[ad_1] Traders under Eko Bridge have 48 hours to vacate area All the squatters living or trading under bridges across Lagos State have been told to leave in seven days or face forceful eviction. The ultimatum was given after an early morning fire razed makeshift shops built under the Apongbon end of Eko Bridge on…
[ad_1] A team of scientists said Wednesday they had developed an oral male contraceptive that is 99 percent effective in mice without causing side effects and could enter human trials by the end of this year. The findings will be presented at the American Chemical Society’s spring meeting, and mark a key step towards expanding…
[ad_1] As the war between Russia and Ukraine lingers, Ukraine has accused Russia of committing crimes against humanity. Speaking Wednesday on the war situation in Ukraine, the military attaché, Ukraine Embassy in Nigeria, Colonel Andrii Vasyliev, accused Russia of killing civilians and raping women in occupied territories in Ukraine. According to him, over 115 have…
[ad_1] Officials of the Nigerian Correctional Service have threatened to embark on strike over what they described as meagre salaries and poor working conditions. The warders are asking President Muhammadu Buhari and the federal government, to set up a welfare committee that will look into their welfare, saying they do not have a service commission…
[ad_1] Lagos State Government Wednesday said it has shut down Eko Bridge after an early morning fire razed shops built under the Apongbon end of the bridge. Commissioner for transportation Dr Frederic Oladeinde said an integrity assessment will be carried out to ascertain the level of damage caused by the fire for the necessary rehabilitation.…
[ad_1] By Oreoritse Tariemi 23 March 2022 | 1:41 pm In more great news, Netflix has officially kickstarted season 4 productions for the horror drama You. Announcing the news on Instagram, the TV sho’s official shared an image of the film with the caption”Feeling YOU-4-ic. YOU Season 4 is now in production,” the caption read. The post…
[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,…
[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…
[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…
[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…