More victims have died from the accident involving two vehicles on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway on Wednesday. The accident involved a commercial white Mazda bus, with registration number: APP 28 YE, and a blue Volvo truck, with no registration number. The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Ogun, which confirmed the […]
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The World Bank has reported that an estimated 4,000 Nigerian children lost one or both parents between March 2020 and July 2021 due to COVID-19-associated death. The Bank stated this in its latest blog post co-authored by Laura Rawlings, its Lead Economist and Susan Hillis, a Senior Technical Advisor, CDC […]
The management of the Ogun-Oshun River Basin Development Authority (OORBDA) has hinted that it would soon write the governors of Lagos and Ogun states on the looming flooding of both states. Mr Olufemi Odumosu, the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, OORBDA, in an interview with The Punch, said the […]
A Nigerian Air Force (NAF) pilot has successfully ejected from his Alpha Jet aircraft in Zamfara after coming under enemy fire while returning from air interdiction between the boundaries of Zamfara and Kaduna States. Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet, the Director Public Relations and Information, Nigerian Air Force in a statement, […]
Professor Moji Adeyeye, the Director-General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has stated that all herbal formulas for the treatment of the Covid-19 virus must undergo clinical trials and the agency must approve the clinical trial protocol before they can be official approval for […]
A new battalion of US military forces, equipped with tanks and other armored vehicles, is to be deployed to Lithuania in November and will remain there until next June, the country’s defense minister says. Lithuania’s Defense Minister Raimundas Karoblis made the announcement on Tuesday, though he said the deployment was […]
Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has finalised its plan to stage a nationwide rally on September 28 to protest the increase in the prices of petrol and electricity tariff. The National Executive Council (NEC) of the NLC Tuesday endorsed the decision of the Central Working Committee (CWC) which resolved to commence […]
Ren Zhiqiang published an essay online that appeared to refer to President Xi Jinping as a “clown.” A former Chinese property executive who openly criticized Beijing’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic was sentenced to 18 years in prison on corruption charges Tuesday, a court announced. Ren Zhiqiang, former chairman of a […]
The Court of Appeal of Nigeria has established the Election Petition Tribunal and also constituted a panel in respect of the Governorship Election conducted in Edo State. The panel was set up by the President, Court of Appeal of Nigeria, Honourable Justice Monica Dongban – Mensem. This was announced in […]
The Ekiti State Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP) Hon Bisi Kolawole, has sent a congratulatory message to the Edo State Governor-elect, GodwinObaseki on his victory at the 20th September 2020 poll. The Party Chairman in a letter he personally signed and addressed to Governor Obaseki also congratulated the […]
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