A 33,000 litres petrol laden tanker went up in flames on Friday night, claiming two lives at the Ijesha end of the Cele Link Bridge, Surulere, Lagos State. This was contained in... Read more »
A plane with 52 passengers and two crew members on board skidded off the runway at the Murtala Muhammad International Airport, Lagos. The incident happened after landing at Runway 18L when it... Read more »
The local currency depreciated further at the official market, on Friday, closing at N1,466.31 to a dollar at the official market, The dollar to naira exchange rate increased by N40 between Thursday... Read more »
The hilly town of Idanre in Idanre Local Government Area of Ondo State is set to honour a member of Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Chief Pius Akinyelure. Consequently, the community under... Read more »
Kogi State Hajj Commission will commence the vaccination of intending pilgrims for the 2024 Hajj operation to the Holy land of Saudi Arabia on Monday 13 May, 2024. According to the management... Read more »
Governor Alex Otti of Abia State has accused his predecessor, Okezie Ikpeazu, of transferring the sum of N10billion meant for building an airport in the state into 32 different company accounts before... Read more »
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has issued a stern warning to Deposit Money Banks (DMBs) and compliance officers across the country to desist from unauthorized disclosure of EFCC’s investigation activities... Read more »
Eighteen days after the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Mr. Festus Keyamo, ordered the suspension of Dana Air operations in response to an incident involving an MD-82 aircraft in its fleet... Read more »
The Rivers state police command has clarified it’s presence at the house of assembly quarters. This was disclosed on the State police command official X account on Friday 10th May 2024 The... Read more »
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has read the Riot Act to foreign missions based in Nigeria, banning them from transacting in foreign currencies, and mandating the use of Naira in their... Read more »
The Duke of Sussex, Prince Harry, visited Kaduna State on Friday and met with wounded and injured Nigerian soldiers at the 44 Nigerian Army Reference Hospital. Akelicious reported that Prince Harry and... Read more »
Michael Oluronbi, a 60-year-old evangelical Nigerian pastor residing in the UK, has been sentenced to 34 years in prison following his conviction for multiple counts of raping members of his congregation. A... Read more »
Singer Ashanti reveals gender of her baby who kicked while she was on stage in Massachusetts As her fans cheered her on, Ashanti revealed that she’s welcoming a boy. The singer further... Read more »
The wife of Anambra State Governor, Mrs. Nonye Soludo has showcased her expertise and skillfulness as a gymnast. Mrs. Soludo, who is the Founder of a health tips promotion and awareness campaign... Read more »
Defence Headquarters has received new Armoured Personnel Carriers to fight insecurity in Nigeria. In a brief ceremony, the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Defence, Dr Ibrahim Abubakar Kana who represented the Minister of Defence,... Read more »
A man who sent abusive emails to Labour leader Keir Starmer and US President Joe Biden has been given a suspended prison sentence.Graham Frederick Reid, 54, from Colwyn Bay, who has been... Read more »
French superstar Kylian Mbappe has announced he will leave Paris Saint-Germain at the end of the season. The World Cup winner revealed his decision in an emotional video posted on social media,... Read more »
By Farooq A. Kperogi At the 11th Bola Tinubu Colloquium on March 29, 2019, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, then only a powerful but unofficial pillar of the APC, gave us an ominous presage... Read more »
Former President of Nigeria, Goodluck Jonathan, on Friday, said some of the progressive ideas he instituted during his tenure were jettisoned after his exit from office. Jonathan who was the President from... Read more »
The Pentagon this week formally ordered all 1,000 U.S. combat troops to withdraw from Niger, a blow to the Biden administration’s effort to counterterrorism and Russian influence in West Africa. The U.S. announced... Read more »