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.. At least 105 people are feared dead, and 55 others injured after a petrol-laden tanker overturned and exploded along the Kano-Hadejia expressway in Taura Local Government Area of Jigawa State, according to the state police command. The incident happened late Tuesday, October 15, when the tanker lost control near Majia Town, close to…

Following the loss of over 90 lives to a tanker explosion on Tuesday night in Jigawa State, the Senate has asked the National Orientation Agency, NOA, and other relevant authorities to carry out adequate sensitisation of Nigerians on the dangers involved in oil scooping during tanker accidents. The admonition followed a motion moved by Senator…

.. A viral image of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu lying on a hospital bed has been circulating on social media with the claim that Tinubu is sick while abroad. NewsNGR had earlier reported that Tinubu jetted out of the country for the United Kingdom to begin his two-week vacation. CLAIM October 11, 2024, an…

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Apapa Area Command, has intercepted four 40-foot containers filled with illicit drugs valued at N1.18 billion. The operation, conducted by customs officers at two terminals, prevented the smuggling of 236,783 bottles of cough syrup containing codeine, a substance banned by the Federal Government. In a statement on Wednesday, the command’s…

.. The Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace Development has signed the Irrevocable De-Registration and Export Request Authorisation (IDERA) to enable domestic airline access dry lease aircraft. The Minister of Aviation said on Wednesday at the signing that the IDERA is expected to attract financiers in the aviation sector. Keyamo said the signing of the…

Umar Sani, Senior Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to former Vice President Namadi Sambo, has hinted that the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, might discipline the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike. Sani said PDP’s disciplinary committee has awakened to its responsibilities and may sanction Wike because he’s not above the party.…

.. The Governor of Anambra State, Chukwuma Soludo is facing backlash and criticisms as he signed the Anambra Local Government Administration Law 2024 into law. The new law overrides the Supreme Court’s ruling granting Local Government Areas in Nigeria autonomy over their funds, according to the governor. The Governor who signed and approved the…

Members of the Niger State House of Assembly have called on the state government to, as a matter of urgency, appeal to the Federal Government to award and mobilise contractors to the site for the rehabilitation of the Kontagora-Makera-Mokwa road in the state. The resolution was reached at Wednesday’s plenary, following a motion sponsored by…

Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC) .. The Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC) in collaboration with the Nigerian Data Protection Commission (NDPC) on Wednesday announced the launch of a framework that will safeguard personal and corporate transactions within the exporting community. The move, the Executive Director NEPC, Nonye Ayeni, said while receiving the National Commissioner/CEO…

Gunmen have again launched a fresh attack on some rural communities in Bokkos Local Government Area of Plateau State, killing no fewer than five people. This is contained in a statement on Tuesday by the Chairman of Bokkos Cultural Development Council, Farmasum Fuddang and the Secretary, Duwam Bosco. The duo said the attack occurred on…

The Allied Conservative Congress (ACC), has vowed to resist any attempt to subvert the will of the electorate during the Abia State local government election. The Chairman of the party in Abia State, Uwalaka Onyekachi who said this in Umuahia, claimed that his party has received a classified report that the November 2 election may…

Worried by the casualties of the tanker explosion in Jigawa State, President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday dispatched the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator George Akume, to lead a Federal Government delegation to the state. DAILY POST recalls that Nigerians have been grieving since news filtered in on Tuesday night, following an inferno…

The Police said they have arrested and detained 10,852 persons across the country over various crimes in the last three months. Inspector-General of Police, Olukayode Egbetokun, made this known on Tuesday at a meeting with officers from the rank of Commissioner and above, listing the crimes to include kidnapping, banditry and armed robbery. “The arrests…

.. Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Tuesday flagged off the commercial operations of the Lagos Red Line rail, marking a significant milestone in the state’s transportation infrastructure. The commencement of commercial operations comes seven months after the completion and commissioning of the rail infrastructure. At exactly 5:20 p.m., the inaugural train departed from…

Governors of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, led by Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke on Tuesday, at the Ondo state governorship rally reaffirmed its united front for the party amidst recent removal and counter-removal of national officials from the party. Governor Adeleke who is the Chairman of the Ondo State Governorship Campaign Council told the…

.. United Capital Plc, has announced its unaudited financial results for the period ended September 30, 2024. According to the company’s results sent to the Nigeria Exchange Limited (NGX), it’s total assets rose by 36 per cent year-to-date to N1.26trn in September 2024 compared to N931.95bn in December 2023 majorly driven 199 per cent…

A delegation of the Nigerian government, on Wednesday, met with leaders of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, and the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria, TUC. The meeting which, convened by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF, George Akume, is centred around the state of the nation, especially petrol pricing and its consequences.…

.. The Senate has ordered a probe into a report that men of the Department of State Services (DSS) had taken over the National Assembly on Wednesday morning in a move to stop the impeachment of Godswill Akpabio, the President of the Senate. Akpabio, who during plenary on Wednesday, denied the invasion of the…

The Katsina Command of the National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, says it has arrested a suspected cocaine trafficker while en route to Niger Republic. The newly deployed State Commander, Mr Mohammed Aminu-Abubakar disclosed this on Tuesday during his maiden interactive session with journalists in Katsina. Aminu-Abubakar disclosed that about 0.642 kilograms of substance suspected…

.. A man identified as Markus Dali, has lost his life while attempting to break up a fight in the Sina Kwande community of Michika Local Government Area, Adamawa State. The deceased was said to have been fatally punched when he intervened in a physical altercation between Barka Yama and Alex Tari. According to…