Environment
86 rooms where tenants paid N250,000 a year found under Lagos bridge
Lagos State’s Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, on Wednesday said the government discovered 86 partitioned rooms, sized 10×10 and 12×10, under the Dolphin Estate Bridge, Ikoyi, on Lagos Island. Tenants are said to be paying N250,000 per annum for the makeshift apartment under the bridge. Wahab shared this information via a post […]
Read More
News:How tanker Spills Fuel On Lagos Highway
Lagos motorists faced gridlock on Monday along Ikorodu Road after a fuel tanker burst in the Anthony area of the state. Officials from the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service and the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority were seen at the scene trying to salvage the situation. It was shared on social media how fuel […]
Read More
Over 20 houses destroyed, many lost their lives, several injured in Ibadan
A bomb explosion around Old Bodija, off Adeyi area of Ibadan, left several houses destroyed leaving unspecified number of persons dead and many injured. The cause of the incident which occurred about few minutes after 8pm is yet to be ascertained as of press time but a source told Vanguard that the bomb blast occured […]
Read More
Davido’s Aide, Israel DMW, Announces Marriage Crash
Davido’s Logistics Manager, Israel Afeare, popularly known as Israel DMW, shared news of the end of his marriage to his wife, Sheila, in an Instagram post on Saturday. In his detailed account, Israel DMW revealed that Sheila left their home on August 8, 2023, despite his substantial support since their marriage. Israel also detailed acts […]
Read More
About 34,000 persons already affected by flooding in 2023 – NEMA
The National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, has lamented that no fewer than 33,983 persons have already been affected by flooding in 2023. The Director, Planning, Research and Forecasting, Hajiya Fatima Kasim gave the figure on Thursday at the Emergency Coordination Forum Meeting in Abuja. She said that flooding, which had become a yearly occurrence in […]
Read More
“Have a mother like Hakimi’s mother, and you will never have a bother” – Reno Omokri
Former Presidential aide, Reno Omokri, has shared his thought on the debate surrounding the divorce of Moroccan footballer, Achraf Hakimi and his wife Hiba Abouk. According to an unconfirmed report, Hiba discovered recently that Hakimi had been putting 80 percent of his salary into his mother’s account, as well as buying properties in her name, […]
Read More
Fuel price hike: We’ve been denied access to pay directly to NNPC remittal portal-IPMAN
The Independents Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN), yesterday, disclosed that the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC has been denying them access to pay directly to the remittal portal of the corporation, which is contributing to the current fuel scarcity being witnessed in the country. Speaking with journalists at the IPMAN Headquarters in Ibadan, the […]
Read More
Nigeria Lady jumps into Lagos lagoon following heated argument with fiancé few weeks after proposal
The cab driver claimed the lady was having a heated argument with her fiancée before jumping into the lagoon. A beautiful Nigerian lady, identified as Adetutu Adedokun, jumped off Third Mainland Bridge into the lagoon in Lagos on Thursday, November 10. Adetutu, an operative of the Department of State Services (DSS), who was in her […]
Read More
Actress Nkechi Blessing tells admirers her new status
Nollywood actress, Nkechi Blessing, has taken to social media to address young men professing love to her in her DM. The thespian, in a post via her Instagram stories on Wednesday, warned off admirers sending her romantic messages on the platform. She tagged them “small small boys” and noted that it’s impossible for them to […]
Read More
Dredge River Niger, Benue to curb perennial flooding-Stakeholders urge FG
Stakeholders in the water sanitation and hygiene in Nigeria have advised the Federal Government to start immediate dredging of River Niger, River Benue and other rivers across the country to curb the challenges of perennial flooding and its resultant loss of lives and property. While speaking during the 1st national WASH Sustainability Conference in Ibadan […]
Read More
Again, Oyo Govt gets rid of Destitute, Beggars, Others off the roads
Oyo state government has again begun the evacuation of beggars, mentally ill persons within the Ibadan metropolis. The government explained that it will not rest on its oars until beggars and destitute are totally get rid of the nooks and crannies of the state. The State Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Inclusion, Alhaja Kafilat […]
Read More
Photostory:Another Building Collapses In Lagos
A building has collapsed on Sonuga Street, Palm Avenue, in the Mushin area of Lagos State on Friday. The Permanent Secretary, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, confirmed the development to our correspondent on Friday.
