Author: David Great

An unidentified and two of his sons were confirmed dead on Sunday after a three-storey building under construction collapsed in an Anambra community. The incident occurred at Egbu Umuenem, Otolo Nnewi community, Nnewi North Local Government Area of the state. The building reportedly collapsed at about 1 p.m. when the workers were said to be preparing to start plastering work. Eyewitness accounts said that the deceased, including a man and his two children, said to have reported for the day’s job, allegedly died on the spot. They were said to have been rushed to St. Felix Hospital, Nnewi, Anambra State…

Six people were killed in an accident on the Imesi-Ile Highway, according to the Osun State Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC). In a statement released on Sunday in Osogbo, the state capital, Sector Commander Henry Benamesia was quoted as saying this. According to Benamesia, a head-on collision between two automobiles occurred on Saturday at 9:44 p.m. as a result of one of the vehicles’ brakes failing, killing six people. On Imesi-Ile hill, he said that a speeding articulated vehicle crashed with another blue commercial truck and caused casualties. “The Nigerian Police transported five dead victims to the…

Lauretta Onochie, the former Chairman of the Board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), has rejected rumours that she was booted out of an apartment in the United Kingdom. Onochie, who also served as a special assistant on new media to former President Muhammadu Buhari, was reported to be stranded on Saturday after being booted out by family members. She, on the other hand, refuted the reports on Sunday in a statement she released via her social media platforms, claiming that it was her cousin, whom she had shielded, who sought to force her out. Onochie stated that she…

Prince Afolabi Ghandi Olaoye has been chosen as the next Soun-elect of Ogbomosoland by Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde. The authorisation was reaffirmed in a statement issued by Prince Dotun Oyelade, Hon Commissioner, Ministry of Information and Orientation, Oyo State. The declaration was made after the drawn-out procedures outlined by law, according to a statement made on Saturday by the commissioner for local government and chieftaincy matters, Hon. Olusegun Olayiwola. “His Excellency congratulates the new Soun-elect on his ascension to the throne of his forebears,” the statement stated. Isese Day: Makinde declares Monday public holiday According to the Commissioner, the…

A major tragedy was averted on Saturday as operatives of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) prevented a fire disaster around stadium bridge inward Ojuelegba area of Lagos. In a press release, LASTMA Director,  Public Affairs and Enlightenment, Adebayo Taofiq cited Lastma Officer Akinde Olusola of Zone 3, Iponri area of Surulere as having confirmed that a gas-loaded truck with registration no. KRD 281 XL struck the recently erected barrier by the government at Alaka inward Stadium. “Zebra Olusola confirmed further that in an attempt for gas truck to force itself under the newly erected barrier had its content…

Mustapha Habib Ahmed, Director General of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) convened a high-powered stakeholder meeting under the auspices of the National Emergency Coordination Forum (ECF) on Wednesday, August 30, 2023. The meeting was necessitated by the notification received from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, regarding the modulated release of water from the Lagdo Dam in Cameroon into the Benue River. The forum was attended by heads and representatives from the Disaster Preparedness and Response Federation (DPRF), Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency (NIHSA), UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA), National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), National Bureau of…

The Department of State Security (DSS), Ogun State command, seized Wale Adedayo, the suspended chairman of Ogun State’s Ijebu East Local Government Area, on Friday over allegations of diversion of council resources against Governor Dapo Abiodun. Adedayo had accused the governor of withholding local government payments over the last two years. Adedayo appeared at the DSS Abeokuta headquarters on Friday to respond to the service’s invitation on the allegations. He was again at the DSS office on Thursday for the same reason, but he was detained in custody on Friday. DSS detains suspended Ogun chairman over allegations On Friday night,…

Tony Elumelu, chairman of Heirs Holdings and founder of the Tony Elumelu Foundation has dismissed claims that he is considered the next Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). Elumelu, a former Managing Director of United Bank for Africa (UBA), one of Nigeria’s leading commercial banks made the dismissal when reacting to a social media post on Friday. An X user, Imran Muhammad had in a post on June 12, 2023, claimed that President Bola Tinubu was considering the renowned banker as the next head of the Nigerian apex bank. “According to a source, President Tinubu is also considering…

Al-Ittihad are prepared to bid £200m for a deal with Liverpool for Egypt forward Mohamed Salah, 31, before the Saudi Pro League transfer window closes on 7 September. (Mail) Lazio decided against signing Manchester United’s 21-year-old English forward Mason Greenwood before he joined Getafe on loan on deadline day. (Goal) Atletico Madrid’s negotiations with Tottenham for Denmark midfielder Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg, 28, ended after Spurs rejected the first bid as it did not include an obligation to buy. (Fabrizio Romano) Southampton blocked 27-year-old Scotland forward Che Adams’ loan move to Wolves. (Athletic) Chelsea boss Mauricio Pochettino says the transfer window has been “tough” despite his side spending over £360m this summer. (FourFourTwo) Liverpool reject Al-Ittihad’s £150m bid for…

Premier League clubs smashed the summer spending record with £2.36bn splashed out on players from across the world with Chelsea leading the pack. Financial services company, Deloitte says the combined spend of the 20 clubs during the window smashes the previous spending record of £1.92bn set last summer by £440m. Premier League clubs spent £255m on deadline day alone, which is more than double the £120m spent on deadline day during last summer’s window. That already makes the 2023-24 season have the second-highest transfer spend ever after last season’s record £2.73bn, with the January window still to come. Other records…