Lagos—The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) yesterday confirmed that the death toll from the building collapse in the Ojodu-Berger area has risen to five. Recall that the three-storey building located at 9 & 10 Oremeta Street collapsed on Saturday, trapping restaurant employees and customers beneath the debris. LASEMA had initially reported one death and […]

By Elizabeth Adegbesan If there is any place the present high cost of living has affected so badly, it is the health sector. Even the lowest of requirements for a patient who visits the hospital, such as registration cards, which used to be free, now attract high charges, and the era of free drugs and […]

Tragedy struck weekend during what was meant to be a joyous occasion, as a Lagos hotelier, Otunba Kunle Akinyele, suddenly slumped and died during his wife’s 60th birthday thanksgiving service. The thanksgiving ceremony, held in honour of Deaconess Catherine Adejoke Akinyele, it was gathered, took place at Christ Apostolic Church, Oke-Iyanu, Odemuyiwa District Headquarters, in […]

By Ozioruva Aliu BENIN CITY –THE Edo State Government has delivered relief materials and financial support to Maidoti and Gbelebu communities in Ovia South-West Local Government Area, following a recent communal clash that led to deaths, destruction of properties and disruption of peace and livelihoods. The gesture by the government was through the Edo State […]

Former Special Adviser on Political Matters to President Bola Tinubu, Dr. Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, has declared that no politician could win the presidency in 2027 without the support of the north.