By Marie-Therese Nanlong Jos— No fewer than 15 people have been killed at the Gidan Ado community of Ganawuri in Riyom Local Government Area of Plateau State while others were injured and were now receiving treatment in a hospital. Recall that a year ago, armed men disturbed the Christmas celebration in communities in the Mangu,…
By Marie-Therese Nanlong Jos – At least 15 people have been killed, and several others injured, following an attack on the Gidan Ado community in Ganawuri, Riyom Local Government Area of Plateau State. The victims, primarily members of the Irigwe ethnic group from Bassa LGA, were targeted during a Sunday night assault that left the…
MRS Oil Nigeria Plc, a prominent player in the Nigerian downstream oil industry, has implemented a new petrol price of N935 per litre across all its retail service stations nationwide. This follows an announcement by the President of Dangote Industries Limited, Aliko Dangote, that the Dangote Petroleum Refinery has partnered with MRS Oil and Gas…
By Lara Adejoro The National Emergency Management Agency in collaboration with various stakeholders, has welcomed the second batch of Nigerian returnees from Niger at the Immigration Training School on Airport Road, Kano. This was disclosed on the agency’s X handle on Monday. “The group, totalling 392 individuals, arrived at approximately 3:05 PM. The returnees were…
By Stephen Angbulu About 1,200 victims of trafficking in Nigeria were reunited with their families in one year, according to the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons. NAPTIP revealed this in a three-year performance overview covering September 2021 to September 2024. Released in November 2024, the report details the tenure of its…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has issued a comprehensive public advisory on Lassa fever, warning that it remained a significant public health threat. Dr Jide Idris, NCDC’s Director General, revealed the concerning trend to newsmen on Monday in Abuja, urging Nigerians to adopt preventive measures as cases continue to rise during…
By Ikenna Obianeri Partial economic and commercial activities were recorded in major cities of Anambra State on Monday as banks, markets, motor parks, business centres, petrol stations and public premises remained shut over the Monday sit-at-home. It was gathered that the major markets, motor parks and other public places were devoid of the huge influx…
By Chigozie Uzosike The Imo State Governor, Senator Hope Uzodimma, on Monday, presented the 2025 budget to the State House of Assembly to the tune of ₦756 billion. According to the governor, the budget, amounting to ₦755,588,041,220 was tagged the “Budget of expanded economic opportunities.” During his presentation, Uzodimma outlined his administration’s achievements over the…
By Akpokona Omafuaire, Ughelli THE Commissioner of Police, Delta State Command, CP Olufemi Abaniwonda has said that operatives have arrested four murder suspects including the mastermind who duped the victim of N30 million before further receiving ransom of over N20 million from family. The police said they retrieved the decomposed skull of the victim at…
After COVID-19, the quality of food served at parties and ceremonies, popularly known as owambes in local parlance, reduced significantly. Before then, guests were served with assorted food including jollof rice and swallows. But, COVID reduced the choice to either or even none, in some cases. However, if COVID-19 dents the Owambe lifestyle of Nigerians,…
