Twenty schoolchildren have been crushed to death in Agwu, Enugu State, on their way from school. The pupils were of the Presentation Nursery and Primary School, Awgu, operated by the Catholic Diocese of Awgu, Enugu State
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By Evelyn Usman A tanker loaded with combustive substance exploded at the early hours of yesterday, at Mile 2, along the Oshodi/Apapa Expressway, destroying at least 10 vehicles in the resultant inferno. Several persons sustained varying degrees of burns and injuries in the ensuing stampede, while goods worth several millions of naira were also destroyed
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today, Thursday, October 29 when His Royal Highness, the King of Lagos, Oba Rilwan Babatunde Osuolale Aremu Akiolu I, also known as the Eleko of Eko, clocks 77 years of age on earth.
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KANO - Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje of Kano State has on Thursday reappointed his sacked commissioner for Works and Infrastructure, Engr. Mu’azu Magaji who allegedly mocked the death of late Abba Kyari, former Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari.
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..Says the affected people deserve emphathy By Olasunkanmi Akoni The All Progressives Congress, APC, Lagos has flayed the challenge by the opposition party, Peoples Democratic Party, PDP in the state on estimated N1trillion required to restore the massive destruction of public properties, utilities and investments unleashed on state during the recent mayhem. Recall, PDP in
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By Gabriel Ewepu, Abuja Civil Society Organisations, CSOs, Wednesday, expressed divergent views over President Muhammadu Buhari’s reappointment of Chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Prof Mahmud Yakubu, on Tuesday. The Country Director, ActionAid Nigeria, AAN, Ene Obi, said, “Prof Mahmud is a good person and I wish he is given the free hand to
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By Michael Eboh A coalition of Civil Society Organisations, in a report published yesterday, lamented that a number of critical contracts in the Nigerian oil and gas industry are shrouded in secrecy and risk endangering the Nigerian economy and the welfare of citizens. The CSOs, in the report presented at a roundtable on contract
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The National Oil Corporation (NOC) announced the ending of the blockades at all Libyan fields and ports as of October 26. NOC has given instructions to the operator, Mellitah Oil…
According to EDM, the Mozambican power company, several substations and power lines in the country will have to undergo interventions to avoid overload and premature aging. Interventions which will maintain…
Construction work on the Kinguélé Aval hydroelectric dam (35 MW) will begin in Gabon, before the end of 2020. The Asonha Energie joint venture and the executive concluded the key…
