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Aug

2025

10 Nigerian Communities benefit Access Bank Clean Water Project

METRO#AccessBank, #AccessBankCleanWaterProject, #AccessBankPartnersHacey, #SustainableDevelopmentGoals, #WaterborneDiseases

10 Nigerian Communities benefit Access Bank Clean Water Project As part of its commitment to sustainable development and community well-being, Access Bank has launched the Access Clean Water Project, a transformative initiative aimed at improving access to clean water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) in 10 communities across Nigeria. Through the Access Clean Water Project, Access Bank has facilitated the installation of boreholes in 10 underserved communities, namely: Arogun, Omu Ishoko, Kemta, Ajibode, Aleku, Ogunrun, Oniwawa, Okeran, Abaren, and Afojupa, ensuring reliable access to clean and safe water for thousands of residents. The project, implemented in partnership with HACEY, a leading…

Aug

2025

By Famous Reporters

Breaking! Benue Residents desert homes, take cover, over fresh attack

METRO#2025BenueAttack, #DesertedhomesinBenue, #FreshgunmenattackinBenue

Breaking! Benue Residents desert homes, take cover, over fresh attack There is a sudden surge of terror in Tor-Donga, a community in Katsina-Ala Local Government Area of Benue State, consequent on a deadly attack by suspected gunmen in the early hours of today, Friday, August 1. According to some eyewitnesses, the fierce looking fully armed attackers invaded the area, shooting intermittently, thus compelling residents to evade their homes in search of safety. The assault reportedly left several peopl0e injured, while many others remain missing as families scatter in the chaos. Local sources said the gunmen stormed the community on motorcycles…

Jul

2025

By Famous Reporters

Tragedy, as downpour collapses 8 buildings, displace families

METRO, Oddity#8BuildingscollapseinMaiduguri, #Downpourinmaiduguri, #FloodMenaceinMaiduguri, #ResidentsDisplacedByfloodinmaiduguri

Tragedy, as downpour collapses 8 buildings, displace families Tragedy struck in Maiduguri, the capital of Borno state, following a downpour which occurred in the early hours of Wednesday, resulting in the collapse of not fewer than eight (8) buildings. It was gathered that the building collapsed almost synchronously following a deluge of rainfall in the city in the early hours of Wednesday, July 30. According to reports, the mayhem started around 6:15 am, lasted three hours, leading to the displacement of families in Bulumkutu, Abuja, Moduganari, Ngomari and other riverbank areas. Several residents living around Bulumkutu, Abuja, Moduganari, Ngomari and…

Jul

2025

By Famous Reporters

Girl, 14, drugged, gang-raped while escaping mother’s discipline

METRO#Disciplinarymeasures, #Drugabuse, #Rape, #RapeinZimbabwe, #Sexualabuse

Girl, 14, drugged, gang-raped while escaping mother's discipline Luck ran out of a 14-year-old in Harare area of Zimbabwe, who was running away from home to escape her mother's discipline, as ended up being drugged and raped by some hoodlums in the area. According to reports, the terrific attack happened when the girl, who had tried to seek refuge at her grandmother's after she had been involved in a school fight. Regrettably, authorities disclosed that the victim was, however, intercepted by two men—identified as Tawanda Zhuwawo and an unnamed accomplice, who forcibly gave her an unidentified substance before repeatedly assaulting her.…

Jul

2025

By Famous Reporters

Update: How my ex-lover burnt to death, UNIPORT female student accused of homicide explains

METRO#Choba, #CynthiaChukwundah, #SunnyAmadi, #Uniportfemalestidentsetsexloverablaze

Update: How my ex-lover burnt to death, UNIPORT female student accused of homicide speaks 25-years-old Cynthia Chukwunda, a 300-level student of the University of Port Harcourt who was accused of burning her estranged lover to death has come out to give the proper account of what transpired between her and the deceased. It would be recalled that a tragic fire incident happened in Choba community, Rivers State, involving a young pregnant woman and her former lover. The incident which took place on July 5, 2025, was reported as a domestic violence which did not only send shockwaves on the campus…

