A fuel tanker has exploded following a collision in the capital of Sierra Leone, Freetown, killing at least 99 people and injuring dozens of others, according to officials. The explosion took place late on Friday after a vehicle struck the tanker in Wellington, a suburb just to the east of Freetown. The death toll on…
The national leader of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has visited the site of the Ikoyi building Collapse. The former Lagos State Governor, Asiwaju Tinubu, was accompanied by the current Governor, Babajide Sanwoolu and his Nasarawa State counterpart, Abdullahi Sule. The building collapsed on Monday with many theories still flying around on…
The kwara state government striking medical doctors have suspected their industrial action effective 6pm this Saturday. Chairman of the National Association of Government General Medical and Dental Practitioners, Dr Saka Agboola disclosed after an emergency congress of the members. The doctors commence the 7-day warning strike on Monday due to poor condition of service and…
Former British Prime Minister and initiator of Tony Blair Institute for Global Change has expressly commended Governor Bello Mohammed for his cosmopolitan approach to solving the lingering crisis in the state. Blair, who received the Governor at the Institute in London said he was impressed by the reach-out to the international community by the Governor…
Six more persons have been rescued from the rubble of the collapsed high-rise in the Ikoyi area of Lagos but the casualties in the incident have now reached 42. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State disclosed the figures during a visit to the site on Saturday. With six more persons rescued, the number of survivors…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says voting in the Anambra governorship election may continue on Sunday if those currently on the queue are unable to cast their votes today. Due to the malfunctioning of Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) in some polling units across the state, the commission had earlier extended the voting time in affected…
We are solicitors to His Excellency, the Vice-President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, GCON (‘our Client’), on whose instruction we write, in respect of the above subject matter. We have the mandate of our Client to draw your esteemed attention to certain publications of and concerning him, in respect of…
Nigeria and Cote d’Ivoire must continue to build closer economic ties and integrate, especially within the ambit of regional integration agreements like ECOWAS and the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), so as to create more jobs for its youths, while deepening bilateral ties between both countries, according to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN. Osinbajo…
On September 5, 2021, Colonel Mamadi Doumbouya took power. Since that date, Guinea has lived in the colors of the CNRD. A month after coming to power following a putsch, the new transitional president, Colonel Mamady Doumbouya, appointed Mohamed Béavogui as prime minister on Wednesday October 6. On November 5, two months later, the full list of the…
