An IDP camp
National Politics

Customs distribute seized items to IDPs, orphans in Sokoto

The Sub-Committee Chairman, Comptroller Yakubu Salihu, while addressing newsmen on Tuesday in Sokoto, said the committee begun the distribution of the items to alleviate the sufferings of the beneficiaries. Salihu said the gesture was in line with the customs Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) to support the less privileged in the society. He said no fewer […]

The Lagos Island building that collapsed while it was being demolished
National

Report of another collapsed building in Lagos is inaccurate

Officials of the Lagos State Building Control Agency (LASBCA) were reported to have been demolishing another house beside the building when the incident happened with many believed to have been trapped. The Lagos Island building that collapsed while it was being demolished However, when the Pulse team visited the scene of the reported collapse, it […]

At least 16 school children died when the building collapsed on Wednesday, March 13, 2019
National

Lagos government confirms 20 died in school building collapse, 45 survived

The Lagos State government has revealed that a total of 20 people died in the three-storey building that tragically collapsed on Wednesday, March 13, 2019. The building, located at Massey Street, Opposite Oja, Ita-Faaji, collapsed around 10am on Wednesday, trapping almost 100 people, many of them children as it housed Ohen Private Nursery and Primary School. The […]

It was a case of sorrow, tears and blood at the site of the collapsed building (Pulse)
National

Sorrow tears and blood- Many dead, hundreds injured at collapsed building in Lagos Island (Photo Essay)

Hundreds of school children and people were trapped in the rubble of the collapsed building at Ita-Faaji in Lagos Island. The raw emotions of the rescue operation can be seen in these pictures. On Wednesday, March 13, 2019, around 10 a.m, a three-storey building at Ita-Faaji in Lagos Island collapsed. In the building was a […]

Former vice president, Atiku Abubakar, with the PDP's national chairman, Uche Secondus
National Politics

PDP, Atiku file motion before tribunal to examine INEC’s card readers, others

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has filed an ex parte application before the Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal to compel the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to give it access to inspect materials used for the 2019 presidential election. The party’s presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, lost the February 23 election to President Muhammadu Buhari of the […]

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Economy Entertainment National

Netflix’s advantage over the cinemas is on the rise with no stopping

And this move puts the advantage Netflix has over the cinemas on the rise with no move or ploy to stop it. Though there had been fears and disapproval displayed by players in the cable TV and film world, nothing seems big enough to halt the rise. Frightened by Netflix’s growing popularity among African viewers, […]

Governor Godwin Emefiele announces that Nigeria's central bank is keeping its benchmark interest rate on hold at 13 percent in Abuja, Nigeria, July 24, 2015. REUTERS Afolabi Sotunde
National Politics

Emefiele finally reacts to rumours that President Buhari has sacked him

Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, has finally reacted to rumours that he has been asked by President Muhammadu Buhari to begin packing his wares out of his office, ahead of a sack announcement. The social media space has been rife with rumours that Buhari has fired Emefiele, pending a statement […]

Firefighters struggle to douse a pipeline explosion (illustration purpose)
National

50 missing after pipeline explosion in Bayelsa

Nengi James-Eriworio, a spokesman for the Nembe Chiefs Council, told The Associated Press that the blast on Friday caused a massive oil spill in the Nembe Kingdom in Bayelsa State. There was no immediate word on injuries or other casualties beyond those missing. 50 missing after pipeline explosion in Bayelsa (Illustration purpose) It was not […]

Buba Galadima
National Politics

PDP says Buba Galadima has been kidnapped by security operatives

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said that Buba Galadima has been kidnapped by masked security operatives. This was made known in a tweet by PDP’s spokesman, Kola Ologbondiyan on Sunday, February 24, 2019. The spokesman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) campaign council, Festus Keyamo had earlier called for Galadima’s arrest. According to Keyamo, […]

Trucks have been parked on Lagos bridges forever, compounding traffic problems (The Cable)
National

Trucks making life hell for Lagosians aren’t going anywhere soon

The trucks that have been parked on bridges, expressways and every nook and cranny of Ikorodu Road, Apapa, Surulere, Ikeja, Costain, Orile and Oshodi-Apapa expressway in the Lagos metropolis, for over two years, are not about to go anywhere any time soon, Pulse can exclusively report. A top chieftain of the APC in Lagos who […]