One dead, seven injured in Sagamu-Ijebu Ode expressway accident
James Ogunnaike – Abeokuta One person was confirmed dead while seven others sustained injuries in an accident involving a Toyota bus and a Fiat Van around Babcock University on Sagamu-Ijebu Ode expressway. The spokesperson of the Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE), Mr Babatunde AKIN BIYI confirmed the incident to our Correspondent in Abeokuta on […]
High-tech jacket allows deaf people to feel the music
Twin sisters Hermon and Heroda Berhane love dancing but can’t hear the music because they’re both deaf, so the invention of a jacket with sensors that enables them to feel the different sounds has transformed their nights out in London clubs. The “Sound Shirt”, created by London-based fashion company CuteCircuit, has 16 sensors embedded in […]
We will take 100 million Nigerians out of poverty, Buhari’s SSA reaffirms at United Nations
The goal by President Muhammadu Buhari to take 100 Million Nigerians out of extreme poverty in the next ten years was reaffirmed and assured by his Senior Special Assistant on Social Investment Programmes, Barrister Ismaeel Ahmed at the last United Nations General Assembly after a side event focused on the Multi-Dimensional Approach to poverty alleviation […]
Abductors release NRC boss wife -Source
Mrs. Francisca Okhiria, the wife of the Managing Director, Nigeria Railway Corporation (NRC), Mr. Fidet Okhiria, has been released by her abductors. A reliable source told News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday that Okhiria, who was abducted by some unknown gunmen since Sept. 24 was released on Wednesday night and reunited with her family […]
ELECTRICITY: Imminent blackout looms FCT, as excavation machine destroys transmission line
The Transmission Company of Nigeria, (TCN) has said that one of its 132kV underground transmission lines was damaged by an excavation machine working for IBB Golf Club, Abuja. The incident has made TCN to transmit bulk electricity meant for Central Area, Maitama, Utako, Jabi and several parts of the city without redundancy and with some restriction.
Salesgirl docked for stealing N154,000, granted N100,000 bail
A salesgirl, Anuoluwapo Bakare, who allegedly stole her employer’s N154,000 was on Thursday arraigned at the Ikeja Magistrates’ Court in Lagos. Bakare, who resides in the Dopemu Agege area of Lagos, is standing trial on a one-count charge of stealing. She, however, entered a not-guilty plea and was granted bail in the sum of N100,000. […]
