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Former Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, has condemned the use of the popular phrase, “May Nigeria not happen to me” by many Nigerians who are disenchanted with the country. He rather. called for a positive outlook to address reservations about the country with less negative criticism. The former Lagos State governor who was a guest on a Channels …

Five persons died and one other sustained injuries in an accident along the Sagamu-Benin Expressway on Sunday. The spokesperson for the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Ogun State, Mrs. Florence Okpe, confirmed the accident to journalists in Abeokuta. She said an unregistered Mack truck and a Honda Accord car were involved in the early morning crash. The FRSC official …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says the suspended election in nine wards in Ogori Magongo Local Government Area of Kogi State would be held on November 18. INEC had suspended election in nine wards in Kogi State over electoral malpractice in Saturday’s governorship election in the state. The nine wards, which are in the Ogori/Magongo Local Government Area of …

The second quarter of 2023 wasn’t a great period for International Breweries, as the brewer saw its loss increase significantly between April to June. In a financial statement obtained on Thursday disclosing the firm’s earnings in Q2 this year, International Breweries recorded a loss of N21.28 billion after tax. During the corresponding period in 2022, International Breweries posted a N384.96 …

The cost of Automotive Gas Oil (AGO) popularly known as diesel has continued to hover around N990 and N1,100 despite the removal of Value Added Tax (VAT) on the product, oil marketers have said. Ripples Nigeria reports that the Federal Government had waved VAT on diesel for the next six months as part of a deal with organised labour to …

The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) has threatened to embark on a nationwide strike over the deplorable condition of some roads in the country. NUPENG said this in reaction to the tanker explosion on the Warri–Benin expressway in Warri North Local Government Area of Delta State which led to the death of no fewer than eight …

The Nigerian Navy on Friday destroyed a suspected pirates’ hideout at Foropa community in southern Ijaw local government area of Bayelsa State. The Director of Naval Information, Commodore Adedotun Ayo-Vaughan, said in a statement on Sunday in Abuja that the operation was operated by men of the Nigerian Navy Ship, NNS SOROH. He added that the Naval Base in Yenagoa …

The African Centre for Justice and Human Rights (ACJHR) has raised the alarm over alleged messages being shared on pro-Imo government and APC WhatsApp groups aimed at allegedly blackmailing, intimidating and tarnishing the image of the three different panels hearing the National and State Assembly Election Petitions in Imo State by loyalists and agents of Imo State government led by …

A boat with about 22 passengers on board from Kasabu village in Agwara local government area of Niger to Yauri in Kebbi has capsized. Alhaji Salihu Garba, overseeing Director General of the Niger State Emergency Management Agency (NSEMA), disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Minna on Monday. He said that the agency received a report of …

President of Nigeria Rugby Football Federation (NRFF), Dr Ademola Are, has hailed the impact of ValueJet’s to rugby development and sports generally in the country. Dr Are who was speaking on the sideline of the just concluded National Youth Games in Asaba, where Delta state emerged winner in both the male and female events of rugby, said ValueJet’s contributions to …