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The scene of the fire incident at the front of the NASFAT praying ground on Wednesday. Credit: Dare Olawin. No fewer than two people sustained severe injuries while six vehicles were burnt after a petrol-laden tanker exploded opposite the NASFAT junction along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway leaving motorists stranded on Wednesday. It was learnt that the […]

Today marks 32 years after the June 12, 1993, presidential election, widely regarded as the freest and fairest election in the annals of the nation’s history, was annulled by military president Ibrahim Babangida. The ghost of the June 12 saga still haunts the nation as General Ibrahim Babangida, in February this year, launched a book […]

A clash between protesters and security operatives looms on Thursday (today) as the Take It Back Movement, the rally organisers, has resolved to carry out a demonstration at the National Assembly, Abuja and 19 other locations across the country during the June 12 celebrations. President Bola Tinubu addresses a joint session of the Senate and […]

• Niger buries 153, states brace for heavy rains, citizens plead for action, Mokwa survivors fear diseases outbreak Many states have also commenced measures to arrest flooding, with Nasarawa, Anambra, Borno, Kebbi and Bayelsa governments planning to evacuate residents to prevent loss of lives and property. The Federal Government announced in April that no fewer […]

As Nigeria marks 2025 Democracy Day, the leader of the Pan-Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere, Pa Reuben Fasoranti, has called for a return to the 1963 Constitution, which he said provided the necessary framework for true federalism and autonomy for the federating units. In a statement commemorating June 12 now officially recognized as Nigeria’s Democracy Day […]

CP, Anambra State Command, Ikioye Orutugu The Commissioner of Police, Anambra State Command, Ikioye Orutugu, has ordered the detention of three police inspectors over an allegation of corruption. It was gathered that the policemen accosted an unsuspecting member of the public during a security patrol, forcibly searched his phone, and extorted the victim. In a […]

Head of Service of the Federation, Didi Walson-Jack The Federal Government on Wednesday announced that the Nigerian Civil Service will become fully paperless by December. Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Dr. Didi Esther Walson-Jack, announced this at a briefing in Abuja on Wednesday to commemorate the 2025 African Public Service Day and […]

Presidential aspirant and a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, Dele Momodu Presidential aspirant and PDP chieftain, Dele Momodu A two-term Presidential aspirant and a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, Dele Momodu, has raised alarm that Nigeria’s democracy is in danger. Momodu said the country is going back to a civilian dictatorship. He stated […]

The Federal Ministry of Finance has dismissed claims suggesting the collapse of a potential $5bn forward sale of crude oil involving the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited. In a statement issued on Wednesday, the Ministry’s Director of Information and Public Relations, Mohammed Manga, responded to recent media reports that speculated the deal had failed due […]

The Forum of Social Democratic Party Chairmen on Wednesday charged a former Kaduna Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, SDP presidential candidate in the 2023 election, Adewole Adebayo and other chieftains to draw inspiration from the integrity and people-oriented values of the departed winner of the June 12, 1993 presidential election, Chief MKO Abiola. The appeal, which was […]