No fewer than 13 people have been killed in a collapsed mining site in Bassa LGA of Plateau.
Council chair Joshua Riti confirmed this to journalists on Monday in Jos.
Mr Riti, who expressed sadness over the number of deaths recorded, said that the incident occurred last Saturday.
The collapsed mining site is located at the boundaries between Bassa, Jos South and Jos North LGAs.
Mr Riti said seven of the deceased hailed from Bassa LGA.
“This is an unfortunate incident. These young people were only out in search of a means of livelihood.
“They went out to put their energies to good use to sustain and meet up with the current economic hardship in the country but met their untimely death.
“I wish to extend my deepest condolences to the families and loved ones affected by this tragedy,” he said.
Most of the deceased were youths between 18 and 30 years old.
Victims of the petrol tanker explosion in Majia Town of Jigawa State have been buried in a mass grave.
Late Tuesday night, a tanker transporting petrol lost control and exploded, causing widespread destruction in Jigawa State.
Confirming the incident, the state Police Spokesperson, Shi’isu Adam, said the tanker driver was en route from Kano to Nguru in Yobe State when the accident happened near Khadija University in Majiya Town.
Adam explained that the tanker driver lost control of the vehicle at around 11:30pm resulting in a fatal explosion that engulfed many people at the scene.
However, an X user @ImranMuhdz posted a video of the grave of the deceased with the caption: “Mass burial of over 100 victims of the tanker explosion in Majia Town, Jigawa State.”
Mass burial of over 100 victims of the tanker explosion in Majia Town, Jigawa State. pic.twitter.com/rdBQLmfguz
The Nigerian Army said its troops deployed in Kaduna State have successfully neutralised six terrorists and recovered a substantial cache of arms.
In a statement on its X handle on Thursday evening, it said the operation, which targeted identified terrorist hideouts in the Birnin Gwari general area, is part of a special clearance mission aimed at restoring peace and security in the state.
“In a counter-terrorism operation conducted on Thursday, 13 June 2024, troops of the Nigerian Army conducted a thorough clearance across Maidaro, Ngade Alha, Dogon Dawa, Damari, Saulawa, Farin Ruwa, Maganda, Sabon Layi, and Kampanin Doka villages. Troops made initial contact with the terrorists in Saulawa, where two terrorists were immediately neutralised. During this encounter, the troops recovered a Baofeng radio and a motorbike,” the army stated.
It said the mission continued with further combat engagements in Farin Ruwa, where the troops neutralised an additional four terrorists.
The post on X continued: “The gallant troops also recovered a General Purpose Machine Gun (GPMG), two AK-47 rifles, six AK-47 magazines, one FN rifle magazine, 22 rounds of 7.62mm (NATO) ammunition, 51 rounds of 7.62mm (special) ammunition, and another motorbike.
“The successful clearance operation underscores the Nigerian Army’s commitment to eradicating terrorism and ensuring the safety and security of the citizens in Kaduna State and other trouble spots.”
Popular Nollywood actress Wunmi Toriola has spoken about her plans to reconcile with her estranged husband.
Giving reasons for her decision, she stated that she would love to have more kids with one man.
The actress made this known while speaking about her personal life with her colleague, Iyabo Ojo, on ‘the Goldroom talk show’.
In a viral video on social media, she said “I want to have more kids first. I love children, at least two more kids.”
“The decision now is going over the love life. I think I still want to have my kids with my you know, I don’t want to bring it on”, the mother of one said.In response, Iyabo Ojo screamed “A reunion.”
Wunmi Toriola had in 2023, stated that she walked away from her marriage following domestic violence and abuse.
Her ex-husband, on his part, claimed that their marriage was filled with violence, deceit, and betrayal on Wunmi Toriola’s part, accusing the actress of physically assaulting his mother.
Rapper, Killer Mike was arrested shortly after he won three awards at the 66th Grammys.
Chris Gardner, a senior staff writer of Hollywood Reporter, said the rapper was “taken away handcuffs” in Crypto.com arena during telecast for the main categories.
