Author: Alade Adisa

Bandits numbering about 50 have killed no fewer than 10 residents, including women and children at an agrarian community in Niger State. Riding on motorcycles, the bandits were said to have slaughtered some of the women who refused to be raped by the gunmen. According to The Punch, the incident happened in the early hours of Tuesday when the residents were preparing for their farms. A source who did not want to be identified because of fear of attack by the bandits, said the incident occurred in the Wayam community of Sabon-Gari District in the Rafi Local Government Area of…

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Lagos Sector Command, has said that a fatal accident involving multiple vehicles on the Kara Bridge section of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway has claimed one life. Kehinde Hamzat, the Corps Commanderof FRSC Lagos State Sector Command, confirmed this in a statement on Thursday in Lagos. He said the crash involved a White Volvo Truck (Reg. No: FKJ 484 YA), a White Toyota Hummer Bus (Reg. No: BWR 372 XC), a Benz Bus (Reg. No: GNL 630 XC), and an unregistered Black Boxer Motorcycle.According to Hamzat, the incident tragically highlights the catastrophic consequences of reckless driving.…

An aide to the former governor of Imo State, Rochas Okorocha, has dispelled the rumours of his boss’ death, stressing that “the immediate past Senator representing Imo West Senatorial District is hale and hearty.” Ebere Nzeworji, in a statement issued in Abuja on Thursday, said, “a fake viral message has circulated on social media since the early evening of Wednesday, November 6, alleging that Okorocha had passed away in a London hospital.” Nzeworji clarified that Okorocha was seen at his Unity House office in Garki, Abuja, around the same time the rumour began to spread and that he had recently…

Nigeria was on Thursday plunged into darkness as the country’s national grid collapsed again. According to reports, the bulk power supply was disrupted around 11:20am on Thursday. This was confirmed on X by Nigeria National Grid via @NationalGridNgIt tweeted: “BREAKING: Another Grid Setback Experienced.” This is the second time the grid has collapsed this week and the twelveth time in the last eleven months. The development has stirred mixed reactions on social media among Nigerians. Meanwhile, the Transmission Company of Nigeria has not issued an official statement on the reason the grid collapsed again on Thursday. However, recall that TCN…

Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has approved N80,000 minimum wage for those in the state workforce. The state’s Commissioner for Information and Civic Orientation, Dotun Oyelade, disclosed in a statement on Wednesday that the technical committee set up by the state government recommended the N80,000. He said, “The recommendation of the committee got approval from the governor for the implementation of the new salary scale. “This new scale will be implemented as soon as the consequential adjustments process is completed by the committee, which comprises government and top labour officials.” The commissioner said an agency of the federal government…

The Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, has attributed frequent grid collapses to vandalism and lack of maintenance in the past. Adelabu stressed that most 2024 incidents resulted from vandalism and theft of power equipment while receiving the report of the committee set up to address grid collapses in Abuja on Wednesday. He said a lack of good maintenance and external factors also contributed to the collapses. “The federal government is taking the issue seriously, requiring urgent attention,” he said.Adelabu assured that the ministry would review the report, make amendments, and submit it to President Bola Tinubu. The six-member committee, chaired…

Alex Ogunshakin, a 41-year-old Nigerian, has been sentenced to 45 months in prison by a federal court in the United States. Ogunshakin was sentenced on October 31, 2024, in federal court in Omaha, Nebraska for conspiracy to commit wire fraud, according to US Attorney Susan Lehr. Ogunshakin was sentenced to a total of 45 months’ imprisonment. There is no parole in the federal system. After Ogunshakin’s release from prison, he will begin a three-year term of supervised release and is subject to removal from the United States. According to the United States Attorney’s Office, District of Nebraska, from sometime no…

The Prime Minister of Australia, Anthony Albanese has submitted a proposal to ban children younger than 16 years from using social media. He submitted it on Thursday. According to Xinhua/NAN, the prime minister and Communications Minister Michelle Rowland pledged to legislate a minimum age limit of 16 years for social media access. Albanese had previously announced an intention to introduce legislation to parliament for the age limit before the end of 2024 but had not committed to a specific cut-off age. He said the legislation would take responsibility for enforcing the minimum age limit on social media platforms. Albanese told…

After winning over 292 electoral college votes in the 2024 election, Donald Trump has emerged as the 47th President of the United States. The Republican candidate won the election having crossed the 270 score required to clinch the White House. According to the Associated Press, Vice President Kamala Harris had polled 224 votes in the electoral college system. After the declaration of results, President Joe Biden has called the President-elect (Trump) to congratulate him on his election victory and to invite him to the White House to discuss the transition. The White House said staff would coordinate a date “in…

A 38-year-old suspect, Peter Samuel, has confessed to the killing of a commercial motorcyclist, popularly called Okada, Rafiu Akao, at Oke-Oyi town in Ilorin East Local Government Area of Kwara State. The incident occurred at Asunlere area of the town on November 4, 2024. In an interview with journalists after the suspect was paraded alongside four others involved in the incident by the state police commissioner, Victor Olaiya, the suspect said, “I used cutlass to cut the head of the Okada rider” in the attempt to snatch the new motorcycle bought by the deceased. According to Daily Post, the suspect…