The high rate of Road Traffic Crashes and disorderly road traffic culture are critical problems consuming lives and properties in Nigeria in spite efforts by road safety marshals to restore sanity to the roads. Of recent, the rate of traffic accidents involving tankers have become routine across the country, resulting in fatalities, loss of property and terrible traffic gridlock. While some of the crashes have been blamed on bad roads, in most cases, they stemmed from violation of safety requirements and reckless driving. There have also been growing complaints over the outdated state of most of the tankers plying Nigerian…
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Godswill Akpabio, former Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, says he plans to approach the Supreme Court to seek redress over Appeal Court judgement nullifying his election as All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for Akwa Ibom North West in 2023 poll. Akpabio, also the Vice-Chairman, APC Presidential Campaign Council, said this in a statement on Tuesday in Uyo. “My attention has been drawn to the judgement delivered by the Court of Appeal, Abuja Division, directing INEC to delist my name from its list as the APC senatorial candidate for Akwa Ibom North West Senatorial District in the 2023 election. “It is…
The Plateau capital, Jos is agog as the All Progressives Congress (APC) is set to inaugurate its presidential campaign. Thousands of party faithful were seen singing and dancing as they go into the venue. It was noticed that the youths moved round some streets with placards shouting the names of their candidates. As at 10:30am, the Rwang Pam Stadium, Jos, venue of the event is adorned with different posters, billboards and many other campaign materials and almost filled to capacity. Meanwhile, the security personnel were having tough time trying to regulate the number of supporters entering the stadium to avoid…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) Gubernatorial candidate in Bauchi state, retired Air Marshal Saddique Abubakar said he had sponsored 201 indigenes to study at Malikiya College of Health and Social Sciences in the state. Abubakar, while speaking at the formal presentation of the scholarship packages to the students in Bauchi, noted that the education sector was neglected. He advised the students to take their studies seriously, to excel and become useful to the society. “Health education is vital to the existence of the society, so, take your studies seriously,” he said. According to him, the sponsorship is for the two…
“The milestone is an occasion to celebrate diversity and advancements while considering humanity’s shared responsibility for the planet” ANTÓNIO GUTERRES, United Nations Secretary-General, 2022 On 15 November 2022, the world’s population is projected to reach 8 billion people, a milestone in human development. This unprecedented growth is due to the gradual increase in human lifespan owing to improvements in public health, nutrition, personal hygiene and medicine. It is also the result of high and persistent levels of fertility in some countries. While it took the global population 12 years to grow from 7 to 8 billion, it will take approximately 15…
“I can confirm to you that this pathetic event happened this morning when the two policemen, who were coming from Iworoko Ekiti to their duty post in Ado Ekiti were crushed by a tipper” Two policemen were confirmed killed by a truck in Ado Ekiti on Monday while going to resume the day’s duties. The policemen were killed at Adebayo area of Ado Ekiti metropolis while on transit around Ado-Ifaki dual carriage way, while their identities are yet to be ascertained. However, a source told newsmen at the scene of the incident that the driver of the truck fled immediately the…
The Adamawa government says it has constructed 347.6 kilometers feeder roads across the 21 local government areas of the state. The Commissioner for Rural, Infrastructure and Community Development, Abdullahi Prambe said this in an interview in Yola on Tuesday. He said the projects had been executed in the past three years under the low volume infrastructure initiative of Gov. Ahmadu Fintiri’s administration. According to him, the project is designed to open up rural communities and link them with urban centers as well as ease movement of goods and services. “The initiative will also expand access to the communities to boost…
The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs Zainab Ahmed, says the country is currently finalising “Nigeria Agenda 2050” to succeed Vision 2020, which lapsed two years ago. Ahmed said this on Monday in Abuja, at the 28th Nigerian Economic Summit (NES). The theme of this year’s edition is “2023 and Beyond: Priorities for Shared Prosperity”. According to the minister, the government has earlier formulated the National Development Plan (NDP), 2021- 2025 to succeed the Economic Recovery and Growth Plan (ERGP), 2017- 2020. “We are in the second year of the NDP, 2021-2025 with the private sector taking the…
A Cultural Tourism Packaging Strategist, Linda Pereira has advised practitioners in the global tourism industry to always create beautiful stories around cultural heritage sites to woo tourists. Pereira gave the advice on Monday during a three-day United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) Global Conference, held at the National Arts Theatre, Lagos. The theme for the conference is “Linking Tourism, Culture and Creative Industries: Pathway to Recovery and Inclusive Development”. Pereira, during a workshop on the importance of cultural heritage, said that such beautiful stories must be authentic, real, unique, and educational of special interest, experiential and of cultural immersion. She…
In 2015, when the race to the general election got to a fever pitch, all manner of theories and conspiracies were woven around Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, as though he was the candidate of the newly formed All Progressives Congress. The AIT did a documentary deliberately targeted at the former Lagos state Governor entitled; THE LION OF BOURDILON which attempted a faulty characterisation of Asiwaju Tinubu as someone who represented the good, the bad and the ugly in the 2015 political narratives. President Goodluck Jonathan was running against the grains following the idea of zoning that is enshrined in the PDP…