Gridlock as truck falls, blocks Gbagada Expressway in Lagos
Motorists along Gbagada-Oworosonki Expressway, Lagos, have been advised to ply alternative Gridlock as truck falls, blocks Gbagada Expressway in Lagos following a lone accident on Wednesday afternoon, occupying almost 90 per cent of the road.
Reps investigate customs service over smuggling of 2,000 cars, 6.5m kilograms of rice
– Committees to Examine Role of Military Personnel Attached to Customs Patrols By Gift Chapi-Odekina, Abuja The House of Representatives on Thursday directed its Committee on Customs and Excise, in collaboration with the Committee on Defence, to investigate the operations of the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) at the nation’s borders. The probe will focus on […]
Stop impunity in UNN, convocation members, others tell Pro-Chancellor
Members of the convocation, and other alumni of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, UNN, have called on the Pro-Chancellor of the University, General Ike Nwachukwu (rtd), to call the Acting Vice Chancellor of the University, Prof. Polycarp Chigbu, to order and save the University of looming crisis.
Senate declares Edo Governor Okpebholo’s seat vacant
The President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, has formally declared the Edo Central Senatorial seat vacant following the inauguration of Senator Monday Okpebholo of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the Governor of Edo State on November 12, 2024.
Tomb of Assad’s father set on fire in Syria hometown
The tomb of ousted Syrian president Bashar al-Assad’s father Hafez was torched in his hometown of Qardaha, AFP footage taken Wednesday showed, with rebel fighters in fatigues and young men watching it burn.
5 common health problems during harmattan; how to stay protected
Each day of the harmattan season begins with cooler mornings, hot afternoons, and some relief from the tropical heat in the evenings.
National grid collapses again
Nigeria has been plunged into darkness once again following another collapse of the national grid on Wednesday.
Reps pass bill to establish more specialist eye care centres in Nigeria
By Gift ChapiOdekina, Abuja The House of Representatives at the plenary on Wednesday passed through second reading, a Bill seeking to amend the National Eye centre Act, 2004, to provide for the establishment of more specialist eye care centres. The proposed legislation was sponsored by the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Benjamin […]
If I’m an evil person, I won’t commission any project in Wike’s LGA – Fubara
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has advised politicians to shift focus from private interests to promoting the welfare and development of the people.
Five escape unhurt as plane skids off Abuja runway, airport shut
An Allied Air Cargo aircraft with registration number 5N-JRT skidded off Runway 22 at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja, prompting a temporary shutdown of the airport.
Adeboye receives visitation panel report on Redeemer’s University
Pastor Enoch Adeboye, the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), has received the report of the nine-man visitation panel for Redeemer’s University, Ede, Osun. The visitation panel, headed by Prof. Olufemi Mimiko, a former Vice-Chancellor of Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko, was inaugurated on Sept. 17. A statement by Mr Adetunji […]