Sharing a clip of the rapper being taken away by some law enforcement officers, via his X handle, Gardener captioned the video: “Breaking: Rapper Killer Mike has been taken away in handcuffs in Crypto.com arena after winning 3 #Grammys during telecast (Best Rap Song and Best Rap Performance for “Scientists & Engineers,” Best Rap Album for Michael) “Free Mike” someone shouts as he walks past.”
Before his arrest, Killer Mike was having the best night of his life with three Grammy wins, including Best Rap Song for ‘Scientists & Engineers’ with Andre 3000 featuring Future and Eryn Allen Kane.
Breaking: Rapper Killer Mike has been taken away in handcuffs in https://t.co/aF2yiyTHol arena after winning 3 #Grammys during telecast (Best Rap Song and Best Rap Performance for “Scientists & Engineers,” Best Rap Album for Michael) “Free Mike” someone shouts as he walks past. pic.twitter.com/4epfmzqMt8
A new Commandant, Adaralewa Micheal Akintayo has been deployed to take charge of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, Osun Command.
Commandant Akintayo according to a statement by the spokesperson of the Command, Adeleke Kehinde is to take over from Agboola Sunday, who has been redeployed to Ekiti State.
The deployment was approved by the Commandant General of the NSCDC, Dr Ahmed Abubakar Audi.
The statement disclosed that the new Osun NSCDC Commandant hails from Aisegba Ekiti, Gbonyin local government, Ekiti State.
“He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Sciences and PhD in Public Administration.
“He has attended a remarkable array of courses both home and abroad which includes, Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and Explosives course, Counter Terrorism Crisis Response, Disarmament Demobilization Reintegration Course, Homicide and Violent Crises Investigation Course.”
“Until his redeployment to Osun State, he was the Oyo State Commandant.”
Large-scale protests broke out at Foxconn’s vast iPhone factory in Zhengzhou, central China, images circulating on Weibo and Twitter on Wednesday.
Videos showed hundreds of workers marching on a road in daylight, with some being confronted by a row of people in hazmat suits and riot police.
Another clip from a livestream video showed dozens of workers at night confronting a row of police officers and a police vehicle with flashing lights, shouting,
“Defend our rights! Defend our rights!”One worker dragged a metal barricade along the ground, with the streamer saying in the background as clouds of smoke billowed from the vehicle, “They are rushing in! Smoke bombs! Tear gas.
One photo taken during the day showed the charred remains of a gate, apparently burned down during the night.The Weibo hashtag “Foxconn Riots” appeared to be censored by Wednesday noon, while some text posts referencing large-scale protests at the Foxconn factory remained live.
Foxconn, also known by its official name Hon Hai Precision Industry, is the world’s biggest contract electronics manufacturer assembling gadgets for many international brands.
Foxconn, Apple’s principal subcontractor, saw a surge in COVID-19 cases at its Zhengzhou site in recent months, leading the company to shutter the vast complex in a bid to keep the virus in check.
Panicking workers then fled the site en masse on foot in the wake of allegations of poor conditions at the facility, which employs hundreds of thousands of workers.
Foxconn is China’s biggest private sector employer, with over a million people working across the country in about 30 factories and research institutes.
Zhengzhou is the Taiwanese company’s crown jewel, churning out iPhones in quantities not seen anywhere else.
Protest At Largest iPhone Factory In China
Large-scale protests have broken out at Foxconn's factory in Zhengzhou, central China, images circulating on Weibo and Twitter show. pic.twitter.com/Kj3YLox7on
Nigerian Ambassador on Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the State of Qatar, Yakubu Ahmed, has called for a partnership between the two countries, in promoting the culture of Nigeria in Qatar.
Ambassador Ahmed made the call when he paid a courtesy visit to the Office of the General Manager & Chairman of the Kiahf Committee of Katara Cultural Foundation, Prof. Khalid Al Sulaiti, on Sunday.
