Fire razes trucks at EFCC exhibit dump in Port Harcourt
There was a fire incident at the exhibit dump of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), located at Iriebi, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, on Monday, March 14. The incident, according to EFCC spokesman, Wilson Uwujaren, occurred in the early hours of the day. The incident affected most of the trucks parked in the facility before the fire was put out by men...
Gunmen attack police station, kill DPO, 5 policemen
A divisional police officer (DPO) in Magama Local Government Area of Niger State has been killed. The DPO and five other officers were killed on Tuesday by gunmen. The state Commissioner of Police, Mr. Bala Kuryas, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Minna that the gunmen attacked the police station, killing other two officers, apart from the divisional police officer. The...
Truck crushes three in Lagos
Tragedy struck in the Lekki area of Lagos State on Tuesday as a truck crushed a commercial motorcyclist and two others to death. It was gathered that the tragic incident involving a truck and motorcycle, fondly called Okada, occurred around Eleganza Bus Stop in the Lekki area of Lagos. The motorcycle riding against the traffic was said to have been hit by...
President’s son wins election to succeed father
The son of Turkmenistan’s president has been declared the winner of elections held on Sunday, paving the way for Serdar Berdymukhammedov to succeed his father. Gurbanguly Berdymukhammedov is the leader of the isolated Central Asian state. The electoral commission in the capital Ashgabat declared 40-year-old Serdar Berdymukhammedov the winner of the presidential election on Tuesday with some 72.97 per cent of...
Nigeria records 15.7% inflation rate in Feb – NBS
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), on Tuesday in Abuja said that Nigeria recorded an inflation rate of 15.70 per cent in February 2022. The Statistician-General of the Federation, Dr. Simon Harry, said this at a news conference to announce foreign trade statistics for fourth quarter 2021 and Consumer Price Index (CPI) for February 2022. Harry said there was a 0.10...
ASUU strike: UNIBEN closes down, orders students to vacate hostels
The Management of the University of Benin has directed the closure of the institution until further notice following the two months extension of the industrial action by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). The university, which announced the closure on Tuesday via a statement issued in Benin by its Registrar, Ademola Bobola, directed students to vacate their hostels within 48...
How robbers attacked me in Lagos bus — Lawyer
A lawyer, Adunni Ade, has narrated how she was attacked by armed robbers in the Iyana Ipaja area of Lagos State. The lawyer, who works at Yaba, said she was attacked after she boarded a bus filled with robbers at GB Iyana Ipaja. Adunni Ade further disclosed on her Instagram page that the incident occurred at about 7:30p.m. last Thursday. She added...
UN: 3m people fled Ukraine, more stranded by war
No fewer than three million people have fled the war in Ukraine, a spokesperson for the United Nations’ International Organisation for Migration said on Tuesday. Among the refugees were over 150,000 third-country nationals, IOM spokesperson Safa Msehli wrote on Twitter. Millions more are said to be stuck within the country, either in their homes or as internally displaced people, with Russia’s...
Air Force kills scores in Katsina bandit leader’s wedding
Scores of armed bandits have been killed when military jets of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) shelled missiles at a wedding feast organized for one of the top bandit leaders in Katsina State. Among those killed include one Sule, a notorious bandit leader, who is a brother to Lalbi Ginshima, also a 'killer' bandit. The onslaught by troops of the Nigerian...
UK imposes heavy tariffs on Vodka, Russian imports
Britain on Tuesday imposed an additional 35 percent tariff on a swathe of Russian imports, from Vodka to steel, and banned exports of luxury goods over Moscow's invasion of Ukraine. "We want to cause maximum harm to (Russian President Vladimir) Putin's war machine while minimising the impact on UK businesses," the Department for International Trade said. "Russian vodka is one of...
