To check the growing cases of tragic stampedes in Abuja, Anambra and Oyo, the Ondo State Government has issued crowd control directives aimed at preventing similar incidents within its jurisdiction. These guidelines, announced by the State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Olukayode Ajulo, outline measures to ensure public safety during events and gatherings. Stampede during events such as funfairs and palliative distributions have recently claimed lives in Oyo, Anambra…

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged National Assembly to slash the proposed N9.4 billion budget for travel, meals, and catering materials for the presidency. The organisation also called for the cut of N344.85 billion allocated to the National Assembly, and redirect the savings to address Nigeria’s growing budget deficit. In a letter dated December 21, 2024, signed by SERAP’s Deputy Director, Kolawole Oluwadare, the organisation also urged…

The Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) has auctioned about 20,000 litres of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), commonly known as petrol, at N630 per litre in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. The Service seized the product from smugglers, and sold them to the public at Afoo Filling Station, Masfala area of the ancient city on Saturday. Comptroller Hussein Ejibunu, the National Coordinator of Operation Whirlwind, who flagged off the sale, revealed that…

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) operatives have busted drug smuggling operations and recovered over one million pills of opioids in various locations across the country. The anti-drug agency’s Director of Media & Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, stated that an attempt by an import and export businessman, Olisaka Chibuzo Calistus to smuggle 256 wraps of cocaine weighing 6 kilograms into the country through the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (MAKIA),…

The missing An-2 light aircraft, which disappeared in Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula has been found with all three people aboard alive, local authorities said on Sunday. All three individuals on board, including two crew members and one passenger, have been evacuated by a Mi-8 helicopter from Kamchatka rescue teams and are being transported to Milkovskaya District Hospital, where their health conditions will be assessed, said the regional office of the Russian…

In a show of solidarity, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, yesterday called on Nigerians to support the President Bola Tinubu -led administration,echoing that he was a caring President Kalu, the former governor of Abia State who also represents Abia North in Senate, made the plea in a Facebook post yesterday after his visit to Tinubu’s residence in Lagos. Kalu wrote: “I had to pay my friend and brother of the class…

General Godwin Abbe, a former Minister of Defence and Interior during the administration of late President Umaru Yar’Adua, has died at the age of 74. The retired Major General passed away on Saturday in Abuja after a prolonged illness. Abbe, who was born on January 10, 1949, was set to celebrate his 75th birthday in 2025. A distinguished military officer and politician, he served as the military governor of Akwa…

The wife of the president, Senator Oluremi Tinubu on Saturday donated 22,800 bags of rice as a form of palliatives to vulnerable Christians in the North ahead of Christmas celebration. The First Lady also provided N5 million for each of the 19 states for ease of transportation of the items.. With the way it is, each of the states will get 1,200 bags of rice. The First Lady made the…

When the news broke on social media on Tuesday that an only child, Segun Olowookere, has been sentenced to death in Osun State for stealing a fowl, Nigerians were as enraged as they were stunned, leading to wide criticism of Nigeria’s justice system. Even though the true or correct versions of what truly transpired were unknown, many believed, regardless, that a person should, under no circumstance be killed over the…

Foremost entrepreneur and President of the Dangote Industries Limited, Aliko Dangote has commended President Bola Tinubu for the positive impact of the naira for crude swap deal on the Nigerian economy, which has led to reduction in prices of petroleum products in the country. In his statement on his X platform on Saturday, the business magnate wrote, ”To provide succour to Nigerians, Dangote recently reduced the price of Premium Motor…

Thirty-eight people are confirmed dead, and over 100 remain missing in Congo after an overloaded ferry full of people returning home for Christmas capsized in the river Burisa late Friday night, according to local officials and eyewitnesses. Twenty people are confirmed to have been rescued so far. The boat was traveling in the northeast of the Congo as part of a convoy of other vessels, and the passengers were primarily…

The Director-General of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Zubaida Umar, has called for enhanced crowd management strategies during the distribution of palliatives to avert stampedes and the resulting tragic loss of lives. Umar’s plea follows a series of heartbreaking incidents that unfolded within four days in Ibadan (Oyo State), Okija (Anambra State), and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja. These events left several people dead and many others injured,…