‘Attackers are hoodlums, not bandits’
The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has said reports of alleged bandits attacks on Abuja-Kaduna train KA4 was inaccurate. NRC’s Managing Director, Fidet Okhiria, said the attack which was between Asham and Kubwa on Monday afternoon, was by hoodlums and not bandits. According to him, there are always hoodlums who usually throw heavy stones at the […]
National Water Bill: Water Union, CAPPA Meet With Minister, Restate Opposition to Bill
The Amalgamated Union of Public Corporations Civil Service Technical and Recreational Services Employees (AUPCTRE) and the Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) have restated their demands for the National Assembly to jettison the National Water Resources Bill 2020 at a meeting with Minister of Water Resources, Engr. Suleiman Hussein Adamu in Abuja today. The […]
Groups Call on Africa Governments To Make Big Polluters Pay
…. As global climate justice coalition releases liability “roadmap” Hundreds of civil society groups in Africa join their counterparts across the globe today to demand that their governments hold Big Polluters liable for the harms of their extractive activities on man and the environment. The Global Make Big Polluters Pay campaign was first launched in […]
Nollywood Actor, Ayo Akinwale Is Dead
of Ayo Akinwale, a prominent Nollywood actor and lecturer in the Department of Performing Arts, University of Ilorin, has died at 74. Mr. Kunle Akogun, Director of Corporate Affairs of the University of Ilorin who confirmed the death to the News Agency of Nigeria, said he died on Sept. 13. Akinwale began his acting career in […]
Passengers Stranded As Aviation Unions Shut Down Arik Air Operations
Operations of Arik Air have been shut down by the aviation unions over alleged non-payment of staff salaries since April after placing 90 percent of the workforce on compulsory leave. NAN reports that unions included the National Union of Air Transport Employees (NUATE) and Air Transport Senior Staff Services Association of Nigeria (ATSSSAN). Innocent Atasie, […]
Train runs into bus in Lagos
A train in motion has rammed into a bus at Oshodi, Lagos. The accident which occurred around 8:15 a.m. claimed a life while others were injured. It was learnt that the bus was stuck on the rail track when the moving train ran into it. The Lagos State Transport Management Agency (LASTMA) and the Lagos […]
Mailafia honours DSS’ invitation
Former Deputy Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Dr Obadiah Mailafia today honoured the invitation from the Department of State Security (DSS.) It is his third visit since he granted a controversial interview to a radio station alleging that a governor from the north is a commander of the book Haram sect. Mailafia, who […]
Unions shutdown LASU
Prof. Fagbohun addressing the Unions The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and the Non-Academic Staff Union of Universities today shutdown Lagos State University, (LASU). Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu had announced the phased resumption of tertiary institutions in the state. LASU following the announcement had announced September 14 […]
Away with the Death Sentence National Water Bill
By Olatunji Buhari On July 23, 2020 the bill titled “An Act to Establish a Regulatory Framework for the Water Resources Sector in Nigeria, Provide for the Equitable and Sustainable Development Management, Use and Conservation of Nigeria’s Surface Water and Ground Water Resources and for Related Matters” passed Second Reading at the House of Representatives. […]
Gana’s widow says husband was a man of peace
One of the widows of Terwase Akwaza, aka Gana, Wantor Akwa, has said her husband was a man of peace. According to her, her husband had wanted to work for God before he was killed by soldiers. Gana who had been declared wanted was killed on his way to a peace meeting at the Benue […]
