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JUST IN-Lagos Building Collapse: Death toll rises to 5
The death toll, Monday, rose to five after the search and rescue team recovered two more bodies from the rubble of the crumbled eight-storey building on Oba Idowu Street in Oniru, Victoria Island area of Lagos. The bodies of two male adults were recovered on Sunday while the remains of an elderly man, and
JUST IN: Liz Truss to be next UK Prime Minister
Liz Truss will become the next prime minister after defeating Rishi Sunak in the Conservative Party leadership contest. Ms Truss, who was the favourite to win the contest, will succeed Boris Johnson on Tuesday and become the nation’s third female leader, reports Sky News. The foreign secretary used her victory speech to indicate she
JUST IN: Supreme Court upholds Kenya’s presidential election
The Supreme Court of Kenya has upheld the election of William Ruto as President-Elect of Republic of Kenya. Chief Justice of Kenya, Martha Koome, who read the court’s judgment, said the seven-member justices of the apex court were unanimous in their decision. The court dismissed the case filed by the opposition leader Raila
Alimosho LGA to experience 10-day power outage
Success Nwogu Ikeja Electric Distribution Company Plc. has said that some areas in Alimosho Local Government of Lagos State will not have access to electricity for 10 days starting from Tuesday, September 6, to Monday, September 15, 2022. The disco in a statement said the company would be replacing old panels at its
Building Collapse: Lagos issues arrest warrants for developers
Yemi Olakitan The Lagos State Government has issued an arrest warrant for the building’s developer as well as any building professionals who were working on the seven-story structure before it caved in on Oba Abiodun Oniru Road in the Iru/Victoria Island neighbourhood of the state. During his visit to the site of the collapsed
Wizkid, Patoranking, Adekunle Gold, Flavour win big at Headies Awards
The 15th edition of the Headies Music Awards themed ‘Join the Movement’ was held Sunday evening (Monday morning in Nigeria) with Nigerian megastars like Wizkid and Patoranking winning in some of the most ‘keenly ‘contested categories. There were musical performances vyvPheelz, BNXN (Buju), Ruger, Lojay, Ashake, Fireboy, Cultural Praise & Okwesili Group. Below are
Plane hits motorcycle on landing in Guinea
*Kills both riders An Airbus A320neo belonging to TAP Air Portugal collided with a motorcycle shortly after landing in Conakry (CKY) from Lisbon (LIS). The incident took place on Thursday night, and sadly resulted in the deaths of the motorcycle’s two riders. Flight TP1492 landed on runway 24 at Conakry’s Ahmed Sékou Touré International Airport at around 23:40. While
Police hunt suspects over deadly Canada stabbings
At least 10 people have been killed and another 15 injured in a stabbing rampage in Canada’s central Saskatchewan province, police say. The victims were found in 13 locations in the James Smith Cree Nation and nearby village of Weldon, reports the BBC. Two suspects named as Damien Sanderson and Myles Sanderson are on
Truss or Sunak to be announced as UK’s new PM
Boris Johnson’s successor as UK prime minister will be revealed later when either Liz Truss or Rishi Sunak is named next Conservative leader. The winner of the leadership contest will be announced at 12:30 BST before they take up office on Tuesday, reports the BBC. The new PM inherits a flagging economy, with inflation
Kyrgios ends Medvedev’s reign at US Open
Nick Kyrgios ended Daniil Medvedev’s defence of the US Open title as he earned a thrilling four-set win on an entertaining night in New York. The 27-year-old Australian demonstrated all of his shot-making – and propensity for creating drama – in a 7-6 (13-11) 3-6 6-3 6-2 win in the last 16, entertained a
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