Mr. Joseph Ityav, the Chairman of the Governing Board of the Hydro Power Producing Areas Development Commission (HYPPADEC) said no fewer than 350 people have died in different boat accidents across the country in the last year. Ityav disclosed this in Malele town in Borgu Local Government Area of Niger State at the flag-off of cutting of tree logs and removal of huge debris from the Shiroro and Kainji lakes. He said of the figure,...

YOLA — An inferno on Sunday destroyed 350 beds and beddings at the Yola Specialist Hospital. The cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained at the time of filing this report. Deputy Governor Crowther Seth on receiving the news immediately visited the scene to assess the level of damage done by the inferno for government action. Seth who sympathized with the hospital management on the sad development pledged to intimate Governor Ahmadu Umaru...

ABAKALIKI –The Ebonyi Fire Service on Thursday trained 98 members of the state chapter of Liquefied Petroleum Gas Retailers (LPGRA) on proper handling of fire fighting tools and risk control measures. The retailers are members of the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers. The state Chief Fire Officer, Mr. Raphael Ibiam, said the training was designed to reawaken the consciousness of the participants on safety. According to Ibiam, the sensitization will also help...

ENUGU — The Commissioner of Police Enugu, Mohammed Ndatsu Aliyu has called on eyewitnesses of the unfortunate dastardly act by a police officer on Sunday to volunteer useful information to aid swift conclusion of the investigation and ensure justice prevails. The CP ordered the Deputy Commissioner of Police in-charge of the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department (State CIID), to carry out a thorough investigation to unravel the circumstances surrounding the sporadic shooting incident. A...

Governor Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi says no fewer than 97 bodies have so far been recovered from the recent boat mishap at Warrah-Ngaski Local Government Area of the state. Recall that a boat from Lokon Minna, Niger, conveying traders, artisans, miners and other passengers, capsized at Warrah-Ngaski. The boat was conveying more than 160 persons on May 27. The Governor stated this in Birnin Kebbi when he received a delegation of members of House of...