Two persons were killed in a lone accident which occurred at Awowo village on the Lagos-Abeokuta expressway on Thursday. Babatunde Akinbiyi, Spokesperson for Ogun Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE), confirmed the accident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abeokuta. He said six other passengers sustained various degrees of injuries. Akinbiyi explained that…
One of the several electricity distribution companies in the country, Ikeja Electric on Thursday announced that it has complied with the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) order to suspend the new Service Electricity Tariff for the next two weeks. Electricity tariffs were upwardly reviewed in September sparking an outcry from many Nigerians. The increase was…
Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar has called for the release of all political prisoners, and detainees as Nigeria marks its 60th Independence Anniversary. The former Vice President urged the Federal and State Governments to reconcile with individuals who disagree with their rule. Nigeria’s future depends on our commitment to a common destiny. #NigeriaAt60 pic.twitter.com/ZmiXDK7MqR —…
The Federal Government has approved the reopening of the 104 unity schools in the country for October 11. The Minister of Education, Dr Adamu Adamu, who disclosed this yesterday, said the approval was for Junior Secondary School and Senior Secondary School. He said the action was to enable students who had been at home since…
Similarly, former President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan urged Nigerians not to lose hope in their nation, even as he charged them to be purposeful in playing their own role towards making the country great. Jonathan, who stated this in his goodwill message to Nigerians as the nation marks 60th Independence today, noted that the journey of…
Former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode has given reasons why Nigeria may not remain together for much longer. Fani-Kayode, who spoke on Thursday on the occasion of the nation’s Independent Day celebration, said Nigeria might not remain together longer lots of injustice in the land. “Today we celebrate 60 years of independence from our former colonial…
Hundreds of protesters on Thursday stormed the streets of Lagos State to express their displeasure against bad governance in Nigeria. The protesters marched from the streets of Ojota to Maryland in Lagos. They were seen chanting songs of solidarity. MBB gathered that no fewer than 30 protesters have been arrested by security operatives. The Coalition…
The peaceful protesters of the Coalition of Revolution (CORE) movement have decried the brutality they suffered in the hands of operatives of the Department of Security Service (DSS) in Osun State. The protesters who gathered at the popular Olaiya in Osogbo on Thursday to protest the state of the nation were dispersed, arrested brutalized by…
A 3-year-old girl has died of a heart attack after ingesting cocaine brought into her home by her drug-dealer dad, a judge has ruled. The child, named in court only as K, was admitted to hospital with suspected sepsis or meningitis but collapsed and died on April 6, 2019. A post-mortem then revealed she had…
President Muhammadu Buhari has announced a new pump price of petrol in the country. Buhari said fuel would now be sold at N161 per liter in Nigeria, noting that other nations such as Ghana, Niger, Chad, Saudi Arabia and other oil-producing countries sell petrol on higher prices than Nigeria. He lambasted the previous governments from…