Drainage
26 Jan
The Lagos State government on Sunday announced that the full enforcement of the removal of stalls and shanties under Apongbon Bridge and on the setback of the Savage/Elegbata/Bombata drainage channel on Lagos Island will commence on Tuesday, following the expiration of the 48-hour quit notice issued to stall owners and traders last week. The Commissioner…
7 May 2024
The Search and Rescue team of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) are in search of a man trapped in an underground drainage at Onipanu Bus stop in Lagos. The Permanent Secretary of LASEMA, Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, made this known in a statement in Lagos. Oke-Osanyintolu said that following an SOS message on distress situation…
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The Minister of Budget and Economic Planning Sen. Abubakar Atiku Bagudu has decried the enormous economic cost of malnutrition on the Nigerian economy, which he said is estimated at $56 billion annually, equivalent to about 12.2 per cent of the country's Gross National Income (GNI). The Minister made this disclosure at a was ably represented…
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The Rivers State Government said it will decide next step when it gets details of the Supreme Court judgment that ruled on the lingering political crisis in the State on Friday. The State Commissioner for Information, Joseph Johnson, in a statement said, the state government has taken note of reports in the media regarding the…
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The Saudi Royal Court has declared Saturday March 1, 2025 as the first day of the month of Ramadan 1446H. The announcement follows the successful sighting of the Ramadan crescent, signal the beginning of the Islamic fasting period. Saudi Gazette reports that the Supreme Court of Saudi Arabia has urged residents to observe the sighting…
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Thousands lined the streets around the Israeli commericial hub Tel Aviv on Friday for the funeral procession of Tsachi Idan, a hostage killed in captivity in Gaza. The development engineer was abducted from his kibbutz of Nahal Oz during Hamas's unprecedented attack on Israel on October 7, 2023. He was taken to Gaza with his…
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The United States (US) issued a security alert to its citizens in Thailand on Friday, warning of the possible risk of reprisal attacks after the kingdom deported dozens of Uyghurs to China. The Thai government has suffered intense criticism from around the world for its decision to hand over at least 40 Uyghurs, who were…
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Germany's conservatives led by election winner Friedrich Merz held first talks Friday with the Social Democrats on forming a coalition government as the country faces multiple challenges at home and abroad. "The exploratory talks began in an open and constructive atmosphere," Merz's CDU/CSU alliance and the centre-left Social Democrats (SPD) said in a joint statement,…
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Eddie Howe on Friday calmed fears over Alexander Isak's fitness but said he would not take risks over his star forward at such a critical stage of the season. The 25-year-old Sweden international, who has scored 21 goals in the current campaign, sat out Wednesday's 2-0 Premier League defeat at Liverpool with a slight groin…