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Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, disclosed on Tuesday that the explosion that rocked Ibadan metropolis was as a result of the activities of illegal miners occupying one of the buildings in the Bodija area of the state capital. Recall GOODEVENINGNIGERIA earlier published a report about the explosion, which had caused panic among residents of Ibadan, affected areas surrounding the Bodija axis of the city, with several buildings damaged as a result of the impact. Addressing journalists moments after having an onsite inspection of the explosion site, Makinde stated that the miners had stored explosive devices in the building, which caused the…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has called on media organizations interested in deploying journalists to monitor the Feb. 3, re-run and by-elections to apply for accreditation through its. The commission, in a notice signed by the Secretary to the Commission, Mrs Rose Oriaran-Anthony, on Tuesday in Abuja, said that the dedicated portal for the exercise would be opened from Jan. 17 to Jan. 25. “Interested media organizations wishing to deploy journalists to cover the elections, are by this notice, expected to apply via https://imap.inecnigeria.org. The portal will be opened on Wed. Jan. 17 and will close on Thurs,…

There was panic in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, on Tuesday evening as loud explosion rocked the ancient city, with buildings collapsing due to terrific vibration. Details soon.

President Bola Tinubu, on Tuesday, eulogised his predecessor, ex-President Muhammadu Buhari for not interfering in the composition of his 48-man cabinet last August. The President spoke in Abuja at the venue of the launch of a book, ‘Working with Buhari: Reflections of A Special Adviser, Media, and Publicity (2015-2023)’, authored by ex-presidential spokesman, Femi Adesina. Addressing Buhari, who handed over power to him on May 29, 2023 upon the completion of double terms of eight years, Tinubu thanked his predecessor for being a statesman. Tinubu, who addressed the room crowded with serving and former political office holder, said, “After handing…

The service chiefs had arrived earlier and waited till the President arrived from a function outside the State House. The service chiefs are the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Christopher Musa; Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt-General Taoreed Lagbaja; Chief of Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Hassan Abubakar, and Chief of Naval Staff (CNS), Vice Admiral Emmanuel Ogalla. The meeting which also has in attendance the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, is expected to address the rising terrorism, kidnapping and killings across the country. Meanwhile, the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Egbetokun, convened a crucial meeting with the Force…

Amnesty International has urged the Nigerian government to treat the recent kidnapping across the country as an emergency. Cases of kidnapping have increased in the country with the recent, being abduction of six sisters from their residence at Zuma 1 in the Bwari area council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on January 5. The demand of N600 million as ransom from the kidnappers has generated public outcry, with the police authorities vowing to secure the release of the victims. Read also: Shell To Sell Nigeria Onshore Oil Business, Announces Plan to Exit Nigeria In a statement on Monday, the International…

Benin Republic has received its first doses of a vaccine for malaria, the leading cause of infant mortality in the country, and will begin administering them soon, officials said late on Monday. “Malaria remains endemic and represents the leading cause of death among children under five years of age in Benin,” Health Minister Benjamin Hounkpatin told reporters at Cotonou airport, where the government officially received 215,900 doses of the RTS,S vaccine. The first vaccinations will take place “within a few months”, he said. Kano Gov. to Establish Security Trust Fund for Families of Fallen Heroes In Benin, 40 percent of…

Football Club AS Roma has confirmed that José Mourinho and his coaching staff will leave the club with immediate effect. Recalled that Mourinho was unveiled as the Giallorossi’s 60th coach in May 2021. He led the team to win the Conference League in Tirana on May 25th, 2022, and to the Europa League final in Budapest last season. “We would like to thank José on behalf of all of us at AS Roma for his passion and efforts since his arrival at the club,” said Dan and Ryan Friedkin. “We will always have great memories of his tenure at Roma,…

Gov. Abba Yusuf of Kano State has said that his administration will set up a security trust fund to meet the immediate needs of the families of fallen heroes. Yusuf stated this at the 2024 Armed Forces Remembrance Day celebration on Monday in Kano. He said that his administration would be inviting eminent personalities in the state to support the government in the establishment of the trust fund. According to him, fund will also be used in keeping the state safe and providing the teeming youth with jobs that would take them away from all forms of social vices. Ogan…

About four persons were burnt to death with several others injured in a multiple accident along Okołowo expressway in Kwara state on Monday. It was gathered that the incident occurred when the truck carrying 45,000 litres of petrol lost control after a tyre burst and had a head-on collision with another truck loaded with soya beans. The third truck involved in the incident carrying soft drinks reportedly ran into them and also caught fire. Eyewitnesses said the fire later spread and caught up with three schoolchildren and two Okada riders who happened to be passing by and are now receiving…

The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has said Persons Living With Disability who wish to sit for the 2024/2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) can register at no cost. The JAMB Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, disclosed this while rolling out the registration process for interested candidates across the country. While announcing that registration for the 2024 matriculation examination will commence on Monday, (today), Oloyede said JAMB will issue free application documents to all categories of Persons Living With Disability as a form of support. To support the PLWD, JAMB will issue free application documents to all categories of Persons…

