Category: Metro
South-East govs, Ortom, others reject FG’s Ruga settlements for herdsmen
The Federal Government on Tuesday said in the next five years, the establishment of Ruga settlements in the country would stop open grazing by herdsme [...]
Taraba again! 10 die, houses set ablaze in renewed attacks
No fewer than 10 persons were killed and several houses burnt in two separate renewed attacks in the Wukari Local Government Area of Taraba State on T [...]
NCAA begins probe of Ore/Benin road helicopter incidence
Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA, yesterday said it had commenced investigation into the circumstances surrounding the unscheduled diversion of [...]
Travellers along Akure-Ado road abducted by gunmen
Some travellers in commercial buses have been abducted by gunmen along the Ado-Akure road in Ondo state. The gunmen were reported to have swooped on t [...]
Onitsha-bound passengers abducted in Ondo
Some passengers travelling to Onitsha in Anambra state from Ado-Ekiti, capital of Ekiti state, have been abducted at Ita-Ogbolu, Akure north local gov [...]
Another building collapses in Lagos, injuring 12 people
No less than twelve people were injured after the collapse of a three-storey building in Fagba area of Lagos state. It was gathered that the structure [...]
Okorocha’s aides stole property worth N50bn – Committee
The Committee on the Recovery of Imo Government Property has alleged that about N50 billion worth of property belonging to the state was discovered to [...]
Expensive funeral! Ex-Bauchi gov spent N2.3bn in 5 months
Governor of Bauchi state, Bala Mohammed, says Mohammed Abubakar, his predecessor, expended N2.3 billion on funeral materials in five months. Speaking [...]
10 people die in Rivers pipeline explosion
No fewer than ten people have died as a result of a pipeline explosion in a community in Rivers State, south-south Nigeria. The explosion was said to [...]
Wife stabs husband in Kano to escape savage beating
A 21-year-old wife allegedly stabbed her husband with a knife in an attempt to escape savage beating from the spouse after he reportedly trapped her i [...]