Luxury bus drivers renew call for night travelling ban
Luxury bus drivers in the country have again called on the Federal Government to urgently sanitise the road transport sector by banning night travelling by all categories of vehicles.
Kidnappers release 102-yr-old mother of Mosogar monarch
MRS. Okpa Omene, the 102-year-old mother of the Ovie of Mosogar Kingdom in Ethiope-West Local Government Area of Delta State, HRM, Samson Omene, Udurhie I, who was kidnapped, last Tuesday, by gunmen, was released yesterday, after spending five days in her captors’ den.
‘Lassa fever kills 3,000 Nigerians annually’
PEST Control Association of Nigeria, PECAN, has said no fewer than 3,000 Nigerians die annually from Lassa fever.
Jubilation in Senegal as Wade admits poll defeat
Senegal’s President Abdoulaye Wade admitted defeat in the presidential election Sunday evening as results gave an overwhelming lead to his rival Macky Sall, state media reported.
I preached to kidnappers, says 102-yr-old victim
KIDNAPPED Mrs. Okpa Omene, the 102-year-old mother of the traditional ruler of Mosogar Kingdom, Ethiope West Local Government Area of Delta State, HRM Samson Omene, Udurhie I, who was released, Sunday, said she preached to the kidnappers during her five days in captivity to accept God and stop their evil acts.
PDP: Bitter chairmanship candidates go underground
MOST of the 10 chairmanship candidates of the People Democratic Party, PDP, ‘forced’ to stand down for Alhaji Bamanga Tukur during Saturday’s convention of the party have literally gone underground in bitterness over the way they were made to give up their quests.
