Goods and household items worth millions of naira have been destroyed after a fire engulfed eight shops at Gbagi Market in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. The incident occurred on Thursday night at the popular market located along the Ibadan-Ife Expressway. The Chairman of the Oyo State Fire Service, Maroof Akinwande, confirmed the incident in a statement made available to journalists on Friday morning. According to Akinwande, no life was […]

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has forecast three days of dust haze and thunderstorms across different parts of the country from Friday to Sunday. In its weather outlook released in Abuja on Thursday, the agency predicted slight dust haze over most parts of the North, with moderate haze expected in Kano, Jigawa, Bauchi and Kaduna states. For Friday, NiMet forecast isolated thunderstorms accompanied by light rainfall over parts of Taraba […]

The Federal Government has disbursed N5.15tn in special intervention funds to the Nigerian military and related security agencies between November 2023 and September 2026, as the country continues to battle terrorism, banditry, kidnapping and other security challenges. An analysis of documents from the Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) showed that the government received N5.65tn into a dedicated special intervention account during the period, with N5.15tn disbursed, representing 91.15 per cent […]

President Bola Tinubu has condemned the killing of prominent Islamic preacher Sheikh Yahaya Ibrahim Masussuka and his friend, Adamu Abubakar, in Dutsin-Ma, Katsina State, directing security agencies to arrest and prosecute those responsible. The duo were reportedly killed in a drive-by shooting by gunmen on Monday evening. In a statement issued on Tuesday by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, the President described the killings as heinous […]