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Jumoke Akindele-Ajulo, the first female speaker of the Ondo State House of Assembly, just gave birth.She reportedly gave birth to the child when she was 54 years old.Akindele, a Peoples Democratic Party member who served in the Assembly from 2011 to 2019, rose to the position ....
Leading Nigerian carrier Air Peace announced on Monday that it was urgently determined to provide free evacuation for Nigerians stuck in Sudan.This was revealed in a statement released on Monday by Allen Onyema, chairman and CEO of Air Peace.He stated that Air Peace would be ....
On Sunday, a three-story structure that was under construction in the Apapa neighbourhood of Lagos State fell.An alleged partial collapse of the building at 45 Ladipo Oluwo Street, GRA Apapa, was attributed to a thunderstorm.According to The Nation, Lagos State saw storms and heavy ....
Isma'ila Maihanchi, a candidate for the House of Representatives from Taraba State's Jalingo/Yorro/Zing Federal Constituency, passed away early yesterday in Abuja following a brief illness. His age was 37.In the most recent general elections, he defeated Kasimu Maigari, a member of the Hou ....
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State, who is upset over the numerous construction collapses in the state, has ordered the destruction of 20 homes on Banana Island in the Ikoyi neighbourhood.During a visit to the scene of the most recent building collapse on Banana Islan ....
According to police sources on Saturday, a total of 21 remains have been excavated in Kenya as part of an investigation into a cult whose members are thought to have starved to death. However, the number may increase.Following the arrest of Makenzie Nthenge, who allegedly advised followers ....
While returning from an anti-jihadist operation, a helicopter of the Malian army crashed on Saturday in a residential area of the nation's capital, Bamako, according to the armed forces and sources.The incident happened after an army supply mission was ambushed earlier on Saturday in the u ....
Four of the remaining 11 students from Birnin Yauri Federal Government College in Kebbi State who were abducted have been freed.After receiving an undisclosed ransom payment—reportedly in the millions—from the legendary bandit Dogo Gide, they were released along with two infa ....
Sunday Dare, the minister of youth and sport development, stated on Saturday that the National Stadium in Surulere, Lagos, will be temporarily closed as a result of the collapse of a floodlight pole.Dare announced this in a statement after looking at the downed floodlight mast.Accor ....
As they expanded their investigation, Kenyan police announced on Friday that they had excavated three remains in the country's east, likely to be members of a religious cult who were thought to have starved to death.Charles Kamau, head of criminal investigations for the Malindi district, ....