Vietnam business tycoon faces death sentence in billion-dollar fraud case
A top Vietnamese property tycoon faces a potential death sentence Thursday as she and her co-accused await verdicts in one of the biggest corruption cases in history, with an estimated $27 billion in damages. Truong My Lan, chair of major…
Abia police inspect black spots
The Abia State Police Command, in collaboration with local government area authorities, has been inspecting volatile spots in the state to enhance security measures across the state. The state Commissioner of Police, Kenechukwu Onwuemelie, accompanied by the Mayor, Umuahia North…
17 killed, 41 injured in Pakistan truck crash
At least 17 religious pilgrims were killed and 41 injured in a crash as they travelled to a shrine in southwestern Pakistan, officials said Thursday. The crash happened around 10 pm on Wednesday in the Hub district of Balochistan province,…
Lagos-Calabar coastal highway costs N4bn per kilometre – Umahi
The Minister of Works, David Umahi, has said the government is constructing the Lagos-Calabar coastal highway at a total cost of N4bn per kilometre and not the N8bn per km reportedly claimed by former Vice President Atiku Abubakar. This indicates…
Dredgers threaten legal action against Epe fish farmers
As controversy continues to trail the death of tilapia fish in Epe, the Dredgers Association of Nigeria has threatened to take legal action against Epe tilapia fish farmers for laying false accusations against its members. Addressing journalists on Wednesday in…
Govt to meet traders over Dosumu Market fire
The Lagos State Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Gbenga Omotosho, has disclosed that the state government is currently awaiting a comprehensive report from emergency responders regarding the Tuesday fire incident that ravaged sections of Dosumu Market on Lagos Island. In…
PWD foundation hails ‘Ounje Eko’ initiative
The Kehinde Oshilaja Foundation, a non-governmental organisation dedicated to supporting people living with disabilities, has lauded Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State for implementing the “Ounje Eko” initiative, aimed at reducing the prices of essential food items at discounted markets…
Tinubu hails Adebanjo’s advocacy for equitable Nigeria
President Bola Tinubu, on Wednesday, congratulated elder statesman and Afenifere chieftain, Chief Ayo Adebanjo, on his 96th birthday. The President “commends Chief Adebanjo for his decades of spirited advocacy for a united and equitable Nigeria, as well as for contributions…
75% of Rivers primary schools lack teachers, 90% dilapidated – Fubara
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, said, on Wednesday, that 75 per cent of the primary schools in his state are battling a shortage of teachers while 90 per cent of the schools are dilapidated. Fubara said he became aware of…
Don wants end to unsafe abortions
A professor of Demography at the Department of Demography and Social Statistics, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State, Akanni Akinyemi, has called on traditional rulers and religious leaders to collaborate and save young girls from unnecessary death. He gave this…