Worshippers injured as church building collapses in Lagos
Some members of the Deeper Life Bible Church located at Iragbo community in Badagry, Lagos state, were injured on Sunday when the church building collapsed. According to NAN, there was heavy rain during which the church building collapsed around 9:30am while service was in progress. No fatality was recorded in the incident. […]
Macron ‘re-elected’ as president of France
Emmanuel Macron has been projected as the winner of the presidential election in France, defeating far right-wing candidate, Marine Le Pen. According to the projection by pollsters, Opinionway and the French Institute of Public Opinion (IFOP), Macron is expected to take around 57 to 58.2 percent of the votes, while Le Pen will […]
Sanwo-Olu: Lagosians will ride trains on blue line rail by Q1 2023
Babajide Sanwo-Olu, governor of Lagos, says the state’s blue line rail project has reached 90 percent completion. The Blue Line is designed to start at Okokomaiko and end at Marina. The governor said contractors are working seven days a week so that Lagosians would ride a train on the rail by the […]
Garba Shehu: Kukah’s criticism of FG contributed to delayed delivery of Super Tucano jets
Garba Shehu, presidential spokesman, says criticism of the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari contributed to delaying the delivery of the Super Tucano fighter jets ordered from the United States. In October 2021, the federal government announced the delivery of 12 A-29 Super Tucano fighter jets expected from the United States. In a […]
Saraki: If I become president, there would be no more banditry in Nigeria
Bukola Saraki, former president of the senate, says there will be no more banditry and kidnapping in the country if he is elected president. Speaking on Sunday at a meeting with delegates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Minna, Niger state, Saraki said the country needs a president that is bold. […]
Adopt women as running mates, Aisha Buhari tells presidential hopefuls
Aisha Buhari, first lady, has asked presidential hopefuls to adopt women as their running mates in the 2023 general election. The first lady said this on Saturday when she hosted presidential hopefuls from various political parties to iftar. The event held at the banquet hall of the presidential villa. Speaking at […]
‘Imo incident, a national disaster’ — Buhari orders ‘intensified’ clampdown on illegal refineries
President Muhammadu Buhari says the sponsors of the illegal refinery in Imo state which led to the death of “tens of Nigerians” in an explosion “must all be caught and made to face justice”. The incident occurred on Friday night at Abaezi forest in Ohaji/Egbema area of the state. Over 100 people […]
Falana: APC, PDP nomination form fees highest worldwide — such outrageous prices are illegal
Femi Falana, human rights lawyer and senior advocate of Nigeria (SAN), says the payment of “outrageous” nomination fees is illegal and should be cancelled. The All Progressives Congress (APC) and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) had fixed the prices of their nomination and expression of interest forms for presidential hopefuls at N100 million and […]
Africa must prepare for inevitability of global food crisis, says Akinwumi Adesina
Akinwumi Adesina, president of the African Development Bank (AfDB), says Africa must prepare for the inevitability of a global food crisis occasioned by the Russia-Ukraine war. According to a statement issued by AfDB on Sunday, Adesina said this while speaking about Africa’s priorities as a guest at the Atlantic Council’s Africa Center on […]
NDLEA intercepts cocaine hidden inside teabags at Abuja airport
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says it arrested one Pascal Okolo for alleged possession of cocaine. In a statement issued on Sunday, Femi Babafemi, NDLEA spokesman, said the cocaine weighed 4.1kilograms and was hidden inside teabags. He said it was discovered during an inward clearance of a Qatar Airways flight […]