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Scene of the incident. Residents of Obawole in the Ifako-Ijaiye, Ogba area of Lagos and environs were thrown into confusion on Thursday afternoon following a gas explosion in the community. An eyewitness said the explosion was from a gas plant located in the area. It was gathered that several houses were shaken by the explosion which left many people injured. Scene of the incident. Head of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, Femi Oke-Osanyintolu, confirmed the incident  He said efforts were being made to put out the resulting fire from the explosion. “The agency has activated its response plan to the fire incident at Cele Bustop, Ifako-Ijaiye LGA, and will provide further updates. Lagosians are urged to kindly exercise calm,” he said. See Also Breaking News BREAKING: Panic As Explosion Rocks Lagos Community 0 Comments 2 Hours Ago News Reports AddThis :  Original Author :  SaharaReporters, New York Disable advertisements :  from...

Kenneth Gbagi Four staff of Signatious Hotel, Warri, Delta State, who were reportedly stripped naked by owner of the hotel and former Minister of State for Education, Kenneth Gbagi, have threatened legal action against him. They also demanded N1bn compensation and public apology from the former minister. The victims’ legal team led by Kunle Edun of Tri-Lex Partners law firm, made the demands, among others in a letter sent to Gbagi on Wednesday. Kenneth Gbagi They gave the former minister a five-day ultimatum to meet all their demands or face legal action. SaharaReporters had reported how Precious Achibong, Victor Ephraim, Gloria Oguzie, and Roselyn Okiemute, were stripped naked and detained at the Ebrumede Police Station for allegedly stealing N5,000 belonging to the governorship aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party.  “That after the guest’s stay, he gave our clients the sum of N105, 000.00 (One Hundred and Five Thousand Naira) as tips for the good time that he had...

Residents of Obawole area of Ogba and environs in Lagos were thrown into confusion on Thursday afternoon following an explosion that rocked the community. It was gathered that several houses were shaken by the explosion, which damaged vehicles parked on some streets. The cause of the explosion is yet to be ascertained. Breaking News News AddThis :  Original Author :  SaharaReporters, New York Disable advertisements :  from 24HRSNEWS via 24HRSNEWS from EDUPEDIA247https://ift.tt/2G7YFps via EDUPEDIA

President Buhari The decision by President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration to build a $1.96bn rail line that will connect Nigeria to Niger Republic has been met with stiff rejection by Nigerians. The government on Wednesday at the weekly Federal Executive Committee approved the rail line but the move has been heavily criticised. President Buhari Questioning the rationale behind the rail project, Nigerians on social media described it as misplaced priority. @honilatte said, “Lagos to Ghana doesn’t have a rail, Lagos to Onitsha doesn’t have a rail, but we have this thanks to Buhari the Nigerien.” @DavidObafemi7 said, “Have we finished developing Nigeria? Madness!” @EmmanuelNdiokw4 tweeted, “We, the people need more information as to economic importance of this proposed rail line to Niger Republic. Mass education on this project would go a long way to diffuse the mass hysteria that is likely to follow.” @shagbastic said, “What do we have to do with Niger? Why so much money...

Fredrick Nwabufo The Igbo and the Yoruba share the affinity of interest. Their political goals are analogous. They both seek jurisdiction over their space and resources, and desire to be master-planners of their own political future. The two groups long not for territories outside their borders or nurse expansionist ambitions. They just want to live on the turf of their own terms and contrivance. But why are the Igbo and the Yoruba at strife — politically? Why do they not agree essentially on the same things that form the core of their interest? Well, I think the long history of distrust among the two groups foregrounds this uncanny parallel. My own late father instructed me in a version of how the Igbo-Yoruba relationship deteriorated in the 60s. Really, most men in the South-East, who lived through the Nigeria-Biafra civil war and saw the ravages of hunger and the extirpation of thousands of lives, including children, have the liberty to be cynical about inter-group entente. ...

Troops of Operation Lafiya Dole have eliminated several top commanders and fighters of Boko Haram terrorists group in their various camps at the fringes of Lake Chad under Kukawa Local Government Area of Borno This was contained in a statement by the Coordinator, Defence Media Operations, Major General John Eneche. General Eneche stated that this was in continuation of the aggressive clearance operation against terrorism and other sundry crimes in the North-East. He said the troops also destroyed several camps used by the terrorists located at Tunbun Gini, Tunbun Nbororo, Tunbun Kayoma, Tunbun Kaza and Tunbun Fulani during the operation. “While the good people of the North-East are once again assured of troops’ commitment to the safety of lives and property within the zone, they are also encouraged to continue to avail the troops with timely and credible information that will assist them in the conduct of their operations,” he said. Boko Haram Insurgency Military Terrori...

