Tanker inferno kills one, razes shops, vehicles in Cross River
Confirming the incident in a statement, Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Sunday Eitokpah, said the tanker, loaded with petroleum product, was involved in a road accident and overturned, triggering a fire that spread to nearby shops and buildings.
How governor Oyebanji rewrote Ekiti’s political history
By Ọmọọba Olusesan Alabi On October 16, 2026, Ekiti State will host an event that effectively alters the historical trajectory of the state’s leadership. When Governor Biodun Abayomi Oyebanji, (BAO), steps forward to take the oath of office for a second term, it will signify much more than a routine inauguration. Since the creation of […]
Kalabari begins countdown to Dokubo-Asari coronation
By Omeiza Ajayi ABUJA: The countdown to the Se Diye and coronation ceremonies of the Amanyanabo of the Source, Da Amakiri Tubo, Alhaji Mujahid Abubakr Dokubo-Asari, Dabaye Amakiri I, has begun with the inauguration of a 16-unit Coronation Central Planning Committee. The ceremonies are scheduled for December 19, 2026. According to a statement by the […]
Inside Chinyere’s final days: Family raises questions over missing wrist, other locations
By Esther Onyegbula For the Ugwu family, identifying Chinyere Susan Rosemary was a moment they never imagined they would experience.At a mortuary in Enugu, surrounded by the cold finality of death and in the presence of the suspect and three police officers investigating the case, the family searched for something familiar in a body that […]
Fate of 70 mourners uncertain as boat capsizes in Benue
By Peter Duru, Makurdi The fate of more than 70 mourners remained uncertain yesterday after a wooden boat conveying them and over 30 motorcycles across the River Katsina-Ala at the Buruku Local Government Area crossing point in Benue State capsized.The incident occurred at about 11 am as the mourners, said to be mostly from Mbayon […]
Edo APC chair ruffles feathers over alleged ‘AK-47’ remark
…HURIWA demands probe By Chioma Obinna The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has urged the Department of State Services (DSS) to invite and investigate the Edo State Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Jarrett Tenebe, over his alleged reference to “AK-47 fire” during the party’s mobilisation activities in the state. HURIWA, in […]
