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Death toll at Elumelu’s Afriland Towers fire rises to 10, United Capital lose 6 staff
Maureen Aguta
The death toll from Tuesday’s fire at Afriland Towers, a six-storey commercial building on Broad Street, Lagos Island, has risen to 10.
United Capital Plc, which occupies the third and fourth floors of the…
Peter Obi meets with Obasanjo, Ladoja ahead 2027 elections
Maureen Aguta
Former Anambra State governor and 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, on Sunday held a closed-door meeting with former President Olusegun Obasanjo.
The politician also separately, on the…
NLC threatens mass action against senate over refusal to readmit suspended Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan
Maureen Aguta
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) on Thursday described Senate's persecution of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan as a descent into legislative dictatorship and democratic anarchy.
The Union also condemned the…
BREAKING: NUPENG resumes action at Dangote Refinery, blocks non-union trucks from loading fuel
Maureen Aguta
The action, which began on Thursday, followed the alleged flagrant breach of a resolution earlier reached between the union and the management of the Dangote Group over workers' union rights recognition.The…
Ghana agrees to accept Nigerians, others deported from US
Joseph Irikefe
President John Dramani Mahama announced on Wednesday, September 10, that Ghana has begun receiving West African nationals deported from the United States.
According to Reuters, Mahama disclosed that…
Sowore reveals Onanuga’s message to him to delete his tweet and his reply
Joseph Irikefe
Presidential spokesperson, Bayo Onanuga, wrote directly to me on WhatsApp, asking that I delete my tweet and Facebook post in which I referred to President Bola Tinubu as a criminal based on Tinubu’s recent speech…
Nationwide blackout as national grid collapses again
Maureen Aguta
The national grid suffered yet another collapse on Wednesday.
This was confirmed in a public notice dated September 10, 2025, by the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company in a post on its X handle on…
Police justify tinted-class permit policy
Maureen Aguta
Against the backdrop of Nigerian Bar Association's recent institution of a legal action against the Nigerian Police Force's tinted-class policy, the Inspector General of Police (IGP) has said that issuance of…
Over 80 million Nigerian youths unemployed, 1,500 schools shut in 2 years — Report
Maureen Aguta
A new report on Thursday said that more than 80 million Nigerian youths are jobless while over 1,500 schools have been shut in the past two years due to insecurity.
The report by an independent humanitarian…
Why Finnish court cleared IPOB, jailed Simon Ekpa–Attorney
Joseph Irikefe
A member of the defence team of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Barrister Christopher Chidera, on Tuesday, explained why a Finnish court exonerated the group but convicted…