Day: September 14, 2024

A male and female lost their lives in a fatal crash at Zone 13 along the Onitsha-Nteje-Awka Expressway in Anambra State. The accident, which occurred around 7:00PM on Thursday, September 12, 2024, involved an unidentified driver of a private Toyota Camry with registration number UWN531AS and Sani Bappa, the driver of a commercial IVECO Turbostar tanker with registration number ADM619XA. According to a statement from RC Margaret B. Onabe, Ag. Sector Public Education Officer of the Anambra State Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), the probable cause of…

Five people have tragically died in an accident involving the campaign convoy of Monday Okpebholo, the governorship candidate for the All Progressives Congress (APC), in Edo State. TheCable reports that the incident occurred on Thursday on Warrake Road in Uzebba, within Owan West Local Government Area. It is believed that one of the vehicles in Okpebholo’s convoy collided with a Toyota Camry carrying five individuals, resulting in the deaths of all occupants, including the driver. The victims were reportedly on their way home after attending a burial ceremony. The bodies…

As part of the effort of his administration to grow the state’s economy from $4.4bn to $30bn and ensure food security, tractors needed for farming in Enugu State will be produced in the state before the end of the year, the governor of the state, Dr. Peter Mbah has announced. The governor stated this when he received the newly elected president of the Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA), Dr. Ifeanyi Okoye, and other leaders of the association at the Government House, Enugu, at the weekend. He reiterated his administration’s commitment…

By Tony Adibe To ensure the safety and well-being of the public, the Enugu State Government has announced an immediate ban on any form of unapproved medical outreaches by individuals and organisations in the state. The Commissioner for Health, Prof. Ikechukwu Obi, who made this known in a press statement issued on Friday in Enugu, directed those individuals and organisations intending to engage in medical services, including other health outreaches, to apply and obtain permits from the ministry. According to the statement, investigations revealed that some of the products used…

The Lagos State Government has announced a traffic diversion for emergency repairs of the Eko Bridge by the Federal Ministry of Works. The diversion is expected to start on Monday, September 16, 2024, and last for eight weeks. The announcement was made in a statement by the State Commissioner for Transportation, Oluwaseun Osiyemi, on Friday. “The repairs will be carried out in four phases, during which the bridge will be intermittently fully or partially closed, depending on the work schedule,” he said. The commissioner provided alternative routes for motorists to…

Bandits have attacked Kurfi General Hospital in Kurfi local government area of Katsina state, shooting a watchman and abducting four women, including the wife of one of the health officials on duty. A reliable source from the area told our reporter that three of the bandits who entered the hospital around 10:45am unarmed, later engaged the guardsman who intercepted them to inquire about their mission at the hospital. “Whey they started arguing, the watchman quickly went and locked the hospital gate, unknown to him that other armed members of the…