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08 Mar 25

Seven killed in fresh Niger tanker explosion, farms razed

A fresh tanker explosion has occurred in Niger State, killing seven people and destroying farms. The explosion occurred around 6:30pm at Karamin Rami village of Mashegu Local Government Area of the state, on Tuesday City Round learnt that the accident happened when a tanker truck was trying to manoeuvre a…

08 Mar 25

Man slumps in Abuja mosque during prayers, dies in hospital

A 52-year-old man, Salihu Byezhe, has died after slumping during Subhi (early morning) prayers at a mosque in Gudaba village, Kuje Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) yesterday. Eyewitnesses said the incident occurred on Thursday after Byezhe had finished eating Sahur (pre-dawn meal ahead fasting), performed ablution and…

08 Mar 25

Oba suspends 67 Enigie in Benin Kingdom

Sixty seven Enigie in Benin Kingdom have been suspended. The Benin Traditional Council announced their suspension yesterday. Secretary of Benin Traditional Council, Frank Irabor, made this known in a statement in Benin. Irabor said that their suspension was as a result of their anti-palace and rebellious activities against the Oba…

07 Mar 25

JUST IN: Ex-presidential aide Okupe feared dead

A former presidential spokesperson Dr Doyin Okupe has been feared dead. Family sources confirmed he died on Friday at 71. Okupe served as a senior adviser to former President Goodluck Jonathan and later as the Director-General of Peter Obi’s 2023 Presidential Campaign. In December 2022, he stepped down from Obi’s campaign after…

07 Mar 25

20-room building gutted by cooking gas fire in Kwara

A 20-room lone-storey building was on Wednesday destroyed by a sparkling fire that emanated from a gas cooker at the Oke-Apomu area in Ilorin West Local Government Area of Kwara State. PUNCH Metro learnt on Thursday that the fire incident occurred at no 90 Koro Compound, Oke-Apomu area, Ilorin. The…

07 Mar 25

Oyebanji offers succour as rainstorm destroys 50 Ekiti buildings

. The Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji, has offered to help victims of the no fewer than 50 houses destroyed by the rainstorm in some communities on Wednesday evening, leaving many residents homeless. The communities affected by the rainstorm which damaged residential buildings, shops, and educational institutions are Ipoti, Ejiyan,…

07 Mar 25

Real Sociedad Fight Back To Earn Man United Draw In Europa League

Real Sociedad’s Mikel Oyarzabal coolly netted a penalty to hold Manchester United to a 1-1 draw in a Europa League last 16 first leg clash on Thursday. The Red Devils are enduring a woeful season and winning the competition offers their only realistic route to Champions League football, but they…

06 Mar 25

NAFDAC promises fake beverage producers ‘hard times’, arrests one

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration Control has promised “hard times” to producers of adulterated beverages following the arrest of one Anthony Chidi inside the Mile 3 Market in the Diobu area of Port Harcourt, the state capital. The Public Relations Officer, South-South Zone, NAFDAC, Cyril Monye, disclosed…

06 Mar 25

Raphinha Earns 10-Man Barca Tight First Leg Win At Benfica

Raphinha claimed Barcelona a 1-0 Champions League last-16 first-leg win at Benfica on Wednesday, despite the Catalan giants playing most of the game with 10 men. Teenage defender Pau Cubarsi was sent off midway through the first half of the tight clash in Lisbon with the score goalless. Raphinha drilled…

06 Mar 25

Lagos Assembly crisis: Acting clerk hospitalised after DSS’ visit

LAGOS— THERE was panic among staff members of the Lagos State House of Assembly, yesterday, when the acting Clerk, Mr. Ottun Babatunde, was rushed to hospital shortly after returning from the office of Department of State Services, DSS, on invitation. Babatunde, who has been displaced from acting as clerk, was…

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Seven killed in fresh Niger tanker explosion, farms razed

Man slumps in Abuja mosque during prayers, dies in hospital

Oba suspends 67 Enigie in Benin Kingdom

JUST IN: Ex-presidential aide Okupe feared dead

20-room building gutted by cooking gas fire in Kwara

Oyebanji offers succour as rainstorm destroys 50 Ekiti buildings

Real Sociedad Fight Back To Earn Man United Draw In Europa League

NAFDAC promises fake beverage producers ‘hard times’, arrests one

Raphinha Earns 10-Man Barca Tight First Leg Win At Benfica

Lagos Assembly crisis: Acting clerk hospitalised after DSS’ visit

APC may pick Ganduje’s successor at make-or-break NEC meeting

Alozie’s Late Strike Sends Super Falcons To WAFCON Final

Nigeria beat Jamaica 5-4 on penalties to win Unity Cup

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