Day: May 23, 2021

Casualty Figure Uncertain as DR Congo Volcano Erupts, Thousands flee +PHOTO

Aoko Benjamin

  Nyiragongo’s last eruption in 2002 killed 250 people and left 120,000 homeless in the DRC. The Democratic Republic of the Congo’s (DRC) Mount Nyiragongo has erupted for the first time in nearly two decades, sending lava sliding down the hillside towards the eastern city of Goma and forcing thousands of people to flee. READ ALSO: REVEALED: Three Times Kaduna Plane crashes Killed Top Army Chiefs, Governor Seplat goes bullish, dividends to Shareholders hit $344m in 6 years 2 hospitalised as Abeokuta suffered 3rd Gas Explosion in 4 days As the…

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BREAKING: Only 45,000 foreign pilgrims will perform 2021 Hajj -Saudi Arabia

Aliyu Aliyu

  Nigeria, which hirtherto got 95,000 Hajj quota, will share just 45,000 slots with over 60 countries of the World as Saudi embargoes Hajj for people under the age of 18 and above 60 years   The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has pegged the global attendance for 2021 Hajj at only 60,000 with just 45,000 quota, out of this, slated for prospective pilgrims from outside the kingdom. The announcement made by the Kingdom few hours ago via a twitter handle; @HaramainInfo sighted by Platforms Africa, noted that only 60,000 pilgrims will be…

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2 hospitalised as Abeokuta suffered 3rd Gas Explosion in 4 days

Gbenga Adeoti

  Another gas explosion has rocked Abeokuta, Southwest Nigeria, injuring two people. The explosion, which rocked the capital of Ogun state on Friday, May 21,  Platforms Africa reports, is the third suffered by the city in four consecutive days. The explosion occurred barely 48 hours after one person was killed and another injured in a gas explosion on Wedenesday May 19, at the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library on Thursday, and about 72 hours after two people were killed by another gas explosion on Tuesday, May 18, at the Conference Hotel owned by a former governor of…

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