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President Bola Tinubu has commiserated with the people and the government of the Republic of India over a multiple train crash, which killed at least 280 passengers.  In his condolence letter, Tinubu said, “My heart goes to the families of those affected by the unfortunate and heartrending train cash in the Indian state of Odisha. “We stand with India in brotherhood at this difficult time. The magnitude of the crash and the high casualty figure call for global support for India to adequately respond to this calamitous accident. “I send my deepest sympathy and condolences to His Excellency, Prime Minister…

Our correspondent After more than four days, Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution company has cleared air on the cause of power outage to its depressed customers in Eket and Uyo in Akwa Ibom State. Its customers in some parts of the state had waited in vain for days thinking that it was the usual PHED’s pranks usually done to boost business for dealers of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) popularly known as petrol. The unbearable situation is caused by the removal of fuel subsidy resulting in fuel price hike with attendant festering inflationary rate on products and services coupled with high cost…

Nigeria’s Flying Eagles have crashed out of this year’s FIFA U-20 World Cup in Argentina, after losing 1-0 to South Korea in the quarter-finals on Sunday. Choi Seok-Hyun’s 94th minute header in extra-time from a corner was enough for South Korea to progress into the last four. The Flying Eagles came into the game on the back of a shock 2-0 win against hosts Argentina in the round of 16. Also read: Nigeria’s Flying Eagles cruise into Q/Finals after stunning Argentina While South Korea also ousted another South American team Ecuador 3-2 in the first knockout round. Just like in…

Senator Godswill Akpabio has assured to hold robust discussions and public sittings before passage of bills into law for Presidential assent towards improving the living standards of Nigerians. Senator Akpabio, speaking with journalists after dinner with Solidarity Group at Transcorp Hotel, Abuja, dismissed the idea of the executive arm of government turning the Red Chambers into rubber stamp. The Stability Group with more than 70 Senators-elect is rooting for emergence of Senators Godswill Akpabio and Jibrin Barau leadership of the Senate on June 13. Also read:  Akpabio’s Senate Presidency receives major boost Akpabio said the dinner was organised by the…

Our correspondent Eighteen passengers were burnt to death in Zakirai town on the Kano-Ringim Road in Gabasawa Local Government Area of Kano State.   The incident, caused by over-speeding, dangerous driving, and overloading, involved two commercial vehicles and resulted in a head-on collision and the subsequent bursting into flames of one of the buses.   The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Sector Commander in Kano State, Ibrahim Abdullahi, who confirmed the tragic accident, said the incident happened on Friday evening.   “We received a call about the accident at about 8:35 p.m. on Friday and dispatched our personnel to the…

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has threatened  to drag President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to court over failure to probe the missing US$2.1 billion and N3.1 trillion public funds of oil revenues and budgeted as fuel subsidy payments from 2016 or 2019, as documented by the Auditor-General of the Federation. SERAP urged him to “name and shame anyone suspected to be responsible for the alleged widespread and systemic corruption in the use of oil revenues and the management of public funds budgeted as fuel subsidy, and to ensure their effective prosecution as well as the full recovery of any proceeds…

Debutants Israel shocked favorite Brazil 3-2 and advanced to the semi-finals of the 2023  FIFA Under-20 World Cup in Argentina on Saturday, June 3. The tense quarter-final encounter in San Juan featured extra-time goals and two penalty shots wasted by Israel, who will face Uruguay or the United States in the semi-finals. After a scoreless first half, Marcos Leonardo netted first and Israel equalised with a header by Anan Khalaili four minutes later. Matheus Nascimento made it 2-1 for Brazil in the first minute of extra time, but Hamza Shibi scored Israel’s second two minutes later from close range. Dor…

Akwa Ibom State High Court in Uyo, Friday, sent three women to death for abducting three children in Uyo and selling them off in Aba, Abia State for N1.1 million. The convicts – Enobong Nsikak Sunday, 38; Gertrude Thompson Akpan, 48 and Mary Okon James, 49 years old-  were found guilty of conspiracy and kidnapping punishable by death under Section 1 of the Akwa Ibom State Internal Security and Enforcement Law, 2009 by Justice Gabriel Ette. Nsikak Sunday, a mother of two who hails from Atiamkpat in Onna Local Government Area, was found guilty of kidnapping a girl “looking poor…

Manchester City are one game away from a historic treble after Ilkay Gundogan scored twice to beat Manchester United 2-1 in the FA Cup final on Saturday. Pep Guardiola’s men completed a domestic double at Wembley and can become just the second side, after United in 1998/99, to win the Premier League, FA Cup and Champions League in the same season should they beat Inter Milan to become European champions for the first time on June 10. Gundogan scored the fastest goal in FA Cup final history after just 12 seconds. Manchester City’s German midfielder Ilkay Gundogan shoots but is…

The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, on Friday, declared a nationwide strike from Wednesday next week. The union stated this during its National Executive Council, NEC, meeting held in the Federal Capital territory, Abuja. According to Channels TV, the meeting was not unconnected to the fuel subsidy removal by President Bola Tinubu and the subsequent hike in the pump price of petrol. The NEC comprises all Presidents, General Secretaries, Treasurers of all NLC’s affiliate unions; State Chairpersons and Secretaries of the NLC State Councils, Chairperson of the NLC Youth Committee and members of the National Administrative Council (NAC). TUC Attacks the…