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Labourer Dies In Lagos Building Collapse
In the center of Ikeja Lagos, on Aromire Avenue, a building collapse has claimed one life.
One-story building that was allegedly undergoing repairs partially collapsed, trapping some workers who were working there.
It was learned that the structure once housed a well-known car market in the neighborhood while it underwent renovations after the car mart moved.
1) On Thursday, the country-wide shortage of Premium Motor Spirit, also known as gasoline, worsened as long lines were seen in Abuja, Lagos, Port Harcourt, Calabar, Warri, Nasarawa, and Minna, among other locations. The few filling stations that provided the service charged between N250 and N300 per litre.
2) As of Thursday, Kano State had lost at least 25 people to a diphtheria infection outbreak that began last Friday. It was discovered that the Murtala Muhammed Specialist Hospital and Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital in Kano are treating the child killer disease, which was first discovered in the State in late 2022, as an outbreak.
Nigerian Newspapers: Peter Obi might win in Anambra state – Soludo
3) On Thursday, the All Progressives Congress rally in Rivers State was canceled as a result of the twin explosions that shook the Rumu-Woji venue in Port Harcourt’s Mile One axis. When unidentified men opened fire on the PDP’s campaign grounds during a similar event in Edo State, chaos ensued. Read More
4) Olusegun Obasanjo, a former president of Nigeria, insisted yesterday that Peter Obi, the Labour Party candidate, deserves the support of all patriotic Nigerians and that only the unpatriotic ones would vote for his opponents. Obasanjo urged Nigerians to vote for Obi, saying that they should do so because, unlike his rivals, he has good character.
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5) Commercial banks that are caught stocking their Automated Teller Machines (ATM) with outdated notes that will no longer be accepted as legal tender by January 31 face consequences, according to the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). Dr. Rekiyat Yusuf, the deputy director of currency operations, stated yesterday that any ATM found to still contain old notes would be shut down.
6) Muhammadu Sa’ad Abubakar, the Sultan of Sokoto, has urged the Central Bank of Nigeria to rethink the January 31 deadline for the old notes to continue being used in the nation. On Thursday, he spoke as he received Dahiru Usman, the CBN Comptroller in charge of Sokoto State.
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7) Ayoade Akinnibosun, a key suspect in the Offa bank robbery, claims that Abba Kyari, the former head of the Inspector General of Police’s Intelligence Response Team (IRT), offered him N10 million and a visa in exchange for naming former Senate President Bukola Saraki. He made this statement during the yesterday’s resumed trial at the Kwara State High Court in Ilorin.
8) The Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar has pledged that, if elected, he will ensure the devolution of more authority and resources to the 36 States of the federation under his restructuring plan. At the Oyo State Presidential Campaign Rally in Ibadan yesterday, he made the commitment.
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9) Chukwuma Soludo, the governor of Anambra State, has stated that Nnamdi Kanu’s release from prison is still essential to restoring peace and security in the South East, particularly in light of the upcoming 2023 elections. Kanu is the de facto leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). This was said by Soludo yesterday during a television program seen in Lagos.
10) In the Ayobo region of Lagos State, a man who goes by the name Rasaq was detained on suspicion of having three alleged human skulls. According to reports, Rasaq was being stopped and searched by police as he was carrying the skulls to a location.
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