While on a guided tour of the Katara Cultural Village, the Nigerian Principal Representative informed his Qatari host of the rich cultural diversity of Nigeria, expressed through traditional festivities featuring carnivals, boat rides, fishing, dances, songs, horse riding, and masquerades across the different ethnic linings.
In a statement released by the Ambassador’s office on Monday, he buttressed that the mission would explore possibilities of inviting interested public and private artists and art galleries in Nigeria to share their wares and talents at the Cultural Village in Doha.
In his briefing, the General Manager of Katara, Al Sulaiti, welcomed the idea of the partnership and encouraged the embassy to use the facilities in the cultural village to showcase Nigerian culture, via a series of exhibitions.
He pledged his support for any such events the Embassy would be willing to organise.
The Nigerian man who was caught on camera assaulting a police officer in Lagos state has been arrested and will be arraigned in court.
According to the Lagos state police spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, the accused identified as Billy King Tokunbo, drove against traffic and was arrested.
He said the accused man’s Toyota Corolla car with registration number LSR 430 FT has been impounded and that he will be arraigned in court for his traffic offence and assault on a police officer.
Femi Gbajabiamila, on Thursday, danced to Kizz Daniel’s hit song Buga at a constituency meeting in Surulere.
In the video, Gbajabiamila encouraged those in attendance to vote in the upcoming election telling them to show their Permanent Voter’s Card saying, “Operation show your PVC la wa yi.’’
The victims of the collapsed MBA Forex scheme, on Sunday, held a protest in Port Harcourt, demanding the intervention of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, in recovery of their money and prosecution of the indicted persons.
Victims Of Collapsed Forex Scheme Demand EFCC Intervention
The victims of the collapsed MBA Forex scheme, on Sunday, held a protest in Port Harcourt, demanding the intervention of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, pic.twitter.com/nzGo71QxP6
The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu, has arrived in Lagos following his victory at the primary election of the APC.
The candidate, who landed in Lagos on Sunday, was welcomed by an excited crowd from the airport.
On his Instagram story, Tinubu noted that it felt good to be back home, as he was seen waving at ecstatic supporters who hailed him.
The supporters who were waving brooms, which is an APC symbol, were chanting “Emilokan” as they followed his entourage.
Tinubu, who was also waving back a broom, captioned the video, “Feels good to be back home.”
Several videos available on the Internet showed that Tinubu was received by the Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, upon his arrival.
APC United Kingdom on Facebook wrote, “Aṣíwájú Bọ́lá Ahmed Tinubu arrives Lagos after weeks of absence.
“He left Lagos as a presidential aspirant, but came back as a presidential candidate. It could only be God!”
Tinubu scored 1,271 votes to defeat his closest contenders, Rotimi Amaechi and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, two weeks ago.
Amaechi obtained 316 votes while Osinbajo polled 235.
He contested against 13 other aspirants – Mr Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, Pastor Tunde Bakare, Mr Ahmed Rufai, Senator Rochas Okorocha, Mr Jack Rich, Governor Ben Ayade, Governor David Umahi, Senator Ahmed Yarima, Dr Ahmed Lawan, Osinbajo, Amaechi, Governor Yahaya Bello and Mr Ogbonnaya Onu.
A gunman killed at least four people Wednesday at a hospital building in Tulsa, Oklahoma, police said — the latest mass shooting to convulse the United States as Texas families bury their dead after a school massacre nearly 10 days earlier. The suspect, who was armed with a rifle and a handgun during his attack on the Saint Francis hospital campus, died by suicide, police said.
“Right now we have four civilians that are dead, we have one shooter that is dead, and right now we believe that is self-inflicted,” Tulsa Police Department Deputy Chief Eric Dalgleish told reporters.
He said officers responded immediately after emergency calls came in reporting that a gunman had stormed into the second floor of the Natalie Building, which houses a clinic on the Saint Francis campus. Police “were hearing shots in the building” when they arrived, according to Dalgleish, who said officers then searched floor by floor, room by room while trying to clear the building during what authorities described as an active shooter situation.
