Scene of the gas explosion in Mushin, Lagos… yesterday Photo: Eniola Daniel Tragedy struck yesterday at Papa Ajao in Mushin Local Council of Lagos State, following explosion of industrial gas cylinders that killed five people. The deceased are three male adults, a woman and a male teenager. Eye witnesses said the incident occurred when the […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari poses as he arrives for the 75th anniversary celebrations of The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) at UNESCO headquarters in Paris . (Photo by Julien De Rosa / POOL / AFP) •Senate, Arewa leaders mourn Zirkusu, four others •Insurgency, banditry will soon be history, says Air chief President Muhammadu […]
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People carry banner during a protest to commemorate one year anniversary of #EndSARS, a protest movement against police brutality at the Lekki tollgate in Lagos, on October 20, 2021. – Hundreds of youth march to commemorate one year anniversary of #EndSARS protest that rocked the major cities across the country on October 20, 2020. (Photo […]
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The National Assembly may have settled for direct mode of primary for future elections, but the idea has pitched governors elected on the platform of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) against their members in the parliament. This may put President Muhammadu Buhari, who is expected to assent to the bill, in a dilemma, Jide […]
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The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, on Wednesday criticised the recent appointment of Babajide Akeredolu, a biological son of Ondo State Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu as the Director General of Performance and Project Implementation Monitoring Unit (PPMIU), as a a “flagrant abuse of office and affront” on the people of the state. In a statement by its […]
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Ondo State Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu has nominated 14 commissioners and seven special advisers designate to assist in running the affairs of the state. This was disclosed by the state’s commissioner for Information and Orientation, Mr Donald Ojogo, in a statement in Akure. He said that the names of the nominees would soon be forwarded to […]
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In this file photo a man wearing facemask and shield walks past the Pfizer headquarters in New York on March 11, 2021, one year after the pandemic was officially declared. – Pfizer sharply increased its projections for 2021 revenues and profits on May 4, 2021, citing much higher sales from its Covid-19 vaccine sales.The drugmaker […]
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In this file photo taken on December 09, 2020 Children look at books in the library of an elementary school that was damaged during the fighting that broke out in Ethiopia’s Tigray region, in the village of Bisober. – With thousands dead, two million displaced and mounting fears of a rebel march on Addis Ababa, […]
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Rapid Response Commander Saheed Egbeyemi speaks to activist Comrade Aghedo Kehinde Stephen during a protest to commemorate one year anniversary of #EndSARS, a protest movement against police brutality at the Lekki tollgate in Lagos, on October 20, 2021. – Hundreds of youth march to commemorate one year anniversary of the #EndSARS protest that rocked the […]
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Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says all hands must be on deck to eliminate limitations to product quality and technical barriers, while improving market acceptability of made-in-Nigeria products. His spokesman, Mr Laolu Akande in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja, said the vice president spoke at the opening session of the virtual “Open-Day with MSMEs” organised […]
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