No fewer than 90 people were confirmed dead following a petrol tanker explosion in Majiya Town, Taura local government area of Jigawa State on Tuesday, News360 Nigeria gathered. Mr Shi’isu Adam, the Police Spokesperson in Jigawa, confirmed this in an interview with NAN on Wednesday. He also said that 50 other persons had been hospitalised for various degrees of injuries due to the explosion. ”At about 11:30pm on Tuesday in Majia Town, Taura local government area of Jigawa, the tanker driver lost control near Khadija University and exploded.“The driver left Kano and was heading to Nguru in Yobe when the accident happened,” Adam…
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The Oyo State House of Assembly Speaker, Rt. Hon. Adebo Ogundoyin, has joined numerous sympathizers in mourning the death of Mrs. Tinuade Ladoja, wife of former Oyo State Governor and Otun Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Rashidi Ladoja. Mrs. Ladoja passed away on Monday at 71 after a brief illness. Describing Mrs. Ladoja as a loving and caring woman, Ogundoyin said, “Our Baba has lost a beautiful and loving soul. May her soul rest eternally. I am using this medium to sympathize with the entire Ladoja family on this loss. To Oba Rashidi Ladoja and his entire family, I offer my…
The Oyo State House of Assembly on Tuesday passed a Bill to rename Okeogun Polytechnic, Saki to Chief Michael Adeniyi Koleoso Polytechnic, Saki in Honor of the late Elder stateman, Chief Michael Adeniyi Koleoso. The Bill was passed after the presentation of the report of the Oyo State House of Assembly Committee on Education (Tertiary Institutions, Science and Technology) which considered the Bill. The report was read by the Chairman of the Committee, Hon. Oluwafemi Oluwafowokanmi Tagged “Okeogun Polytechnic Saki Amendment Bill, 2024, the Bill was passed after Clause by Clause consideration of the report. Chief Michael Adeniyi Koleoso died…
The Oyo state House of Assembly has commended the Executive Governor of Oyo State, Engr. Oluseyi Makinde for embarking on various projects on infrastructural facilities across the State, urged him to continue in paying attention to critical local projects construction for betterment of Rural Communities. This was part of resolves, following a Matter of Urgent Public Importance sponsored by the lawmaker representing Oyo East and West State Contituency, Hon. Olorunpoto Rahman while calling attention of the legislators to the Collapsed Culvets at Sanga and Enuoroba, located at Oyo West Local Government Area of the State. The Lawmaker revealed that the…
Following the devastating road accident at Amuloko, Ibadan on Monday which claimed the lives of not less than 16 people including school children, the Deputy Speaker, Oyo State House of Assembly, Hon. Muhammad Abiodun Fadeyi has extended heartfelt sympathies to the families of the affected victims. Recounting the tragic incident on the floor of the House on Tuesday, Hon. Fadeyi described the incident as unfortunate and sad. According to him, the accident involved a trailer conveying tiles and a truck loaded with soft drinks, occurred at Oke Eleshin, Amuloko on Akanran Road, in the Ona Ara Local Government Area of…
As Nigerians grapple with the soaring cost of petrol, the price of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG), commonly known as cooking gas, has surged to N1,500 per kilogram. This increase has been reported in various retail outlets across Ogun and Lagos States, with the price of refilling a 12.5kg cylinder reaching N17,000 in Abuja, reflecting a 41.6% rise compared to previous months According to NIPCO Plc Managing Director, Suresh Kumar, the heavy reliance on imports, with over 60% of the country’s cooking gas sourced externally, is a key factor in the price hike. However, Kumar expressed optimism that the Dangote refinery…
Umar Illiya Damagum, the acting National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has directed security agencies to arrest the factional chairman, Ahmed Yayari Mohammed. The order follows accusations that Mohammed and his faction have violated a subsisting court order regarding their legitimacy and actions within the party. The internal power struggle, which has embroiled the PDP’s leadership, reached a new peak after Damagum suspended key party officers, including the National Publicity Secretary, Hon. Debo Ologunagba, and the National Legal Adviser, Kamaldeen Adeyemi Ajibade, for alleged anti-party activities tied to the crisis in Rivers State. Following these suspensions, the faction led…
Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, Mele Kyari, says petrol smugglers took advantage of the loopholes in the subsidy regime by making around ₦17m per truck in neighbouring countries. Briefing journalists in Abuja, the NNPCL boss said cross-border smuggling was rampant due to the fuel subsidy, with a 6,000-liter truck smugglers make no less than ₦17 million per trip. “In the last 47 years, PMS has always been subsidised and subsidy is creating arbitrage that means there is a difference between price in one location, lower than what it should be in another location,” he said. “And when…
President Bola Tinubu has welcomed the safe return of Super Eagles to the country after their ordeal in Libya ahead of the 2025 African Cup of Nations qualifier. In a statement on Monday signed by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, the President said he was moved by the inhuman treatment endured by the Super Eagles players and officials in Libya. The President commended the players for keeping their spirits alive despite the excruciating ordeal in Libya. The statement added, “President Tinubu expects the Disciplinary Board of the Confederation of African Football to conduct a thorough investigation…
The Federal Government has summoned Libya’s Chargé d’affaires to resolve the situation involving its national football team, the Super Eagles, who were stranded for over 12 hours after arriving in Libya, News360 Nigeria reports. The team arrived at the North African country for the return leg of the 2025 African Cup of Nations qualifiers after beating the Mediterranean Knights of Libya 1-0 in Akwa Ibom last Friday. “We have summoned the Libyan chargé d’affaires,” Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Tuggar, confirmed to State House Correspondents at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, on Monday. Tuggar said the Super Eagles were redirected to an airport…