Scores of demonstrators from Ondo stormed the headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission in Abuja on Tuesday, demanding the immediate redeployment of the Resident Electoral Commissioner, Mrs Oluwatoyin Babalola, from the state. Waving banners and placards with messages such as “Mahmood: Redeploy Babalola Now” and “We Don’t Want a Repeat of Edo Fiasco,” the demonstrators blocked the entrance to …

Scores of demonstrators hit the streets of Abuja on Monday to demand the immediate dismissal of the Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited, Mele Kyari, over the lingering fuel scarcity bedevilling the country. The protest comes on the heels of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited’s confession that its substantial debt to suppliers is endangering the …

Gas explosion rocked the Tejuosho NTA 10 axis of Lagos State on Wednesday, sparking a fire that gutted over 300 wooden shanties in the area. The blaze also affected the nearby Saint Heritage Children School on Adedapo Street, off Aralile Street in Surulere. “A gas explosion occurred at Tejuosho NTA Channel 10 axis, razing over 300 shanties. Residents and business …

Barely 24 hours after Senator Monday Okpebholo was declared winner of the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship primary in Edo State, one of the 11 aspirants that lost out, Hon. Dennis Idahosa, was at the national headquarters of the party to demand justice. Idahosa, who arrived at the party secretariat at about 2.30pm accompanied by a horde of his supporters, …

Several goods were destroyed on Saturday following a gas explosion that occurred at a market at Council Bus-Stop in the Idimu area of Lagos State. Newsmen gathered that seven lock-up shops were razed in the inferno. Some vehicles parked in a mechanic workshop close to the shops were also destroyed by the fire. According to a statement by the Director, …