Lagos-Ibadan chaos: Kara Bridge repairs leave motorists, commuters groaning
…Spend hours in gridlock as LASTMA, TRACE deploy more personnel By Olasunkanmi Akoni LAGOS — Motorists and commuters plying the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway have continued to groan over severe traffic congestion following the commencement of repair works on the Kara Bridge. The two-week rehabilitation project, directed by the Minister of Works, Senator David Umahi, involves the […]
Woman gives birth to quadruplets in Badagry
A 28-year-old unemployed woman, Mrs Mariam Akinkitan, has given birth to a set of quadruplets in Badagry, Lagos State. Dr Dauda Bioku, Chief Medical Director, Ajara Medical Centre, told News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Badagry that the quadruplets – three females and one male – were delivered safely on Friday. “She has already delivered […]
3 persons missing, 2 rescued as two-storey building collapses in Ikorodu
By Bose Adelaja Three people were missing while two others were rescued at Haruna area, in Ikorodu, Lagos state after a two-storey building collapsed. The collapse was said to have occurred on Monday night, at 97, Lagos Road, Haruna bus stop though the rescue operation is still ongoing. The three missing persons were suspected to […]
Powell understood Africa, was a trusted colleague — Obasanjo
Colin Powell, the son of Jamaican immigrants who became a US war hero and the first clack secretary of state but saw his legacy tarnished when he made the case for war in Iraq in 2003, died yesterday of COVID-19 complications at 84.
Nnamdi Kanu’s broadcast led to killing of security agents — FG
The Federal Government has filed an amended seven-count charge against the detained leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu.
Control of Quarry Site: 5 youths dead, as Ebubeagu storms Ebonyi community
By Peter Okutu, ABAKILIKI No fewer than five youths were allegedly killed while many were injured by operatives of a local unit of Ebubeagu security outfit, in Amasiri, in the Afikpo North Local Government Area of Ebonyi State. Some of the injured persons were alleged to have been taken to Abakaliki by security operatives from […]