Jul

2025

By Famous Reporters

METRO#Boatcapsize, #Canoe, #DahiruMuhammad

JUST IN: Six children dead, seven rescued as boat carrying children capsized Not fewer than six children met their untimely death in a boat mishap, as a canoe conveying 15 children capsized in Taura LGA of Jigawa state. The Jigawa state police command confirmed the incident in a statement on Tuesday. The incident occurred on Sunday, at about 8:15 pm, when the children were returning from a farm at Jejin Gunka to their village, Zangwan Maje. Seven children were rescued while the whereabouts of the other two were still unascertained as of the time of the press. The rescued children…

Jul

2025

By Famous Reporters

Father allegedly assaults daughters, aged 2, 9 sexually *As Agencies launch manhunt

METRO#FatherAssaultsTwoDaughtersinNiger, #ManhuntOnamanwhosexuallyabuseddaughters, #rape #justice #GenderBasedViolence

Father allegedly assaults daughters, aged 2, 9 sexually*As Agencies launch manhunt The Niger State Child Rights Protection and Enforcement Agency and the Niger State Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development have collaboratively, commenced an organised search for one Mohammed “Mai Keke,” a father who allegedly sexually assaulted his two infant daughters. The underaged victims are said to be2-years-old and 9-years-old, respectively . The abominable incidents took place at Niger State According to reports, the man’s incestuous activity against the minors was not hidden from other family members but was shielded by the latter in a bid to protect them…

Jul

2025

By Famous Reporters

HAPPENING: Police recover body of murdered Kogi photojournalist

METRO#AyoAiyepeku, #MurderedPhotojournalistInKogi, #WAECoffice

HAPPENING: Police recover body of murdered Kogi photojournalist In what seems like a twist of fate in Mr Aiyepeku's suspected murderer, the police pointed an accusing finger at the deceased's colleague as the alleged perpetrator of the heinous crime. n a triumphant effort, Police Command in Kogi says it has recovered the remains of Ayo Aiyepeku, a photojournalist, allegedly murdered by his colleague, Oluwapelumi. According to NAN, Williams Ovye-Aya, the police spokesperson, confirmed the development in Lokoja, the state capital, on Monday. Earlier reports showed that Mr Aiyepeku’s suspected murderer, Jacob Pelumi, was a staff member of the Nigerian Correctional…

Jul

2025

By Famous Reporters

LASTMA declares compulsory psychiatric tests for 18 motorists

METRO#LagosTraffic, #LASTMA, #LASTMAordersPsychiatricTestsForMotorists, #OlalekanBakare-Oki, #Traffic

LASTMA declares compulsory psychiatric tests for 18 motorists The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) says it will commence mandatory and comprehensive psychiatric evaluations for 18 drivers recently arrested for driving against traffic. In a statement, Adebayo Taofiq, LASTMA director of public affairs, said the directive from the Lagos state government is a “strategic effort to curb the menace of one-way traffic violations” in the state. Olalekan Bakare-Oki, general manager of LASTMA, said the psychiatric tests aim to protect the public from “dangerously reckless” road users. The agency said it has finalised prosecutorial frameworks for the immediate arraignment of the…

Jul

2025

By Famous Reporters

Nigerian Woman narrates why husband sent her ablaze in public, ran away

METRO#DomesticViolence, Fireburn, Mrs.JanetNwihaki

Nigerian Woman narrates why husband sent her ablaze in public, ran away, The scars that cover almost the entire body of Mrs. Janet Nwihaki, a mother of three, remind her daily of the monster of a man whom she once called her husband. In a heartbreaking story, Janet revealed how the man who once promised her love turned her life into a nightmare — and walked away, free. Janet’s life changed forever the day her parents divorced. She dropped out of school in Class Eight and went to live with her aunt, where she started working in a small hotel.…