A fatal devastating accident occurred on Tuesday night along the Ore-Ondo highway in Ajue, Odigbo Local Government Area of Ondo State, resulting in the loss of 16 lives. A Toyota Hiace passenger bus, carrying 18 people, collided head-on with a heavy-duty truck, causing a massive fire that engulfed the bus. Three people survived the crash,…
Nigeria is facing a severe food crisis, with over 31.8 million people suffering from acute food insecurity and malnutrition, particularly among women and children. This is according to the 2024 Cadre Harmonise report, which attributes the surge in food commodity prices to the removal of fuel subsidies and security challenges. The Cadre Harmonise report corroborated…
The Police Command of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has arrested Abdul Rasheed Muhammad, a personnel of the Nigerian Navy, for his involvement in the murder of Aminu Ibrahim, the son of retired Vice Admiral I. I. Ibrahim, a former Chief of Naval Staff. The FCT police command’s spokesperson, SP Josephine Adeh, reported that the…
Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has announced the reopening of the Sunday market, Ounjè Eko, with a 25% reduction in prices. This was disclosed by the Commissioner for Agriculture and Food Systems, Abisola Olusanya, during a media briefing in Lagos on Wednesday. The Commissioner’s statement was shared on X by the Commissioner for Information and…
Korede Abdullah observes in this article that given the passion for obvious display of nepotism in recent appointments into sensitive public offices, concerns mount as President Bola Tinubu favours South West in selections Tongues have continued to wag as Nigerians are criticizing President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for the perceived lopsidedness in his recent…
Spain has taken a significant step in combating the mpox resurgence in Africa by donating 500,000 doses of the mpox vaccine, equivalent to 20% of its national stockpile. This generous move comes in response to the World Health Organization’s declaration of mpox as a global public health emergency. The Spanish Health Ministry emphasized the importance…
The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, has urged lawyers across Nigeria to conduct thorough background checks on their clients to avoid breaching Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing regulations. Speaking during a panel discussion on money laundering at the 64th Annual General Conference of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Olukoyede…
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has provided Nigeria with 10,000 Jynneos vaccines to help combat the spread of Mpox, formerly referred to as monkeypox. During the official handover ceremony on Tuesday, Dr. Muyi Aina, Director General of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), announced that vaccine distribution would commence immediately,…
Nigeria’s GDP grew by 3.19% year-on-year in the second quarter of 2024, according to a new report from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on Tuesday. According to the bureau, this growth surpasses the 2.51% recorded in Q2 2023 and the 2.98% in Q1 2024. The report was released just a day after Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala,…
Investigators of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Gombe Zonal Directorate have commenced investigation of one Solomon Yohana for allegedly impersonating staff of the Commission. EFCC stated in a statement that the suspect was arrested sometime in August 19, 2024 in Guyuk Local government area of Adamawa State by the Department of State Service…
