•Survivors narrate ordeal, hospitals release corpses, Tinubu, Ooni, others mourn BY MARTINS DURU, ADA OBI, MAX ECHESI, JAMES AKINOLA The Oyo State Police Command on Thursday detained a former queen of the Ooni of Ife, Prophetess Naomi Silekunola, and six others as investigation into the stampede at a funfair inContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Amara Oyeka, the Senior Special Assistant to the Anambra State governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, on Internally Generated Revenue, has revealed that the state monthly IGR increased from N2.2 million in 2023 to N5.2 billion in 2024. Oyeka disclosed this on Thursday during the presentation and validation ofContinue Reading
BY FRONTLINE REPORTERS Three persons have died in a series of bomb explosions in Bassa community in Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State. Five others sustained injury in the tragic incidents has left behind a trail of death and destruction. The Council Chairman of Shiroro Local Government, Akilu Kuta,Continue Reading
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar on Thursday mourned the victims of the stampede at a funfair held at Islamic High School, Orita Bashorun, Ibadan. Authorities have confirmed 35 minors dead with seven suspects arrested for their roles in the disaster. Atiku in a post on X said he was heartbrokenContinue Reading