Empty 40ft container falls, kills two women in Lagos
An empty 40ft container has claimed two lives in an accident at Ijesha area of Lagos, an official said. Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, the Director General, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA),…
‘It’s very disturbing’, Baba Suwe reacts to death rumour
Popularly veteran actor and comedian, Babatunde Omidina (Baba Suwe) has debunked the rumour of his death, describing the development as sad and uncalled for. The rumour death news filtered into…
I hate trains, I hate bridges, I hate rice – Femi Adesina writes
Let me give the background to this piece. I was reading some comments on Twitter early in the week, when I ran into this one by one Dr Ben Gbenro:…
Akpabio: NDDC mismanaged N5trn for development of Niger Delta
The Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Godswill Akpabio, has accused the past managements of the Niger Delta Development Commission of failing to utilise about N5tn accrued to the commission in…
FG intervenes in UNILAG crisis, directs Babalakin, Ogundipe to step aside
The federal government has directed the Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of Council of the University of Lagos, Wale Babalakin, and Vice-Chancellor, Prof Oluwatoyin Ogundipe, to recuse themselves from official duties pending…
Ekiti LG chairman suspended over Fayemi’s 2023 presidential campaign posters
The Ekiti State House of Assembly, has suspended the Chairman of Ikere Local Government, Femi Ayodele, over his alleged unauthorized Presidential campaign publication for Governor Kayode Fayemi. Okay.ng recalls that…
Turkey announces historic gas discovery in Black Sea
Black Sea, but would still speed up contentious exploration in the Mediterranean that has pitted it against Greece and the EU. Turkey hopes the discovery can help wean it off…
Nigeria records 340 new cases of coronavirus, total now 51,304
Nigeria has recorded 340 new cases of COVID-19 on Friday, August 21st, 2020. Data from the NCDC showed that the cases were spread across 18 states, and the FCT. The…
