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Lagos is the second worst city to live in the world, according to an annual report from the Economist published Thursday. The city was only ahead of Damascus, the capital of war-torn Syria, which retained its place as least liveable city on the planet. Meanwhile, the Austrian capital Vienna made a comeback as the world’s most liveable city. The Ukrainian capital Kyiv was not included this year after Russia invaded the country in late February, while Russian cities Moscow and St Petersburg fell in the rankings over “censorship” and the impact of Western sanctions. Vienna snatched the top spot from Auckland, which tumbled down to 34th place due to coronavirus pandemic restrictions, according to the report by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU). “Vienna, which slipped to 12th place in our rankings in early 2021 as its museums and restaurants were closed, has since rebounded to first place, the position it held in 2018 and 2019,” it said. Stability and good infrastructure are

The Ondo State security network agency, Amotekun Corps, says it has arrested some people it suspects of carrying out the terror attack on St Francis Catholic Church, Owo. The commander of the corps in the state, Adetunji Adeleye, said the suspects were arrested in collaboration with other security agencies and they were still on the trail of other perpetrators. No fewer than 40 people were killed in the attack, while many others were injured. Adeleye said some weapons and the getaway vehicle used by the terrorists before they entered the bush had been recovered. “A number of people have been arrested concerning the Owo issue as well as a number of equipment. “A number of people have been arrested concerning the Owo issue as well as a number of equipment.

A, Peoples Democratic Party Chieftain (PDP), in Birnin Gwari local government area of Kaduna State, Dr. Mohammad Uwawamaka Thursday, faulted the sacking of over 2000 primary school teachers by the Kaduna State Government. He said the sacking of teachers, means denying them their means of livelihood, which is worst than kidnapping. He said kidnappers may pity the kidnapped victim and release him after payment of ransom, but once you are sacked, for life, you may not be opportune to secure the same job in the state again, even to pay your entitlement, becomes a problem. “Without a job, and no payment of your gratuities and pension, sickness sets in, BP rises, financial hardship sets in, and the person begins dying while alive. He becomes useless to himself and his family before he finally gives up the ghost,” he said Dr. Uwawamaka who said Governor El-Rufai’s government in the state, is adding more injuries to the pains he had created in the state, noted that with the sack of

Controversial singer, Habeeb Okikiola popularly called Portable has been involved in a messy fight yesterday at Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. This is coming barely 24 hours after his son’s naming ceremony and wedding with the mother of his two sons, Zainab Badmus. In the video sighted online, Portable was seen punching an unidentified person while a mammoth crowd shouted. Portable, since he gained fame, has repeatedly been involved in fights in different states. Recall that Portable had distanced himself from the personal involvement in the road crash involving his aide which led to the death of a bike rider. In an interview with Entertainment reporters on Tuesday, Portable said that he was not responsible for the death of the victim. The singer also stated that he was not in the car when the accident happened, stating that he was at his child’s naming ceremony when the sad incident happened. He, however, commiserated with the families of the victim over the sad incident a

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved N50 billion for rehabilitation of roads in Taraba and Yobe States as well as the construction of injection substations to boost power supply in Gwarinpa area of the Federal Capital Territory. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that N48.4 billion of the amount was approved for roads in Taraba and Yobe while the remaining N1.6 billion was meant for the FCT electrification project. The Minister of Information, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, revealed this to State House Correspondents at the end of the council’s meeting chaired by President Muhammadu Buhari in Abuja on Wednesday. Giving the breakdown of the N48.4 billion, the minister said N29.8 billion was approved as revised cost for the rehabilitation of Yola-Hong-Mubi road and N18 billion was approved for the Yobe State Government as refunds for the construction of federal government roads in the state. He said: “The Minister of the FCT brought his memo seeking for approval for the upw

A Man from Gombe set to treks from Bauchi to Lagos,  Showing up his love for Tinubu,  He wrote: Tinubu for president 2023 See the pictures below 

Nigeria has reported five straight months of zero attack by pirates and sea robbers on the nation’s waterways. Speaking recently during the 2022 World Hydrography Day celebration in Lagos, the Minister of State for Transportation, Gbemisola Saraki, explained that the nation was in a celebratory mood because it had been able to combat piracy and crimes at sea within the Gulf of Guinea and its territorial waters. Saraki said that this was the first time in 28 years that there had been no attack on the nation’s territorial waters, noting that the feat was duly recognised by the International Maritime Bureau. “Today makes it five months of zero attack on our waterways. This is the first time in 28 years that there has been no attack. This is a feat duly recognised by the IMB. I therefore congratulate the Federal Government, the Federal Ministry of Transportation, the Nigerian Navy and the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency.”

Seven people have been reportedly kidnapped in the late hours of Tuesday when bandits attacked Keke A and Keke B areas of New Millennium City, Chikun LGA of Kaduna,  They also kidnapped another man who is the immediate neighbour of the military officer. In fact, the neighbour was picked up alongside his eight-year-old daughter, but they eventually dropped the daughter when her mother continued shouting at the top of her voice. “Another man who was just returning home in his car at the time ran into the kidnappers. He was the third person that was taken away,” the source said. Also, a resident of Keke B confirmed to our correspondent that a man, his wife and two of their housemaids were also kidnapped. When contacted, the Kaduna State Police Command’s Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Muhammad Jalige, said he would get back to our correspondent but had yet to do so at the time of filing this report.