Scores of people were burnt to death after a petrol tanker exploded in Ankpa, a town in Kogi state. The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) says no fewer than eight persons were confirmed dead, adding that the casualty figure may yet rise from the incident that happened on Wednesday. Stephen …
Read More »Crisis rocks APC campaign as Adamu fumes, accuses Tinubu of disrespecting NWC
Adamu, Tinubu The All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential campaign has run into crisis, even before the official launch of the party’s campaign, as Abdullahi Adamu, the national chairman, has accused Bola Tinubu, the party’s presidential candidate of neglecting collective agreements. This comes on the heels of the release of of …
Read More »Falz slams NDLEA for destroying ‘N194bn’ cocaine seized in Lagos
Falz Falz, the Nigerian rapper, has called out the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) for destroying “1.8 tonnes of cocaine” in Lagos. On September 19, the agency seized cocaine “worth N194 billion” from a warehouse in the Ikorodu axis of Lagos. The NDLEA described the development as …
Read More »Insecurity: Buhari’s govt now decimating terrorists –Lai Mohammed
Lai Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the minister of information and culture, has said that the government of Muhammadu Buhari is progressively decimating terrorists and insurgents in the country. Mohammed spoke at a joint press conference with Cross River State governor, Ben Ayade, during a ceremony to mark the 2022 World Tourism …
Read More »Stakeholders Seek Removal Of 40% Levy On Gas Cylinder Importation, Other Charges
As Nigeria targets five million metric tonnes of Liquefied Petroleum Gas in the medium term, stakeholders and major players have said that the biggest constraints will be availability of cylinders for distribution of the product. The stakeholders spoke at the panel session of the World LPG Association India/Nigeria LPG Summit …
Read More »National Grid Will Not Collapse Under My Watch – Obi
The presidential candidate of Labour Party in the 2023 general elections has promised to ensure that national grid collapses will become a thing of the past if he is elected Nigeria’s president, Obi who was reacting to the national grid’s eight collapse in 2022, putting several parts of the country …
Read More »Digital infrastructure: critical for growing Nigeria’s digital economy
In order to harness the global digital economy estimated at $11.5 trillion (which translates to about 16 percent of the global economy), the federal government has said Nigeria’s digital economy will contribute 15% of the country‘s total gross domestic product (GDP) by 2025. Stakeholders in the Information and Communication Technology …
Read More »Tinubu’s supporters eat ‘Agbado’ at Abuja rally [PHOTOS]
Some supporters of Bola Tinubu, the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, were spotted eating corn (Agbado in Yoruba) at a concert organised by one of his support groups in Abuja on Wednesday. The concert was organised by the City Boy Movement following the indefinite postponement of the inauguration of …
Read More »Watchtower Christian Assembly celebrates 10th anniversary
There was unlimited praise, singing and dancing as members of Watchtower Christian Assembly (WCA), a pentecostal church headquartered in Ikeja, Lagos, celebrated the church’s 10th year anniversary on Sunday 25th September, 2022. The celebration service was themed; ‘My Help’. Men, women, youths and children of the church were beautifully dressed …
Read More »FIRSTBANK PARTNERS VERVE INTERNATIONAL, MAKES CUSTOMERS MILLIONAIRES IN THE FIRSTBANK VERVE CARD PROMO
In partnership with FirstBank – Nigeria’s premier and leading financial inclusion services provider – Verve International, Africa’s leading payment technology and card business, has launched its third National Consumer promo designed to reward users of FirstBank verve card with exciting gifts and cash prizes to appreciate their patronage and use …
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