Earlier, police Captain Richard Meulenberg said officers were treating the scene as “catastrophic,” with “several” people shot and “multiple injuries.” It was not clear how many other people might have been injured. Dalgleish said the entire assault — from the moment emergency calls came in, to the time officers engaged the shooter — lasted about four minutes.
Dalgleish also noted that the suspect had yet to be identified. US President Joe Biden has been briefed on the shooting, the White House said in a statement, adding that the administration has offered support to Tulsa officials.
Elizabeth Buchner, a legal assistant who lives behind the building where the shooting occurred, said she rushed out of her house when she heard helicopters and a loud commotion coming from the direction of the hospital. “It was the most law enforcement I’ve ever seen at one place in my entire life,” Buchner, 43, told AFP by telephone.
She said she witnessed a tactical team rush inside as part of a response that she described as “fast and strong,” with “no hesitation.” Melissa Provenzano, an Oklahoma state legislator, also praised the swift response of the officers.
“It could have been so much worse,” she told CNN. But she expressed frustration at how such tragedies keep happening in America. “We deserve better than this,” she said. “These things are preventable, and it’s time to wake up and address this.”
The shooting is the latest in a string of deadly assaults by gunmen that have rocked the United States in the past month. On May 14 a white supremacist targeting African Americans killed 10 people at a grocery store in Buffalo, New York. The shooter survived and is facing charges.
Ten days later an 18-year-old gunman armed with an AR-15 burst into an elementary school in the small Texas town of Uvalde and killed 21 people — 19 of them young children — before being shot dead by law enforcement.
On Wednesday one of the two teachers killed in that attack was laid to rest in Uvalde, a day after the first funerals for the children. Gun regulation faces deep resistance in the United States, from most Republicans and some rural-state Democrats.
But Biden — who visited Uvalde over the weekend — vowed earlier this week to “continue to push” for reform, saying: “I think things have gotten so bad that everybody is getting more rational about it.” Some key federal lawmakers have also voiced cautious optimism and a bipartisan group of senators worked through the weekend to pursue possible areas of compromise.
They reportedly were focusing on laws to raise the minimum age for gun purchases or to allow police to remove guns from people considered a threat to themselves or others — but not on an outright ban on high-powered rifles like the weapons used in Uvalde and Buffalo.
Divorce: My wife denied me sex, deserted family, actor Kalu Ikeagwu tells court
Nollywood actor, Kalu Ikeagwu, on Monday told an Ikeja High Court how his estranged wife, Ijeoma, allegedly deserted their matrimonial home and denied him sex after welcoming their son.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Ikeagwu, in the suit marked LD/8939HD/2021, is seeking a dissolution of his six-year-old marriage to Ijeoma.
The actor is also seeking full custody of his three-year-old son and ten-year-old step-daughter.
Under cross-examination by the respondent’s counsel, Mrs S.I. Amedu, Ikeagwu said his wife packed out of his matrimonial home and sent him a mail that she was on her way to her father’s house in Enugu.
He, however, said contrary to her claim that he later saw her at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport with the children after some days.
He said, ” I got back home from a trip on August 4, 2021 to find out that my wife had left our matrimonial home with the children to an undisclosed location.
“I tried to contact her when I got to the house and found it empty. I sent her an email on that same day and she replied that she had gone to her father’s house in Enugu.
“She told me she was at her father’s place in Enugu and four days later, I saw her at the airport in Lagos, heading to God knows where. In the mail she sent, she said she was In Enugu.” Ikeagwu also debunked the claim that he sent his wife and kids out of the house and failed to provide for their upkeep.
He said, “I did not send her out of the house. Someone has to tell me why it takes four days to get to Enugu from Lagos. “If you say ‘you are on your way’ it means it is a continuous sentence. It was a stated fact that she was on her way.
The actor further told the court that his wife denied him sex and also poured water on him while he was asleep. The petitioner also said he was not aware that his wife lost a pregnancy due to a Sexually Transmitted Infection while they were together.
He added, “After the birth of our son, she has refused to have sex with me. I was not aware she lost the pregnancy due to an infection as I did not give her any infection. “Till date, I have not seen any report attached to a document that she lost a baby through STD. Though I did not ask her why she lost the baby.”
