Author: David Great

Three small-scale miners were killed and 11 others were injured after a mining pit collapsed in Dan Kamfani, Anka Local Government, Zamfara State. According to Channnels Television, an eyewitness who works at the vicinity and prefers to remain anonymous said the incident happened at 4 p.m. o Thursday. He claimed that the number of casualties cannot be determined because to the death of the mining pi, which is 275 metres deep. The deceased are all from the Yar Tsabaya area of Anka LGA, according to the eyewitness. “The mining collapsed a few minutes to 4 p.m. on Thursday, we don’t…

The House of Representatives says it will monitor investigation into the military drone attack that killed villagers in Kaduna State on December 3. Chairman, House Committee on Defence, Babajimi Benson, gave the assurance in a statement titled “Tudun Biri tragedy elicits profound sorrow” in Abuja on Saturday. He expressed regrets over the Kaduna incident and tasked army authorities and other security agencies to prioritise the safety of civilians during operations. He urged them to be caution and implement measures to prevent similar occurrences in future. He said, “The unfortunate incident in Tudun Biri community, Kaduna state, has cast a sombre…

IHS Holding has offered improved commercial terms to MTN Nigeria for the lease of 2,500 towers it lost to American Tower Corporation (ATC), saying the move would prevent network disruption in the West Africa country. MTN Nigeria, owned by South Africa’s MTN Group announced in September that the leasing on 2,500 sites due to expire in 2024 and 2025 was awarded to ATC Nigeria after a bidding process. The mobile network operator said the deal would diversify its towers portfolio and unlock significant network cost efficiencies. IHS Towers Chairman and CEO Sam Darwish told Reuters that these towers represent only…

The Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE), on Friday, said a commercial motorcycle passenger was crushed to death at Hamadiyah Junction, Oju-Ore, Ogun. Adekunle Ajibade, the South-West area commander of TRACE, confirmed the incident to journalists in Ota. Mr Ajibade explained that the unfortunate incident, which involved a truck and a commercial motorcyclist, occurred at about 3.20 p.m. on Oje-Ore road, Ota, inbound. He said the passenger was crushed to death when she suddenly fell under the truck, upon collision with the motorcycle. Police arrest 17-year-old caught having intercourse with chicken “The corpse of the female victim has…

A football fan has been jailed for six months for racially abusing former England footballer Rio Ferdinand. Jamie Arnold made the racist gestures at Wolves’ Molineux stadium during a game against Manchester United in May 2021. It was the first match to be held with fans inside the ground after the first Covid lockdown. The 33-year-old, from Stone, Staffordshire, was convicted of racially aggravated public order last month. In a victim statement read out at Wolverhampton Crown Court on his behalf, Mr Ferdinand said he was left distressed, distraught and devastated. He said he had experienced racist comments and gestures…

A Lagos Federal High Court, today, ordered an alleged Ponzi scheme operator, Bamise Samson Ajetunmobi, to deposit the sum of N5 billion into the court’s Deputy Chief Registrar (DCR) account, as part of his bail conditions. Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke also ordered Bamise Ajetunmobi to deposit his international travelling passport with the court’s DCR. Justice Aneke gave the above orders while ruling on the bail application of the defendant. Ajetunmobi alongside his company, Imagine Global Solution Limited, was charged before the court on an amended 35-count charge of conspiracy, and obtaining the sum of N15 billion, by the office of the…

The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation Betta Edu says her nomination as a minister was an answer to prayers by respected christian clergy Bishop David Oyedepo at Shiloh 2022. Shiloh, an annual programme by Oyedepo-led Living Faith Church also known as Winners’ Chapel, attracts millions of Christian faithful in and around the country is held in the first week of December. The Senate in early August, screened and confirmed Edu as a minister. She is one of the youngest ministers in President Bola Tinubu’s cabinet, having been the National Women Leader of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC)…

Peter Obi, the Labour Party presidential candidate in the 2023 presidential election has analysed how N15 billion was budgeted for the renovation of Vice President Kashim Shettima can be used to cater for 5000 police stations across Nigeria. In a breakdown on Friday, Peter Obi, a two-term governor of Anambra State said that trucks and fuel could be acquired to achieve effective policing if the N15 billion is diverted. He noted that the N5,000 budgeted per day for each police station would be increased to N15,000. “While I am still waiting for the receipt of the full details of the…

Mohammed Adoke, a former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, was given permission to travel to the United Arab Emirates on Friday by a Federal High Court in Abuja. Adoke is currently on trial alongside Aliyu Abubakar, a property developer, on claims of N300 million in money laundering. According to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Adoke made a cash payment of $2,267,400 to Unity Bank in 2013 in violation of money laundering rules. Adoke, represented by Kanu Agabi, SAN, asked the court to invoke Sections 36 and 37 of the 1999 Constitution to allow him to see…

The Dangote oil refinery in Nigeria on Friday received its first cargo of 1 million barrels of crude oil from Shell International Trading and Shipping Co, bringing the start of operations closer after years of delays. Once fully running, the 650,000 barrel-per-day refinery funded by Africa’s richest man Aliko Dangote will turn oil powerhouse Nigeria into a net exporter of fuels, a long-sought goal for the OPEC member that almost totally relies on imports. Dangote Group said in a statement seen by Reuters on Friday that the cargo of 1 million barrels of crude from Agbami – a deep water…