Read More
Makinde approves reconstruction, dualization of 35.6km Iwo Road-Lalupon-Odo Oba Road
Oyo State Governor, ‘Seyi Makinde has approved the sum of N12.5 Billion Naira for the reconstruction, rehabilitation and dualisation of 35.6km Iwo Road Interchange-Olodo-Lalupon-Odo Oba Road.The contract covers the Oyo State end of the Oyo-Osun boundary linking Ibadan in Oyo State to Iwo, Osun State. This was disclosed to newsmen, on Tuesday, by the Commissioner […]
Read More
Waste Management: Oyo State Government Bars PSPs from Door-to-Door/Commercial Waste Evacuation
To begin rehabilitation of feeder roads. The Oyo State Government has barred all former Private Sector Participants (PSPs) from engaging in any form of refuse evacuation in the state. This directive was issued by His Excellency, Governor Seyi Makinde in his newsletter dated July 28, 2022. Speaking on the new waste management architecture in Oyo […]
Read More
Kpokpogri: Court Extends Restraining Order Against FCT Minister, FCDA
A Federal Capital Territory High Court has extended a restraining order issued against the FCT Minister, the Federal Capital Territory Administration, and the Federal Capital Development Authority. The restraining order is stopping them from demolishing a house on plots 203 and 204, 27 Road, Guzape District, Abuja, belonging to Prince Joseph Kpokpogri. The order was […]
Read More
Makinde inspects ongoing projects on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.
Governor of Oyo State, ‘Seyi Makinde, said on Friday that the Federal Government, the Oyo State Government and the Ibadan Urban Flood Management Project (IUFMP) will within a week align the differences that have stalled the completion of Onipepeye Bridge Project and other culverts along Iwo Road axis of the Lagos-Ibadan expressway. The governor, who […]
Read More
Now They Will Feel The Wrath Of Abidu Shaker – Cubana Chiefpriest Reacts To Demolition Of Odumeje’s Church
Celebrity bar man and socialite, Cubana Chief Priest has reacted to the shocking demolition of the church belonging to popular Pastor Chukwuemeka Odumeje. If we recalls that Anambra state government ordered the demolition of Prophet Odumeje’s church, The Mountain of Holy Ghost Intervention and Deliverance Ministry, a few weeks after it was marked for demolition. […]
Read More
Attackers Burn Vehicles, Destroy Wall In Kuje Prison
The attackers of the Kuje prison, Abuja, burnt down vehicles as well as pulled down a wall during the attack on Tuesday night. According to the Minister of Defence, Major General Bashir Magashi (retd.), over 600 inmates escaped the facility including 64 Boko haram members.
Read More
Makinde appoints Akinwande chairman, Water Corporation
Oyo State Governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, has appointed a former Member representing Atiba/Oyo East/Oyo West/Afijio Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Hon. (Dr.) Moroof Adebayo Akinwande, as the Chairman, Oyo State Water Corporation. The appointment was conveyed through a letter signed the Secretary to the State to the Government, Mrs. Olubamiwo Adeosun, dated July 6, […]
Read More
OYO NDE DISBURSES EMPOWERMENT STARTER PACKS TO SCHOOL -ON- WHEELS BENEFICIARIES
Determined to combat the menace of unemployment in the country, the National Directorate of Employment, NDE, has disbursed empowerment starter packs to 22 School-On-Wheels (SOW) beneficiaries in Oyo State, who have successfully gone through its training programme. Speaking on behalf of the NDE Director General, Mallam Abubakar Nuhu Fikpo, during the resettlement exercise in Ibadan, […]
Read More