The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen, Christopher Musa has charged officers and soldiers of the Nigerian Armed Forces to continue to remain vigilant and uncompromising in the discharge of their constitutional responsibilities. He also charged them to remain resolute in defeating all forms of security threats to ensure enduring peace and security in every area of our dear nation. The CDS said this on Sunday, January 14, in his goodwill message on the occasion of the Armed Forces Remembrance Day 2024. The Armed Forces Remembrance Day is celebrated on January 15 every year to honour troops of the Nigerian…

Sherifdeen Al-Kadriyar, one of the uncles of the murdered victim of last week kidnap in Abuja, has narrated how the family was informed of Nabeeha ’s death. Daily Trust had reported how Nabeeha, her father, alongside sisters were abducted in the Bwari Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), on Tuesday night. An uncle of the deceased, Alhaji Abdulfatai, who led policemen to rescue the abductees, was gunned down by the bandits. Also, two among the three injured policemen hit by bullets during the fire exchange reportedly died. An uncle of the deceased, Alhaji Abdulfatai, who led policemen to…

Three people were reported dead in an accident that occurred at about 11 pm on Saturday around Kara Bridge on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. The crash, according to a statement from the Spokesperson of Ogun State Sector Command of Federal Road Safety Corps, Florence Okpe, involved an Iveco truck with plate number AA414ZY and a Cabster PickUp with plate number ZUR 601ZY. The cause of the accident was said to be excessive speed making the vehicles lose control and crash. The bodies of the dead were said to have been taken away by the family members for burials. The statement partly…

National Chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC) Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje has reacted to the Supreme Court Judgment that validated the victory of Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf, and his counterparts from Zamfara, Plateau and Bauchi states. Ganduje, a former Governor of Kano state said APC has accepted the verdict of the Apex court in good faith urged loyalists to follow suit. Besides, Ganduje applauded leaders of the opposition parties for resorting to legal means to seek their mandate rather than taken laws into their hands. The APC Chairman spoke while granting interview to journalists in Abuja. Read;  Gov. Yusuf Mulls…

Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf has extended a hand of fellowship to the Governorship Dr. Nasiru Yusuf Gawuna for the purpose of building a viral state. Governor Yusuf whose mandate at the poll was affirmed yesterday at the Supreme Court told his opponent that it is time to focus on governance. A statement by Aliyu Yusuf, Director Public Enlightenment, Government House, Governor Yusuf said ” as a true democrat and progressive, I Call on my opponent and his supporters to join hands with me in the crusade of developing our dear state Kano for the betterment of its teaming citizens. ”…

The All Progressives Congress (APC) Governorship candidate in Kano has accepted the verdict of the Supreme Court that validated the victory of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) candidate and Governor of Kano state Abba Kabir Yusuf. Gawuna, whose election was validated by the concurrent judgment of the election petition tribunal and the Appeal Court was sacked by the Five-men panel of the Justices of the Supreme Court yesterday. Reacting to the decision of the apex Court however, Gawuna a former deputy governor in Kano said the judgment is God’s decision saying he has since accepted the verdict because God…

Tension is mounting in the commercial city of Kano as residents await anxiously the verdict that will decide the lawful Governor of Kano today. After his eight months in power, the Supreme Court is set to issued a perpetual judgment that will determine whether or not Abba Kabir Yusuf remain the Governor of Kano state. Peoplespen24 can confirm that the embattled Governor is challenging the concurrent verdicts of the tribunal and Appeal court that ruled in favor of Nasiru Yusuf Gawuna of the All Progressives Congress (APC) at the Apex Court which decision would finally lay the eight month legal…

A High Court sitting in Maitama, Abuja, Presided over by Hon.Justice A.O.Musa has vacated an order of Mareva injunction obtained against Brentex Petroleum Services Limited and China Petroleum Pipeline Engineering Co. Ltd. ( Brentex CPP) by Bablink Resources Nigeria Limited. The application to vacate the order which was obtained ex parte without concomitant motion on notice was made on the 19th of December, 2023 by Counsel to Brentex Petroleum Services Limited and China Petroleum Pipeline Engineering Co. Ltd. ( Brentex CPP ), Abdulwahab Muhammed, SAN. Bablink Resources Nigeria Limited a sub-contractor with no known nexus to the AKK Gas pipeline…

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Parliament has issued an appeal to the Heads of State and Government within the region to reconsider and lift the sanctions imposed on the Niger Republic. The Head of State in ECOWAS had last July imposed sanctions on the Niger Republic to protest the ouster of President Mohamed Bazoum by certain military officers led by erstwhile Presidential Guard Commander, General Abdourahamane Tchiani. READ ALSO: Wike Sets Certificate of Occupancy Cost at N5 Million The Chief Whip of the Senate, Senator Ali Ndume, who addressed journalists after the opening session of the parliament, declared…