Tragedy occurred in the morning of Monday, 23 September, 2024 as four members of the same family, including two young children, were killed in a gas explosion that caused their home to partially collapse in southern Italy. The tragedy occurred in the town of Saviano, near Naples, where a two-storey house was destroyed by the blast early on Monday, 23 September, 2024. The victims include a boy and a girl, their mother, and their grandmother. Italian firefighters, the Vigili del Fuoco, said the father and a newborn baby were rescued alive from the rubble. The father remains in serious condition…
Author: Abimbola Ogunaike
Tragedy occurred on Sunday, 22 December, 2024 as Hippopotamus killed Malam Usman Maigadi, a guard at Orchard Farm owned by the Emir of Yauri, Dr Muhammad Zayyanu-Abdullahi, According to the News Agency of Nigeria, the animal may have perceived the deceased as coming to harm its baby, hence the attack in self-defense. The 60-year-old deceased was attacked on Sunday, 23 September, 2024 by the animal while fishing in Yauri River at Tillo Village in Yauri Local Government in Kebbi State. The Chairman of the Local Government, Alhaji Abubakar Shu’aibu, said Maigadi has been buried according Islamic rites in Yauri, after…
Collation of results of Edo Governorship election has resumed with All Progressives Congress, APC, candidate, Senator Monday Okpebholo coasting to victory in the Edo State governorship election as he has won 11 out of the 17 Local Government Areas results announced so far by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, on Sunday, 22 September, 2024. According to the results from 17 out of 18 LGAs announced by the Returning Officer, Prof. Faruk Adamu Kuta, the Vice-Chancellor of the Federal University of Technology, Minna, APC is leading by 275,329 votes while the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, follows with 220,892. The Labour…
Reigning English Premier League (EPL) champions, Manchester City on Saturday, 22 September, 2024 moved top of the table after playing a 2-2 draw with Arsenal at Ethihad Stadium. Erling Haaland put Man City in front in the 9th minute and Arsenal’s Riccardo Calafiori restored parity for the visitors a few minutes later. Gabriel Magalhães then gave Mikel Arteta’s side the lead just before the halftime. Leandro Trossard did get a red card during the encounter. But a late stoppage time goal from John Stones ensured both teams got a point each. The result means Man City are now top of…
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says it has temporarily withdrawn the Monetary, Credit, Foreign Trade, And Exchange Policy Guidelines For Fiscal Years 2024 – 2025 document published on Tuesday, September 17, 2024. The apex bank said the revocation of the document is to minimise risks of any further misrepresentation or misinterpretation, resulting in confusion among stakeholders CBN also disclosed this in a new statement published on its website on Friday, 20 September, 2024.The new release was, however, not signed by any CBN official. On Tuesday, 17 September, 2024,excerpts of the policy documents stated that the Bank will sustain its…
The Kano State Judicial Service Commission has suspended a Court Registrar of the Shari’a court Department, Jamilu Ibrahim along with other syndicates found to have received illegal funds emanating from a write of possession that was fraudulently obtained in order to sell two plots of land. The Public Relations Officer, Kano Judiciary, Jibo Ibrahim, who made this disclosure in a statement made available to newsmen on Friday, 20 September, 2024, said the Commission took the decision in its 75th meeting held on September 12, 2024. According to Ibrahim, following the findings of the investigative committee set up by the JSC…
Governor Bassey Otu has granted assent to the amended Cross River Electoral Law passed by the State House of Assembly which stipulated a four-year tenure for elected Local Government officials. Signing the amended Law on Thursday, 19 September,2024 in Calabar, the state Capital, Otu stated, “Let me thank Mr Speaker and members of the House of Assembly, and of course, our own Electoral Commission for making sure that we have an up-to-date act that is ready to put the third tier of government into office.” The amendment by the House of Assembly was necessitated by the Supreme Court’s verdict granting…
Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia, has stated that he was elected into office to provide good governance to the people, not just to a few individuals who consider themselves bigwigs in the state. The Governor made this statement while briefing state house correspondents shortly after meeting with President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Villa on Thursday, 19 September, 2024 in Abuja. Alia, who said he was at the State House to brief the President on the affairs of Benue State, especially the security and ecological situation in the state, added that the poor masses are the backbone of democracy, who…
French D’Arkema outfit, Nantes have announced the signing of Super Falcons forward, Chinaza Uchendu.Uchendu joined the Canaries from Turkish League Champions, Galatasaray. The 26-year-old struggled for regular playing time at Galatasaray last season making just five league appearances. The striker is, however, looking forward to a successful spell in France. “I am happy to join the FC Nantes club. I will discover this championship, which I know almost nothing about,” she told the club’s official website. “But this is not the first time I have come to France. I took part in the World Cup in 2019 (Nigeria was eliminated…
The Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has accused the Osun State Independent Electoral Commission (OSSIEC), of deliberately frustrating opposition parties’ efforts in the upcoming local government elections, scheduled for 22 February, 2025. This allegation is coming following revelations by the Commission, which the APC claimed undermined their candidates’ chances in the election. Recall that OSSIEC had raised concerns over the improper nomination of candidates by three political parties. OSSIEC revealed that the political parties affected are: APC, Allied Peoples Movement (APM), and Action Peoples Party (APP). The OSSIEC Chairman, Hasheem Abioye, while presenting the report of…