Two persons have been confirmed dead in the 3-storey building that collapsed at Daddy Alaja street in Oke-Arin, Lagos Island today. According to NEMA, 14 persons have been rescued. More photos from the incident below;
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Tiger Woods was arrested in Florida today on a charge of drunk driving, according to the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office.The 41-year-old golfer was arrested around 3am on Military Trail, south of Indian Creek Parkway in Jupiter.Arrest information shows Woods, a resident of Jupiter Island, was booked into jail at 7:18am and then released on his own recognizance at 10:50am.He faces a charge of driving with a blood alcohol level above Florida’s legal limit of .08.This is the second time that Woods has been caught drinking and driving.In November 2009, two days after the National Enquirer broke the story that…
A newborn baby girl was rescued alive from the cesspit of a public toilet after being allegedly abandoned there by her mum.The tiny child was found by shocked residents visiting the loos next to a waste treatment station in north-western China.Her mum was nowhere to be found, so the locals called the police, who in turn alerted the fire service. The incident happened in Yulin City in Shaanxi Province. Hu Xiaogang, one of the rescuers on the scene, said the girl was found lying face-up in human excrement. But fortunately, there was not enough for her to drown.The fireman said:…
A young Muslim man has been out on the streets of Manchester, blindfolded, offering ‘free hugs’ to passers by just days after the terror attack that left 22 people dead.Over the past few days, video blogger Baktash Noori has been standing on Market Street in the city centre. He put a sign out in front of him, which read: “I’m Muslim and I trust you. Do you trust me enough for a hug?”Baktash seized on the poignant idea of ‘small acts of kindness’ in the wake of last week’s Manchester bombing. He focused on the idea of trust, building bridges,…
The 36-year-old Keeping Up With The Kardashians star appeared on Andy Cohen’s Watch What Happens Live on Sunday night, where she was asked by an audience member about the fight – leading to her candid confession.After the shocking row erupted in July 2016, Kim and husband were at loggerheads with the Shake It Off hitmaker, when she blasted Kanye for a lyric on his hit song Famous, leading to Kim sharing a video of Taylor giving permission for the line in the songKanye and Taylor’s well-documented relationship all started in 2009 at the MTV Video Music Awards, when he interrupted…
The People’s Democratic Party has attacked the ruling All Progressives Congress, saying the party has nothing to celebrate two years after took over the mantle of leadership.The National Publicity Secretary of the Senator Ahmed Makarfi-led National Working Committee, Mr. Dayo Adeyeye, in a statement on Sunday claimed that the APC-led Government was marked by highhandedness, crass ineptitude and lack of tolerance for the opposition.He said the APC had endangered democratic foundation laid by the PDP which enabled the opposition to win elections.Adeyeye said that the activities of the ruling APC were suggestive of a bleak democratic outing for the country…
In the Photos are Nigerian Army troops in Yale, Borno State, after clearing remnants of Boko Haram terrorists hibernating in the village, also giving humanitarian support including the immunization of children rescued along with their mothers. More photos below;
Manchester Arena bomb attack survivor, Tony Walter, 52, was found dead hours after the devastating incident happened, last Monday night after the Ariana Grande concert. Walter was discovered at his home after failing to go to work. A friend said: “He is the 23rd victim of Salman Abedi‘s suicide bombing.” Friends believe he killed himself because he was overwhelmed by the horror of yet more innocent lives lost to terrorism. One said: “He didn’t want to live in a world where these terror attacks continue.”Police found the 52-year-old dead at his home when he failed to turn up to work…
BUHARI @ 2 After exactly two years in the saddle, the federal government, yesterday, boasted that it had rescued Nigeria from predators and set the country on the path of recovery and sustained development.Besides, the government pointed out that the country would have been much worse but for its strident effort to arrest corruption and plug loopholes exploited by looters in the past to fleece the country.The Minister of Information, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, gave the position of the government in an exclusive interview with Vanguard in Abuja last night.According to him, President Muhammadu Buhari has shown commitment, determination and courage in…
The Ondo state police command have arrested two school teachers for collecting the fingernails and blood samples of two pupils in a very suspicious manner.According to reports, the teachers identified as Sola Kalejaiye and Blessing Omowera collected the samples with the intent of using them for rituals. The state police command in a statement released, said Omowera who is a teacher at Heritage Nursery and Primary School, Ondo town, had called two of her pupils, both three year old, forward to cut their nails. In the process, she cut their finger and used a cloth to clean the blood stain…