Ikeagwu said he stopped sending money to the children for upkeep and maintenance because his wife denied him being the father to his step-daughter.
Kunle Adeyanju, also known as ‘The Lion Heart’, travelled 41 days from London to Lagos on a motorcycle. He tells ADEBIMPE OLAJIGA about the journey.
Here is an exclusive interview between the rider and Punch correspondence :
Kindly introduce yourself. My name is Adekunle Adeyanju. I am from Kwara State, Offa to be precise. My marital status is complicated. I have children but the other part is complicated.
Can you please summarise your trip? How was it? It’s been a heck of a ride. It’s been loaded with experience and pain, lots of pain but also lots of beautiful moments. That’s what life is. It’s a combination of both. It’s been a wonderful experience.
How long have you been in London and what’s the aim of your trip? I am Nigerian-based but my family lives in London. We’ve been there for about thirty years. I shuttle between London and Lagos.
Can you name the countries you passed through? So I started from London to France and to Spain, then I crossed into Morocco and visited Casablanca. I also passed through Mauritania, St. Louis, Dakar, Mali, Bamako, Burkina Faso, Cote d’Ivoire, Accra, Lome, Benin before getting to Lagos.
What’s the motivation behind this trip? For me, it’s all about giving back. It’s all about using my skills and lifestyle to touch the lives of the underprivileged. I look at it that every one of us has been blessed. Some people may say theirs are not enough but we have all been blessed. So those things you’ve been given, how can you use them to touch the lives of other people? On this polio project, what was the push? For me, when I started, I said we were going to use it to support a noble cause. It’s a personal thing for me because I knew someone who had polio. As a boy, when I was growing up, we used to play football and swim. But a friend of mine couldn’t join us. Not because he didn’t want to but because he couldn’t do it as he was limited by the polio disease. I knew what he went through before he finally passed on. So, I promised myself that I must do everything possible to ensure that another person doesn’t go through what my friend went through.
I covered twelve thousand kilometres for the whole journey. I didn’t ride during the whole 41 days. There were some days when I had to do some humanitarian work which had to do with going to the field to immunise children, meeting with people who were volunteers doing this work, encouraging them and engaging them.
How do you intend to go back and what’s the plan for your power bike? (Laughs) I will fly back. I am going to auction the bike and the proceeds will go to charity.
You’ve been talking a lot about Zenab? What’s the plan for her? What’s so special about her and tell us how you met her? I knew Zenab six months ago and we’ve been talking. I discovered that she is a lady with a very good heart, she’s very tough. If you ask me, do I like her a lot? The answer is yes. Do I want to be with her? The answer is yes. Whether she will say yes or not, I don’t know. But yes, it is something I’d love to do. We’ve had so many people talk about going through that journey, trying to do the same thing you have done. What do you have to say to them? Well, if you want to do the ride, I encourage everyone to go ahead and do it. It will test your limits. It will inspire you. You will discover your true self. But I also read comments from a lot of people thinking that is how they can get to Europe. It is a lot difficult. It is easier to go by flight because, at every point, we have a very difficult border coast.
A video said to be that of former Governor Willie Obiano on Anambra State in the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has leaked out and circulating on some social media handles.
In the 13-second video, a man who looks very much like Obiano is seen in boxer shorts and a t-shirt drinking water from a container while consulting with another man.
The video has however not been verified, and the anti-graft agency has not reacted to it.
Obiano was arrested at the Mirtala Mohammed Airport, Lagos, on his way to the U.S, soon after he handed over power to his successor, Chukwuma Soludo, in Awka, the state capital.
He is said to be under investigation for alleged misappropriation of state funds.
A video showing the moment Mrs. Ebele Obiano left her seat to confront Bianca Ojukwu during the inauguration ceremony of Professor Charles Soludo as the governor of Anambra state, has surfaced online.
From the video, it appears Bianca Ojukwu was the first to dish out the slap to the former first lady who then retaliated. Watch the video below.
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