File Photo Troops of the Nigerian Army are furious at the authorities for not recognising other soldiers killed alongside Dahiru Bako, a colonel and Commander of the Brigade. Bako was Commander of Sector 2, Operation Lafiya Dole, the team combating terrorism in the North-East region of the country before he was killed. File Photo The senior military officer lost his life on Monday in an ambush set up by the insurgents, according to a report by HumAngle. See Also Boko Haram Boko Haram Terrorists Kill Nigerian Army Commander 0 Comments 2 Days Ago Three other soldiers killed alongside Bako were not recognized nor given any respect or befitting burial. The identities of the three fallen soldiers are Lance Corporal Oluwaseyi, Lance Corporal Nwobuji Desmond and Private Aliyu Ibrahim. It was reported that their family was not also given any official condolence by the military. An insider, who spoke with HumAngle, stated that by this, authorities continually alienate thei...

File Photo: Gunmen Gunmen suspected to be bandits have kidnapped Alhaji Salisu Ali Sukuntuni, a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party in Rimaye town under Kankia Local Government Area of Katsina State. According to Katsina Post, the gunmen stormed the town in the early hours of Thursday. File Photo: Gunmen middleeastpress Sukuntuni is the PDP immediate youth leader in the local government area. Killings and kidnapping for ransom have continued in Northern Nigeria despite security reinforcement in the region. CRIME Insurgency Politics News AddThis :  Original Author :  SaharaReporters, New York Disable advertisements :  from 24HRSNEWS via 24HRSNEWS from EDUPEDIA247https://ift.tt/304q1Ee via EDUPEDIA

Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri October 12, 2020 has been fixed for reopening of schools in Adamawa State, SaharaReporters has learnt. Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri gave the approval on Thursday in Yola, the state capital. Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri A statement by Press Secretary to the governor, Humwashi Wonosikou, reads, “The Adamawa State Government has announced Monday October 12, 2020 as the date for the reopening of both public and private schools across the state. “Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri who issued the directive, regretted the long closure of schools due to the crisis of COVID-19 pandemic alongside other sectors of the economy. “The governor is pleased to announce Monday, October 12 as the date for resumption of academic activities from the basic to tertiary levels having wasted so much time. “As a government we will not leave any stone unturned towards ensuring enforcement of the COVID-19 protocols.” Consequently, the governor has directed the Ministry of ...

Donald Trump President Donald Trump has refused to clearly guarantee a peaceful transfer of power should he lose the United States election in November to Joe Biden, according to NDTV. “Well, we’re going to have to see what happens,” Trump responded when asked at a White House press conference whether he was committed to the most basic tenet of democratic rule in the United States — the peaceful handover of power upon a change of President. U.S. President Donald Trump Biden, who holds a steady lead over the Republican incumbent in opinion polls ahead of the November 3 vote, expressed incredulity. “What country are we in?” the former Vice President said, when asked about Trump’s comment by reporters.  “Look, he says the most irrational things. I don’t know what to say.” Republican Senator Mitt Romney, a frequent but rare party critic of Trump, went further, saying that any hesitation on the core constitution guarantee was “unthinkable and unacceptable”. “Fundamental to...

FILE PHOTO: Thugs Allegedly Loyal To APC Attack PDP Candidate, Eyitayo Jegede's Convoy In Ondo The Peoples Democratic Party has accused security agencies of culpability in the unending violence allegedly perpetrated by supporters of the All progressive Congress ahead of the October 10 governorship election in Ondo State. PDP in an open letter to President Muhammadu Buhari raised the alarm over different attacks on its members. FILE PHOTO: Thugs Allegedly Loyal To APC Attack PDP Candidate, Eyitayo Jegede's Convoy In Ondo The party asked the President to caution Governor Rotimi Akeredolu for allegedly causing violence in the state. The letter reads, “The 1983 violence that engulfed Ondo State must not be allowed to reoccur. The service chiefs had been giving free access to the political thugs assembled to maim and kill the people of Ondo State in order to achieve a desired political objective. “A lot of people had been maimed and injured, while petitions to the federa...

Prof Banji Akintoye President-General of the Yoruba World Congress, Prof Banji Akintoye, has said that the group will successfully get the Yoruba nation without the shedding of blood. He said this on Wednesday during the celebration of the anniversary of the Kiriji War. Prof Banji Akintoye He said the YWC has over 107 groups championing the dream of having the Yoruba nation, a report by PUNCH said. He said, “We have been saying we will have the Yoruba nation. The Yoruba World Congress is committed to helping the Yoruba nation to secure its position in the comity of nations. “When we first started the process, we had a total of 45 organisations, but now, we can boast of a total of 107 different organisations. “They do say that I don’t compromise; it is not every time. But once we say we will take a common stance, I don’t know how to betray. We will get the Yoruba nation free without violence; we will not break the laws of Nigeria. If there is anyone who wants to be violent,...