Breaking News this Afternoon in Nigeria Saturday 3rd September 2022
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Fuel tanker explodes, razes buildings in Ogun
Ten buildings were consumed by fire when a tanker laden with 45, 000 litres of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) crashed, spilling its content at Ifo in Ogun State. A statement issued on Saturday in Lagos by Mr Ibrahim Farinloye, Zonal Coordinator, South West, National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), said the incident occured at about
EPL: Everton, Liverpool in entertaining derby draw
EPL: Everton, Liverpool in entertaining derby draw Everton and Liverpool fought out an eventful Merseyside derby draw at Goodison Park. In a game that swung from end to end, Tom Davies hit the woodwork for Everton while Darwin Nunez and Luis Diaz suffered a similar fate for Liverpool, reports the BBC. Everton keeper Jordan Pickford
JUST IN: Hijacker threatening to crash plane into supermarket in US
A plane in Mississippi has been hijacked with the pilot threatening to intentionally crash into a Walmart supermarket. Police have helped Walmart and Dodges car dealership to evacuate their stores in Tupelo, northeast Mississippi, as they have warned the situation could rapidly get worse. Authorities said that on Saturday at approximately 05:00 am, they
JUST IN: NANS gets new President
Comrade Umar Faruk Lawal of the Bayero University, Kano, Department of Liberary Science has emerged the new President of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS). He succeeds Asefon Sunday Dayo. More details later…
JUST IN: ADC suspends presidential candidate, Kachikwu
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has suspended its presidential candidate for next year’s elections, Dumebi Kachikwu, who is the Founder of Roots Television, Nigeria. Kachikwu emerged as the presidential candidate of ADC in June after securing 978 votes party delegates to beat his closest rivals, Kingsley Moghalu and Chukwuka Monye, who polled 589 and 339
Last Soviet leader, Mikhail Gorbachev, to be buried
Mikhail Gorbachev, the last Soviet leader who brought the Cold War to a peaceful end, will soon be buried in Moscow, four days after he died at 91. Russian President Vladimir Putin will not be attending the funeral because of his work schedule, the Kremlin says. However, this is widely seen as a snub
Russia to keep key gas pipeline to EU closed
Russia’s gas pipeline to Germany will not reopen as planned on Saturday, state energy firm Gazprom has said. The firm said it had found an oil leak in a turbine on the Nord Stream 1 pipeline, meaning it would be closed indefinitely, reports the BBC. The pipeline has been shut down for the past
Artemis Moon rocket to make second launch attempt
The US space agency will attempt once again in the coming hours to launch its most powerful ever rocket. Nasa was thwarted by a mix of technical and weather woes when it tried to get the Artemis I Moon mission off Earth on Monday, reports the BBC. But the mood remains positive at Florida’s
US Open: Jabeur advances, Gauff crushes Keys
Tunisian fifth seed Ons Jabeur survived a thrilling duel to down home hope Shelby Rogers 4-6 6-4 6-3 at the US Open Friday, reaching the fourth round of the hardcourt major for the first time. The Wimbledon finalist squandered six of the eight break points she earned in the opening set but hit her
Diamond League: Duplantis, Fraser-Pryce suffer rare defeats
Armand Duplantis and Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce suffered shock defeats at the Diamond League meet in Brussels on Friday. World, Olympic and European pole vault champion Duplantis, also the world record holder, failed three times at 5.91 metres. That failure handed victory to Ernest Obiena of the Philippines. It was Duplantis’s first defeat in a dominant
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