What would have resulted in a major fire outbreak was, on Tuesday, averted in Costain, Lagos, after a fuel-laden tanker fell while ascending a bridge. The incident occurred at about 2p.m., causing the tanker spill its contents. However, it was promptly attended to by emergency responders. The tanker was ascending the Costain Bridge inward Iponri, Funsho Williams Avenue, Surulere, when it fell. It was said to have hit a car, then tumbled and spilled its contents. But nobody was injured during the incident. Both the Permanent Secretary, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, LASEMA, Dr. Oluwafemi Oke-Osanyintolu, and Mrs. Adeseye…
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The All Progressives Congress, APC, have described the choice of Nollywood actress, Funke Akindele as the running mate of Dr Olajide Adediran of the PDP as a display of unseriousness on the part of the leading opposition party. This position was contained in a statement made available to Vanguard hours after the unveiling of Akindele. Seye Oladejo, Lagos State APC Spokesman, describes the choice as an attempt to trivialize the importance of the forthcoming gubernatorial elections The statement reads: “This development underscores the unseriousness of Lagos state PDP. This amounts to trivializing the importance of the forthcoming…
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has said professors and academics must take a keen interest in education and healthcare. He urged them to explore options for reform and innovation in those Human Capital Development sectors. Osinbajo said this in a statement by his spokesman Laolu Akande yesterday in Abuja. The statement said the vice president had a virtual meeting with a team of professors drawn from the six geo-political zones under the auspices of the Progressive Intellectuals Advisory Group (PIAG). Osinbajo, who interacted with the dons on a number of topical national development issues, urged stakeholders, especially members of professional…
The Academic Staff Union of Universities, on Tuesday, reacted to the comments made by the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), regarding the ongoing strike action by the union. It was reported that Buhari had, on Monday, in a statement signed by his spokesperson, Garba Shehu, told the striking lecturers to consider the future generation and resume back to work. “We hope that ASUU will sympathise with the people on the prolonged strike. Truly, enough is enough for keeping students at home. Don’t hurt the next generation for goodness sake,” Buhari was quoted as saying. But the…
Two months after he dumped the All Progressives Congress in a bitter manner, former presidential aspirant, Adamu Garba, has returned to the party. The popular businessman and Twitter activist made headlines when he defected to the Young Progressives Party, a party he created on July 12, 2022. An emotional Garba, who backed out of the APC presidential race after raising N83 million, had slammed the party for pegging the Expression of Interest and Nomination forms at N100 million. The politician had told The PUNCH in an exclusive interview that he left the APC because the leadership of the…
The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, has directed the Nigerian Correctional Service to improve its efforts in intelligence gathering. He said such information gathered must be acted upon, describing it as the panacea to solving the problem of incessant Custodial Centre attacks. According to a statement by the Media Adviser to the minister, Sola Fasure, the minister spoke during a visit to the Maximum and Medium Security Custodial Centres in Kirikiri, Apapa, Lagos State on Tuesday. Aregbesola was also quoted to have boasted that no jailbreak attempt by inmates had succeeded. The statement read in part, “So…
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and ex-Osun State Governor, Rauf Aregbesola, were noticeably absent at a mega rally urganised for the re-election of the state governor, Adegboyega Oyetola, in Osogbo on Tuesday. The mega rally committee, in a statement on Monday by its spokesperson, Funke Egbemode, had listed Osinbajo as one of the guests expected at the rally. But Aregbesola, who is the Minister of Interior, was not listed. Some of the governors in attendance included Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo; Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti; Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi; Nasir el-Rufai of Kaduna, Abdulrahaman Abudulrasak of Kwara; Hope Uzodimma of…
Mr Usman Alkali Baba, Inspector General of Police on Tuesday said 21,000 police officers would be deployed for the Osun July 16 governorship election. Alkali Baba stated this in Osogbo at the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Osun 2022 Governorship Election Stakeholders’ Meeting. The IGP, however, said that the deployment was not to intimidate residents but to prevent miscreants from highjacking or disrupting the election process. He said the deployed officers would provide security, protect the electorate, INEC personnel and materials before, during and after the election. He said the officers deployed had already been trained…
Ahmed Musa, the Super Eagles captain, has taken a swipe at Nigerian politicians whose children school abroad. In a post on his Instagram page on Tuesday, the footballer wondered how the politicians feel when they travel abroad to visit their children’s schools while “ASUU is on strike”. “To our political office holders whose children school abroad. How do you feel visiting your children abroad taking pictures in their schools and posting online while ASUU is on strike?” he wrote. “Like seriously, how is it ok to you? You’re running a system that you don’t even believe in. Show…
The governorship candidate of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos State, Dr. Olajide Adediran, popularly called Jandor, says Nigerian actress and producer, Funke Akindele, will add value to his candidacy in the 2023 general elections. While confirming Akindele’s deputy governorship candidacy in a Twitter thread on Tuesday, Jandor urged Lagosians to work with him and the actress. To those who also aspired for positions but didn’t get them, I commit to run an all-inclusive government right from the campaign council till we form our cabinet in 2023. “To all Lagos PDP Members, I say a very big thank you for…