- Man rescued after jumping inside Lagos lagoon.
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A man has been rescued and he is currently being resuscitated by paramedics from the Lagos state Emergency Management Agency.
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According to reports, the man, identified as Nurudeen, dropped his I.D card, left his phone unlocked and called his wife before jumping off the 3rd Mainland Bridge, this morning, in Lagos. 📷: #regrann
- Residents swim to their houses as flood sacks Delta communities .
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The impact of the flood in Delta State has caused the victims who could not access their homes, to resort to swimming and using canoes.
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More than 5,000 people have been rendered homeless, with while hundreds of hectares of farmland and properties worth millions of Naira destroyed in Isoko South LGA of Delta State.
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The affected communities include: Akemu and Asarueha camps, Odabor all in Ikpide-Irri riverine community; Uzere, Ivrogbo-Irri, Araya, Emede, Umeh, among other communities in the local government council. - #regrann from @instablog9ja - Residents swim to their houses as flood sacks Delta communities .
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The impact of the flood in Delta State has caused the victims who could not access their homes, to resort to swimming and using canoes.
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More than 5,000 people have been rendered homeless, with while hundreds of hectares of farmland and properties worth millions of Naira destroyed in Isoko South LGA of Delta State.
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The affected communities include: Akemu and Asarueha camps, Odabor all in Ikpide-Irri riverine community; Uzere, Ivrogbo-Irri, Araya, Emede, Umeh, among other communities in the local government council. - #regrann
Buhari holds closed-door meeting with Tinubu ahead of Lagos APC gov primary
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday met behind closed doors with the National Leader of the ruling All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu.
The meeting which was held inside the Presidential Villa, Abuja, came barely 24 hours before the APC governorship primary for the state slated for Tuesday.
It was gathered that the state Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, was, however, not part of the meeting Buhari had with Tinubu.
A Presidency source, who spoke on condition of anonymity, confirmed the meeting to one of our correspondents. “There was a meeting. But I don’t know what the meeting was about,” the source said.
Tinubu and other critical stakeholders in the party in the state had adopted Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu as their preferred choice for the party’s governorship ticket despite the fact that the state governor had expressed his intention to seek re-election.
The party leader had accused Ambode of deviating from the development blueprint prepared for the state.
While confirming the meeting between Buhari and Tinubu, another source in the camp of the former Lagos State governor, however, said nothing has changed.
He said, “You know that Asiwaju meets regularly with the President. They discuss party and the nation’s matters regularly. So there is nothing unusual about this meeting.” When asked if Buhari had succeeded in resolving the matter, he replied, “What issue will be resolved when tomorrow (Tuesday) is primary? “There is nothing to resolve. The people will elect their candidate at the primary on Tuesday. “Asiwaju is back in Lagos from Abuja. Everybody is preparing for the primary.” Ambode meets NWC panel, insists on credible primary
However, Ambode on Monday met with the panel appointed by the National Working Committee of the APC to conduct the primary in the state, insisting on a level playing field for all aspirants.
The governor, who spoke when he received members of the panel led by its Chairman, Mr Clement Ebri, said it was important that the election was free, fair and credible.
Read more on our instastory. - #regrann
- Imo Youths Burn Down Campaign Vehicles Of Okorocha’s Son-in-law .
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There was pandemonium in Imo after violence broke out during the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship primary election in the state. .
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It was gathered that trouble started when supporters of governor Rochas Okorocha’s son-in-law and anointed aspirant for Imo 2019 gubernatorial election, Mr. Uche Nwosu and angry youths of Amaike community, clashed after what they labelled as imposition of candidate on them. .
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The angry youths decided to destroy and burn down three branded vehicles for Uche Nwosu Campaign Organisation at Amaike Primary School in Mbaitoli local government area of Imo State. - #regrann
2019 election: Pastor Chris Okotie officially declares to contest for presidency
The General Overseer of the Household of God Church, Rev. Chris Okotie has officially declared to join the 2019 presidential race.
Okotie declared his intention to run under the platform of the Fresh Democratic Party (FDP) on Monday, during a service to commemorate Nigeria’s 58th Independence Day at the Household of God Church.
The cleric, who contested the 2007 presidential elections and lost, called on other political parties to adopt him as a consensus candidate. “I want to re-affirm my call for an interim government and to ask those that are concerned, who are the political actors to consider me as a consensus candidate. “I have referred to myself as a consensus remedial facilitator because of the existential threats that we have now and I think that it’s time for us to lay aside the habiliments of our political affiliations and to embrace a new nationalistic philosophy that can salvage this country at this time,” Okotie said. - #regrann
Nigeria at 58: Buhari reveals those behind herdsmen killings, says conflict not religious
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday revealed those behind the lingering crisis between herdsmen and farmers in some states of the federation.
Buhari said those who are determined to plant the seeds of discord and disunity among Nigerians were responsible for the crisis.
He made the disclosure during his Independence Day nationwide broadcast.
The President, while assuring Nigerians of adequate security, also vowed to ensure that perpetrators are made to face the full wrath of the law.
According to Buhari, “The age-long conflict between herders and farmers that was being exploited by those seeking to plant the seeds of discord and disunity amongst our people, is being addressed decisively.
“We will sustain and continue to support the commendable efforts by all including civil society organisations, local and states governments and our traditional and religious leaders in finding durable solution to this problem.
Bill Cosby is expected to spend the next three to 10 years of his life in a new $400million Pennsylvania state prison while serving out his sentence for drugging and molesting a woman more than a decade ago.
The comedian, 81, was sentenced on Tuesday after his April conviction for having drugged and sexually assaulted Andrea Constand, a former Temple University women's basketball administrator, in 2004.
See inside the prison where Bill Cosby is expected to serve his sentence (photos)
Cosby is expected to serve out his sentence at SCI Phoenix in Collegeville, Pennsylvania. The prison is brand new, and said to be state of the art.
SCI Phoenix is a maximum security, 3,830-bed, handicap-accessible, state-of-the-art prison which began operating earlier this year. The $400million prison is staffed by 1,200 full-time employees and features 164 acreage inside its double ring of razor wire fences and a 1.5mile perimeter.
See inside the prison where Bill Cosby is expected to serve his sentence (photos)
The cells have bunk beds and storage lockers, as well as a stainless steel toilet and sink combo and a small desk and stool. Unlike older prisons, SCI Phoenix's manual key locks have been replaced with electronic cell doors monitored from a central location.
Immediately after his sentencing, Cosby was escorted from the courthouse and into a dark SUV before being taken to the Montgomery County Correctional Facility.
See inside the prison where Bill Cosby is expected to serve his sentence (photos)
See inside the prison where Bill Cosby is expected to serve his sentence (photos)
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