At least four persons have been killed while five others sustained injuries in an accident involving a Toyota Sienna space bus and a truck at old toll gate, Ogere on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway. Mr Ahmed Umar, the Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Ogun, confirmed the incident...
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The ill-informed editorial in yesterday’s Daily Trust newspaper warrants a response. The authors are correct that Nigeria like every other country in the world is undergoing a period of hardship. But all and any suggestion that the Buhari administration is not leaving Nigeria in a better place than we...
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, on Monday said that Nigeria had signed an agreement for the repatriation of 1,130 Benin bronzes from Berlin in Germany. Mohammed during inauguration of The Art Hotel in Lagos, said that the bronzes were looted from the ancient city of...
The popular Bodija market located in Ibadan, Oyo State capital has been gutted by fire on Monday, July 11. It was learnt that the fire started from a section of the market and spread to other sections of the market, destroying properties worth millions of naira. The cause of...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Borno State Deputy Governor Umar Usman Kadafur has congratulated the former Borno State Governor, Senator Kashim Shettima over his emergence as the Vice Presidential candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC). Hon. Kadufur in a statement issued on Sunday, said he is very...
Oba of Benin, Oba Ewuare II, has called on Nigerians to be tolerant of one another’s religious beliefs and ensure peaceful co-existence. Ewuare made the call when the Chief Imam of Benin Central Mosque, Alhaji Abdufatah Enabulele, led other Muslims faithful to the palace on Sunday. He said that...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari has joined Nollywood and professional actors, home and abroad in celebrating stage and screen icon, Olu Jacobs, on his 80th birthday on July 11. The president, in a congratulatory message by his spokesman, Mr Femi Adesina, on Sunday in Abuja, felicitated...
The Medical and Health Workers Union of Nigeria (MHWUN), says it will go on a solidarity strike in support of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), and other unions. Mr Biobelemoye Josiah, MHWUN National President, issued the threat in a statement he jointly signed with Mr Auwalu Kiyawa,...
President Muhammadu Buhari in the course of the week summoned emergency National Security Council meeting to deliberate on nation’s security challenges occasioned by the recent attacks by terrorist groups. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that suspected terrorists Tuesday night attacked presidential advance team to Katsina State as...
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has cautioned motorists against dangerous driving, overloading and night journey during the Sallah celebration in Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and Niger State. The Zonal Commanding Officer (ZCO), In Charge of FCT and Niger, Assistant Corps Marshal (ACM) Shehu Mohammed, gave the warning in...
As water scarcity bites harder, Sokoto residents chase after moving water tankers to get supplies. The Sokoto Water Board has not been able to pump water through the pipeline network since contractors stopped supplying expensive diesel to pump water. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that because of...
Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, has granted pardon to about 90 inmates across the Correctional Centres in Kano, in celebration of the Holy Eid-el-Kabir celebration. A statement from the Kano Command of The Nigerian Correctional Service, Mr Musbahu Lawal, made this known on Saturday. It said that the inmates...
A pro-democracy group, the National Democratic Alliance has advised former Minister of Aviation, Mr Femi Fani-Kayode, not to escalate current security challenges with unguarded utterances. The group gave the advice in a statement issued by its Secretary, Biodun Olajumoke, on Sunday in Abuja. Olajumoke recalled that Fani-Kayode recently heaped...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – The Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Limited has said debunked some reports making the rounds that it is currently recruiting. The Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division, Mr Garbadeen Muhammad, stated this in a statement issued on Sunday in Abuja. Mr. Muhammad stated...
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The remains of Mrs Felicia Wabara, the late wife of former President of the Senate, Adolphus Wabara, have been laid to rest on Friday amidst eulogies. Wabara who died on April 10 was buried in her husband’s Ohambele country home in Ndoki in Ukwa East Local Government Area of...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari has advised Nigerian youths to look beyond culture, ethnicity and religion in relating with one another. President Buhari also urged them to embark on more travels, mingling, tolerance and negotiations to appreciate the rich diversity of the country. He gave the...
The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has dismissed reports that fleeing inmates from the Medium Security Custodial Centre, Kuje, during the attack, stole money (local and foreign currencies) belonging to their fellow inmates The Service Public Relations Officer (SPRO), Mr Abubakar Umar confirmed this in a statement on Saturday in...
The Nigeria Centre for Disease and Prevention Control (NCDC) has raised alarm over 880 additional coronavirus infections reported in Nigeria from July 2 to 8, though with no fatalities. The NCDC disclosed this via its official website on Saturday afternoon, that the country’s commercial capital city, Lagos State, is...
A car was almost swallowed by flood in Agege area of Lagos today July 9, amid a heavy downpour. Twitter user @zhurg_ who shared a video from the scene, wrote; Flood swept people away at Agege today. Oko Oba area. Tragedy everyday in this country.