14 bandits killed while attempting to release colleagues from police custody in Benue
By Peter Duru At least 14 armed bandits were early Sunday morning gunned down when they invaded the Katsina-Ala Police Station in Katsina-Ala Local Government Area, LGA, of Benue state to releases their detained colleagues. A source in the area who preferred anonymity disclosed that the gun battle also left some of the bandits and […]
Many escape death, as truck plunges into BRT terminal in Lagos
Hawkers, roadside traders, transporters and commuters, Sunday, escaped death by the whiskers in Oshodi, Lagos State, as an empty truck overturned and fell into the Bus Rapid Transit, BRT, terminal.
FG will complete 2nd Niger Bridge next year ― Fashola
The Minister of Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola, has reaffirmed that construction of the Second Niger Bridge would be completed next year. The minister gave the assurance at a forum of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Sunday, to mark the sixth year anniversary of the present administration. According to Fashola, […]
15 Tegina kidnap victims escape, while drunk abductors slept in Niger
There was wild jubilation, weekend, in Tegina town, Rafi Local Government Area of Niger State as 15 kidnap victims surfaced after escaping from the forest they were kept by their abductors.
APC slams Obaseki on water supply failure in Edo
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has described the failure of Gov. Godwin Obaseki’s administration to address the water problem in the Edo Central Senatorial District and other parts of the state as unbearable and unacceptable
Liberation Set: Chief Olusegun Osoba, other classmates celebrate 60 years of graduation school
Members of the classmate of former Governor of Ogun State, Chief Olusegun Osoba at Methodist Boys High School, Lagos held a double celebration last week in Lagos at their alma matter
Daring astronauts install solar panels on space station
Spacewalking astronauts equipped the International Space Station with the first in a series of powerful new solar panels Sunday, overcoming suit problems and other obstacles with muscle and persistence. It took two spacewalks for French astronaut Thomas Pesquet and NASA astronaut Shane Kimbrough to install and unfurl the panel to its full 63 feet (19 meters) in […]
Ambassador TY Buratai and his foresight on national security
By Mark Bonaventure Nigeria is somewhat experiencing security challenges that are not surprising because there are various factors responsible for it. In this case, I would say the Boko Haram insurgency took the country unaware since 2009 when the Boko Haram group began a violent campaign in North-East Nigeria. The Nigerian Military has been actively […]
My vision for Half Million Coffee, by Meshal Khalid H Alshehri
Business entrepreneur, Meshal Khalid H Alshehri, has outlined his bold and ambitious vision for Half Million Coffee in the next ten years. The Saudi Arabian-born Meshal Khalid H Alshehri, who started the top-selling Half Million Coffee alongside some of his closest friends and associates, has seen the stock of the coffee shop rise from its […]
Ekiti commercial motorists lament high cost of drivers’ licence
Commercial motorists in Ekiti state have appealed to the state government to reduce the heavy fees they are required to pay for the collection of new driver’s licences and the renewal of expired ones. Some of the motorists who spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ikole-Ekiti said that it has become difficult […]
APC Will Face ‘Consequences’ If Oyetola Loses 2022 Guber Poll
By Rotimi Makinde I do not need to reemphazise what pains lie ahead of us as a party [All Progressives Congress] if we as progressives handle power carelessly and lose grips of power in Osun state come 2022. A visit to Oyo state or Edo state our neighbours and its entire APC caucus in the […]
