About five shops were on Tuesday gutted by fire at the timber market in Kenyatta Street, Uwani, Enugu State. At the scene of the incident, prompt response by the state Fire Service quenched the fire from spreading to other parts of the plywood market. A firefighter, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorised to speak to the press, said the service received a distress call around 9.45 pm that the market was on fire and it immediately swung into action and quenched the fire before it spread to other parts of the market. “As you can see,…
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Three burnt to death in tanker explosion, say police The police command in Rivers State has said three persons lost their lives in a fuel tanker explosion that took place in the state on Tuesday. The incident occurred when a petrol-laden tanker veered off the road, colliding with a taxi and bursting into flames at the Obiri Ikwerre flyover section of the East-West Road around 9:00 a.m on Tuesday. The command’s spokesperson, SP Grace Iringe-Koko, said in Port Harcourt that the car’s occupants were severely burnt and that they could not be identified. Ms Iringe-Koko said, “I can confirm that…
The police command in Ebonyi has confirmed that suspected gunmen allegedly killed a councillor, Stanley Nwaeze and a youth leader, Arinze Ugochukwu, at Isu in Onicha Local Government Area of the state. The police spokesperson in Ebonyi, DSP Joshua Ukandu, confirmed the incident in an interview with journalists on Tuesday in Abakaliki, the state capital. The spokesperson, who condemned the gruesome murder, said the command received the report of the incident around 6:45 p.m. on Tuesday. “I received the report from a divisional police officer of Onicha LGA that the incident happened on June 2. “The incident is confirmed, and…
The National Association of Proprietors of Private Schools (NAPPS), Lagos chapter, says its members did not join the indefinite labour strike because they believe that strike is not the way to get a solution. The president of the chapter, Alaka Yusuf, said on Tuesday in Lagos that strike would also disrupt learning and students’ progress. He said that NAPPS operated on a planned academic calendar and could not afford to lose any day. While public primary and secondary schools were under lock on Monday and Tuesday due to labour strike, private schools were open for operations. The nationwide strike was…
Troops of the Multi National Joint Task Force (MNJTF), say they killed 140 Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) insurgents and arrested 57 others in Marte LGA in Borno. The force commander, Ibrahim Ali, said this at a news conference in Maiduguri on Tuesday. Mr Ali said the feat was recorded sequel to series of air interdiction at Tumbun Fulani and other locations in continuation of decisive offensive aimed at clearing remnants of the insurgents hibernating shores of the Lake Chad. He said, “Operation LAKE SANITY 2 air interdictions have been highly effective. These aerial operations conducted by national…
Precisely one year ago, June 3, 2023, the tenth Ondo State House of Assembly came alive following its inauguration amidst pomp and pageantry with an illustrious son of Ondo kingdom, Chief Oladiji Olamide Adesanmi, Landmark, elected as Speaker, to champion the affairs of the Assembly. Chief Oladij, a successful entrepreneur and industrialist, has thus in the last one year brought his influence to bear in all ramifications, affecting and influencing lives for better. His giant strides cut across various fields of human endeavour, including politics, education, social, among others. Politically, Chief Oladiji has registered his name in gold. As the…
Security experts have called on the federal government to put measures in place to stimulate economic growth in order to curb the security challenges confronting the nation. The experts in separate interviews in Abuja on Tuesday, said there was a connection between economic hardship and insecurity. Sani Abubakar, a scholar of military studies, said the nation’s security landscape had been in a state of “negative peace,” siting a report by the Institute of Economics and Peace. Mr Abubakar said there was frustration, and anger in the country because of economic hardship. According to him, criminals have transformed from petty thieves…
Aviation unions have opened barricaded airport terminals, following suspension of an indefinite strike by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC). Francis Akinjole, general secretary of Air Traffic Services Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (ATSSSAN), said that the strike was “relaxed” for a week to enable the unions to continue talks with the federal government on a new minimum wage. Mr Akinjole said all blocked access points at the domestic airport terminals I (general aviation terminal) and II (Murtala Muhammed Airport II) and others had been opened. Alale Adedayo, president general of the Association of Nigerian Aviation…
The Police Service Commission has announced the approval and release of a list of 10,000 successful applicants for recruitment into the constable and specialist cadres of the Nigeria Police Force. The commission noted that to ensure fairness and justice in the recruitment process, it worked with guidance from relevant stakeholders, including the Nigeria Police Force, the National Assembly, and the Federal Character Commission. It added that it ensured equity in the spread of successful candidates across the 774 local government areas of the country. The spokesperson for the PSC, Ikechukwu Ani, made the development known in a statement on Tuesday.…
Two persons were confirmed dead when a tanker suspected to be carrying Liquefied Natural Gas exploded at the Obiri-Ikwerre flyover along the East-West on the outskirts of Port Harcourt in Rivers state. Eyewitness accounts that the explosion occurred at about 9:25 am when the tanker upturned while trying to negotiate the bypass at the flyover and immediately went up in flames crushing a salon car with two occupants inside. This came after a month when a fuel-laden tanker exploded along the Eleme axis of the East-West Road claiming about five lives and burnt over 60 cars. In the latest incident,…