Olufemi Anikulapo Kuti, the afrobeat musician known as Femi Kuti, has been honoured with the Chevalier de l’Ordre d’Arts et Lettres (Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters) in France. Kuti, the son of Fela Anikulapo Kuti, the pioneer of afrobeat, was awarded the knighthood during rebellion afrobeat, an afrobeat exhibition in Paris, France. In his appreciation speech, Kuti thanked the organisers of the event and France for its continued support for him and...
By Handel Patrick (Staff Reporter) At least four persons said to be hawkers around the Onitsha axis of the Niger bridge were yesterday killed in an accident. A source said the accident occurred when a truck moving from Onitsha to Asaba suddenly developed brake failure, causing it to run into the traffic, smashing vehicles. Though a number of vehicles were involved in the accident, a source said hawkers in the area were the worst...
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has announced the commencement of investigation into alleged accidental airstrikes on civilians during military operations in the country. Oladayo Amao, chief of air staff, disclosed this whilr speaking on Thursday at the 2022 Air Operations Seminar held in Uyo, the Akwa Ibom capital. Amao said the investigation will enable accountability. The air chief, according to a statement issued by Edward Gabkwet, NAF spokesperson, said the probe would help NAF learn...
LAGOS — The national headquarters of the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) in Yaba, Lagos went up in smoke in the early hours of Wednesday. This was disclosed in a statement signed by the head, of the public affairs department of WAEC, Moyosola Adesina. Adesina said the fire was “swiftly contained by a combined team of firefighters.” She added that “no life was lost and all important documents and records are intact.” In its report,...
At least 15 villagers who were on their way to attend the Mawlud Nabiy celebration, in commemoration of Prophet Muhammad’s birthday in a neighbouring village have reportedly lost their lives. The incident occurred after their boat capsized on the waterway along Shagari Local Government Area of Sokoto State. Aliyu Abubakar Dantani, Chairman of Shagari local government council who confirmed the incident said, the victims came from different villages. “They were 25 onboard when the boat...
NNEWI — Tragedy struck in the industrial town of Nnewi, Anambra State as shop belonging to a physically challenged person, Amobichukwu Amara, got burnt to ashes. The business premises are known as “Lady Whyte Event Planner and Kitchen”, located at Umudim-Nnewi reportedly got burnt in the early hours of Tuesday, at about 2.00am. Some of the items that got burnt in the midnight inferno included: Deep freezer, power generating set, kitchen utensils, plastic tables and...
YOLA — The Federal Road Safety Commission Adamawa State Command has flagged off the annual EMBER months campaigns in Jambutu Vehicle Terminal, Yola as part of measures to curtail the rate of accidents recorded during EMBER months that run from September through December usually characterized by an increase in vehicles and human movement for the end of the year activities. In his welcome address, the Sector commandant Mr. Yelwa Dio said the theme for this...
By Handel Patrick (Staff Reporter) ONITSHA — Sixteen bodies are said to have been recovered following the boat mishap at Ogbaru Local Government Area in Anambra State. A native of the area, Eze Ogbugbulu, said the 16 bodies recovered included children. The boat carrying 85 passengers capsized in River Niger, Anambra State at the weekend, with 76 of them feared dead Executive Secretary, State Emergency Management Agency, Paul Odenigbo, said nine persons were rescued....
The zonal commanding officer of the Federal Road Safety Corps in charge of the FCT and Niger, Assistant Corps Marshal Shehu Mohammed, says there is nothing mysterious about ’ember months’. Mohammed stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Monday in Abuja. He said ascribing what he called ‘needless spiritual and mystical undertone to tragic happenings’ during the ’ember’ months was wrong. According to him, ’ember months’ were not in any way different...
By Handel Patrick (Staff Reporter) AWKA — Five persons, including a woman and her daughter died in an accident at Enugu Agidi, on the Awka-Enugu expressway in Anambra State. The crash which occurred around 7.20pm on Sunday involved a Red Truck and a black Lexus RX330 Jeep with five persons on board. An eyewitness said the truck driver was speeding when he suddenly lost control and rammed into the Lexus Sports Utility Vehicle( SUV)....
