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Eight children are confirmed dead while 40 have been rescued at building collapse,  in the Ita-Faaji area of Lagos Island on Wednesday. Report make it known that there are about 150 pupils in the school. 30 of this number had ventured out for sporting activities when the collapse occurred. According to an eye witness, who said that those who sustained injuries among the pupils have been taken to the hospital. School has more than 100 registered students. Shops and homes on other floors. It was gathered that the Primary School is located on the top floor of the building, which is reported to be a residential building with several apartments. . Officials of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) and other rescue official are currently at the scene. A three-storey building located in Itafaaji area of Lagos Island, collapsed early reports suggesting that some primary school pupils and scores of residents have been trapped in the rubble. Some of the...

Hundreds of protesters marched through the Algerian capital demanding President Abdelaziz Bouteflika's immediate resignation. On Monday, the president postponed the 18 April presidential elections and dropped his bid for a fifth term. Protesters are accusing the president of a ploy to prolong his 20-year rule. Talks have been set up to negotiate Algeria's political future, which will be led by veteran UN diplomat Lakhdar Brahimi. However, President Abdelaziz Bouteflika has led the country for 20 years but has not spoken in public since 2014. The protesters, who chanted "No tricks, Bouteflika", had responded to calls on social media to continue the protests. One of the messages said: "We will march more determined than ever to end this system, to end this mafia. We want a republican and democratic state. "No to manipulation, let's be vigilant. The battle is not won.

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared winners in 22 of the 29 states where governorship elections were held last Saturday. The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) 13 won by candidates, leaving the rest for the 9 states for Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). INEC declared six states governorship polls  inconclusive due to violence and cancellation of votes which were higher than the difference between the two leading candidates in each of the states.  while the electoral process in Rivers State was undergoing review by the electoral umpire. The states where the INEC will organise supplementary elections are: Sokoto, Bauchi, Adamawa, Plateau, Benue and Kano. All but one of the states so far won by the opposition party are in the Southeast and the Southsouth. Only two of the elected governors  are coming into office afresh. The seven incumbent governors who have been declared governors-elect are: Okezie Ikpeazu (Abia); Udom Emmanuel ...

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC to conduct supplementary governorship election in Adamawa, Bauchi, Benue, Kano, Plateau and Sokoto on Saturday, March 23. The governorship elections which  held last Saturday, March 9 in Adamawa, Bauchi, Benue, Kano, Plateau and Sokoto were declared inconclusive due to violence and cancellation of votes which were higher than the difference between the two leading candidates in each of the states. Festus Okoye, INEC National Commissioner and Chairman, lnformation and Voter Education Committee made this known Tuesday at the end of the meeting of the Commission in Abuja. Okoye said INEC declared winners in the governorship elections in 22 out of the 29 states where the polls were held. “The Commission met today, 12th March 2019 and reviewed the conduct of the 29 Governorship and 991 State constituency elections held on 9th March 2019. In all, the Commission declared winners in the Governorship elections i...

Manchester City cruised into the Champions League quarter-finals as an emphatic 7-0 second-leg victory over Schalke saw them progress 10-2 on aggregate. Sergio Aguero atoned for missing an early sitter with two first-half goals - the first of which was a Panenka penalty - before Leroy Sane put the tie beyond his former club with City's third before the interval. Sane then turned provider, setting up Raheem Sterling for a clinical fourth - his sixth goal in his last three appearances - Bernardo Silva for a fifth and Phil Foden for a sixth - his first goal in European football. Gabriel Jesus completed the rout with City's seventh to cap a perfect night for Pep Guardiola's side, who await their fate in Friday's quarter-final and semi-final draw. Read Also : Cristiano Ronaldo Hat-Trick Send Atletico Madrid Out Of Champions League Pep Guardiola has qualified for the Champions League quarter-finals in nine of his 10 campaigns, with 2016-17 the only season h...

The veteran scorer Cristiano Ronaldo once again underlined his worth in Europe's elite competition as his hat-trick overturned a 2-0 first-leg deficit against Atletico Madrid to Juventus victory on Tuesday.  Cristiano Ronaldo proves that he is the ultimate big-game player with stunning hat-trick against Atletico Madrid. It was Ronaldo's eighth hat-trick in the competition, moving him level with Barcelona's Lionel Messi and demonstrating why Juventus paid Real Madrid nearly £100m for the Portugal star who has dominated the competition in recent years. The fans of the Turin club had yet to see their £99m summer signing produce the sort of displays in Europe that helped Real Madrid to four Champions League titles in five seasons, but that all changed on a thrilling night inside the Juventus Stadium. Ronaldo is looking for a fourth straight Champions League title, while Madrid were eliminated without him by Ajax last week. "It was meant to b...

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Edo has arrested a 23-year-old graduate with substance suspected to be skunk Cannabis on Tuesday.  The state Commander of the NDLEA, Mr Buba Wakawa, who disclosed this to newsmen in Benin, said the substance weighed about 250 grammes.  According to Wakawa, skunk cannabis is a hybrid-sativa strain of marijuana that creates a skunk-like smell. He said that the suspect, who hailed from Ogbadibo Local Government Area of Benue, was arrested at Okada in Ovia North-East Local Government Area of Edo. He said other suspected illicit drugs recovered from the suspect included eight wraps of crack cocaine weighing 24 grammes, and 45 tablets of rohypnol.  The Commander said that the arrest was based on information received on the illegal activities of the suspect in the state. While advising youths and the general public to shun drug trafficking and fulfil their dreams and aspirations in life, the commander warned tha...