Metro

One injured as two buildings collapse in Lagos

Two separate buildings collapsed beside each other in the Kosofe area of Lagos State on Sunday. However, one person was injured in the incident. The Permanent Secretary of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Dr. Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, who confirmed the incident in a statement, said the buildings were located at No. 47-49 Oduntan Street, Kosofe, Lagos. He said: “Upon …

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Kaduna govt seals school over student who was allegedly beaten to death

Al-Azhar Academy in Zaria has been shut by the Kaduna State Schools Quality Assurance Authority (KSSQAA) due to allegations that a student was fatally beaten there. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that a JSS 3 student Marwan Sambo, 19, was reported to have died from severe beating and corporal punishment by some teachers over absenteeism. Dr. Usman Abubakar, …

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Gombe: NSCDC foil same sex-wedding, nab 76 suspects

Men of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Gombe State Command, have foiled a plan by some individuals to host a same-sex wedding. They have therefore arrested 76 suspects in connection with the development. The state Public Relations Officer, Buhari Sa’ad, disclosed this while parading the suspects before journalists at the command’s headquarters in Gombe on behalf of the …

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Actor Jimmy Odukoya succeeds father as Senior Pastor

Son of late founder of Fountain of Life Church, Jimmy Odukoya, has been named the Senior Pastor of the church following the demise of his father, Pastor Taiwo Odukoya. Jimmy who is a popular Nollywood actor, was named his father’s successor during the church service on Sunday. The resident pastor of the church, Rotimi Okpaise, who made the announcement while …

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Truck crushes military officer, one other to death in Kwara

A truck on Sunday crushed two people, including a military officer, to death in Jebba, Moro local government area of Kwara State. The sector commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in the state, Frederick Ogidan, confirmed the accident to journalists in Ilorin. He said a DAF truck and four people were involved in the accident. READ ALSO: Nine …

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Anthrax: Benue govt warns residents on consumption of dead animals

The Benue State government on Thursday warned the people of the state about the consumption of dead animals. The advice followed reports on the growing cases of anthrax disease in the country. The Director of Livestock Services, Ministry of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Dr. Edward Amali, who made the call in Makurdi, said the government had discovered that some butchers …

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Motorcyclist dies in FCT flood

A 31-year-old motorcyclist, Yakubu Lucky, was swept away by flood at Dogongada in Lokogoma District of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on Friday. The Head of Public Affairs for the Federal Capital Territory Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Nkechi Isa, who confirmed the incident in a statement on Saturday, said the victim was swept away by flood after a heavy downpour …

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84-yr-old man kills 75-yr-old wife over s3x in Edo

An 84-year-old man identified as Gabriel Ahuwa, has been arrested by the police in Edo State, south-south Nigeria, for allegedly killing his 75-year-old wife denying him s3x. The octogenarian, according to the State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Chidi Nwabuzor, was arrested on Wednesday after family members reported the matter to the police. While addressing a news conference in …

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82 Boko Haram fighters reportedly killed in inter-ethnic clash in Borno

Eighty-two fighters of the terrorists’ group, Boko Haram have been reportedly killed during an inter-ethnic clash in the Kukawa Local Government Area of Borno State, Daily Trust reports, quoting local and security sources living in Baga and areas along Lake Chad fringes. The clash, according to the report, was triggered by the killing of seven Boko Haram fighters from the Buduma …

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