The Anambra Sector Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) said on Tuesday that no fewer than 10 persons lost their lives in 23 road accidents in Anambra in 2017. Mr Sunday Ajayi, the Sector Commander of the FRSC in Anambra, disclosed the figure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Awka. Ajayi said that ...
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Benue Killings: IGP gets a 14-day ultimatum to arrest culprits
The Senate has given the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Mr Ibrahim Idris 14 days ultimatum to arrest and investigate the perpetrators of Benue killings. This position was sequel to the consideration of a report of the Senate Ad Hoc Committee on the Review of the Current Security Infrastructure in Nigeria. The committee had on Friday last week, visited the state ...
Read More »FG set to increase intellectual property right towards industrialisation
Federal Government on Tuesday said it was ready to increase intellectual property rights toward industrialisation of the nation. Dr Ogbonnaya Onu, the Minister of Science and Technology, made the assertion when he addressed journalists at a world press conference on the forthcoming Science, Technology and Innovation Expo scheduled to hold from March 5 to March 9. According to him, the ...
Read More »FCTA demolishes property belonging to Patience Jonathan in Abuja
A property allegedly belonging to the former first lady, Patience Jonathan, was on Tuesday demolished by the FCT Development Control Department. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the building, which is inside A. Aruera – Reachout Foundation/Women For Change and Development Initiative, is situated on Shehu Yar’Adua Way along Mabushi–Kado–Life Camp Expressway, Abuja. Emmanuel Anene, a lawyer with E.A. ...
Read More »Niger- FADAMA III spends N437 million on road construction and dams
The FADAMA III Additional Financing (AF) Programme in Niger State says it has spent N437 million on constructing a road and rehabilitating two dams in three local government areas of the state. Baba Shaba, the Communication Officer of FADAMA III (AF) Programme in Niger, said this known in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Minna on Tuesday. ...
Read More »Court cancels EFCC forfeiture order against Dame Patience’s accounts
The EFCC had filed an application for interim order of forfeiture against Mrs Jonathan Patience’s accounts and her siblings but her lawyers led by Chief Ifedayo Adedipe (SAN) opposed the application based on the fact that similar applications were pending before other courts in Abuja, which they claimed amounted to forum shopping and judicial abuse of court process. Justice Mojisola ...
Read More »Ogun State welcomes N10 billion investment from SABMiller and 19 others
SABMiller, the largest breweries in the world which was acquired by Anheuser-Busch InBev (AB InBev) a Brazilian-Belgian Group headquartered in Leuven, Belgium, currently leads 19 other firms in fresh investments worth over $10 billion expected to be completed in Ogun state this year, BusinessDay has learnt. BusinessDay reports that the fresh 20 companies which cut across key sectors of economy, ...
Read More »Tanker loses control leaving four dead, property destroyed
A twin set of incidents hit Lagos-Ibadan expressway as a tanker lost its control and ran into other vehicles leading to a multiple car crash and a gas explosion along the Ojudu-Berger axis. In the first incident which happened in the early hours of the day, a fire was set off by an explosion at the Second Coming gas plant ...
Read More »15 Reasons Why Lagos Is An Exciting City to Live In
When you think about Lagos as a city, three words easily come to mind – “Business, pleasure, and traffic”. It would be a gross injustice to leave out the latter. This seductive city that is mainly characterized by its vigour and an intensely motivating atmosphere. Everyone seems to be going somewhere fast, always on the move, always on the go. ...
Read More »Gov. Dankwambo warns resident against illegal dumping of refuse in drains
Gov. Ibrahim Dankwambo of Gombe State has called on the people of the state to refrain from illegal dumping of refuse in drainage channels and waterways so as to avert flooding. Dankwambo made the call during an inspection visit to Dukku Motor Park new roundabout in Gombe on Monday. He said that his administration was striving to address the problem ...
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