The Federal Controller of Works Lagos, Mr Olukayode Popoola on Tuesday announced a 72-hour total closure of the Third Mainland Bridge to cast concrete on the expansion joints. Popoola told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos that the shutdown will take effect from midnight on Saturday to midnight …
Read More »Nigerian Ambassador to U.S., Sylvanus Nsofor, is dead
Nigerian Ambassador to the United States, Sylvanus Adiewere Nsofor, is dead. He reportedly died Thursday night at 85. Nsofor, a retired justice of Nigeria’s Court of Appeal, assumed office as Nigeria’s ambassador to the United States on November 13, 2017. Born on March 17, 1935, in Oguta, Imo State, Nsofor …
Read More »Nigerian govt writes CNN over Lekki shootings report
The Federal Government has berated US-based Cable News Network for its coverage of the #EndSARS protest in Lekki area of Lagos saying “CNN breached the most basic of the core principles of journalism – balance and fairness.” The goverment also demanded “an immediate and exhaustive investigation from CNN into its …
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