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FRSC confirms death of 21 in old Enugu – Okigwe road accident
(Stanley Nwanosike, NAN) The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) on Thursday said that no fewer than 21 persons lost their lives in an auto crash on the old Enugu – Okigwe road. The accident involved a low-bed articulated vehicle and a fully-loaded 608 Mercedes Benz bus conveying school children and their teachers. It happened precisely …
The Sun Nigeria.
#EndSARS: Pastor Oyemade urges youths to channel energy, effect changes through political process
Romanus Okoye Senior Pastor, the Covenant Nation and Convener, the Platform Nigeria, Poju Oyemade has called on Nigerian youths to channel their energies and effect changes through a political process. Pastor Oyemade while offering the advice on his Twitter handle, stated, “Now the street peaceful protest is over but the opportunity for change within the …
The Sun Nigeria.
NGO trains 500 youths on skill acquisitions in Edo
Ighomuaye Lucky, Benin President, Wealth Nation Agenda, Godwin Ovu, yesterday, said he has put machinery in place to train 500 youths in each of the 18 local government areas of Edo State to complement the efforts of the government in reducing crime and criminality in the state. He said this at the official flag off …
The Sun Nigeria.
Northern Governors call for love, tolerance as Muslims celebrate EID-EL-MAULUD
Gyang Bere, Jos The Northern Governors Forum has urged Muslims in Nigeria to reflects on the virtues of love, tolerance, understanding and honesty as they join others all over the world to mark the Eid-el-Maulud celebration. Chairman of the Forum and Governor of Plateau State, Simon Bako Lalong in a statement called on all muslims …
The Sun Nigeria.
France: 3 dead as woman beheaded, gunman killed in second incident
(CBC, Reuters) A knife-wielding attacker shouting “Allahu Akbar” beheaded a woman and killed two other people in what French officials described as a terrorist act at a church in the French city of Nice on Thursday, while a gunman was shot dead by police in a separate incident. Within hours of the Nice attack, police …
The Sun Nigeria.
#EndSARS Protest: No hiding place for hoodlums in A’Ibom-Commissioner
Akwa Ibom State Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Comrade Ini Ememobong has reiterated that there would be no hiding place for hoodlums disguising under whatever cover to perpetuate arson and other heinous crimes against citizens of the state. The Commissioner made the disclosure while speaking to newsmen recently in Uyo, the state capital. He …
The Sun Nigeria.
Lagos lawmaker urges youths to support empowerment schemes
(Solomon Asowata, NAN) Prince Bisi Yusuf, a lawmaker representing Alimosho Constituency 1, at the Lagos State House of Assembly, has urged youths to key into the federal and state government empowerment schemes to curb poverty and restiveness. Yusuf gave the advice on Thursday at a meeting with stakeholders of Alimosho Constituency in Lagos. He said …
The Sun Nigeria.
Infrastructure: Group wants Abiodun to declare state of emergency on Ogun West roads
Laide Raheem, Abeokuta A social group, Yewa G6 Ambassadors Club, has decried the deplorable condition of roads in Ogun West senatorial district of Ogun state and called on the state governor, Dapo Abiodun, to declare a state emergency on the roads. The group, which expressed serious concern that the senatorial district it described as the …
The Sun Nigeria.
Hoodlums raid Abuja estate, destroy property worth N100 million
Fred Itua, Abuja Few days after hoodlums masquerading as protesters invaded warehouses and private estates in Abuja, residents are still counting their loses. Owners of Clear Estate, in Kuchi Bena, off Gwarinpa Estate, while taking journalists round their vandalised estate, called on the FCT Administration to come to their aid. The site manager of the …
The Sun Nigeria.
World Polio Day 2020: Bagudu’s wife attributes success to synergistic effort
Olanrewaju Lawal, Birnin Kebbi The wife of Kebbi State Governor, Dr Zainab Shinkafi-Bagudu, has attributed the successful elimination of Polio from Nigeria to the effective contribution of traditional fathers. Bagudu made this acknowledgement in Argungu at the celebration of World Polio Day 2020 at the Emirs palace, Argungu. The paediatric consultant is happy about the …
The Sun Nigeria.
#EndSARS protests: Reject violence, protect communities, FCTA tells youths
Caleb Onwe, Abuja Worried that the unrest following the #EndSARS protest aided the wanton looting of both private and public properties by hoodlums, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister of State, Dr. Ramatu Aliyu, has urged youths to protect their various communities from invasion by miscreants. FCT was one of the worst hit by …
Police recover additional 30 tractors looted in Adamawa
Police in Adamawa said on Thursday in Yola that they have recovered additional 30 tractors, 107 bags of fertilisers, 28 hand tractors and 29 cartons of agro chemicals looted by some hoodlums who hijacked the #EndSARS protest. The police announced only on Wednesday that they arrested 238 suspects from whom 35 tractors, nine vehicles, more …
Ebonyi: Hoodlums murder Inspector, cut off manhood
*Two other cops also killed, another police station burnt, rifles carted away Uchenna Inya, Abakaliki Hoodlums have killed a Police Inspector attached to the Ebonyi State Police Command, Egu Omini, cut off his private parts and snatched his AK-47 rifle after attacking a police station in Abakaliki, the state capital. The hoodlums in …
Lampard to discuss penalty kick duties with his players after another Jorginho miss
Chelsea manager Frank Lampard will speak with his players before deciding whether Jorginho remains the club’s penalty kick taker after the Italian missed his second spot kick of the season. His miss came in their 4-0 win over Russian side Krasnodar in the UEFA Champions League on Wednesday. Jorginho had missed from the penalty kick …
#EndSARS: Lagos schools to reopen Monday
Muritala Ayinla The Lagos State government has approved the re-opening of schools for all classes in public and private schools across the state beginning from Monday, November 2, while boarders in public schools are to resume on Sunday, 1st of the same month. The state’s Commissioner for Education, Mrs Folasade Adefisayo, who disclosed …
Lekki Tollgate report: Amnesty doesn’t run Nigeria — Presidency reacts
The Presidency has said Amnesty International does not run the country and was wrong in its report on the movement of military men from the barracks to Lekki Tollgate, where peaceful #EndSARS protesters were shot at on Tuesday, October 20. Mr. Femi Adesina, Special Adviser on Media & Publicity to President Muhammadu Buhari, said …
UP DATE: Two killed in terrorist attack in France
Two people have died and at least one other person has been wounded in a stabbing in Nice, French reports say. Nice Mayor Christian Estrosi said that one person had been arrested. He said everything pointed to a “terrorist attack at the heart of the Notre-Dame basilica”. The interior minister appealed to people to avoid …
My crush on Genevieve Nnaji – Actor Lordmansa
Entertainers did not confine themselves to the backstage during the recent #EndSARS protests that rocked the country for 12 days before it ended in a national tragedy on October 20, 2020 when men in uniform opened fire on peaceful protesters at the Lekki Toll Plaza in Lagos State. Several entertainers, including musicians, comedians and actors, …
JUST IN: Terrorist attack in France
International news outlets are reporting a terrorist attack at the Notre Dame Basilica in the French city of Nice. Although the reports are still sketchy, it is being said that a knife was involved and the assailant has been apprehended. The French Interior Minister, Gérald Darmanin is said to be holding a crisis meeting over …
Missing Plateau cleric appears in new Boko Haram video
*Pleads with govt, church to rescue him, two other women Reverend Polycap Zango, a pastor with the Church of Christ in Nations, Jos, Plateau State, who went missing while travelling to Gombe State for a conference, has appeared in a new video saying he was abducted by the Islamic State West Africa Province. Zango said he was …
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