Day: February 23, 2024

One Dead As Two Traders Clash In Lagos Market

Abibat Babalola

A Man has been killed as two traders clashed in Ogba Oluwole market, Ogba, Lagos. Trouble started when two men were engaged in a verbal exchange leading to a fight and the eventual death of one who was stabbed by his opponent. According to eyewitnesses, the news of his death spread leading to a reprisal attack that saw two ethnic groups clash violently, destroying shops, food items, and other valuables in the market. The leadership of the market has shut down the market to prevent more violence as investigations open…

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Police Display Body Of Slain Notorious Cult Leader 2Baba

Ganiyu Amodu

The Rivers State Police Command has confirmed the death of a notorious cult leader, Gift Okpara, also known as 2 Baba, the prime suspect in the murder of a former Divisional Police Officer of Ahoada Division, Bako Angbashim, in September last year. While briefing journalists on Friday, the Commissioner of Police in the state, Tunji Disu, said the feat was achieved following a four-month manhunt by the Force, and its sister security agencies. Governor Siminalayi Fubaran had promised an N100m reward for whoever was able to provide useful information leading…

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Lassa Fever Killed 72 In Six Weeks -NCDC

Abibat Babalola

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention said no fewer than 2,122 suspected cases, 411 confirmed cases, and 72 deaths have been recorded from Lassa fever in Nigeria this year as of February 11, 2024. The confirmed cases were recorded from 21 states and 78 local government areas in the country. The NCDC disclosed this in its Lassa fever situation report for Week Six, which was posted on its website on Thursday. Lassa fever is an acute viral haemorrhagic fever caused by the Lassa virus. The natural reservoir for the…

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Court Grants Former Kwara Governor Ahmed ₦50m Bail

Ganiyu Amodu

Former Governor of Kwara State, Abdulfattah Ahmed, has been granted bail by the Federal High Court Ilorin in the sum of ₦50,000,000 with two sureties with landed properties in Ilorin, the state capital. Ahmed is to deposit his international passport with the court among other conditions. More to follow…

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P’Harcourt Refinery 80% Completed, To Produce 2m Litres Fuel Daily – Minister

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The Federal Government has said the Port Harcourt Refinery is 80 per cent completed and would produce two million litres of Premium Motor Spirit, otherwise known as petrol, and 2.2 million litres of diesel per day upon resuming operations. In a statement by the Director, Press and Public Relations in the Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment, Olajide Oshundun on Thursday, noted that the old plant of the refinery would produce 54,000 barrels per day, while the new plant which is in its last phase of completion, would start production…

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Food Crisis: FG Didn’t Give States N30b Each, Makinde Replies Akpabio

Ganiyu Amodu

Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has faulted the claims by Senate President Godswill Akpabio that states got an additional N30 billion each to address food scarcity. Akpabio had made the comment some days back but at the commissioning of a newly renovated Iseyin Central Mosque provided by an Iseyin-born legal icon Ahmed Raji (SAN), Makinde said Oyo State did not get such funds. “This is not the time to play politics, as we have real issues that deserve real solutions. But yesterday, I saw the video and read in…

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