The Enugu State Waste Management Authority has cancelled the monthly clean-up exercise that was scheduled to be held on Saturday, October 26, 2024. A statement on Friday by the Special Adviser to the Governor on Water and Waste, Andreas Gebauer, said the cancellation was due to the state-wide funeral rites in honour of the late …
Scores dead, towns submerged as Tropical Storm Trami hits Philippines
Philippine rescue workers struggled through widespread floodwaters on Friday to reach residents stranded on rooftops as Tropical Storm Trami, which has moved out to sea, left at least 40 people reported dead. The storm dumped two months’ worth of rainfall over just two days in parts of the country, displacing tens of thousands. “Many are …
Rivers police speaks on Bonny chopper accident
The Rivers State Police Command has said all passengers on board the Eastwind Aviation helicopter that crashed into Bonny River, in Rivers State on Thursday may have died. The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Grace Iringe-Koko made the assertion in a statement on Thursday night. The helicopter, conveying eight persons including six passengers …
Five NAF Personnel die in road accident
Five officers of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) have died in a road accident at the Hawan Kibo area of Jos-Akwanga highway in Plateau state. Olusola Akinboyewa, the NAF spokesperson, said in a statement that the officers died in a road accident on Tuesday while travelling for a sporting event in Abuja, the nation’s capital. …
FG dissolves Ministry Of Niger Delta and Sports Development
President Bola Tinubu during the Federal Executive Council (FEC) has dissolved both the Ministry of Niger Delta and the Ministry of Sports Development. The National Sports Commission (NSC) will now assume the duties previously managed by the sports ministry. Additionally, the FEC has approved the merger of the Ministry of Tourism with the Ministry of …
Gov. Eno announces new minimum wage for Akwa Ibom workers
Governor Umo Eno has announced a new minimum wage of N80,000 for employees of the Akwa Ibom State government. To ensure the smooth implementation of the wage increase, the Governor has established an Implementation Committee with a one-month deadline to finalize how the new wage will be executed. The committee, chaired by the State’s Head …
Abuja police reveals the cause of Priscilla Ochame’s death
The Federal Capital Territory, FCT command has clarified reports that one Miss Priscilla Ocheme was allegedly killed by her boyfriend, Ekhosuehi Iseh Elvis at his residence in the Lugbe area of the territory. Reports had emerged that the deceased, who left her family house in the Karu area to cool off after a minor misunderstanding …
Teacher arrested for repeated rape, abortion of a 17 year old girl in Lagos
The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a teacher, Gbolahan Osinusi, for repeatedly defiling a 17-year-old girl since she was 12 years old. The 42-year-old teacher, who is also the girl’s guardian, took her to a nurse named Mariam Fatolu for abortion drugs to be administered to her whenever she got pregnant. The spokesperson of …
Nigerian lady dies in boyfriend’s Abuja house
A tragic incident has left the family of 24-year-old Priscilla Ocheme devastated as they seek answers following her mysterious death after visiting her boyfriend in Lugbe, Abuja. Priscilla, who had gone to visit the suspect, was later confirmed dead under suspicious circumstances. The boyfriend, now identified as a key suspect, claims her death was the …
Sit-At-Home: Viral video of burning vehicles in Okigwe, old! —Police clarifies
The Imo State Police Command is issuing this statement in response to a recent viral video showing vehicles set ablaze by individuals affiliated with IPOB/ESN enforcing an unlawful sit-at-home order in Okigwe on 21/10/2024. The Command confirms that this video is misleading; the incident depicted actually occurred in 2022. Its recirculation is a calculated attempt …