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Many feared killed as petrol tanker falls, explodes

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A petrol-laden tanker fell in the wee hours of Friday around Toll gate, Ota axis of Lagos-Abeokuta highway, while approaching Shoprite Store, killing yet to be identified number of people. The tanker, it was learnt, went up in flames immediately, destroying lives, vehicles, and properties. Confirming the incident, the Ogun State Traffic Compliance (TRACE) Corps Spokesperson, Babatunde Akinbiyi released a video of the inferno. Akinbiyi said that there were casualties but the number could not be ascertained as of the time of filing this report. According to Akinbiyi, the TRACE Corps, Fire Service agents, Federal Road Safety Corps, the police, the NSCDC, Naval officers and the Army were all on ground for rescue operations. While sympathising with those affected by the ugly incident, Akinbiyi advised motorists to avoid Toll Gate Area for now. “Nevertheless, they can go through the Old Ota Road to link Awolowo Road down to Sango under bridge to link Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway,...
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Buhari does not need certificate to be president -Supreme Court

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BREAKING: Atiku’s lawyer absent as S/Court gives reasons for dismissing case

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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its candidate in the last presidential election, Atiku Abubakar are absent in court as the Supreme Court begins proceedings to explain reasons why it dismissed the appeal by the party and its candidate against the September 11, 2019 decision of the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC) upholding the second term election of President Muhammadu Buhari of the All Progressives Congress (APC). The Supreme Court had, on October 30 dismissed the appeal and promised to give reasons for its decision on a latter date. When the court opened on Friday morning, the case was called, but no lawyer announced appearance for the petitioners. None of the PDP known faces were in court as against the situation on October 30, 2019 when chieftains of the party flooded the court. Alex Izinyon (SAN) who represented Buhari, drew the court’s attention to the strange development and noted that it was against the court’s rules for an appellant to stay away from c...
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