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Two people lost their lives on Monday in an auto crash that occurred at Gbagada Bus Stop, around Anthony area of Lagos state. Tragedy struck when a Volkswagen commercial bus with registration number GGE716XM had a head on collision with another vehicle, identified as a taxi Sources said the incident occurred at about 3 p.m. When contacted, the Lagos State Emergency Management Authority, LASEMA, said 14 persons were rescued and had been taken to the Gbagada General Hospital and Trauma Centre by LASAMBUS and the LASEMA Paramedics. The rescued passengers sustained different degrees of injuries, the agency said. LASEMA, however,…

The Director-General, Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Mr Usman Muktar, says the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, runway is ready for operation and can be opened on Wednesday. Muktar stated this while speaking with newsmen during an inspection of the airport’s runway on Monday in Abuja. The Abuja airport was closed on March 8 for six weeks to enable rehabilitation of its 3.6 kilometres runway to be carried out. Flight activities were consequently diverted to Kaduna International Airport during the period. The Federal Government had announced that the airport would be reopened for normal operations on April 19. Muktar disclosed…

The President, African Development Bank (AfDB), Mr Akinwumi Adesina, says Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, will become the largest exporter of rice in the world by 2021. Adesina said this at the Mo Ibrahim Forum in Morocco over the weekend. He said Africa should focus on agriculture to drive growth and employment on the continent. Adesina recalled that during his tenure as Nigeria’s Minister for Agriculture, Dangote decided to invest in local production of rice due to government’s import substitution policies. Adesina said that Dangote initially planned a 300 million-dollar investment in production and processing of rice in Nigeria but…

U.S. Vice President Mike Pence on Monday warned North Korea not to test the resolve of the U.S. “or the strength of our military forces,” following a failed North Korean missile test. Speaking in Seoul, Pence linked recent U.S. military strikes in Syria and Afghanistan with the situation in Korea, saying they showed the “strength and resolve of our new president.” “We will defeat any attack and we will meet any use of conventional or nuclear weapons with an overwhelming and effective response,” Pence said, adding that when it came to North Korea “all options are on the table.” Tensions…

Five people have been killed after a small plane crashed into a Lidl supermarket car park near Lisbon in Portugal. According to SkyNews, all four crew members were killed in the crash, as well as one man on the ground who happened to be a driver of a lorry who was on a delivery mission. The light aircraft is believed to have exploded in mid-air before crashing near the supermarket warehouse shortly after midday. The plane went down in a residential area, about 150m from a school. The aircraft fell onto a lorry in the car park below causing it…

The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) on Monday said it had constituted a surveillance team to curb activities of vandals along the petroleum pipelines across the country. Mr Chinedu Okoronkwo, the National President of the association, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos that pipeline vandalism was causing the nation huge losses. He said the setting up of the team signified the readiness of IPMAN to support the Federal Government on the surveillance of petroleum pipelines. The IPMAN boss expressed concern over incessant pipeline vandalism, especially in the South-West zone of the country. He, however, lauded…

Chelsea captain John Terry will leave the club at the end of the season after more than two decades there. He is their most decorated individual, with four Premier League titles, one Champions League, five FA Cups, a Europa League and three League Cups. He has made 713 Chelsea appearances since his 1998 debut – 578 as captain. “I feel I still have plenty to offer on the pitch but understand that opportunities here at Chelsea will be limited for me,” Terry, 36, said. Centre-back Terry, who has scored 66 goals for the club he joined as a 14-year-old, has…

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State has hit out hard at Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State, Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State and former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode, for linking the contentious Ikoyi $43 million to Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, erstwhile Governor of Rivers State and incumbent Minister of Transportation. The party in a statement signed by the State Chairman, Chief (Dr.) Davies Ibiamu Ikanya described the accusation as mischievous, wicked, diabolical, evil and a desperate attempt to run down an innocent man whose only crime is that he led APC to defeat a party that…

The management of Christ Foundation Orphanage in Kuje, Abuja, says it has produced two graduates and five undergraduates presently at different course levels in universities. Mr Gabriel Okuta, the proprietor of the faith-based home said this on Monday when some group of women paid the management of the home a courtesy visit to donate some gift items to commemorate Easter. He said one of the orphans graduated as a psychologist from Ekpoma University, Edo and she had been posted for her National Youth Service programme. He said the other graduate studied Education Management at the University of Abuja, noting that…

It was a dark Easter Sunday after unknown gunmen reportedly attacked a community in Jema’a Local Goverment Area of Kaduna State, which left 13 Christians dead. Details are still sketchy right now, but it is believed to be part of the Southern Kaduna Violence involving the fulani Herdsmen and local farming communities, which so far have left over 200 people dead in past attacks. Governor Nasir El-Rufai in a statement through his spokesperson, Samuel Aruwan condemned the attack and extended his condolence to the victims and their families. He noted that security personnels have been dispersed to get rid of…