News as it breaks
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has expressed deep sorrow over the tragic fire outbreak at Afriland Towers on Broad Street, Lagos Island, which claimed the lives of staff from the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), United Capital Plc, and United Bank of Africa (UBA). In a statement issued Wednesday, the President…
At least 10 workers from the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) and United Capital Plc (UCP) have been confirmed dead following a fire outbreak at Afriland Towers on Broad Street, Lagos. The blaze, which eyewitnesses said began in the building’s basement inverter room, quickly spread thick smoke through the upper…
A three-storey building under construction has collapsed in the Yaba area of Lagos State, trapping several people under the rubble. The incident occurred on Friday night at 333 Borno Street, Alagomeji, according to the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA). In a statement released Saturday via its official X handle, NEMA…
The Ondo State chapter of the Western Nigeria Security Network, Amotekun Corps, has announced the foiling of five separate kidnapping attempts across various parts of the state within the past two weeks. Addressing journalists in Akure, the Commander of the Corps, Chief Adetunji Adeleye, said all the victims were rescued…
Troops of the troops of 6 Brigade Nigerian Army and Sector 3 Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS) have rescued three victims and recovered eight bodies from a kidnappers’ den in Taraba State. The Nigerian Army disclosed in a statement on Thursday, March 14, 2024, said that one of the recovered corpses…
Governors of the 19 Northern states under the aegis of the Northern Governors Forum have donated N180 million to the victims of the accidental bomb at Tudun Biri village, in Igabi Local Government Area of the Kaduna State. The forum’s Chairman and Governor of Gombe State, Muhammad Yahaya, who made…
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons has said it rescued and received 21,181 victims of human trafficking in 20 years. The Director General of NAPTIP, Prof. Fatima Waziri-Azi, said this when she appeared before the Senate Committee on Social Duties for the defence of the 2024…
