An unconfirmed number of persons have been feared dead after a tanker carrying petroleum products burst into flames in Rivers State. The devastating incident happened last night along the Eleme axis of the East-West Road, which has long been neglected, increasing motorists’ risks, reports Channels TV. Reports suggest that the tragedy was trigg...
The federal government has announced that the demolition of buildings situated within the right of way of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Road will commence tomorrow, Saturday. The Federal Controller of Works in Lagos State, Korede Keisha, disclosed this during a press briefing held in Lagos yesterday. Keisha urged all residents whose houses have be...
A false fire alarm triggered panic on an Air Peace Port Harcourt-Lagos flight prompting the airline to request for priority landing. However, officials of the airline said despite the false alarm, the aircraft operating flight P47193 landed safely while the passengers were disembarked, reports Daily Trust. The airline in a statement explained ...
Corruption is still endemic in institutions of government in Nigeria, the United States of America has claimed. The claim, among several others, was part of its focus report on Nigeria in 2023, reports Nigerian Tribune. The report, packaged by the United States Department of State, was titled: ‘ 2023 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices: ...
•Ray Ekpu The Newspaper Proprietors’ Association of Nigeria (NPAN) has condoled with veteran journalist, Mr. Ray Ekpu, over the death of his wife, Uyai. Mrs. Ekpu was 73. In a condolence letter signed by its Chairman, Kabiru Yusuf, the NPAN expressed shock at the death of Ekpu’s wife, adding that her demise has created a […]
•Late Senator Ayogu Eze A former Senate spokesperson, Ayogu Eze has reportedly died at the age of 66. Eze, who represented the Enugu North Senatorial District between 2007 and 2015, passed away today in an Abuja hospital after suffering from an undisclosed illness. Eze, who is also one of the founding members of the Peoples […]
•Tinubu A report released by Amnesty International, AI, yesterday, raised global concern on the state of human rights in Nigeria and other countries. The report tagged ‘The State of the World’s Human Rights: April 2024’ basically focused on sanctions against the media and criminal charges against journalists for alleged defamation; Defence and...
A former Director-General, Bureau of Public Service Reforms, Dr Joe Abah, has narrated how a ground engineer saved travellers on an Ibom Airlines flight from a “potential disaster”. Narrating the experience on his X handle today, Abah said he boarded a 7 am flight from Lagos to Abuja this morning and the flight was ready […]
•Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala The Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, is one of six people who will be awarded with honorary degrees from the world’s acclaimed number one university, University of Oxford. Other recipients include Warren East, Sir Demis Hassabis, Sir Michael Palin, Anoushka Shankar and P...
•FRSC on patrol The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has disclosed that it recorded 135 road crashes that killed 61 people in its special patrol operations during the Easter and Sallah celebrations. FRSC Corps Marshall Dauda Ali Biu, while briefing journalists yesterday in Abuja, noted that the numbers fell short of what was recorded in [&hell...