Author: Emmanuel Terwase (Emmanuel Terwase)

The E54 Bridge of Murtala Muhammed International Airport Terminal One suffered a fire outbreak in the early hours of this morning. Smoke was detected billowing from the E54 Bridge, leading electrical engineers to immediately cut off power to the airport’s E Wing. A statement by the Director of Public Affairs and Consumer Protection, Federal Airports...

Residents of Gombe State on Wednesday bemoaned over 48 hours of power outage caused by four 330kV towers that were vandalised by the wind. The Transmission Company of Nigeria had on Tuesday stated that four towers along the Jos-Gombe 330kV transmission line had been vandalised at about 3:32 p.m. on April 22. According to a...

Power Supply: Some FCT communities to experience load shedding— AEDC A mother, her son, and one other person were reportedly electrocuted at Mowe market in Obafemi-Owode Local Government Area of Ogun State. It was gathered that the incident occurred on Monday following an electric spark in the market after the electricity distribution company restored power...

Many filling stations were closed in Abuja and about five other states on Wednesday as the scarcity of Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol caused heavy queues at the few outlets that dispensed the product. Thousands of commuters in the Federal Capital Territory, Nasarawa, Niger, Gombe, Sokoto and Anambra states were left stranded at various...

A downpour on Wednesday night has wreaked havoc on the Medium Security Custodial Centre in Suleja, Niger State, resulting in extensive damage to the facility and facilitating the escape of 118 inmates. This was disclosed in a statement signed by the spokesperson, Federal Capital Territory Command of the Nigerian Correctional Service, Adamu Duza, on Thursday....

The Enugu State Waste Management Authority (ESWAMA), has declared Saturday, April 27, statewide sanitation exercise between the hours of 7am and 10am. This is contained in a statement signed by Andreas Gebauer, Special Adviser to the Governor on Wastes and issued by the State Commissioner for Information and Communication, Mr Aka Eze Aka on Tuesday...

The embattled immediate past Governor of Kogi State, Alhaji Yahaya Bello said he was ready to appear before the Federal High Court in Abuja to answer to the 19-count charge the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, preferred against him. Though Bello was absent for his arraignment, he briefed a team of lawyers who addressed...

The management of Dana Air has confirmed reports that one of its aircraft with registration number 5N BKI skidded off the runway at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos on Tuesday morning. The airline made the confirmation in a statement on Tuesday. Expressing regret, the airline noted that the aircraft which flew from Abuja...

Another video depicting a separate case of bullying at the Lead British International School, Abuja has emerged. In the new video posted on Tuesday, some male students in the school’s uniform are seen surrounding another boy who appears to be in casual attire. A student slapped the boy who was on his knees, and then...