Day: November 5, 2021

Nigeria’s VP Osinbajo explains link to Ikoyi collapsed building

Aliyu Aliyu

Professor Osinbajo denies owing the high rise building as he threatens legal action against a popular online medium   Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has denied ownership of the collapsed 21 story building in Ikoyi, Lagos State, describing his alleged link to the property as sheer wickedness. Prof. Osinbajo also said that he has no interest whatsoever, and has never had any interest, either legally or beneficially, in the land, the collapsed building or development. This is as the Vice President has expressed sadness over the unfortunate collapse of the high-rise…

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Anambra Guber: TMG Calls For Credible, Peaceful Elections

Dawood Rabiu

As the nation prepares for the Anambra governorship elections on Saturday, the Transition Monitoring Group (TMG) has called for a credible and peaceful guber poll in the state. Platforms Africa reports that a statement signed by the Chairman of the group, Comrade Auwal Musa Rafsanjani, encouraged voters in the state to turn out and vote in the election, as it is an opportunity for citizens to exercise their democratic rights and choose their leader. Rafsanjani also noted that it was the duty of the political parties, electorates and civil society…

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IKoyi Collapse Building: 38 Corpses Ready For Identification – Lagos Govt

ADEOLA YUSUF

•Death toll now 38, as 32 registered missing family members Lagos State Government on Friday said dead bodies recovered from the Ikoyi collapsed building are ready for identification and therefore called on families of the deceased to go to the Infectious Disease Hospital (IDH) Yaba for identification of the corpses of their loved ones. The State Government said 38 bodies have been recovered so far from the collapsed building as rescue operation entered Day Four on Friday, while family members had submitted 32 names of those still missing. Platforms Africa…

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BREAKING: How Nigerian News Agency ex-MD, Jide Adebayo, died

Gbenga Adeoti

Nigeria’s Veteran journalist and ex-Managing Director of News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Jide Adebayo, is dead. The President of the Omu-Aran Development Association, Major General Olayemi Lasisi Abidoye (rtd), who announced the death of Adebayo, who until his death, is the Eesa of Omu-Aran in Kwara State, North Central Nigeria, stated that the NAN ex-MD was hospitalised at a Lagos hospital before he breathed his last. In statement on Friday by the Spokesman of the association, Olayinka Owolewa, Abidoye said Chief Adebayo died at a Lagos hospital on Thursday at…

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BREAKING: Kidnapped UNIABUJA Prof, Colleagues, Children Regain Freedom

Aliyu Aliyu

The kidnapped staff of the University of Abuja, 8ncluding a Professir of economics, and their children have regained freedom. Platforms Africa reports that the development was confirmed by the spokesperson of the Federal Capital Territory Police Command, Josephine Adeh. In a statement in the early hours of Friday, Adeh, a Deputy Superintendent of Police, claimed that the victims were rescued. The rescue operation, she said, was carried out by a combine security team that included the police. “The FCT Police Command wishes to inform members of the public that all…

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