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The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency has said the inferno that razed several shops and houses in the Idimu area in Lagos was caused by the fire of a Suya(roasted peppery meat) seller, which ignited the content spilling out of a fuel tanker. The truck had crashed along the Egbeda-Idimu road around midnight on Friday. Head of Operations, LASEMA, Femi Giwa, said this at the scene of the crash on Saturday. Giwa, who explained that 34 shops and 70 houses “were affected” by the tanker fire, said after the fuel truck crashed, it spilled its contents into the surrounding areas but burst into flames when the fuel flowed into the Suya seller’s spot. He said 10 houses out of the affected buildings were “completely destroyed”. He added that two fully-loaded tankers as well as some commercial bus drivers had attempted to outrun one another along Idimu Road. “The tanker at the back, that is the second one, fell and crashed into a building, but the impa...

Former Vice -President Atiku Abubakar has called on Nigerians to stand up and counter the menace of Boko Haram by being more security conscious. He said the populace should offer information of any strange movement in their localities to the security agencies. The former Vice-President, who spoke on Friday, was reacting to the Thursday’s bomb blast that rocked the Yola Modern Market, resulting in the death of over 40 persons. He said the insurgents had raised their modes of operations, and appeared to habour an intention to subdue the country. Atiku visited the Federal Medical Centre, Yola, on Friday in company with the Inspector General of Police, Solomon Arase; Adamawa State Governor, Senator Jubrilla Bindow; and Director-General of the National Emergency Management Agency, Mohamad Sani Sidi, who were in the state to visit the victims of the blast and sympathise with them. He explained that the insurgents had begun the “second phase” of its onslaught with the in...

The death toll in the Thursday’s suicide bomb blast on Jimeta night market has risen to 31. The Public Relations Officer of the Federal Medical Center, Yola, Mallam Muhammadu Dodo, told journalists that 31 corpses were evacuated from the scene of the blast. He said 22 victims were currently on admission at the medical centre. Dodo, however, urged the general public to come to the aid of the victims by donating blood as some of them were in dire need of blood. The Chief Medical Director of Yola Specialists Hospital, Dr. Bala Saidu, said the dead among the victims had been transferred to the FMC, Yola. He added that 44 persons, who were injured in the attack, were rushed to his hospital for treatment, saying 25 of them had been discharged while 19 victims were still undergoing treatment. A member of the bomb squad that was involved in the rescue operations, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, told our correspondent on the telephone that no fewer than 40 persons were kille...

A huge explosion at a petrol station in Ghana’s capital Accra has killed at least 90 people and set alight neighbouring buildings after floods swept stored fuel into a nearby fire, according to authorities. The blast happened on Thursday as dozens of people sought shelter at the petrol station and in nearby shops in central Accra to escape the torrential rains. The disaster raised anew concerns over the city’s inadequate infrastructure. Al Jazeera’s Ama Boateng, reporting from Accra, said the city and the rest of Ghana have been experiencing torrential rains. “This is a very busy area of Accra. Lots of people. Lots of car traffic. And because of the heavy rains people gathered at this gas station to seek shelter and this explosion happened,” she said. TV footage showed corpses being piled into the back of a pickup vehicle and other charred bodies trapped amid the debris. Floodwaters around the site hampered rescue and recovery efforts. Officials at t...

A bomb blast suspected to be from a suicide bomber has occurred in Yola, the capital city of Adamawa state, north east Nigeria. A resident of the town, Salihu Aliyu, told PREMIUM TIMES that the blast happened in front of the Jimeta main market at about 7:45pm. “We just finished observing the Maghrib prayer when we heard a loud blast in the direction of the market,” he said. He said the casualty figure is likely to be high because the explosion occurred as many traders closed their shops, and started rushing home. “You know many traders also come out of the market and display their wares outside the main market to also observe the night market,” he said. “There was even traffic gridlock in the area with many Keke Napep operators jostling for passengers when the bomb exploded.” One witness said at least 10 people were killed and about 30 injured. The police could not be reached immediately. Details later …

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Nigeria will take on Hungary in their third match of group E, at the Fifa U20 world cup inside the Taranki stadium in the city of New plymouth. Nigeria will be hoping to move out of the goup alongside Brazil or Hungary after been defeated 2-4 by brazil Nigeria still has a bright chance to survive the group if they can beat hungary(after they have got the needed win against Korea DPR 4-0) another victory against Hungary will see them through to the second round Date: 7 June - 17:00 (6am Nigerian time) Venue: Stadium Taranaki City: New Plymouth

The Fifa Women's World Cup starts on Saturday, June 6 in Canada. The opening match will be between hosts Canada and China in Edmonton. The Super Falcons, drawn in Group D alongside with USA, Sweden and Australia, will play their first game on Monday, June 8. Due to the difference in time zones, Canada is between six (6) and eight hours behind Nigeria, the matches will be played mostly late in the night in Nigeria. The last group game of the super falcons will be played very early in the morning of the next day. Sweden vs Nigeria Date: 8th June - 15:00 (9pm Nigerian time) Venue: Winnipeg Stadium City: Winnipeg

Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, on Thursday bade farewell to the outgoing members of the House of Assembly, insisting that he had forgiven them for attempting to remove him from office. Fayose said this in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Idowu Adelusi, even as the Assembly’s tenure will expire on Friday. Ekiti State had been under siege for the past three days as thugs said to be loyal to Fayose blocked all roads leading to the Assembly complex to prevent the 19 All Progressives Congress lawmakers from sitting with the aim of impeaching him. Fayose lamented how things ended between him and the lawmakers but promised that they would not be victimised after leaving office. He said, “The last few months have been traumatic, especially this week. I was not given room for concentration, but I had left the battle for God to fight. I told those planning to impeach me that they will succeed‎ if they can impeach God. “I did not bring myself back t...

