UPDATED: Deaths, numerous injuries in New York truck crash
Several people were killed and numerous others injured in New York on Tuesday when a suspect plowed a vehicle into a bike and pedestrian path in Lower Manhattan, and struck another vehicle on...
View ArticleUPDATED: Suspect kills eight in New York truck ‘act of terror’
Eight people were killed and numerous others wounded in New York on Tuesday when a suspect rammed a pickup truck into pedestrians in Lower Manhattan, and collided with a school bus in an “act of...
View ArticleAshafa laments non-completion of national library building
Sesan Olufowobi The Senator representing the Lagos East Senatorial District, Gbenga Ashafa, has called the attention of the Senate to the national library building project which was awarded 11 years...
View ArticleDutch queen commends Lagos health scheme
Sesan Olufowobi The Queen of the Netherlands, Her Majesty, Maxima Zorreguieta Cerruti, on Tuesday paid a courtesy visit to the Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, saying she was impressed with the...
View ArticlePoor prison condition violates inmates’ rights, says AGF
Ade Adesomoju, Abuja The Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami (SAN), on Tuesday expressed regret over the poor state of the Nigerian prisons. He spoke in Abuja...
View ArticleIkpeazu knocks NDDC, contractor for abandoning Abia road
Segun Olanrewaju, Umuahia The Abia State Governor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu, has berated the management of the Niger Delta Development Commission over the abandonment of the Ohanku Road project by the NDDC...
View ArticlePetroleum varsity woos Urhobo monarchs
Theophilus Onojeghen, Warri The Pro-Chancellor of the Federal University of Petroleum Resources, Effurun, Delta State, Prof. Shehu Zuru, has called on Urhobo traditional rulers and leaders to partner...
View ArticleFUNAAB’s new VC promises fairness, improved welfare
Samson Folarin The newly appointed Vice-Chancellor of the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Prof. Felix Salako, has promised to be fair to everyone in the institution, adding that the...
View ArticleCCB arraigns two directors, 31 others before CCT Nov. 7
Ade Adesomoju, Abuja The Code of Conduct Bureau will on November 7, arraign before the Code of Conduct Tribunal two directors and 31 other civil servants on charges of false asset declaration. The Head...
View ArticleBudget: Buhari fetes N’Assembly leaders
Olalekan Adetayo, Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday hosted the leadership of the National Assembly to a dinner at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The dinner, it was learnt, was part of...
View ArticleReps stop NAFDAC’ s N18.9bn budget
John Ameh, Abuja The House of Representatives on Tuesday stopped the consideration of the 2017 budget of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control. The budget of N18.9bn had...
View ArticleEight die in New York terror attack
The FBI is treating a truck attack in New York, in which six people died and 15 were injured, as an act of terrorism. According to The Telegraph, an attacker drove a rented truck down a bike path in...
View ArticleOndo Assembly halts introduction of tuition
Peter Dada, Akure The Ondo State House of Assembly on Tuesday called on Governor Rotimi Akeredolu not to implement the recommendations of the Ondo State 2017 Education Summit, particularly the...
View ArticleFire guts Access bank in Lagos, destroys ATMs
Afeez Hanafi A branch of Access Bank in Ikotun, Lagos State, was gutted by fire on Tuesday, destroying the Automated Teller Machines gallery on the bank premises. It was learnt that the fire sparked...
View ArticleMetuh: Testifying will expose me to criminal trial – Jonathan
Ade Adesomoju, Abuja An application filed by former President Goodluck Jonathan before the Federal High Court in Abuja has revealed further reasons why he wants to be excused from appearing as a...
View ArticleMonitoring committee: NJC replaces Salami with Galadima
Ade Adesomoju, Abuja The National Judicial Council on Tuesday replaced a former President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Ayo Salami, as the head of the Corruption and Financial Crime Cases Trial...
View ArticleEmbrace Sharia insurance scheme – Sanusi
Ted Odogwu, Kano The Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi 11, has urged the Kano State government to insure all its vehicles, landed properties and other valuables with Jaiz Takaful Insurance, saying the...
View ArticleAccord Party delists Ladoja
Olufemi Atoyebi, Ibadan The National Working Committee of the Accord Party has issued a directive that the name of a former Oyo State Governor, Rashidi Ladoja, be removed from the party membership list...
View ArticleNDLEA faults police arrest of drug dealers
Afeez Hanafi The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Lagos State Command, has faulted the method of the state police command’s fight against drug abuse. The NDLEA Commander, Sulyman Aliyu, said the...
View ArticleBenue records two suspected monkey pox cases
John Charles, Makurdi The Benue State Commissioner for Health and Human Services, Mrs. Cecilia Ojabo Gboko, said on Tuesday that the state had recorded two suspected cases of monkey pox. Gboko, in...
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