Lack of funding leaves world’s roads in disrepair
In an age of austerity and budget cutbacks, the deadly bridge collapse in Genoa, Italy, has put the spotlight clearly on the lack of public funding for road networks across the globe, from France and Germany, to the United States and beyond.
Delay in INEC budget may cause constitutional crisis–Group
Election Monitor, a Civil Society Organisation(CSO), has warned that further delay in passage of budget of the Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC) may lead to constitutional crisis.
Engage actively in politics, SDP tells youths
The Social Democratic Party (SDP) in Ondo State has urged youths to actively participate in politics in order to be part of the decision making process.
NIMC registers 1.7 m in Kaduna
The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has so far registered 1.7 million people in Kaduna State, the commission’s coordinator in the state, Abubakar Hassan, has said.
Flood in Indian state kills 164 people, displaces 223,000
The worst floods in a century in the Indian state of Kerala have killed 164 people and forced more than 200,000 into relief camps, officials said on Friday.
SARS overhauling: Foundation lauds Osinbajo, I-G
The Foundation for Justice and Rehabilitation of Prisoners, a human rights group, has commended the presidential directive for the overhauling of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, (SARS) of the Nigeria Police.
MSF launches emergency aid after dozens of children die in NE Nigeria
Doctors Without Borders (MSF) said Friday it was providing emergency help after 33 children died in a camp housing people displaced by the Boko Haram insurgency in northeast Nigeria.
Eid-el-Kabir: FRSC deploys 140 personnel in Badagry
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Badagry Command, on Friday said that it had deployed 140 personnel ahead of the Eid-el-Kabir celebration, slated for Aug. 21 and Aug. 22.
FIFA fines Atletico Madrid over third-party ownership
Spanish club Atletico Madrid have been fined, FIFA said on Friday, for signing a player to a contract that allowed third-party ownership, which is banned by world football’s governing body.
City star De Bruyne to miss three months with knee injury
Belgian star Kevin De Bruyne, a pivotal figure in Manchester City’s title-winning campaign, will be out of action for three months because of a knee injury, the club said Friday.
Orji Kalu to be turbaned Dan Baiwan Daura
Dr Orji Kalu, former governor of Abia, it to be conferred with the traditional title of Dan Baiwan (gifted child), by the Emir of Daura, Alhaji Umar Farouk Umar.
