Tag: Agege

Igbobi College 11 Year-Old Pupil Wins SystemSpecs National Essay Contest

Precious Ibekwe

How the genius won in the competition among 2,000 other entrants from 795 schools across all 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory 11-year-old Oluwaseun Samuel Temitayo-Ojo of Igbobi College, Yaba, Lagos has emerged the winner of the 30th-anniversary edition of the annual SystemSpecs Children’s Day Essay Competition (CDEC). While Temitayo-Ojo won in the junior category, 15-year-old Ekemini Keziah Effiong-Robert of the African Church Model College, Agege, Lagos, emerged the winner in the senior category. The two led about 2,000 other entrants from 795 schools across all 36 states and…

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How Petrol Tanker Explosion Killled One, Destroyed Assets in Lagos

Tade Salako

Scoopers at the Toll Gate end caused the fire to spread through some roadside makeshift shops to its source at Ajegunle Bus Stop – Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service   The Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service has given details of how a 45,000 litres laden petrol tanker exploded in Lagos, killing one and destroying millions of property. Director of the agency, Adeseye Margaret, said in a statement to Platforms Africa that though her men successfully combated the Fire outbreak at Ajegunle via Toll Gate Bus Stop, Abeokuta Expressway,…

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