Metro

Fire on Saturday gutted a section of the University College Hospital (UCH) in Ibadan, Oyo state. The hospital’s Public Relations Officer, Funmi Adetuyibi, confirmed the incident to journalists in Ibadan. He said the fire started in one of the rooms in the hospital’s Intensive Care Unit (ICU) but did not affect any of the patients. Emergency responders were later called …

Police operatives in Anambra have arrested a landlady identified Amaka Okonkwo for allegedly pouring hot water on her tenant in the state. Residents told journalists on Saturday the landlady poured hot water mixed with pepper on the tenant, Imabong William, on Thursday for refusing to park out of the apartment located in Ukwu community, Njidoka local government area of the …

Having been found guilty of gross misconduct, forgery and diversion of public funds, two senior staff of the Bauchi State Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning have been dismissed from service. The duo were dismissed by the State Civil Service Commission during its 18th plenary Session held on Tuesday, 15th August, 2023 at the Conference Hall of the Commission. According …

The attack on the Ondo State Commissioner of Women Affairs, Dr Adebunmi Osadahun has attracted the attention of the state Police Commissioner, Asabi Abiodun, who has ordered an investigation into the matter. Ripples Nigeria had reported that the commissioner was assaulted by a ward chairman of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in Arigidi, Akoko North West Local Government Area of …

According to a statement by the spokesman of the Enugu State Police Command, DSP Daniel Ndukwe, the operatives also recovered three pump-action guns, 10 machetes and other incriminating exhibits when the hoodlums were busted at about 2:15 a.m. on Monday. “A joint security team, comprising police operatives of the Enugu State Command, NPF Special Forces, and Troops of the 82 Division of the …

Two persons were confirmed dead when the branch of a big tree fell on passers-by in the Sango area of Ilorin, Kwara State, on Monday. An eyewitness told journalists that seven other persons were seriously injured in the incident. He said the injured victims are currently receiving treatment in private hospitals, and the Ilorin General Hospital. The spokesman for the …

The Jigawa State Police Command has arrested two suspected armed robbers who were on the Command’s most wanted list. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) for the Command, Abubakar Isah, confirmed the arrest of the notorious criminals in a statement in Dutse on Saturday, According to the statement, the suspects were trailed and subsequently arrested on December 12, in their …

A Transmission Company of Nigeria power substation in Maryland, Lagos State, was completely destroyed by fire on Saturday night. The Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service said in a late-night announcement that the fire had been extinguished. No lives were lost in the fire event, according to a statement made by Margaret Adeseye, Director of the Lagos State Fire and …

Two separate buildings collapsed beside each other in the Kosofe area of Lagos State on Sunday. However, one person was injured in the incident. The Permanent Secretary of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Dr. Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, who confirmed the incident in a statement, said the buildings were located at No. 47-49 Oduntan Street, Kosofe, Lagos. He said: “Upon …

Al-Azhar Academy in Zaria has been shut by the Kaduna State Schools Quality Assurance Authority (KSSQAA) due to allegations that a student was fatally beaten there. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that a JSS 3 student Marwan Sambo, 19, was reported to have died from severe beating and corporal punishment by some teachers over absenteeism. Dr. Usman Abubakar, …