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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

Collapsed National Grid: SERAP Gives Buhari 7 Days To Probe Missing N11Trillion Electricity Fund

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) vs President Muhammadu Buhari
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has given President Muhammadu Buhari seven days to order a probe into how N11 trillion meant to provide regular power supply in theRead More

Seven Nigerian Policemen Caught On Camera Brutalising Motorist

Nigeria Police Force
Seven personnel of the Nigeria Police Force have been captured in a video brutally assaulting a man in the middle of a road. The 30-second clip is being circulated onRead More

Iwuanyanwu Launches Coalition To Tackle Climate Change

Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu
Elder statesman and the Chairman Board of Trustees of the Global Coalition for Sustainable Environment, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, has expressed desire to work in partnership with other professionals to helpRead More

Nigerian Airports Authority, FAAN Bans Immigration Officers From Airport Jobs For Extorting 14-year-Old Traveller

Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN)
Two Immigration officers have been banned by the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), for extorting a 14-year-old passenger at Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos. This was revealed by theRead More

Policemen Write Inspector-General, Vow To Embark On Nationwide Protest, Strike Over “Poor, Bribe-Tempting Salaries”

Nigerian police
Junior police officers in Nigeria have on Friday declared that they will commence an industrial action on March 26. This was made known in an open letter addressed to theRead More

Power Outage, Fuel Scarcity: President Apologises To Nigerians

President Muhammadu Buhari
Says govt would soon restore normalcy FG working earnestly to resolve grid collapse NERC: Gas pipelines vandalism, not non-payment of Gencos, responsible for worsening supply Subsidy slumps to N30bn inRead More

Anambra #EndSARS Panel Recommends N699.5million Compensation For 170 Petitioners, Families Of Dead Victims

#EndSARS protesters
The Anambra State panel investigating police brutality following the #EndSARS protest headed by retired Justice Veronica Ume, has recommended between N5million and N10million as compensation to the families of deadRead More

Police In Massive Deployment Move To Stop Road Workers, NURTW’s Planned Protest In Lagos

National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW)
The Lagos State Police Command on Wednesday assured Lagos State residents to go about their daily activities without fear, saying it has deployed “massive” patrol teams in every nook andRead More

Fire Guts Exhibit Storage Facility Of Nigeria’s Anti-Graft Agency, EFCC In Rivers

Burnt tanker
There has been a fire incident at the exhibit exhibit storage facility of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. The incident occurred in theRead More

MasterCard, KFTA To Train 300,000 Young Nigerians On Film Production

Mastercard
The KAP Film and Television Academy (KFTA) in partnership with Mastercard Foundation’s Young Africa Works (YAWs) has announced the opening of applications for its training in film and television production.Read More