30 injured, 23 buildings, event centre, vehicles razed in Lagos gas explosion (Photos)

                                                                                           Tragedy struck on Thursday at Balogun Bus stop, in the Iju-Ishaga area of Lagos State, after a tanker conveying gas exploded.   While no fewer than 30 people were injured, 15 vehicles were reportedly gutted by the fire. The ...

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BBNaija: “I don’t wear pant” – Nengi tells Laycon

  2020 Big Brother Naija finalist, Rebecca Nengi Hampson, has made an interesting revelation about herself in the lockdown house.   During a conversation with fellow housemate, Laycon, the Bayelsa State-born two times beauty queen disclosed that she does not ...

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Missouri governor who refused to make masks compulsory tests positive for coronavirus

Missouri Governor Mike Parson, a Republican who has steadfastly refused to require residents to wear masks, tested positive for the coronavirus, his office said Wednesday.   Parson was tested after his wife, Teresa, tested positive earlier in the day. Teresa ...

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Chelsea ready to send Kepa Arrizabalaga out on loan

  Mendy set to become first choice Kepa Arrizabalaga is set to leave Chelsea on loan, claims the Sun. The Blues have brought in Edouard Mendy following months of sub-par performances, and the new man may become first-choice goalkeeper straight away. As such, ...

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Man kills self, leaves behind letter accusing wife of contributing to his suicidal thoughts

                                                                      A middle-aged man from Ilembo in Katavi Region, western Tanzania killed himself early this week after his wife allegedly deserted him while he was ailing.   Edward Chakala committed suicide by hanging, his family claims. In a note that ...

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Gas explosion rocks Lagos, Ogun communities

                                          Panic gripped residents of Lagos and Ogun border communities this afternoon following an explosion and massive fire.   The explosion, which was heard as far as Harmony Estate and Obawole, Ogba, Iju in Lagos as well as Akute Ogun ...

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Wike releases N50m for Justice Karibi-Whyte’s state burial

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has released N50million for the state burial of the late retired Judge of the Supreme Court, Justice Adolphus Karibi-Whyte.   The governor commiserated with the family of the late eminent jurist describing him as a ...

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Woman who wants a firm breast loses one nipple, gets hole in the heart during botched surgery

                                                    A beautician was left with a gaping hole in her chest after a nipple fell off during ‘botched’ surgery abroad.   Cherrise Massay went under the knife in Istanbal, Turkey, after friends recommended surgery at a clinic – which ...

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Bayern Munich clinch the Super Cup with a 2-1 victory over Sevilla

Javi Martinez was Bayern Munich’s unlikely hero as the Spaniard came off the bench to head in an extra-time winner in the 2-1 Super Cup victory over Sevilla. Hansi Flick’s treble-winning outfit struggled against a stubborn Sevilla side who had been unbeaten since ...

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Let whoever offered me bribe, come forward — Magu

                                                                           Suspended chairman of the Economic & Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu has denied allegations of receiving bribes.     The counter-statement came after the suspended EFCC chairman opened his defense to the allegations of ‘Alleged Abuse of Office and ...

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Singer Yemi Alade, named ‘Goodwill Ambassador’ to UNDP

Nigerian artist Yemi Alade has vowed to lend her voice to the vulnerable including women after she took on a new role in the UN.   Yemi was named the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) goodwill ambassador on Wednesday. In ...

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‘My Celebrity crush is Drake, I see him in my dreams’ – Nengi

BBNaija housemate, Nengi has revealed that her celebrity crush is Canadian rapper, Drake.   She made this known in a recent conversation with her fellow housemate, Laycon. This prompted a reaction from Lacycon. According to Nengi, she sees Drake in ...

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Mum, 24, ‘who feared boyfriend didn’t love her enough’ killed herself ‘accidentally’

                                                 A trainee accountant who feared her boyfriend did not love her enough accidentally died after hanging herself, an inquest heard.   Mother-of-one Ella Lomas, 24, was found by her boyfriend Bradley after they had a relationship “tiff” at a ...

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Finally, Nigeria Chief of Air Staff marries Humanitarian Affairs Minister

The Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, has married the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Hajiya Sadiya Umar Farouq. Multiple sources confirmed to Daily Trust last night that the wedding Fatiha took place on ...

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Return to APC, Ize-Iyamu begs Governor Obaseki

Candidate of the All Progressives Congress in last Saturday Governorship election, Pastor Ize-Iyamu, has called on Governor Godwin Obaseki to return to APC.   In a television broadcast on Wednesday night, Ize-Iyamu said, “We are going to talk to everybody. ...

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I once worked as a plumber, Sanwo-Olu tells youths

The Governor of Lagos State, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Wednesday said he worked as a plumber about 30 years ago.   He made the revelation during the graduation of 6,252 students of the 18 skill acquisition centres in the state. ...

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Inspector extorting motorcyclist to face trial in Lagos

                                                                      The Nigeria Police Force, Lagos State Command Thursday, ordered the immediate orderly room trial of an inspector caught in a widely circulated picture extorting a motorcyclist.   The Inspector, Joseph Dike attached to Aguda Division of the State was ...

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Female workers stripped naked on ‘ex-minister’s order’ demand N1bn, apology

Four former employees of Signatious Hotel, Warri, Delta State, who were reportedly stripped on the order of the chairman of the hotel and former Minister of State for Education, Mr Kenneth Gbagi, have demanded N1bn compensation and public apology from ...

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