Day January 20, 2019

Another Nigerian Killed In South Africa

Nigerians living in South Africa have expressed displeasure with the alleged killing of a Nigerian, Celestine Nwokeocha, 36, by the South African Police. The President of the Nigerian Union in South Africa, Adetola Olubajo, expressed the feeling of Nigerians to…

Road Crash Claims Four Lives in Bauchi

Four people have lost their lives in a road crash in Bayara, few kilometres to Bauchi metropolis yesterday evening, while eight others sustained series of injuries. An eyewitness account has it that a Lexus car conveying six passengers from Bununu…

117 Die After Migrant Boat Sinks Off Libya Coast

One hundred and seventeen people are feared to have drowned off the coast of Libya after a dinghy capsised in the Mediterranean, a spokesman for the UN’s migration agency (IOM), Flavio Di Giacomo said, yesterday. “There are therefore 117 missing…

PMB Commissions Baro Port, First In The North

President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday commissioned the Baro Inland Water Port in Niger State, which is the first inland port in northern Nigeria. The contract for the inland port, valued at N6billion, was originally awarded in 2011/12 but was abandoned until…