INSECURITY

A fire accident that destroyed a couple’s two-room apartment on Tapa Road, Oke-Oko, Isawo in the Ikorodu area of Lagos State, resulted in the death of four children and has left them inconsolable. The couple identified as Chukwudi and Bolani Michael lost one of the children, Jeremiah, a 12 years old boy in the incident which happened […]

The Federal Capital Territory Administration FCTA on Friday made good its threat to clear structures obstructing water channels in the Dutse Makaranta area of the territory as it pulled down over 135 of such structures, including residential buildings and entertainment centres. The area has been prone to flooding and the 2022 Flood Outlook painted a […]

The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR)  has counted 100 million people worldwide who have been forced to flee their homes. The figure  is the highest number of displaced people recorded since World War II. The UN body said in its Global Trends Report on Thursday that displacement of civilians from Ukraine was the largest and fastest-growing […]

An uncompleted 5-storey building located at Ngbabor, Presco campus of Ebonyi State University, Abakaliki has collapsed to the amazement of residents of the area. So far, no casualty has been recorded. When newsmen visited the scene of the incident at Presco campus, opposite prince Marice Hostel, sympathizers, including government officials were seen inspecting the collapsed […]

Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta has called on Nigerian military authorities to prioritise the welfare of its officers and men to motivate them in the fight against insurgency and violent crimes in the country. The governor made the call on Monday at the 2022 Defence Retreat “Asaba 2022” with the theme “Shaping the Armed Forces […]