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FG: Lagos-Ibadan Expressway to be commissioned in June
The Federal Government says the Lagos-Ibadan expressway will be commissioned next month. Mu’azu Sambo, Minister of State for Works and Housing, disclosed this on Thursday in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in New York. Sambo added that the Second Niger Bridge will be commissioned in October. On October 11 last
Buhari in Ebonyi, inaugurates Umahi’s projects
Uchenna Inya, Abakaiki President Muhammadu Buhari has arrived Ebonyi State on a two-day working visit to the state. Buhari arrived the state from Enugu and was received at the Enugu International Airport by some Igbo leaders, including Governors Dave Umahi, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, Hope Uzodimma, Senator Sam Egwu and Ebonyi State APC Chairman, Chief Stanley Okoro
Benue: Eight farmers killed by herdsmen given mass burial
Cephas Iorhemen, Makurdi Eight farmers, who were gruesomely murdered by Fulani terrorists at Waya of Yaav ward in Turan district of Kwande Local Government Area of Benue State were given a mass burial on Thursday. The burial took place at Saint Michael’s Catholic Church at Jato Aka in Kwande Local Government. The victims were
Late Service of Papers: Court shifts hearing in suit against PDP’s Presidential Primary to May 10
Tunde Oyesina, Abuja The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja Thursday shifted till May 10, a the hearing in a suit seeking to stop the planned May 28 Presidential Primary Election of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The Judge, Justice Donatus Okorowo put off determination of the case following complaints by counsel to the plaintiff,
JUST IN: True Covid pandemic death toll is 15m – WHO
The Covid pandemic has caused the deaths of nearly 15 million people around the world, the World Health Organization (WHO) estimates. That is 13% more deaths than normally expected over two years, reports the BBC. The WHO believes many countries undercounted the numbers who died from Covid – only 5.4 million were reported. In India,
Dangerous Driving: Lebanese national crushes lady’s legs in Lagos
Taiwo Jimoh Police in Lagos have arrested a Lebanese national for allegedly crushing the legs of a lady, Omotomi Akinsanya, at Sanusi Fafunwa Road in Victoria Island area of the state. The Lebanese driver, identified as John Greg, was said to have drove against traffic, hitting Akinsanya and sped off, leaving the young
JUST IN: Customs intercepts 1,000 bags of poisonous rice
Bayo Akomolafe Following the opening of borders last week, the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Federal Operations Units, Zone A, said it has intercepted 1,000 bags of poisonous rice. The rice was said to have been smuggled from Benin Port through Ogun State to Nigeria. Detail later…
Ukraine Conflict: ‘Bloody battles’ at steelworks ahead of possible ceasefire
Ukrainian officials say Russian forces have launched an all-out assault on the Azovstal steelworks, the last Ukrainian holdout in the city of Mariupol. Ukrainian forces inside the plant have been fighting “difficult bloody battles” for a second day, the commander of the Azov regiment said. Russian forces are reported to have entered “the territory
Colombia drug kingpin, Otoniel, extradited to US
Colombia has extradited the drug baron leader of the country’s biggest crime gang to the US, Colombia’s president has announced. President Iván Duque said Dairo Antonio Úsuga, better known as Otoniel, was the world’s most dangerous trafficker, reports the BBC. Otoniel led the Gulf Clan cartel and is wanted in the US on drug
Uber loses $5.9bn as Asia investment values fall
Ride-hailing and delivery group Uber has made a $5.9bn (£4.7bn) loss, mostly due to its stakes in other companies. The firm said almost all of the loss was a result of the fall in the value of investments in businesses including two Asian ride-hailing giants – China’s Didi and South East Asia’s Grab, reports
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