Day: October 27, 2020

Petrol station in Ogba on fire – Lagos Emergency Agency

Damola Oyede

  A Tuesday morning fire has gutted a petrol station in Lagos with safety officials stating that they are yet to unravel the material losses to the inferno. The filling station along Ajayi Road, Ogba, Lagos, went up in flames in the early on Tuesday. The Head, Public Affairs of Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Nosa Okunbor, confirmed the incident, saying: “A petrol station along Ajayi Road is on fire.” He added that recovery operation was ongoing. As at the time of filing this report, the extent of the…

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How My son was killed at Lekki Tollgate — Mother

Gbenga Adeoti

  A woman claiming to be the mother of 23 year-old Anthony Okechukwu, who was reportedly killed by gunshot injury at the Lekki Tollgate shooting has spoken up. The woman who, in a viral video, spoke from her base outside Nigeria claimed that she found out about her son’s death online when she saw his photo being circulated. For several days, there have been questions on the lips of every Nigerian concerning the people who lost their lives at the Lekki Tollgate shooting in Lagos State on October 20, 2020.…

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We are not dafts, Celebrities react to Fashola’s Lekki hidden Camera news

Lukman Olasunkanmi

  Celebrities in Nigeria including music super stars; Davido, Falz, Adekunle Gold, and Rudeboy, have mocked news about the Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola’s discovery of an alleged hidden camera at the Lekki Tollgate. Fashola, a two-term Governor of Lagos has visited the Tollgate scene where Soldiers opened fire on #EndSARS protesters. The celebrities who are staunch supporters of the protest however reacted in disbelief on their social media pages, suggesting that the story and the camera were planted. They all seem to believe the camera was planted there by the…

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