an earlier announced curfew, sat on the floor at the Lekki Toll gate locked in arms, singing the Nigerian national anthem. A Read More…
A mighty crowd formed at No. 16 Salvation Road, Opebi, Lagos, at the scene of a helicopter crash in which two persons were confirmed to have been killed while one person was rescued. Rescue efforts by a combined team of men from the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), the Lagos State Safety Commission (LASSC), the Read More…
The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), says the remains of the 19-year-old girl who was swept away by flood on June 22, near Surulere Low-Cost Housing Estate has been recovered and buried beside the Canal at Onilegogoro. LASEMA Director-General, Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria Read More…
The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) has confirmed that two children were killed when a building collapsed at 46, Gafari Balogun St., Ogudu in Lagos State, after heavy downpour on Wednesday. Its Director-General, Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, told the News of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos that the LASEMA Response Team (LRT), said that his team Read More…
Some experts on Saturday called for the upgrade of slums in Nigeria through sustained efforts to build resilient cities that would enhance good health and welfare of the residents. The experts who made the calls at a zoom meeting organised by the Lagos State Chapter of the Nigerian Institute of Town Planners (NITP), also said Read More…
