At least 10 persons were confirmed dead, while another nine persons sustained varying degrees of injuries in an accident, which occurred in the early hours of Saturday along the ever-busy Lagos-Ibadan expressway. The accident, which occurred around 04:30am near Oniworo village, few meters away from the Foursquare Gospel Camp inbound Lagos, in the Odeda…
The Director-General, Ghana’s National Disaster Management (NADMO), Nana Prempeh, has urged ECOWAS and member states to scale up disaster preparedness response mechanisms. Prempeh made the plea at a mid-term consultation meeting of the regional committee for disaster management in West Africa (GECEAO) in Abuja on Wednesday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the…
In a bid to address the current challenges faced by airlines operating in Nigeria, the Senate has called on the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to release the sum of $717,478,606 in trapped airline funds. The upper chamber also urged the CBN to allocate $25 million to airlines through its dollar auction process. These resolutions…
The U.S. Government has announced a 27 million dollars humanitarian aid package for Nigeria to assist vulnerable populations, and build resilience against food insecurity and climate change impacts. The U.S. Mission in Nigeria which stated this on Tuesday in Abuja, said the funding was part of the U.S. Government’s 536 million dollars humanitarian aid package…
…We’re most profiled group in Nigeria – Isa Yuguda … Says Fulanis may not survive if something is not done About 17 Fulani groups leaders Monday, formed a coalition to end insecurity being perpetrated by some of their kingsmen, with immediate past Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje stating that killer herdsmen are not born again….
England began life after Gareth Southgate in convincing fashion on Saturday, outclassing Ireland 2-0 in the Nations League with goals from Declan Rice and Jack Grealish giving interim manager Lee Carsley a debut win. Carsley, who will oversee two games this month with a view to staying on through the autumn, represented Ireland as a…
Iran has extended the closure of its airspace as it expects Israeli retaliation following its attack on the enemy country on Tuesday evening. All flights have been cancelled until 5 am (0130 GMT) on Thursday to maintain aviation security, state news agency ISNA reported, citing a spokesman for the aviation authority. Iran initially closed the…
Nigeria’s Human rights lawyer Femi Falana (SAN) and his son Folarin, popularly known as Falz, have demanded that popular crossdresser Idris Okuneye, also known as Bobrisky, issue a public apology and retract alleged defamatory statements he made against them. In separate Pre-Notice letters written by their lawyer, Taiwo Olawanle, the senior lawyer, and his musician…
The ECOWAS Court of Justice has rejected a lawsuit filed by an NGO accusing the Sierra Leonean government of mismanaging $14 million in funds intended to combat the 2014 Ebola outbreak in the country. The suit, brought by the Center for Accountability and the Rule of Law (CARL) and two Sierra Leonean individuals, alleged that…
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has published global cholera statistics for 2023, revealing a concerning increase in cases and deaths. According to a statement released on Wednesday, the number of reported cholera cases rose by 13 per cent and deaths by 71 per cent in 2023 compared to the previous year. The WHO reported that…
