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Eight Persons Dead, Six Injured In Bus-Tanker Collision In Anambra

Eight Persons Confirmed Dead, Six Injured In Tanker-Bus Collision In Anambra
Eight people have been killed and six injured in a sad road accident at Ukpo Junction along the Nteje-Awka Road in Anambra State, according to the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Anambra Sector Command. On Monday in Awka, the Sector Commander, Mrs. Joyce Alexander, gave reporters confirmation of the occurrence. According to Alexander, a Toyota Hiace bus with registration number EKP375XM and a Mack tanker without a registration number were involved in the Sunday night collision. According to Alexander, initial inquiries and eyewitness reports suggested that the bus was traveling from Abakaliki to Onitsha at the time of the collision.Read More

Amotekun Goes Berserk, Kills 11 In 3 Weeks

Amotekun
Concerns over abuses in Oyo We’ve powers to carry arms – State commanders Regional outfit must not act like police – Amnesty International Operatives trained with neo-colonial methods – FalanaRead More

No Harm Should Befall Kukah – CAN Warns

Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN)
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has cautioned those threatening the Catholic Bishop of Sokoto, Matthew Hassan Kukah, to stop their unlawful action. It also urged security agencies to ensureRead More

Presidency Cautions Muslim Group To Leave Kukah Alone

Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media & Publicity, Garba Shehu
Says forum’s apologise-or-leave-Sokoto conditionality unconstitutional Northern elders warn against inflammatory religious comments The presidency yesterday waded into the raging controversy over the Christmas homily of the Catholic Bishop of SokotoRead More

FG Disburses Fresh N123.348bn Grants To States

Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs. Zainab Ahmed
Bayelsa, Imo, Rivers, Zamfara get zero allocations Govt limits collection cost of revenue agencies to 50% The Federal Government has disbursed another tranche of performance-based grants totalling N123.348 billion ($324.6Read More

Clark Urges Akpabio To Give NDDC Free Hand

Former Federal Commissioner for Information, Chief Edwin Clark
President, minister didn’t impose me, says sole administrator A former Federal Commissioner for Information, Chief Edwin Clark, has urged the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio, to concentrateRead More

No Provision Yet For COVID-19 Vaccines In 2021 Budget, Says Finance Minister

Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs Zainab Ahmed
Finance Act exempts N30,000 minimum wage earners from income tax New law extends Procurement Act to N’Assembly, judiciary Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs. Zainab Ahmed, has saidRead More

CAN Kicks As Islamic Group Tells Kukah To Apologise Or Leave Sokoto

Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN)
Says Bishop didn’t violate the law The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has kicked against the call by the Muslim Solidarity Forum on the Bishop of Sokoto Catholic Diocese, BishopRead More

Court Stops FG over Implementation Of Abacha Loot Pact

Law court
The Federal High Court, sitting in Abuja, yesterday restrained the Federal Government from taking further steps in the appointment of consultants to monitor projects being funded with the repatriated $300Read More

Buhari, Atiku, Ngige, PDP Charge New Ohanaeze President, Obiozor, To Foster Unity

President-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Professor George Obiozor
President Muhammadu Buhari, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar; Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) yesterday felicitated with the new President-General of OhanaezeRead More

Moghalu Urges FG To Improve Internal Revenue Mobilisation

Former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Deputy Governor, Prof. Kingsley Moghalu
Warns against rising budget deficit A former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Deputy Governor, Prof. Kingsley Moghalu, yesterday called on the Federal Government to maximise the benefits of Nigeria beingRead More