Nine dead, 10 injured in Lagos auto crash
No fewer than five adults and four children were yesterday confirmed dead, after a commercial bus and an articulated truck collided in Fadeyi axis of Lagos State. Officials of the Emergency Response Team, ERT disclosed to Vanguard that five adult (4 male and 1 female) and 4 children( 2male, 2 female), died at the spot. Vanguard gathered that the accident which occurred at about 5:45 am, left other 10 passengers with varying degrees of injuries.
FG directs banks to halt sacking of staff
THE Federal Government has directed the managements of Banking, Insurance and Financial Institutions to suspend the alleged ongoing retrench-ment of workers in the sector pending the outcome of the conciliatory meetings in the industry.
Army parades 2 fake soldiers, 5 other criminals in PH
ARMY yesterday paraded two fake soldiers and five others arrested for different crimes in Rivers state.
Why Ijaw nation was absent at Ogoni Clean-up flag off—INC
THE Ijaw National Congress, INC, has said that the Ijaw nation was absent at the flag off of clean up of oil spill in Ogoniland of Rivers state because of the challenges faced by Ijaw communities who were caught in the web of the bombing of oil assets and killing of security forces by the militants in Niger Delta waterways.
Militants have no reason to kill soldiers in Delta, says Okowa
DELTA State Governor, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa, yesterday, said militants had no justification to kill Nigerian soldiers carrying out lawful duties in the state.
Militants attacking pipelines are terrorists — Emami
Former Delta Waterways Security Chairman and renowned Niger Delta Activist, Chief Ayiri Emami has lambasted those calling for the immediate take-off of Nigeria Maritime University, NMU in Warri-South West Local Government Area, Delta State as condition for dialogue with the Federal Government by the so called Niger Delta Avengers and its allies over their attacks on critical oil and gas lines.
