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Chairman nominee dies hours to screening in Ogun
Daud Olatunji, Abeokuta The Chairman-nominee for the caretaker committee in Ipokia Local Government Area of Ogun State, Saibu Mulero has been confirmed dead few hours to his screening by the state House of Assembly . Adeosun was one of the Chairmen-nominees of the 20 local government transition committees in Ogun State appointed by Governor Dapo
Gas explosion: SON to prosecute vendors of substandard cylinders
The Standard Organisation of Nigeria said it will prosecute importers, manufacturers and distributors of substandard Liquefied Petroleum Gas cylinders and other products as provided by law. The director general of SON, Osita Aboloma, gave the warning on Tuesday during a visit the scene of gas explosion at Sabo Tasha, Kaduna, in which six people lost
Corps members not victims in Yenagoa shooting – NYSC
The National Youth Service Corps in Bayelsa State said Tuesday that the scheme did not record any casualty in the shooting of a commercial bus driver and another individual by a policeman in Yenagoa. News Agency of Nigeria recalls that a mobile policeman on Monday evening shot a driver with Peace Mass Transit and one
Missile attack: All is well, says Trump
President Donald Trump on Tuesday said all was well shortly after Iran claimed responsibility for multiple rocket attacks on two military bases housing U.S.-led coalition forces in Iraq. “All is well! Missiles launched from Iran at two military bases located in Iraq. Assessment of casualties and damages taking place now. “So far, so good! We
BREAKING: Air France suspends flying through Iran, Iraq airspace
Air France said Wednesday it has suspended until further notice flying through Iranian and Iraqi airspace after Iran fired ballistic missiles against bases housing US troops in Iraq. “As a precautionary measure and following news of air strikes underway, Air France has decided to suspend until further notice all flights through Iranian and Iraqi airspace,”
Bomb explodes near Somalia parliament
A suspected car bomb exploded close to a checkpoint near Somalia’s parliament in the capital Mogadishu on Wednesday, witnesses and a security official said. A plume of thick black smoke was seen over the city and witnesses said a number of vehicles were on fire. “It looks like a car bomb, but we don’t have
Missiles attack: Iraq military says no Iraqi casualties, silent on US troops
A total of 22 missiles struck two bases housing US troops in Iraq but there were no Iraqi casualties, the military in Baghdad said Wednesday after the overnight attack. The statement made no mention of Iran, which claimed that it had fired ballistic missiles at the Ain al-Asad airbase in retaliation for the US killing
US-Iran crisis: UK condemns missile attacks on Iraqi bases
Britain on Wednesday condemned Iran’s missile attacks on Iraqi bases housing coalition military, and voiced concern over “reports of casualties” from the strikes. “We condemn this attack on Iraqi military bases hosting Coalition – including British – forces,” said Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab. “We are concerned by reports of casualties and use of ballistic missiles.”
Ex-REA boss resumes at UN after Buhari reverses her suspension
Immediate-past Managing Director of the Rural Electrification Agency, Ms Damilola Ogunbiyi, has assumed duty at her new job at the United Nations. A UN spokesman, Mr Farhan Haq, made this known to News Agency of Nigeria in New York on Tuesday. Haq said Ogunbiyi, who was appointed Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General on Sustainable
Mane, Oshoala win CAF’s best players awards
•Osimhen, Chukwueze lose Young Player’s prize ’Tosin Oluwalowo Liverpool and Senegal forward Sadio Mane has won the 2019 African Player of The Year award, defeating club mate and Egypt’s Mohamed Salah (last year’s winner) and Manchester City and Algeria’s Riyad Mahrez. The event was held at the Albatros Citadel Sahl Hasheesh, Hurghada, Egypt, on Tuesday.
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