•Heavy gridlock on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway Traffic congestion has worsened on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, with commuters and motorists stranded for several hours around the Kara Bridge and adjoining routes, as the ongoing bridge repairs continue to disrupt movement. The situation was further aggravated by a multiple-vehicle crash involvin...
•Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede Keynote Speaker at the ongoing Niger Delta Economic and Investment Summit 2026, Mr Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede, has disclosed that oil-producing states in the region have received about $160 billion in revenue from their natural resources since 1999, without commensurate development. Aig-Imoukhuede, who made the disclosure y...
•Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Famous writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and her husband, Ivara Esege, have said they are seeking accountability and reforms in Nigeria’s healthcare system following the death of their 21-month-old son, Nkanu Nnamdi. The couple said their pursuit of answers was not motivated by financial compensation but by the need to ...
The Benin-Asaba Expressway Concession Company Limited (BAECC) has appealed to motorists and communities along the corridor to exercise patience as it prepares to accelerate permanent construction works on the 125-kilometre highway. Chief Executive Officer of BAECC, Samuel Daramola, made the appeal in a statement today, saying the company remai...
The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has disclosed that domestic airlines delayed 4,765 flights and cancelled 36 others in August 2026, with Air Peace and United Nigeria Airlines recording the highest disruptions. The regulator made this known yesterday in a post on its official X handle, while releasing its summary of domestic airline ...
•Fire outbreak A section of the Sokoto Central Market has been gutted by fire, destroying several shops, goods and other valuables. The fire reportedly started last night, with firefighters working to contain the blaze as residents joined efforts to put out the fire and salvage some goods from the affected shops. The cause of the […]
•The collapsed building A four-storey building under construction has collapsed on Ogbalu Street, Independence Layout, Enugu. Workers were reportedly sleeping at the site when the structure came down today morning, reports Channels TV. Four workers were rescued, while one body has been recovered. The State Capital Territory says the rescued wo...
•Emir of Zazzau, Ahmed Nuhu Bamalli and former Governor of Kaduna State Nasir El-Rufai Emir of Zazzau, Alhaji Ahmed Nuhu Bamalli, has said the role of former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai in his emergence as emir has been misunderstood. He said their relationship was primarily rooted in family ties, reports Weekend Trust. Bamalli, who [...
•PAP administrator, Dennis Otuaro National Chairman of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP) Phase Two, Ibena Rufus Salvation, has called on Niger Delta stakeholders to protect the Amnesty Programme, warning that actions capable of weakening the intervention could have consequences for peace and economic activities in the region. Salvation ...
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has sanctioned RwandAir the sum of N15 million over a consumer protection violation involving a passenger’s damaged baggage. Michael Achimugu, the NCAA spokesperson, announced this in a post on his personal X handle yesterday. The compensation is in line with Part 19 of the NCAA Regulations 2023, wh...
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