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A fuel laden tanker exploded this morning beside the office of Department of State Security Services, DSS, and Ojo Barracks on Lagos Badagry Expressway. At scene of the incident, Vanguard learned that the tanker fell as a result of the collapsed state of the road and spilled its contents on the road. The
The Chairman of Esan South East Local Government Area of Edo, Mr. Victor Emuankhagbon, on Saturday confirmed that six deaths were recorded in the flooded communities in the area. Emuankhagbon stated this when he received a delegation of National Emergency Management Agency and officials of the Federal Ministry of Health at Ubiaja. He said
Nigeria celebrates her independence today. It’s already 58 years since she gained her independence from the British rule. However, her citizens have mixed feelings on whether to celebrate or not. So many are of the opinion that they see and have nothing to celebrate as they recount their frustration. See twitter feeds below
Ahead of All Progressives Congress, APC, governorship primary in Lagos State, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu and the Governor’s Advisory Council, GAC, yesterday, endorsed Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu for the party’s ticket for the 2019 elections. In a reaction, Governor Akinwunmi Ambode, also in the race for the party’s ticket, said 237 Councillors,
No fewer than 29 states will on Sunday take part in the governorship primary election of the ruling All Progressives Congress APC to pick gubernatorial candidates for the next general elections. There would be no gubernatorial elections in Anambra, Bayelsa, Edo, Ondo, Kogi, Ekiti and Osun states whose governorship election cycles are now
Results from the polling units involved in the Osun rerun election have revealed that the All Progressives Congress’ candidate, Gboyega Oyetola, may be declared the winner of the Osun State governorship election. The rerun took place in seven polling units in four local governments areas in the state. The electorate in Osun State
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had earlier rescheduled for a rerun of the gubernatorial election in Osun state today to determine who becomes the elected governor of Osun state after the Saturday election was declared inconclusive. However, a lot of people have actually shared their fair share of skepticism towards the scheduled rerun Citing fears about
There is palpable tension in Osun ahead of the rerun election slated for Thursday, as hundreds of military personnel replace police to provide security during the exercise. Our reporter on Wednesday morning observed heavy deployment of military men in Osogbo, the Osun State capital, and Ifon, in Orolu local government, while several other
A scandal is brewing within the household of President Muhammadu Buhari. His wife, Aisha, has caused the arrest of her own Aide De Camp, after accusing him of defrauding her, those familiar with the matter have told PREMIUM TIMES. The president’s wife is alleging that Sani Baba-Inna, a chief superintendent of police, received
About 324,000 applicants nationwide have commenced screening exercise for 4,000 job spaces in the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC). Speaking yesterday during an assessment tour to the screening centres in Abuja, Corps Marshal, Dr Boboye Oyeyemi said the 4000 vacancies are made available for the officer cadre. He said 3200 vacancies were made available