Metro

At least three persons were confirmed dead when a three- storey building under construction collapsed in Otolo Nnewi, Nnewi North local government area of Anambra State on Sunday. The victims were identified as Chizoba Aniefuna and his two sons who were said to be working on the building when it came down on Sunday morning. Another victim trapped in the …

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a suspected drug kingpin, Ngene Onyedikachi, who allegedly recruited a fake couple, Kingsley Ilonzeh and Roseline Ilonzeh for drug trafficking. The NDLEA’s Head of Media and Publicity, Femi Babafemi, said in a statement on Sunday in Abuja the fake couple were arrested for allegedly ingesting 1.822kg and 1.50kg of cocaine respectively …

At least two persons were confirmed dead and more than 1,000 houses were destroyed when fire razed the Muna Alamdari Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camp in Maiduguri, Borno State, on Wednesday. The fire which began at about 6:00 a.m., lasted more than one hour before it was brought under control by men of the state fire service. The Director-General of …

The National Industrial Court of Nigeria in Ibadan, Oyo State, on Wednesday, dismissed the suit filed by 384 former staff of Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN) over their disengagement from service. The claimants who include contracts staff were sacked during the partial privatisation of the power sector in 2013. They were employed on different grades and designations while some …

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has arrested three suspected vandals over unlawful possession of communication cables in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The NSCDC spokesman in the FCT, Comfort Okomanyi, confirmed the development in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. She said the suspects were caught near the House on the Rock Church Junction along the Airport …

At least six persons died and six others were injured in an auto crash opposite Redeemed Christian Church of God’s camp along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway on Tuesday. The spokesman of the Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps in Ogun, Mr. Babatunde Akinbiyi, confirmed the accident to journalists in Abeokuta. He said an unidentified truck and a Mazda bus with 15 travelling …

A Councillor representing Nasarawa Ward in Funtua local government area of Katsina State, Hon. Samaila Buhari Mairago, has been reportedly killed by armed bandits who invaded the town on Monday night. According to a local vigilante officer who confirmed the incident, other residents were also injured in the attack which was carried out by over 20 bandits. The vigilante official …

Police in Ekiti State on Tuesday arraigned a 35-year-old man, Kolawole Omotayo, at the Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrates’ Court for alleged indecent assault. The police prosecutor, Insp. Akinwale Oriyomi, told the court that the defendant committed the offence on September 15 in Ise-Ekiti. Oriyomi alleged that the defendant indecently assaulted a 10-year-old girl. He said the defendant was a neighbor to …

Residents in Lagos State have been advised not to cross the Blue Rail line’s track as it is scheduled to begin full commercial operations on Monday (tomorrow). The government’s overhead bridges should be used instead, the Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Gboyega Akosile, said on his official X (previously Twitter) account on Saturday. “Dear Lagosians, please be reminded as we kick …

The Abia State government has shut down 197 “substandard” private schools as part of reform in the state’s education sector. The state’s Commissioner for Information and Culture, Mr. Okey Kanu, disclosed this to journalists at the end of the State Executive Council meeting at the Government House, Umuahia, on Monday. He said about 900 private schools had so far been …