He said the brakes of one of the trucks failed while descending the slope of the old Sango Ota Toll Gate and crashed into the other truck, which had earlier broken down, causing serious obstruction on the highway
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On Saturday, Prime Minister Sherif Ismail visited the Red Sea town of Ras Gharib and inspected the damaged caused by flooding there, Egyptian television said
The Senate Leader said the 100 trucks of grains were out of 600 trucks approved by Jonathan, while the 31 missing trucks were out of the 300 approved by President Muhammadu Buhari in April
The fire at the Royal Clarence Hotel in Exeter, which dates back to 1769 and claims to be the oldest hotel in England, began in the early hours of Friday after spreading from a neighbouring building
Asked about the issue of Fulani herdsmen attacks in certain states across the country and what the Federal Government was doing to curb the problem, the Vice President said: “The President has given firm instructions to the security agencies to arrest not only herdsmen who are attacking communities anywhere in the country but anyone of them or anyone at all in possession of firearms
Prof. Osinbajo made these disclosures in Houston, Texas in the US on Friday at a Townhall event where he interacted with US-based Nigerians who asked questions live at the event and also via the Internet
Ganduje disclosed this in Sokoto at a media interaction on the sideline of a three-day retreat for officials and stakeholders of the State’s Chapter of All Progressives Congress on: “Political Party Management
“We believe that with the signage, individuals cannot drive more than 100 km per hour, while commercial buses cannot go more than 90 km per hour
Gaya, a third term senator, spoke on the sidelines of a three-day retreat organised by the Kano State chapter of the All Progressives Congress for its officials and stakeholders on political party management
Dobekreo made this comment when he paid a courtesy visit to the Acting General Officer Commanding 7 Division, Brigadier General Victor Ezugwu, at the Headquarters of the division in Maimalari Cantonment, Maiduguri, Borno State
“You must avoid any criminal connivance as this is capable of ruining any leader.”
Bello commended the support he has been receiving from state Council of Traditional Tulers and called on the new Emir to extend the same
The council resolved to collaborate with the media in government’s war against corruption by urging them to adopt investigative journalism in exposing ill-gotten wealth in the public service
The event attracted dignitaries from the nation’s media, political and social circles, including the Deputy Senate President, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, and the Abia State Governor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu
The explosions occurred on Saturday morning, with many feared dead
The chairman, who inspected the Customs Quarters in the state, lamented the hardship officers faced in the course of their duties, adding that some of them had to make do with make-shift tents in the premises.
He said: “For your challenges, we are already working hard.
However, the army routinely detains civilians who have been living in areas that had been ruled by the insurgents on suspicion that they too might be linked to militant activities
The project is an earth-fill-rock dam, a multipurpose project consisting of a dam, water transfer tunnel, a power house, a power transmission line, an irrigation scheme, a spillway, a bottom outlet access roads and associated works
“However, Facebook is not a place where everything goes; we do have rules because we want to create a community that maximises people feeling safe online
He told the News Agency of Nigeria at Empengeni, Kwazulu-Natal Province of South Africa on Friday that the new positions would serve as a stimulus to further rebrand the Nigerian image
“All of these recipients are working to solve hugely important problems for your communities in Southern Nigeria.
“The US Mission to Nigeria is proud to stand with you in your efforts, because we share those priorities with you.”
Bray said that his Consulate was impressed with what the recipients were doing in solving human and environmental problems in their various communities