Plane crashes, 20 injured
About 20 people were injured in a plane crash near Wonderboom Airport in the South African Capital Pretoria on Tuesday, an Emergency Services Group said in a statement. “ER24 paramedics,…
FG to close Third Mainland Bridge for repairs
The Federal Controller of Works in Lagos, Mr Adedamola Kuti, said on Tuesday that consultations had begun for the closure of the Third Mainland Bridge for repairs. Kuti told the…
El-Zakzaky: Police ban public processions
The Kaduna State Police Command has announced total ban on all processions ahead of the trial of Shia leader, Ibrahim El-Zakzaki, on Wednesday. A statement issued Tuesday by the command…
Our democracy is alive but not healthy – Obasanjo
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, on Tuesday in Abuja, called for the participation of more women in politics to ensure sustainable democracy in the country. Obasanjo made the call while presenting…
700 fail Law School Exam; No First Class, No Second Class Upper
The Nigerian Law School on Tuesday called to bar 1,550 candidates who were successful in the April 2018 Bar final examination and 12 others from previous bar final examinations. The…
NLC shuts MTN offices for treating Nigerian workers poorly
The Nigerian Labour Congress, NLC, has visited its anger on MTN Nigeria for its slavish treatment of workers most of whom are allegedly hired as casuals and treated as slaves….
I want my money back, 60-year-old man tells girlfriend in court
A 60-year-old married man, Salisu Nuhu on Tuesday dragged his girl friend to court over her refusal to marry him. The complainant told the Magajin Gari Sharia Court II in…
NLC shuts MTN office for treating workers as slaves
The Borno chapter of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC), has closed down MTN Nigeria in Maiduguri over alleged insensitivity to workers welfare. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that…
All 13 rescued from flooded Thai cave
All 12 boys and their soccer coach trapped for more than two weeks deep inside a flooded Thai cave have been rescued, a Thai navy SEAL unit said on Tuesday….
Police rescue kidnapped priest, arrest suspect
The Police Command in Enugu State has rescued an abducted Enugu-based Catholic priest without payment of ransom as demanded by his abductors. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that…