Synagogue Building Collapse: Death toll rises to 44, with 139 rescued
The death toll from last Friday's collapsed five-storey building owned by the Synagogue Church of All Nations, SCOAN, in Ikotun area of Lagos State, rose to 44, yesterday. 25 bodies were recovered by rescue workers from the rubble.
Juwah becomes CTO Council Chair
The Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, Dr. Eugene Juwah has been elected as the new Chairman of the Council and Executive Committee of the Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation (CTO).
We are creating employment, educating graduates – Imazenobe
Cynthia Omozabieh Imazenobe is Chief Operating officer, Amadea Pandora Limited, a Lagos-based indigenous corporate event coordinating, packaging and management company. It specialises in bridging the gap between the gift needs of celebrants and their guests. Excerpts:
Remembering September 11, 2001: Lesson from chaos in New York
September 11, 2001 will not be easily forgotten by Americans and the entire world. It marked the longest most tragic day in the history of mankind (as at then), with a recorded death of about 3,000 people.
Ebola: Nigerians want ECOWAS diplomat jailed!
Section 247 (b) of the criminal code of the Laws of the Federation of Nigeria provides that:” any person who does any act which is, and which he knows or has reasons to believe to likely to spread the infection of any disease dangerous to life whether human or animal; is guilty of misdemeanour, and is liable to imprisonment for six months.”
Suspected Shebab bombers planned attacks in Uganda – police
Ugandan police said Sunday that 19 suspected Islamist Shebab insurgents arrested in weekend raids had planned to carry out bomb attacks, as the US embassy said the immediate threat had been “countered”.
Pope breaks taboo, marries couples who lived ‘in sin’
A single mother, people who have been married before and couples who have been living together “in sin” were married by Pope Francis in a taboo-challenging ceremony at the Vatican on Sunday.
Former I-G wants Northern leaders to tackle security challenges
A former Inspector-General of Police, Alhaji Ibrahim Coomassie, has urged Northern leaders to tackle the security challenges facing the North.
Exclusive Video: See the collapse of Synagogue building
See the footage as captured by security cameras of the moment before the guest-house collapsed at the Synagogue Church, Friday, last week where atleast 40 people were confirmed dead.
Vanguard gathered that this footage was edited for broadcast by Emmanuel TV and shown by Prophet T.B. Joshua to his congregation during service on Sunday 14th April 2014.
Chioma Okafor, 21, wins Miss Intercontinental Nigeria Beauty Pageant
Twenty-one-year-old student, Chioma Okafor, who contested as Miss Bayelsa on Saturday night won the “Miss Intercontinental Nigeria Beauty Pageant 2014”.
Four feared dead in Rivers cult clash
ABOUT four persons where feared dead Sunday in Ibaa community, Emohua local government area as rampaging cultists took over the community shooting sporadically.
