Barely two hours after a bomb blast killed no fewer than 25 persons this afternoon at Isa Kaita road, a city center in Kaduna, along the popular Murtala Square, another bomb has just exploded in the Kawo area of the city. The first bomb was reportedly concealed in a red Volkswagen golf car and was…
Second Blast Hit Kaduna
Barely two hours after a bomb blast killed no fewer than 25 persons this afternoon at Isa Kaita road, a city center in Kaduna, along the popular Murtala Square, another bomb has just exploded in the Kawo area of the city. The first bomb was reportedly concealed in a red Volkswagen golf car and was…
FAAN Issues Eid-Fitr Travel Safety Advice
To prevent the rush that usually characterizes the period of Sallah celebration across the country, the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, FAAN, has urged Nigerians, especially air travelers, to prepare early for their journey ahead of the forthcoming Eid-el-Fitr. Yakubu Dati, general manager, Corporate Communications, FAAN, noted in a statement released earlier today that increased…
2015 Polls: Groups Endorse Olejeme, Igbuya
Ngozi Olejeme, politician and Delta State governorship hopeful on the platform of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP has been described as a sincere politician who is capable of repositioning the state and leading it toward development. In a statement issued by Ika Elders’ Forum, Kingsley Nkenchor, leader of the group, described Olejeme as a brilliant,…
Sokoto sends indigenes on scholarship to Sudan, Bangladesh
Sokoto State government said it has allocated over N800 million for the sponsorship of 420 students abroad at both the under-graduate and post-graduate levels. Musa Maitafsir, chairman of the State Universal Basic Education Board, SUBEB said this in Sokoto when he spoke to 121 Masters’ Degrees students leaving for the Islamic University of Uganda. He stated…
FRSC to Enforce New Number Plates by August 1
The Lagos State sector command of the Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, has urged motorist to fast track the process of their new number plate and drivers license before August 1, 2014 or risk arrest and prosecution. Chidi Nkwonta, Lagos State Sector Commander of the FRSC stated this at a news conference on Monday. Nkwonta…
Rilwanu Lukman, ex-petroleum minister dies at 76
Rilwanu Lukman, former Minister of Petroleum Resources and past secretary general of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries, OPEC, is dead. He died Monday, July 21, in Austria at the age of 76. Lukman, who was born on August 26 1938 in Zaria, Kaduna State, was appointed Minister of Mines, Power and Steel between 1984…
Nigeria soars to 34th position in FIFA ranking
Nigeria has risen 10 points to the 34th position in the latest FIFA ranking released on Thursday. The Super Eagles occupied the 44th position before the just concluded World Cup in Brazil. Eagles, who lost 2-0 to France in the second round of the World Cup, is currently ranked 3rd in Africa, behind Algeria and Côte…
Kogi Assembly approves 15 commissioner nominees
The Kogi State House of Assembly on July 16 approved the nomination of 15 out of the 17 persons whose names were forwarded to it by Idris Wada, the state governor. Momoh-Jimoh Lawal, the House speaker, in his charge to the successful ones, urged them to key into the government’s transformation agenda for the overall…
Abia Commissioner Dies of Gun Attack
Kenneth Nwosu, Abia State commissioner for Agriculture has died of the wounds he sustained after suspected assassins shot him on Wednesday, July 9. Nwosu was attacked by unknown gunmen on his way from Umuahia, the state capital, while driving along the Umuajata/Amakama road to his home situated at Olokoro in Umuahia South Local Government Area.…
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