Daily Archives: March 23, 2022

FEC approves N92.123Bn for Abuja second runway project — Nigeria — The Guardian Nigeria News – Nigeria and World News

[ad_1] The Federal Executive Council (FEC), on Wednesday, approved a total of N92,123,175,305.77 for the construction of a second runway at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. Council’s approval came barely 24 hours after the inauguration of the new terminal building at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos. Minister of Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika,…

Dutch court rejects Nigerian widows’ case against Shell | The Guardian Nigeria News

[ad_1] A Dutch court on Wednesday rejected a case brought by four Nigerian widows against oil giant Shell over their husbands’ execution by the military regime that ruled their country in the 1990s. They accused Shell of involvement in the arrest, detention, prosecution and eventual execution of their husbands, who opposed the group’s exploitation of…

Chelsea sanctions prompt soul-searching over football finance — Sport — The Guardian Nigeria News – Nigeria and World News

[ad_1] The chaos engulfing Chelsea following sanctions imposed on Russian billionaire owner Roman Abramovich has sparked fresh debate over the sources of money that fuel Europe’s richest league. The Premier League club had their assets frozen after Abramovich was targeted by the British government following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, leaving them to cope with a…

6.7-magnitude quake rattles Taiwan, injures one | The Guardian Nigeria News

[ad_1] A magnitude 6.7 earthquake that struck off the coast of Taiwan early Wednesday rattled buildings and roused people from their sleep, leaving one injured and causing a half-constructed bridge in the island’s east to collapse. Taiwan is regularly hit by earthquakes as it lies near the junction of two tectonic plates. It does not…

Asake Teases ‘Sungba Remix’ Featuring Burna Boy | The Guardian Nigeria News

[ad_1] 2 days ago   Young, Famous & African has taken the trend tables by storm this weekend.  This reality show is a testimony to true love surviving against all odds; this reality show follows a crew of famed, affluent stars as they bare it all in this unscripted series.  Spilling all the tea, we follow…

FG to assess damage caused by fire under Apongbon Bridge | The Guardian Nigeria News

[ad_1] The Federal Government says it will begin immediate assessment of damage caused by an early morning fire under Apongbon Bridge, Lagos, still raging as at the time of this report. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) correspondents who visited the scene on Wednesday, report that Lagos State and federal fire fighters were battling to…

Woman dips daughter's hands in hot water for stealing

[ad_1] A woman, Tina Idoroyen, has been arrested in Calabar for dipping the hands of her five-year-old daughter in hot water for stealing a piece fish. Idoronye, a food vendor, claimed that she prepared 19 pieces of fish for her business and went out. She said she met only one piece of fish when she…

2023: South must Produce next President, South-West PDP insists

[ad_1] The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), South-West Zone, on Tuesday insisted that Nigeria’s next president should emerge from the Southern part of the country. The party, at an extended zonal caucus meeting held at the Oyo State Government House, Agodi, Ibadan, said that it was in support of the position of the Southern Governors’ Forum…

VIDEO: Hausa Motorcyclists Allegedly Kill Landlord in Ibadan

[ad_1] Violence broke out in the early hours of today in the Iyana Church area of Ibadan, after a landlord was allegedly killed by Hausa motorcyclists, residing in his house. The deceased who was referred to as Baba Bayo was said to have stepped out of his house at about 6 am to sweep his…

Olubadan Seeks Surveyors’ Support to End Menace of Land Grabbing in Oyo State

[ad_1] The Olubadan of Ibadan, Oba (Dr) Mohood Olalekan Ishola, has urged all practising surveyors in Oyo state, to collaborate with the Olubadan-in-Council towards eradicating cases of land-grabbing and sundry crimes, related to land acquisition in the state. The Ibadan monarch made the call when the executive members of the Nigeria Institution of Surveyors (NIS),…