Breaking News this Afternoon in Nigeria Saturday 9th July 2022
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JUST IN: 16 passengers missing in another Lagos boat mishap
Another boat has capsized on the waterways around the Mile 2 area of Lagos State. The accident, which occurred on Friday night, is coming barely three days after the unfortunate boat accident around the Ikorodu area leading to the death of two passengers. Sarat Braimah, Lagos area manager, National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA), confirmed the incident
Ex-Oyo Gov, Omololu Olunloyo, is not dead, says family
Sola Adeyemo, Ibadan The family of the former Governor of old Oyo State, Dr Omololu Olunloyo, has said he is not dead. The family made the clarification on Saturday morning and called for prayers for his wellbeing. There have been reports that the former governor died on Friday afternoon at the UCH, Ibadan, although
Kidnapped Benue Catholic priest regains freedom 48 hours after kidnap
Cephas Iorhemen, Makurdi The kidnapped Holy Ghost Catholic priest of Otukpo Diocese, Rev. Father Peter Amodu has regained freedom from his abductors barely 48 hours after his abduction. Rev. Father Amodu was kidnapped and whisked away to an unknown destination last Wednesday along Ukwungaga-Otukpo Expressway by gunmen. A statement from the Diocesen Secretariat
Kuje Breakout: Nasarawa police re-capture fleeing Boko Haram inmate
Cheke Emmanuel, Lafia The Nasarawa State Police Command has re-captured one of the escapees from the attack on the Kuje Correction Centre, Hassan Hassan by police operatives in Keffi, the state capital. In a press statement signed by the command’s Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Ramhan Nansel, a Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP)
Sacked Delta PDP guber candidate, Oborevwori, appeals judgement
The sacked Delta State Peoples Democratic Party’s guber candidate for 2023 general elections, Sheriff Oborevwori, yesterday evening filed an appeal against the judgment of the Federal High Court, Abuja, which on Thursday sacked him. Oborevwori, in a nineground notice of appeal, filed at the registry of the Court of Appeal, Abuja Division, wants the appellate
JUST IN: Tinubu Returns From France
The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, has returned from France. Sharing some photos in the early hours of Saturday on his official account on Facebook, the candidate captioned them saying, “Grateful to Almighty Allah for journey mercies. Hitting the ground running, straight back to work! #BAT23” Tinubu travelled to
Assassination: Shinzo Abe’s body returns to Tokyo home
A motorcade carrying the body of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has arrived at his home in Tokyo. Abe was shot dead while speaking at a political campaign event on Friday morning in the southern city of Nara, reports the BBC. Police investigating the assassination have said the suspect held a grudge against
Canada hit by massive mobile, internet outage
Canada’s largest mobile and internet provider has suffered a major outage, with bank ATMs and emergency service hotlines affected. Government operations have also been hit by the Rogers Communications issue. The company says it is working rapidly to resolve the nationwide problem, reports the BBC. “We know how important it is for our customers
Fire guts tank farm in Delta community
Fire has gutted Matrix tank farm located in Ifiekporo community in Warri, Delta State. The cause of the inferno which occurred late evening on Friday could not be ascertained as of the time of filing this report. Our correspondent, however, sighted siren-blowing vehicles of Delta State Fire Service racing towards the scene of the
Germany hammer Denmark to make strong Euros start
Eight-time European champions Germany got their Euro 2022 campaign off to a flying start by hammering Euro 2017 runners-up Denmark at a sold-out Brentford Community Stadium. Goals from Bayern Munich team-mates Lina Magull and Lea Schuller put the Germans on course for victory in the first heavyweight showdown of the tournament. Felicitas Rauch
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