Two persons were on Wednesday confirmed dead in Lagos as a commercial motorcyclist carrying two passengers ran into a bus in the restricted BRT lane. A third person was reported injured and taken to hospital. Operators of the BRT franchise, Primero Transport Services, confirmed the incident, saying the crash happened in the Ile-Epo area of…
A fire explosion was averted on Wednesday night following sudden fall of a petrol laden tanker in Aguleri junction in Anambra East Local Government Area of Anambra State. The tanker carrying 45,000 liters reportedly fell in front of a gas filling station in the area. According to eyewitnesses, the crash was as a result of…
Alex Ekubo has gifted his mother a Venza in appreciation for all she’s done for him. The actor shared videos of him presenting the car to his mum who couldn’t contain her joy as she received the car gift from her son. ”To Celebrate my Chieftaincy, I surprised my mum with a little gift, thank…
The first person to be cured of HIV, Timothy Ray Brown, has died of cancer. NAN reports that Brown, known, as the “Berlin Patient”, died on Tuesday after battling with recurrent leukaemia for several months. His death was disclosed in a statement issued by Bijan Farnoudi, Communication and Public Affairs Director, International AIDS Society, IAS,…
Fellow Nigerians,I speak to you today as your President and fellow citizen on this epoch occasion of our country’s 60th independence Anniversary. As President, I wish to renew my appreciation to Nigerians for entrusting me with your hopes and aspirations for a better and greater Nigeria. Today, it is my unique privilege to re-commit myself…
Her Majesty, The Queen of England, has celebrated Nigeria’s 60th independence anniversary with a message of felicitation to President Muhammadu Buhari. Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Chief Femi Adesina in a statement he issued in Abuja, Wednesday, said the message was conveyed by the British High Commission in Nigeria and it…
The leader of INRI evangelical spiritual church, Primate Elijah Ayodele has issued a warning as Nigeria celebrates her 60th independence anniversary. Primate Ayodele warned that “God is angry with President Muhammadu Buhari’s government” due to some of the activities of his administration. In a statement he forwarded to us, the clergyman said God will respond…
Adamawa State Governor, Ahmadu Fintiri, has congratulated Nigerians on the occasion of commemorating the nation’s independence. The governor extended his congratulations amidts reservation, expressing the view that his state and Nigeria as a whole deserve more at 60. “It is with great pleasure that I extend congratulations to Nigerians on the occasion of the nation’s…
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday said that it made no sense for Nigeria to sell oil cheaper than Saudi Arabia or other neighbouring countries that produce the product. President Buhari also said that Nigerians should collectively resolve to continue their journey beyond the sixty as it was better to remain together than being smaller units…
Ayodele Fayose, erstwhile Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, has charged President Muhammadu Buhari to resign from office. Fayose anchored his call on claims that Nigeria currently has nothing to celebrate as it marks its 60th anniversary. A statement by his spokesman, Lere Olayinka quoted Fayose as insisting that Buhari’s resignation was the only thing…