Unidentified gunmen have killed five persons in the Mbar community of the Bokkos Local Government Area of Plateau State. This was contained in a statement by the Chairman, Bokkos Cultural Development Council Vanguard, Farmasum Fuddang. According to the statement, the attack occurred on Sunday night when some youths were in transit within the local government …
ICPC arrests El-Rufai’s Finance Commissioner at Lagos Airport
Operatives of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) have arrested a former Commissioner of Finance and Accountant General in Kaduna State, under Nasir el-Rufai’s administration, Shizzer Joy Nasara Bada, at the Lagos Airport. Bada was reportedly travelling out of the country on Sunday when ICPC operatives apprehended her at the Murtala …
Seven killed, others hospitalized in Adamawa Cholera outbreak
At least seven people have lost their lives to a cholera outbreak in the Yola North Local Government Area of Adamawa State, while 71 others have been hospitalised. This was disclosed by the National Emergency Management Agency in a statement shared on its X.com page on Tuesday. According to NEMA, the cholera outbreak was caused …
Scores dead in Kaduna road accident
A devastating road accident occurred near Samunaka in Lere Local Government Area of Kaduna State, claiming the lives of over 35 Muslims travelling to celebrate Maulud. The victims were on board a J5 bus that collided head-on with an articulated vehicle. According to Malam Abdullahi, one of the organizers of the Maulud celebration, the accident …
Atiku Abubakar pledges 100m in rebuilding Borno State after disaster
The purpose of our visit has already announced by the Master of Ceremony. I want to let you know that whatever affects Borno, as you said affects me. It is in that capacity therefore Your Excellency, that we have come here with my delegation as mentioned or announced to commiserate with you, the Government and …
Nigeria’s inflation rate declines for second consecutive month in August
Nigeria’s inflation rate dropped to 32.15 percent in August 2024, from 33.40 percent in July. This is according to National Bureau of Statistics, NBS, latest Consumer Price Index and Inflation Data released on Monday. According to the data, the country’s headline inflation cooled off by 1.25 percent in August compared to the 33.40 percent recorded …
NNPCL announces pump prices nationwide after lifting Dangote Refinery petrol
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company has released a breakdown of estimated prices of Premium Motor Spirit (Petrol) from Dangote Refinery in retail stations across the country based on September 2024 pricing. The Spokesperson of NNPCL, Olufemi Soneye disclosed this in a statement on Monday. The company confirmed that it is paying Dangote Refinery in United …
Bandits kill two men after delivering ransom to free kidnap victims in Niger State
Bandits have killed two men after they delivered ransom for the release of victims abducted in Guaraka community in Tafa Local Government Area of Niger State. The bandits raided a hotel in the community on August 19, 2024, and abducted all the lodgers in the facility including the owner, his younger brother and his wife, …