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Amarachi Nwosu, 32, cannot forget the chaos that engulfed the Holy Trinity Catholic Church grounds this morning. Although she and her three-year-old son almost died, she is apprehensive about where the next meal will come from. Clutching her three-year-old son, Obinna, she recalls the desperate push of the crowd as thousands scrambled to receive palliatives.…

Three undergraduates from the Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye, Ogun State, on Friday lost their lives in a fatal accident that occurred along the Ilisan-Ago-Iwoye road. The spokesperson for the Ogun State Police Command, Omolola Odutola, who disclosed this in a statement she made available to newsmen in Abeokuta on Saturday, noted that the accident occurred…

Vanguard News No fewer than 17 people died in a stampede during rice distribution in Anambra today. Also, about 10 fatalities were recorded in Abuja where palliatives were being distributed. Distraught mother laments Eyewitnesses described the scenes as chaotic and tragic. One said at least seven of the deceased in the Abuja tragedy were children.…

Former Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello has been released from Kuje Custodial Centre after meeting the bail conditions set by the Federal Capital Territory High Court in Maitama, Abuja. This was confirmed by the spokesperson for the Nigerian Correctional Service, FCT Command, Adamu Duza, to PUNCH Online on Friday evening. Duza said, “Yahaya Bello has…

The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has explained the introduction of a N100,000 daily withdrawal limit on point-of-sales, PoS, terminals as part of efforts to promote a cashless economy. Also, CBN added, the measure will address operational challenges, reduce fraud, and establish uniform standards across the industry. Recall that CBN announced the measure in a…

The Federal Government has unveiled a free Artificial Intelligence, AI, Academy with the aim of positioning Nigeria as a leader in the global digital economy. The Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, Uche Nnaji, who inaugurated the AI Academy on Thursday in Abuja, said the programme was set up in partnership with the Commonwealth Secretariat…

The federal government has unveiled its strategy to reduce inflation from the current 34 percent in 2024 to a targeted 15 percent by the end of 2025. This was disclosed by a source at the Budget Office of the Federation deeply involved in the 2025 budget preparations. The source identified four key measures embedded in…

Punch Newspaper The Oyo State Police Command says it is investigating the circumstances surrounding the alleged death of 32 children during a stampede at a funfair in Ibadan, the state capital, on Wednesday. PUNCH Metro gathered from multiple eyewitness accounts that the stampede occurred when participants rushed to gain access to the venue of the…

The Cable President Bola Tinubu has presented the N47.9 trillion 2025 “Budget of Restoration: Securing Peace and Rebuilding Prosperity”. Tinubu, while presenting the proposed budget for 2025 to the national assembly on Wednesday, said it is time “we rewrite Nigeria’s narrative together”. He also said the responsibility to change Nigeria’s trajectory belongs to all —…

Daily Trust There is no end in sight yet to the low cash supply by commercial banks as customers face increasing difficulty with cash withdrawal, checks by Daily Trust have shown. There are indications that commercial banks have also limited cash withdrawal on Automated Teller Machine (ATMs) to N20,000 for multiple account holders. Daily Trust…