Prioritise locally-made vehicles, ANAMMCO urges govt., corporate firms
The Anambra Motor Manufacturing Company has urged governments at all levels and corporate organisations to prioritise patronage of locally-made vehicles to create employment and boost the country’s economy. This was as the firm said its trucks are made with Nigerian…
Tinubu mourns ex-Abia gov, Onu
President Bola Tinubu, on Thursday, mourned the first civilian governor of Abia State and former Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Ogbonnaya Onu. Onu died on Thursday at the age of 72. In a statement signed by his Special Adviser…
Ogbonnaya Onu was consummate politician, philanthropist – Orji Kalu
A former Abia State Governor, Senator Orji Kalu, has expressed sadness over the death of the first civilian governor of the state, Dr Ogbannaya Onu. The Senate Committee Chairman on Privatisation acknowledged Onu’s contributions to nation building, even as he…
Junior Pope: Nollywood stars mourn late colleague
Some Nollywood stars have continued to mourn Nollywood actor, John Paul Odonwodo, popularly known as Junior Pope. The News Agency of Nigeria recalls that the late actor died with three of his colleagues while returning from a movie location in…
FG pushes for more cases to end at A’Court
The Federal Government on Thursday announced that it has drafted legislation aimed at ensuring that most cases in the country are concluded at the Court of Appeal. This initiative aims to lessen the workload of the justices at the Supreme…
Navy probes civilian worker’s death after quarrel with colleagues
The Nigerian Navy says it has begun an investigation into how one of its civilian staff members, Mr Ifeanyi Onumaegbu, died. The Chief of Naval Staff, Vice-Adm. Emmanuel Ogalla, announced this in Lagos on Thursday. He explained that Onumaegbu died…
Lagos to demolish buildings that fail integrity test, says Sanwo-Olu
The Lagos State Government on Thursday reiterated its resolve to demolish buildings that fail its integrity test. The state governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, spoke when he visited Dosunmu Market on the Lagos Island which was gutted by fire on Tuesday. No…
BREAKING: O.J. Simpson, ex-football star acquitted of murder, dies at 76
O.J. Simpson, the star NFL football player whose 1995 acquittal in the so-called “trial of the century” for the brutal murders of his wife and a male friend gripped the world, has died at the age of 76, his family…
Bandits kill two farmers in Benue
Two farmers who were displaced from their ancestral homes in the Umogidi community in the Entekpa Council ward in Otukpo Local Government Area of Benue State have been reportedly killed by bandits. Two others were said to have been injured,…
Premier League to introduce semi-automated offside technology
The Premier League will introduce semi-automated offside technology next season in the hope of reducing the time it takes to make VAR decisions. At a shareholders’ meeting on Thursday, top-flight clubs unanimously agreed to introduce the system, which is expected…