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) on Thursday interrogated Mr Mike Okiro, the Chairman, Police Service Commission (PSC) and five others over alleged N275.5 million fraud. The commission also interrogated Insp. George Todonu, Okiro’s Orderly and Mr A.A Bisala, Chief Accountant of PSC, who reported at the ICPC headquarters, Abuja, in connection to the alleged fraud. Mr E.C Ibe, Mr B. Bello and Mr Raymond Imiobi were also at the ICPC headquarters for interrogation in connection to the alleged fraud. Okiro arrived at the commission at about 9.51 a.m. in a Black Toyota Land Cruiser Jeep with registration number T98 01FG (PSC). A source at the ICPC headquarters who preferred anonymity said the invitation of Okiro and other staff of PSC followed a petition published in one of the national dailies. He said the petition titled “Attempt to Swindle the Police Service Commission to the tune of N275.5 million”, was written by Mr Aar...

There are strong indications that the All Progressives Congress National Working Committee will on Thursday (today) direct its National Assembly members-elect to pick consensus candidates for the senate presidency and the speakership of the House of Representatives. It was reliably gathered on Wednesday in Abuja that the issue of leadership of the eighth National Assembly would be a part of the agenda of the APC NWC’s meetings with senators-elect and their counterparts for the House. A top member of the NWC, who confided in The PUNCH, said that the decision to pick consensus candidates was part of efforts to prevent the opposition Peoples Democratic Party from controlling the eighth National Assembly. But a key APC members-elect who learnt of the development   on Wednesday feared that failure to agree on consensus candidates could further divide his colleagues and give the PDP an opportunity to play a major role in determining who would emerge as the speaker and the s...

A Federal High Court in Lagos has asked the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency to suspend all actions on the move to extradite the Ogun East Senator-elect, Mr. Buruji Kashamu, to the United States to face trial on alleged drug-trafficking offences. The presiding judge, Justice Ibrahim Buba, while adjourning hearing in all pending applications on the subject matter till June 19, said on Thursday that status quo must be maintained till all the applications were decided one way or the other. Pending before Buba is the committal suit filed by  Kashamu against the Attorney General of the Federation and the Chairman of  NDLEA, citing them for contempt of court. In response, the NDLEA has filed preliminary objection challenging the jurisdiction of the court to entertain the matter. Besides, the anti-narcotic agency is seeking the reversal of the court order of May 26 which directed it to withdraw more than 50 of his operatives which had laid siege to Kashamu’s house. At ...

The Rivers State Resident Electoral Commissioner, Mrs. Gesila Khan, has said the criticisms against her before, during and after the 2015 controversial elections in the state mean nothing to her. Khan said those criticising her did so because they lost the elections, adding that it was normal for losers to give excuses on why they lost. Widespread criticisms had trailed the conduct and outcome of the general elections in the state, especially from members and supporters of the All Progressives Congress. But speaking on Thursday in Port Harcourt shortly after receiving an award of merit from the Joint Assembly of Rivers State Youths, the state REC said she did her best in conducting the 2015 elections in the state, describing the exercise as “very successful”. Explaining that she knew that Rivers State would be tough to handle, Khan explained that should would have avoided her transfer to the state if she could, having served in Delta, another tough state to handle during...

Scores of workers of Daar Communications Plc, operator of African Independent Television (AIT) and Raypower FM Radio, on Wednesday shut down all broadcasting activities at the Benin studio in protest over unpaid salaries. The protesting workers were said to have blocked the main entrance to the station located along the Benin/Lagos bypass. A detachment of anti-riot policemen were however called by the management of the station to forestall any break down of law. It was gathered that the protesting workers put at 50 of AIT and Ray Power, were owed salaries salaries spanning between 12 and 17 months. One of the protesting workers who did not want his name in print for personal reasons, said newly employed staff of AIT were being owed 12 months while old staff were yet to be paid salaries between 13 months and staff of the Raypower FM, the Radio arm of the broadcast outfit were owed 17 months. “The stations generate millions of naira on a daily basis, so there is no reason why w...

'We No Go Gree' Abuja prostitutes protest incessant arrest by officials , Some prostitutes in Abuja have taken to the streets to protest against indiscriminate arrest and extortion by the law enforcement agencies. More than 500 commercial sex workers in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory, took to the streets protesting the incessant and indiscriminate arrests and extortion of their members by the FCT Special Task Team on City Cleaning and Management, reports say. The prostitutes under the aegis of the National Association of Nigerian Prostitutes (NANP), expressed their anger after more than 3,000 of their members were arrested in various raids in the last three months by the FCT officials in different parts of the capital city. Parading the town with different placards with inscriptions like: 'Ashewo work na work'; 'Allow us to hustle for our daily bread'; and 'Legalize prostitution now', the scarlet ladies showed their dismay at the way their memb...