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JUST IN: Four dead, six injured in Lagos-Ibadan Expressway crash
Olufemi Adediran, Abeokuta Four persons have died while six others sustained varying degrees of injuries in an accident along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway on Tuesday morning. The accident, which involved two vehicles, a Mazda bus with registration number, YYY 412 XB and an unmarked truck, occurred before Iperu bridge of the highway. The Public
ASUU Strike: NLC begins solidarity protest, shuts down Ikeja
There is heavy presence of security operatives in Lagos over the protest organised by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) in solidarity with the striking Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). Labour members, other unions, civil society groups are gathered at under bridge axis in Ikeja. Vehicular movements towards the protest venue have been disrupted.
Pope sorry for ‘evil’ abuse at Canadian schools
In his first public remarks in Canada, Pope Francis has asked indigenous residential school survivors for forgiveness. “I am deeply sorry,” the Pope said on the grounds of a former residential school in Maskwacis, near Edmonton. He said his apology is a first step, and that a “serious investigation” into abuses must occur to
Referendum: Turnout low in Tunisia vote on president’s powers
Tunisian voters turned out in low numbers on Monday for a controversial referendum on a new constitution. Ballots were cast by 27.5% of eligible voters, according to the country’s electoral commission. The ‘yes’ vote for a new constitution – which President Kais Saied argued was necessary to advance political reforms – is expected
Russia to make further cuts in gas supply to EU
Russian energy giant Gazprom says it will once again drastically cut gas supplies to the EU through its main pipeline due to maintenance work. Gazprom said stopping another turbine at the Nord Stream 1 pipeline would cut daily gas production to 20%, halving the current level of supply, reports the BBC. The German government said
Alleged Trafficking: London court grants Ekweremadu’s wife bail
Beatrice, wife of Nigeria’s former deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, was Monday evening granted bail by a London Court, Daily Mail has reported. Mrs Ekweremadu was arrested alongside her husband Ike on June 23 by the police, claiming they tried to traffic a minor to illegally harvest his organ. The claim that the alleged victim was subsequently
2023: ‘Buhari’ll hand over to an Igbo man’
The leader of the Supreme Council of Nigeria and former Commissioner for Environment in Anambra State, Nkwo Nnabuchi, has reiterated the call for Nigerians to trade with caution in the forthcoming general election or be consumed by election violence. Nnabuchi, who spoke to New Telegraph at his Ngbakwu country home in the Awka North Local
Kidnapping: Dismissed soldier denies being Evans’ accomplice
Kidnapping: Dismissed soldier denies being Evans’ accomplice A dismissed soldier, Victor Aduba, yesterday informed Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo of an Ikeja Special Offences Court that he was never an accomplice to the crime of kidnapping slammed against suspected kidnap kingpin, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike (alias Evans). The dismissed soldier, who is also a co-defendant, made the declaration at
A’Ibom drags Chinese firm to court over environmental pollution
Given its alleged multiple offences on environmental pollution, obstruction of government officials on duty, violent attack on officials and seizure of government vehicles, the Akwa Ibom State government has dragged Golden Tripod International Limited, a Chinese firm to court. The Chinese company, which uses aluminium to produce brake pads for tricycles and motorcycles, is
Abia, NTBE on war path over loss of accreditation by poly
The government of Abia State on yesterday stated that the loss of accreditation by the state-owned polytechnic, the Abia State Polytechnic, shows a sign of selective and insensitive judgement by theNational Board forTechnical Education (NBTE). New Telegraph reports that NBTE, the supervisory agency for polytechnic education, had on Tuesday last week withdrew the accreditation
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