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A fire erupted early Sunday morning at the University College Hospital (UCH) in Ibadan, Oyo State, affecting a section of the facility. The blaze reportedly started in an office located on the third floor of the South West 3 ward. Emergency...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has made a significant drug bust at the Tincan Port Complex in Lagos, intercepting 25 million pills of tapentadol—an opioid three times more potent than tramadol—along with 350,000 bottles of...
Hinckley Recycling, a UK-based company, is set to invest $5 million in establishing Nigeria’s first battery recycling facility in Ogun State. This plant will focus on lithium-ion and lead-acid batteries, utilizing patented UK technology. Th...
In the early hours of Sunday, Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, paid an unexpected visit to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) head office in Benin City due to the delay in the collation of the Edo State Governorship Ele...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is set to investigate serious allegations of vote manipulation in the ongoing Edo State governorship election. This announcement was made in a press release on Saturday evening, following...
In a significant political move, French President Emmanuel Macron has named Michel Barnier as the new Prime Minister of France after a contentious parliamentary election resulted in no clear majority. Barnier, a prominent conservative figur...
In a thrilling heavyweight showdown at Wembley Stadium, Britain’s Daniel Dubois claimed a stunning victory over two-time world champion Anthony Joshua, delivering a fifth-round knockout to retain his IBF world heavyweight title. The fight,...
Popular Nigerian music star Davido Adeleke, known simply as Davido, has taken to his X (formerly Twitter) account to express his dissatisfaction with the ongoing Edo State Governorship Election. Despite not being from Edo State, the singer...
The APC Chairman for Edo State, Jeret Tenebe, was prevented from casting his vote after arriving at Polling Unit 6 in Ikabigbo without a valid voter’s card. The situation quickly escalated into chaos as the polling unit’s electorates demand...
In a dramatic turn of events during the ongoing Edo State Governorship Election, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) arrested three individuals for their involvement in vote buying. The suspects, two men and a woman, were ca...
Early exit polls from today’s Edo State Governorship Election indicate that the People's Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Asue Ighodalo, is in the lead. Ighodalo gave a strong hint of his likely victory while speaking to reporters after ca...
The Lagos State Police Command has arrested two women for their alleged involvement in the sale of newborn twins. The suspects, Chinelo Igbechionwu and Ujunwa Una, were apprehended by officers on patrol in the Ojodu Berger Axis on September...