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Seven persons have died and 29 injured in an incident that occurred during the annual Calabar Bikers Carnival on Tuesday. The Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Maikano Hassan, confirmed the number of casualty. He said that the incident occurred in front of the Jumat Mosque in Bogobiri in Calabar  He listed the number…

A 39-year-old man, Eseni Egwu, a police officer and another person had been confirmed dead in Ekoli Edda, Afikpo South Local Government Area of Ebonyi State following a bloody clash between thugs loyal to a party stalwart in the area and operatives of Ebubeagu Security Network. National Light gathered that the operatives of the Ebubeagu…

Nigeria”a Senate, on Wednesday, passed the N21.8 trillion 2023 budget, following  the adoption of the report of the Senate Committee on Appropriation at plenary.Presenting the report, the Chairman of the Committee, Sen. Jibrin Barau, said that the commitee did a thorough job by examining inputs from its sub-committees before reaching the final figure.“We hereby recommend…

Former Pope Benedict XVI has died at the age of 95. He died at his Vatican residence, almost a decade after he resigned because of ailing health. This is contained in a statement from the nigeriacatholicnetwork.com via Vatican News, made available through Padre Mike  Umoh, the National Director of Social Communications in Abuja on Saturday. He led…

Governor of Enugu State,Dr Peter Ndubuisi Mbah , Wednesday, announced the appointments of heads of some  boards and parastatals in the state. Gov. Mbah Press statement signed by the Secretary to the State Government, Prof. Chidiebere Onyia and made available to newsmen on Thursday,August 23,2023, in Enugu stated that the appointments take effect immediately. Dr. Ajah…

 Governor of Rivers state, Siminalayi Fubara, says  the ongoing construction of the new 13.52-kilometre Ngo-Atlantic-Oyorokoto Road is a bold and visionary effort by his administration to open up the coastal region for economic growth and harness the full potential of the state’s blue economy. He stated this  on Tuesday during an inspection visit to the…

Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Mrs Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu has called on the Small and Medium business operators in Nigeria to take advantage of the ECOWAS Trade Liberalisation Scheme (ETLS) to expand their businesses across the West African region to strengthen economic integration. She made the call on Tuesday while declaring open a One-…

In it’s determination to raise a smart workforce, increase efficiency and productivity, Enugu State Government, Tuesday , kicked – off A -Four Day digitalisation workshop for it’s administrative officers, saying it has prioritised its service delivery through digitalisation and increased productivity of civil servants. Prof Onyia The Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Prof. Chidiebere…

As part of the measure to promote sustainable development and green innovation in her senatorial zone, the senator representing Kogi central, , Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan has put plans in place to empower more than 100 constituents, especially women, with locally assembled electric vehicles made in Nigeria. The initiative forms part of her annual constituency empowerment…