A 66-year-old man, Mr. John Ekue, has committed suicide in the Mende area of Maryland, Lagos State. Ekue was reported to have used a rope to hang himself by the rod of a ceiling fan in his apartment on Oki Lane around 8pm on Monday.
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CALABAR MONORAIL READY FOR INAUGURATION (PICTURES)
As part of efforts to ease movement in the state capital, the multi-billion Naira Calabar Light rail project will soon be inaugurated by President Muhammadu Buhari. The 12-car monorail system, when fully operational, will use an Intamin P8 electric powered passenger shuttle train to convey passengers from Tinapa Resort across Lake Tinapa to Calabar International Conference Centre.
Continue reading »ONE KILLED, OTHERS INJURED IN EDO TANKER EXPLOSION
One person was on Wednesday feared dead when a tanker laden with fuel exploded at Upper Mission Junction on the Benin-Auchi Expressway, in Ikpoba-Okha Local Government Area of Edo State. The explosion, which was said to have occurred at about 7am, left no fewer than four persons injured. It was also gathered that the fire destroyed property worth millions of […]
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