Five persons have been confirmed dead and 11 others injured in a fatal auto crash that occurred on Saturday, along the Calabar-Itu highway in Cross River State. The accident which occurred at about 3 p.m. was between a Nissan Caravan with registration number GWB532XY and a Mark Truck with no …
Read More »Otti plans to increase minimum wage for workers
Governor Alex Otti has concluded plans to increase the salaries of the Abia State workforce. Otti disclosed this in Umuahia on Friday night during a media parley with journalists, stating that he is engaging with stakeholders to improve the minimum wage of the state workers and that soonest, the package …
Read More »South Africa: Troubled state-owned Transnet gets $2.5 billion to meet debt obligations
The South African government announced on Friday that it would inject 47 billion rand (2.3 billion euros) into the troubled state-owned Transnet group, which manages the port of Durban, the country’s largest, and which is suffering from massive container congestion. The aid will take the form of a guarantee mechanism …
Read More »Fighter plane missing since WWII found 80 years later
30th November 2023 Fighter plane missing since WWII found 80 years later Kindly share this story: The mystery surrounding the disappearance of a P-38 Lightning fighter plane during a daring raid on Italian airfields in 1943 has finally been solved. Warren Singer, a US airman, disappeared with his P-38 Lightning …
Read More »Togo opposition alerts about “constitutional vacuum”, calls for talks with govt ahead of vote
Togo’s government on Monday (Nov. 27) said the next legislative and regional elections would take place “at the latest ” at the end of the first quarter of 2024. This delay was criticized Tuesday (Nov. 28) by the coordinator of the DMP coalition of opposition parties. Brigitte Kafui Adjamagbo-Johnson criticizes …
Read More »Dortmund see off Milan to reach Champions League knockouts
Borussia Dortmund secured their spot in the last 16 of the Champions League on Tuesday with a 3-1 win at AC Milan, who are staring early elimination in the face. Marco Reus’ early penalty and second-half strikes from English teenager Jamie Bynoe-Gittens and Karim Adeyemi secured passage into the next …
Read More »Super Falcons thrash Ethiopia to reach third round of Olympic qualifiers
Nigeria women’s senior football team, the Super Falcons have advanced to the third round of qualifiers for the 2024 Olympic Games billed to hold in Paris. The Nigerian women thrashed Ethiopia 4-0 in the second leg of their second round tie in Abuja on Tuesday. A brace from Rasheedat Ajibade …
Read More »SERAP opposes fresh W’Bank loans for states
A group, Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Projects, has asked the World Bank to probe the loans acquired by the 36 state governors in Nigeria and immediately suspend further loans to the states until they explain how previously acquired loans were spent just as some states have come under scrutiny for …
Read More »Gaza ceasefire D1: Hamas, Israel carry out first swap of hostages and prisoners
**Hamas on Friday (Nov.24) released 24 hostages it held captive in Gaza for weeks, and Israel freed 39 Palestinians from prison in the first stage of a swap under a four-day cease-fire that offered a small glimmer of relief to both sides.** Israelis cheered as 13 Israeli women and children …
Read More »20 feared killed in Taraba bandits attack
Gunmen suspected to be herdsmen on Friday evening attacked and killed 20 people in the Yangtu Development Area and Ussa Local Government Area of Taraba State, local sources told our correspondent on the telephone. A youth leader and public affairs analyst, Mr. Ure Caleb, told our correspondent that more than …
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