Some hundreds of Boko Haram suspects were docked in Kainji, in central Nigeria on Monday, in the second phase of trials of 1669 detainees. The trial, being conducted by four judges, is inside a military formation in the town, by the side of River Niger. The suspects are allowed the services of lawyers, and those […]
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The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, on Friday flagged off the dredging of the River Niger from Ajaokuta to Onitsha. The minister said that the maintenance dredging would enable the country reap the benefit of the N36 billion investment in the project. He said that the dredging, apart from enhancing economic activities in the host […]
Continue ReadingFollowing intense rainfall and rises in water level, the National Emergency Management Agency has advised communities along the river Niger to evacuate immediately to safer ground over the likelihood of floods that may occur at any moment from now.Director General of NEMA, Muhammad Sani Sidi who gave the advice said the agency has received alerts […]
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