The electoral process in Nigeria, every season, comes with a humongous task of providing security, for the process, the contestants, as well as critical stakeholders, like the electorates, before, during and after…
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IPOB: We Demand Forensic Audit Of Video Showing Nigerian Army Shooting At Civilians
IPOB said Nigerian soldiers were “vampires cleverly pointing accusing fingers at IPOB just to cover their flanks and deceive the gullible.” Pro-Biafra group led by Nnamdi Kanu, the Indigenous People…
Relatives print out pictures, say prayers for brother trapped in Ikoyi collapsed building
The family of Samuel Iwelu, one of the victims of the Ikoyi collapsed building have printed his photographs and are displaying same at the site of the collapsed building. This is…
Report: Road construction cause of Ikeja gas leakage — Eyewitnesses
Some eyewitnesses at the Ikeja gas leakage have revealed that the cause of the incident is due to the ongoing road rehabilitation in the area. When The PUNCH visited the…
‘His car was at the site’ — Lagos building owner still missing as rescue bid enters day 3
Femi Osibona, owner of Fourscore Homes, the developing company in charge of the building that collapsed in Lagos, is believed to be trapped in the rubble or in hiding. …
Rivers: Gunmen kill two police officers
Gunmen have killed two police officers in Port Harcourt, Rivers state capital. According to Daily Trust, the police officers — attached to Mile One police station in Diobu, Port Harcourt…
Why Nigeria sells electricity to neighbouring countries, NBET explains
The Nigerian Bulk Electricity Trading (NBET) says the country sells electricity to neighbouring countries for strategic reasons. Nnaemeka Ewelukwa, managing director, NBET, spoke on Tuesday when he appeared before the…
NEMA asks residents to avoid open fire over major gas leak in Lagos
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has asked residents of Ikeja in Lagos state to avoid open fire owing to gas pipeline leakage in the area. The affected areas…
Gross Nigerian returns from Libya as NEMA receives 162
The National Emergency Management Agency on Wednesday said it had received 162 Nigerian returnees from Libya through the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos. The Acting Coordinator of the Lagos Territorial…
Ikoyi building collapse: Sanwo-Olu, Lagos CP monitor midnight rescue operation
Lagos Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu monitored the ongoing search and rescue (SAR) at the Ikoyi building collapse site in the early hours of Wednesday. Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosu, and some…