Not less than five persons died early today on the Onitsha-Enugu express way, as a commuter bus heading towards Enugu plunged into Oji River, near Anambra, Nigeria. Mr Sunday Ajayi, Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC), Anambra Command, who confirmed the accident told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), that the incident occurred about 1:25 […]
Continue ReadingThe Peoples Democratic Party has encouraged Nigerians to use the Eid-El-Maulud and Christmas season to offer special prayers for the unity and stability of the nation. The PDP said it is essential to offer special prayers as the nation is now, deep into sudden hardship occasioned by poor management of the nation’s economy in the […]
Continue ReadingAlhaji Lai Mohammed, the Minister of Information and Culture, on Wednesday, said; the Nigerian military had met the December deadline to defeat the Boko Haram insurgents. It would be recalled that President Mohammadu Buhari had, upon assuming office, issued a December 31 deadline to the military to defeat the Boko Haram terrorists. “Today, I can […]
Continue ReadingNIGERIA- The Federal Government says it is in the process of developing a national transportation master plan that would help to diversify the nation’s economy. The Minister of Transport, Rotimi Amaechi, revealed this when he briefed journalists after concluding the inspection of ongoing projects and facilities at the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos, on Wednesday. Mr. […]
Continue ReadingThe Governor of Ebonyi State, Engr. David Nweze Umahi, has flagged off the construction of the Ivo Water Project estimated to cost over N1.2bn. Speaking at the ceremony in Amagu Ishiagu, Ivo Local Government Area, Umahi disclosed that the project which was conceived when he was a deputy governor was a Federal Government-assisted project. Umahi, […]
Continue ReadingStarting from Thursday December 24, Official work is on hold till 29 December in Nigeria, as the Federal government declared three days public holidays for festivities. The days are December 24, 25 and 28. They are to mark Maulud Nabiy, Christmas Day and Boxing Day, respectively. This development was declared by the Minister of Interior, Retired […]
Continue ReadingCameroonian have reportedly killed about 70 Nigerian villagers while chasing Islamic insurgents in the Gwoza area of Borno state in northeastern Nigeria. The troops entered Kirawa-Jimni village on Sunday, asked where Boko Haram insurgents were and started shooting, residents said. “We didn’t know what was going on but the Cameroonian troops suddenly appeared and began […]
Continue ReadingChief Femi Fani- Kayode, a former Aviation Minister, has described the 2016 budget as presented by President Muhammadu Buhari to the joint National Assembly as that fueled by insincerity. In a statement he signed yesterday, Fani- Kayode accused Buhari’s administration of spending money like a drunken sailor, alleging that the government was borrowing as if […]
Continue ReadingAn inferno that consumed a bungalow in Ilasamaja area of Lagos yesterday, along with the cylinder explosion in Ogba metropolis that injured two persons, has brought brought to the fore 23 fire incidents that occurred in Lagos within two days. The fire at Ilasamaja was said to have raged for about twenty minutes before the […]
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