Commuters stranded as floods cut off Agbarho/Ughelli road
THE three days heavy downpour has caused severe flooding of parts of the Agbarho/Ughelli Road in Ughelli North Area Area of Delta State, cutting off parts of the road, particularly around the Agbarho Police Station, making the route difficult and the section nearly impossible to pass.
NGX extends loss by N364bn
The Nigerian Exchange (NGX) extended its losing streak on Tuesday with a loss of N364 billion due to sell pressure in blue chips. Consequently, the market capitalisation returned to the N19 trillion mark, losing N364 billion or 1.81 per cent to close at N19.725 trillion from N20.089 trillion on Monday. Also, the NGX All-Share Index […]
Court acquits three OPC men detained over Igangan crisis
By Ola Ajayi – Ibadan The three members of the Oodua Peoples Congress (OPC) who were detained for alleged involvement in arson and violence at Igangan have been ordered to be released by an Iyaganku Magistrate court. The trio, Awodele Adedigba, Dauda Kazeem, and Hassan Ramon, were detained in March 2021 after they arrested a suspected […]
Owner hospitalised as fire destroys supermarket in Delta
By Festus Ahon – Asaba Residents of Ogwashi-Uku, headquarters of Aniocha South Local Government Area, Delta State, were Tuesday, thrown into confusion as Sylverson Supermarket was reduced to ashes by early morning fire, destroying goods worth millions of naira. The walls of the Supermarket, which was situated along the busy old Ogwashi-Uku/Benin road, was brought down […]
NDLEA nabs doctor for baking hemp-biscuits, ex-soldier for dealing in cocaine
A medical doctor, Jane Chioma Ofoma, has been arrested in Auchi, Edo State, by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, for operating an online catering service, Omachi’s kitchen, through which she sells drugged biscuits.
Police launch manhunt for suspect over lady that died in Ilorin hotel
By Demola Akinyemi A lady in her 20s who lodged with her lover in a hotel in Ilorin has been found dead and abandoned on Monday. The suspect, one Adegboye James, who hails from Ede in Osun State, has, therefore, been declared wanted by the police. The details of the suspect later found by the […]
