Tag: New Year

  • Dozens of passengers kidnapped in Cross River on New Year’s eve

    Dozens of passengers kidnapped in Cross River on New Year’s eve

    Dozens of passengers kidnapped in Cross River on New Year’s eve An undisclosed number of passengers were kidnapped in Cross River State, South-South Nigeria. According to Sahara Reporters, the incident reportedly took place around 3 pm on Sunday at Nde 3 Corners in the Ikom local government area, mirroring a previous abduction of the Chairman of the…

  • Tinubu’s new year address to the nation

    Tinubu’s new year address to the nation

    Tinubu’s new year address to the nation Dear Compatriots, It gives me immense joy to welcome each and everyone of you – young and old- to this brand new year 2024. We must lift up our hands to Almighty God, in gratitude, for his grace and benevolence to our country and our lives in the…

  • BREAKING: Tinubu to address Nigerians on New Year 2024

    BREAKING: Tinubu to address Nigerians on New Year 2024

    BREAKING: Tinubu to address Nigerians on New Year 2024 President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will make a New Year’s Day broadcast to the nation on Monday, January 1, 2024, at 7 am. This was disclosed in a statement on Sunday by Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale. “Television, radio stations, and other electronic…

  • FG declares holidays for Christmas, New Year celebrations

    FG declares holidays for Christmas, New Year celebrations

    FG declares holidays for Christmas, New Year celebrations The Federal Government has declared Monday 25th, Tuesday 26th December, 2023 and Monday, January 1st, 2024, as public holidays to mark Christmas and New Year Day celebrations, respectively. Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, who made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government felicitates with Christians…

  • New Year Tragedy: Seven die, 16 injured in Lagos-Ibadan Expressway accident

    New Year Tragedy: Seven die, 16 injured in Lagos-Ibadan Expressway accident

    No fewer than seven persons were confirmed dead on Sunday while 16 others sustained injuries in an accident involving a Toyota Hiace bus and Mack tanker few meters to Gofamint on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway. Ahmed Umar, the Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Ogun confirmed the incident to newsmen in Abeokuta. Umar said…

  • Siblings drown in Kwara river on New Year’s eve

    Siblings drown in Kwara river on New Year’s eve

    Firemen from the Kwara State Fire Service have recovered corpses of two children of the same parents from Asa River in Ilorin, the state capital. The children, Damilare (12) and Kamaldeen (14), were said to have drowned in the river in the evening of Friday. The service said that it evacuated the corpses from Asa…

  • London cancels New Year event over COVID-19 surge

    London cancels New Year event over COVID-19 surge

    A major New year celebration in London will be cancelled, the British capital’s mayor said on Monday, as worries mount over a surge in virus cases sparked by the Omicron variant. Sadiq Khan said infections were at record levels in the city and he needed to do everything possible to slow the spread of the…