15 persons were killed and six injured in a road accident in India’s southern state of Andhra Pradesh on Saturday, while they were returning home after attending a marriage local media reports said. The road mishap occurred when a passenger bus collided with another vehicle in Andhra Pradesh’s Kurnool district. The injured were reportedly admitted […]
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Ms Toyin Adeshola, Founder, Sickle Cell Advocacy and Management Initiative (SAMI), has advised people suffering from Sickle Cell Disorder (SCD) to live beyond their condition and live a fulfilled life. Adeshola, also the Chairman, Coalition of Sickle Cell Non-Governmental Organisations in Nigeria, gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) […]
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The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet), has predicted cloudy weather conditions with prospects of widespread thunderstorm activities over most parts of the country on Friday. NiMet’s Weather Outlook on Thursday in Abuja, predicted cloudy morning and thunderstorms over the central states with day and night temperatures of 29 to 39 and 17 to 24 degrees Celsius. […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday presided over the longest meeting of the federal executive council (FEC) meeting in the history of his administration. The meeting, which started around 11am at the presidential villa, Abuja, was still in session as of 9:30pm. The meeting was scheduled to deliberate on at least than 25 memos from federal […]
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has told the President of the Senate, Dr Bukola Saraki that “he is not above the law”. Acting spokesman of the commission, Mr Tony Orilade said this in a statement in Abuja on Wednesday. The spokesman was reacting to a statement, “EFCC Stop Witch-Hunting Saraki credited to Saraki’s […]
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The Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr Godwin Emefiele has said that no fewer than 130 textile companies have died in the country in recent times due to some constraints. Emefiele made the statement during a courtesy call on Gov. Aminu Masari of Katsina State on Monday. ‘’Textile industries used to be the […]
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The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) on Monday confirmed the abduction of a male corps member, Abraham Amuta, by Boko Haram insurgents in Borno. The News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) reports that Borno State Coordinator, Mr Rabiu Aminu, confirmed the incident to newsmen in Maiduguri. Aminu disclosed that the corps member was abducted along a pastor […]
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More than 10 people were injured after an SSJ-100 passenger plane en route to the northwestern Russian city of Murmansk caught fire during an emergency landing at the Sheremetyevo International Airport in Moscow, Russian media reported on Sunday. “According to our data, more than 10 victims needed medical care,” Tass news agency quoted a source […]
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Prices of tomato and pepper have soared by 60 per cent in some markets in Lagos, a development that is supposed occasioned by the forthcoming Ramadan. In a survey conducted at Mile 12, Oke Odo, Oyingbo and Iddo markets, Lagos, reveals that a 40 kilogramme (kg) basket of tomato, which cost N5,000 two weeks ago […]
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The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved N169.74 billion for award of contracts for the construction and rehabilitation of 10 roads across the country. Mr Hakeem Bello, the Special Adviser to the Minister of Power, Works and Housing on Communication disclosed this in a statement on Saturday in Abuja. He said that the projects are […]
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