Smoke from the Pea Lane, #Upminster fire affecting the #M25 south of J29 Image. London Fire Brigade @LondonFire Firefighters are tackling a grass fire on Pea Lane in #Upminster It’s causing smoke to blow over the M25. Our Control Room is exceptionally busy today and has taken more than 70 calls to this blaze alone. watch video below;

  The bakers stated that since the ban on flour importation, the government has not made effort for homegrown wheat. Due to the increase in the cost of materials for baking, the Association of Master Bakers and Caterers of Nigeria has issued a two-week ultimatum to the Federal Government to address the challenges facing the industry. The bakers stated that since the ban on flour importation, the government has not made effort for homegrown wheat….

  PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has directed the Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu to resolve the prolonged strike embarked upon by the four university-based unions and report back to him in two weeks time. President Buhari gave the directive on Tuesday after he received briefings from the relevant government Ministries, Agencies and Departments involved in resolving the face-off with the university union. Recall that the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, had proceeded on one…

  Several large Chinese cities including Shanghai are rolling out new mass testing or extending lockdowns on millions of residents to counter new clusters of COVID-19 infections, with some measures being criticised on the internet. China has reported an average of around 390 local daily infections in the seven days ending on Sunday, higher than about 340 seven days earlier, according to Reuters calculations based on official data as of Monday. While that is tiny…

The Inspector-General Of Police, Usman Baba, has ordered the probe of music star, Habeeb Okikiola, better known as Portable, over his alleged ties to One Million Boys, a notorious gang. In a video, which went viral on Monday, Portable was heard saying he formed the gang and another notorious group known as Ajah Boys. “Open your ears and hear me, Have you heard about Ajah Boys, One Million Boys, I’m their founder. Go and ask…

  The Executive Secretary of Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), Sonny Echono, listed reasons for the continuous establishment of universities despite opposition from members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). Echono who gave the reason in a chat with newsmen at the weekend during the second anniversary of the Federal University of Health Science, Otukpo, Benue State. Echono who recently retired as a permanent secretary before his appointment said that the establishment of…

  Against his claim, the election, which was concluded on Sunday, had Adeleke as winner. A prophecy by the leader Of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele about the Osun governorship election has failed. Ayodele had predicted that Gboyega Oyetola, the incumbent governor of Osun would win last Saturday’s election. However, Ademola Adeleke of the Peoples Democratic Party won the election. He had prophesied, “In Osun State, the election will be volatile, they need…

The House had on Monday removed Olaniyan, a native of Igboho from office, following the recommendation of the panel of inquiry set up to investigate him. Barrister Bayo Lawal’s nomination as Deputy Governor of Oyo state has been approved by the Oyo State House of Assembly. The approval is coming few hours after the Assembly removed Rauf Olaniyan. The House had on Monday removed Olaniyan, a native of Igboho from office, following the recommendation of…

Nigerians are condemning the installation of a wanted terrorist Ado Aleru (Alieru) as Sarkin Fulani (King of Fulanis) of Yandoton Daji Emirate in troubled Zamfara state. Critics including the leading opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) accuse the government of justifying insecurity. Social media users are tagging police and military accounts to call their attention as the majority of respondents express outrage. On Twitter, @pdauda wrote: “This administration’s lack of state capacity and tacit support for…

The people saw this coming, the constant deterioration of the economy and the fast deplorable state of insecurity in the country among other societal ills was a pointer to what to expect in coming elections. Senator Ademola Adeleke of the Peoples Democratic Party was declared the duly elected executive Governor of Osun State yesterday, defeating incumbent Governor Oyetola by a comfortable margin. The Osun State election would be the last gubernatorial election held before the…

Two officers were killed during an ambush by gunmen in Anambra state, however, war weapons hidden by the suspected criminal elements were recovered by other officers. Police spokesman in the state, Ikenga Tochukwu disclosed that criminal operatives in the state laid an ambush against a six-man police team and a civilian car tracker who were on a recovery operation. This came after a Toyota Sienna Space Wagon vehicle was snatched at gun point. According to…

Among others, the protest is aimed at pressurizing the Federal Government to conclude negotiations with striking universities unions and ensure that public universities resume for normal activities. Following the continued closure of the public universities in Nigeria, the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has revolved to protest on Tuesday and Wednesday next week. This came as it faulted the Federal Government purported rejection of the Nimi-Briggs Committee on the premise of alleged disparity between the pay…