•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
BY GODWIN OBI A-yet-to-be ascertain number of children have reportedly lost their lives in a stampede that occurred during a children’s funfair in Ibadan, Oyo State capital on Wednesday. However, Frontline Reporters gathered that over 30 children lost their lives with many injured during the incident. The state Commissioner forContinue Reading
A policy analyst, Basil Abia, says the projections of the 2025 budget proposal presented by President Bola Tinubu at the National Assembly are unrealistic. In his presentation to a joint session of the National Assembly on Wednesday, President Tinubu said the budget aims to bring down inflation from its currentContinue Reading
The Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals (DPRP) has dismissed claims that the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) used a $1 billion loan secured through a crude forward sale agreement to support the refinery during a liquidity crisis. In a statement on Wednesday, the company’s Chief Branding and Communications officer,Continue Reading
In the bustling corridors of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), whispers of celebration filled the air as 1,419 junior officers were granted wings to ascend the ladder of excellence. Like a symphony of progress, the promotions were orchestrated under the watchful eye of the Comptroller General of Customs (CGC), BashirContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The Lagos State government, through the Safety Commission and Fire and Rescue Service, has flagged off a public enlightenment campaign on fire prevention in marketplaces across the state. The advocacy campaign, according to a Tuesday statement, is to forestall fire incidents in the marketplaces during the currentContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI, JAMES AKINOLA, EFE MODESTUS, MARTINS DURU The Federal Government and opposition parties clashed on Tuesday following the criticism of the economic policies of the Bola Tinubu administration by the Delta State Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori. The Peoples Democratic Party and the New Nigeria Peoples Party agreed with theContinue Reading