40-Foot Container Falls On Car In Lagos A 40-foot container fell on a Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) in Lagos, on Friday, though no casualty was recorded. The incident occurred at the Ago Palace Road, Mile 2 area of Lagos. The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) which confirmed the incident […]
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On Sports, AFCON U-20 Flying Eagles pick up bronze, beat Tunisia 4-0
On Sports Flying Eagles of Nigeria have clinched bronze at the ongoing U-20 African Cup of Nations after defeating Tunisia 4-0 in the Third-place play-off on Friday. This will be the third time in history Nigeria have finished third-placed at the competition. The Ladan Bosso-led side saved their best performance […]
On the Foreign scene, Children Take The Floor At the UN To Call For Digital Access and Safety
On the Foreign scene Mariana a 12-year-old has made a long journey from the rural mountains of southern Colombia to the United Nations in Geneva to denounce digital inequity and online dangers facing children like her. Addressing the UN Human Rights Council, she highlighted statistics showing fewer than a third […]
NBC threatens to shut down broadcast stations over code violation
The National Broadcasting Commission has said it will shut down any broadcast stations found culpable of using their platforms to undermine the peaceful coexistence of Nigeria. This was disclosed in a statement following a meeting between NBC’s Director-general, Balarabe Ilelah, and broadcast stations on the coverage of the February 25 […]
Gov. Bello threatens to arrest, prosecute those rejecting old Naira notes in Kogi
The Kogi State government has threatened to apprehend and prosecute persons and businesses that reject the old naira notes in the state. In a statement signed by the state Commissioner for Information and Communication, Kingsley Fanwo, said that rejecting the old naira notes is a clear disobedience of the Supreme […]
Gov Poll: Suspected thugs attack LP campaign convoy injure 4 In Kaduna
Hoodlums suspected to be political thugs have attacked the Labour Party governorship candidate in Kaduna state, Honourable Jonathan Asake’s campaign convoy at Gidan Waya in Jema’a Local Government Area of the state. According to the spokesman of the Labour Party Candidate, James Swam, the incident happened when the campaign convoy […]
Naira scarcity: Bayelsa residents protest rejection of old N500, N1,000 notes
Residents of Yenagoa the Bayelsa State capital came out on the streets to protest against the rejection of the N500 and N1000 old naira notes by traders and residents in the state. The protesters mostly women and youths lamented that they have been passing through untold suffering on account of […]
Soludo assures Anambra people that his administration is not taking their support for granted.
Governor Chukwuma Soludo, has said his administration is on track in its determination to deliver good and quality governance to Anambra people in spite of the economic challenges. Soludo said his administration had not despised anybody but is only taking policy decisions that were hard-headed but in the overall public […]
NNPP Rejects Anambra Central Senatorial Election Outcome Over Alleged Poor Printing Of Party Logo On Ballot Paper.
The candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, (NNPP) in the February twenty-fifth National Assembly elections for Anambra Central Senatorial District, Princess Helen Mbakwe has rejected the outcome of the election, saying that the Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC) denied her teeming supporters the opportunity to vote. we Princess Mbakwe […]
Obi Commisrates With the families of Train Accident Said such “avoidable” accidents should at all times be avoided.
The candidate of the Labour Party in the just concluded presidential election, Peter Obi, has commiserated with families of victims of an accident involving a train and a bus conveying state workers in Lagos on Thursday morning. Reacting to the incident in a Twitter post on Thursday evening, Obi said […]