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Members of the US Secret Service rush to a car after it hit a motorcade SUV as President Joe Biden was leaving his campaign headquarters in Wilmington, Delaware, on December 17, 2023. A car unintentionally struck an SUV in President Joe Biden’s motorcade Sunday night, causing damage to both vehicles and appearing to startle the president as he left his campaign headquarters in Wilmington, Delaware. The US Secret Service confirmed that a vehicle in the motorcade was hit by another car as Biden got into his car. There was “no protective interest associated with this event,” Secret Service spokesperson Steve…
As Christmas and New Year celebrations approach, a cross section of Lagos residents, on Monday, said that the economic hardship had forced them to downplay giving of gifts, cheery outing, gaily decoration of homes and fireworks during the season. A cross-section of the residents, who spoke in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), said that they now prioritise purchasing food as the most essential need during the season rather than indulging in non-essential items and activities associated with festive celebrations. Mrs Precious Ajayi, a businesswoman, said she had resorted to improvising with the existing set of home…
By Halimah Olamide A man seen in a now viral video assaulting his wife has been arrested and will soon be charged to court. A statement on Monday by the government said the Governor of Akwa Ibom state, Pastor Umo Eno, has seen the video and believes it is horrendous enough to require punishment. The man in the video, said to be Ekere Ebong was seen in the video brutalising his wife until she lost blood. “The Government and people of Akwa Ibom State, condemn this grave act of gender-based violence in the strongest possible term. Government will assist the…
At least eight people were killed and 84 injured after a blast at an oil terminal in Guinea’s capital, Conakry, early on Monday, a senior police officer said, adding that the blaze was being contained. The explosion at the West African nation’s main oil terminal rocked the Kaloum administrative district in downtown Conakry, blowing out the windows of several nearby homes and forcing hundreds to flee, according to a Reuters witness. A huge fire and billowing black smoke were seen from miles away as firefighters rushed to the area, while several tanker trucks left the depot, escorted by soldiers and…
The Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) has urged the Federal Government to compensate victims of the unfortunate bombing in Tudun Biri, Kaduna state, which caused the death of many innocent civilians on Dec. 4. The Army admitted mistakenly bombing the victims while targeting insurgents and bandits. National President of the NMA, Dr Uche Ojinmah, made the call at a news conference in Abuja on Sunday. He said that the call was part of the resolutions reached at the end of the association’s National Executive Council (NEC) meeting in Abuja which ran held from Dec. 10 to Dec. 17. Ojinmah said that…
Halimah Olamide Members of the Rivers state House of Assembly who defected from the Peoples Democratic Party to the All Progressive Congress have said that President Bola Tinubu’s RENEWED HOPE AGENDA is the reason for their defection to the APC. Speaking at a Thanksgiving in PortHarcourt on Sunday, factional Speaker, Martins Amaewhule, said with their defection, they made sure they did not violate any law. He said: “We made sure we did not do anything outside the 1999 Constitution. “The Constitution has given room for people to defect, that’s why section 109 (1g) allows serving legislators, who want to defect…
By Kamil Opeyemi. A Federal High Court in Abuja, has stopped the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from conducting fresh election to fill the seats of the 26 Rivers House of Assembly members who defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to All Progressives Congress (APC). Justice Donatus Okorowo, while giving the ruling in an ex-parte motion moved by counsel to the defected lawmakers, Peter Onuh, also restrained the INEC, PDP and the House of Assembly from declaring their seats vacant and withdrawing their respective Certificate of Returns pending the hearing and determination of the motion on notice. Justice Okorowo…
Kano Pillars Football Club on Sunday defeated visiting Remo Stars of Akure 2-1 in the Nigeria Professional Football League. The New Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the week 14 match which was played at the Sani Abacha Stadium Kofar-Mata, Kano, was watched by large number of spectators as usual. NAN also reports that both sides missed several goal-scoring chances in both halves of the entertaining encounter. The home side took the lead in the 50th minute, when Mustafa Ibrahim netted his second goal in the current league. Dayo Ojo equalized for Remo in the 72nd minutes, having powered home…
By Halimah Olamide The Lagos state government has launched a new market scheme aimed at giving N50,000 to a total of 15,000 market traders in the state. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu said the scheme is part of the measures to cushion the effects of the economic hardship foisted on Nigerians by the removal of petrol subsidy. Launching the scheme on Sunday, Sanwo-Olu said 200 traders had been asked to be nominated from each of the council areas of the state to benefit from the first phase of the scheme. Tagged Lagos Traders Money, the governor, who was accompanied to the event…
By David Orji The Head of Corporate Communications of Access Bank, Abdul Kolawole Imoyo is dead. A statement issued by Tunde Imoyo, on behalf of the family, said he died in the early hours of Sunday, December 17, 2023, at the First Cardiology, Ikoyi, Lagos, after a brief illness. The statement reads: “It is with deepest sorrow that we inform you of the death of our beloved Husband, Father, Brother and Uncle, Abdul Kolawole Imoyo, who went to be with the Lord in the early hours of 17th December 2023, after a brief illness. “We are taking some time as…