No fewer than 126 people, most of whom are children, have been killed by a group of gunmen who stormed an army-run school in the Pakistani city of Peshawar on Tuesday morning. The Pakistan Taliban, Tehreek e Taliban Pakistan, TTP, claimed responsibility for the attack on Tuesday which has so far seen over 100 people…
FRSC To Promote Bicycles
Bicycles merchants in the country may soon be smiling to the bank as the Federal Road Safety Commission, FRSC, has restated its plan to promote the use of bicycles as an alternative means of transportation. Luka Kinya, FRSC zonal commander, Osun, Ondo and Oyo States, revealed this at the launch of the Commission’s annual ‘National…
Sydney Siege Ends as Police Raid Café
Australian police stormed the cafe where a self-styled Muslim cleric had been holding hostages early Tuesday, ending a crisis that had shut down central Sydney for hours. “Sydney siege is over,” New South Wales police announced on Twitter. Police have not commented on casualties in the raid, but Australian media reported that some people may…
Indonesia landslide death toll Hits 51
At least 51 people are said to have died from a mudslide that swamped Jemblung village in Indonesia with more than 50 people still missing. The landslide, which happened on Friday have had hundreds of rescuers digging through mud and wreckage, searching for survivors. The operation was stopped on Monday as more rain prompted fears…
Strike won’t Affect Fuel Distribution – NNPC
As the three-day warning strikeof the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria, PENGASSAN, and the NigeriaUnion of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, NUPENG, kicks off today,the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, has assured that the action would not disrupt the distribution of petroleum products in the country. The corporation gave the assurance…
Champions League: Manchester City, Barcelona, Others To Face-Off
UEFA Champions League draws for the Round of 16 have been completed this afternoon in Nyon, Switzerland, UEFAs headquarters with eye-catching match ups between European football heavyweights. English Premier League table-toppers, Chelsea were drawn against French champions, Paris Saint-Germain, PSG, following an unbeaten run in the group stage. Chelsea secretary, David Barnard, spoke after the…
FIRS Arrests Tax Evaders In Bayelsa
The Federal Inland Revenue Service, FIRS, has apprehended about 20 people in Bayelsa State who did not pay up their annual taxes or remit Value Added Taxes collected for the government. The tax evaders have also been made to sign an undertaking to clear their debts before the New Year. This comes after intensified efforts…
Inflation: TUC To Press For Increased Minimum Wage
Following the devaluation of the Naira by the Central Bank of Nigeria, the Trade Union Congress, TUC, has announced that it would engage the federal government in 2015 to press for a raise in minimum wage. This was contained in a statement on issued on Sunday by Bobboi Kaigama, National President of the Congress at…
Over 100 Nigerians Deported From Finland
More than one hundred Nigerians were on Thursday December 11, deported from an asylum camp in Finland and several other European countries. The deported asylum seekers included women, children and some with their immediate family. They all arrived at the cargo terminal of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA, Lagos at 7.00 a.m. aboard a…
London Airspace Reopens with Restrictions
The London airspace which was closed earlier in the day due to a computer failure, has been reopened with some restrictions. This development was announced in a message released by Eurocontrol, the UK’s flight safety agency. Announcing the closure of the airspace earlier in the day, Eurocontrol said, “There has been a failure of the…
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