There was panic around Jibowu area of Yaba in Lagos State early today (Wednesday) as the multi-storey office complex of the West African Examination Council ( WAEC ) went up in flames. Firefighters and other emergency workers were still battling the fire as at the time of filing this report. Tribune Online gathered that the…
The electorate in Ajegunle area of Lagos State have conferred a vote of confidence on Hon. Francis Barthlomew Chima aka OmoBarca, the PDP candidate for House of Representatives Ajeromi Ifelodun Federal Constituency for 2023 elections.OmoBarca had initiated a program to empower 100 people from Ajeromi Ifelodun LGA with job opportunities to ensure that youths in…
Africa’s largest beauty trade exhibition returns to Lagos on November 29th, 2022.Beauty West Africa – the largest international trade exhibition for the beauty sector in Africa – is opening its fourth edition in Nigeria next month.Running from November 29th, 2022 to December 1st , 2022 at the Landmark Centre on Victoria Island, Lagos, the show…
Ukrainian troops are still holding the strategic eastern town of Bakhmut despite repeated Russian attacks, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said. Russian forces have repeatedly tried to seize Bakhmut, which sits on a main road leading to the cities of Sloviansk and Kramatorsk. Both are situated in the Donetsk region. “Active fighting continues in various…
Russia’s defence ministry has said two attackers opened fire at a military firing range near Ukraine, killing 11, and wounding 15. The ministry said in a statement that the shooting took place in the Belgorod region in southwestern Russia, which borders Ukraine. It said that the two volunteers from an unnamed ex-Soviet nation fired on…
…‘Governor has well prioritised our interests’ – Youth rep Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Saturday, inaugurated a new public recreational park in Ketu area of Lagos State, with the facility symbolising the commercial city’s constant crave for enduring harmony. Peace Park, which is strategically located at the intersection between Ikorodu Road and the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway in…
“Shelling” at a Russian fuel depot in the Belgorod region has sparked a fire, a local official said, without specifying the attack’s origin.Russia’s defence ministry claimed its forces have stalled Ukrainian attempts to advance in the Kherson region, as well as an attempted advance near Lyman in the eastern Luhansk region.A missile attack has damaged…
Nigeria’s Court of Appeal has dropped terrorism charges brought by the government against separatist leader Nnamdi Kanu in a unanimous decision by all three judges hearing the case. On Thursday, the lead judge dismissed a seven-count charge of terrorism against Kanu and discharged him, saying a lower court had no jurisdiction to try the case…
The Delta State Government has opened 10 camps to accommodate Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) affected by the flood in 19 out of the 25 local government areas (LGAs) of the state. The Director-General, State Orientation Bureau, Eugene Uzum, said this on Friday in Asaba at a news conference on the government’s efforts to save lives…
