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3 Killed As Gas Explosion Rocks Ladipo Area Of Lagos State

3 Killed In Gas Explosion

A gas explosion that has killed about five persons at Ladipo in Mushin Local Government area of Lagos State.

The explosion occurred this morning at the Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) domestic retail Centre located on Ojekunle Street at the popular Ladipo Spare Parts Market.

Spokesman for the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Ibrahim Farinloye, confirmed the incident in an interview with Inspiration FM.

While a 10-year-old boy was rescued and taken to the hospital, he died before getting to a medical Centre.

Farinloye explained that the fire at the scene had already been put out while emergency workers were making effort to recover more bodies.

3 Killed In Gas Explosion

Chief Justice Of Nigeria Calls For Financial Autonomy For Judiciary

Chief Justice Of Nigeria Calls For Financial Autonomy

Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Tanko Muhammad has lamented that it is difficult for the judiciary to be impartial and objective in a democracy where it remains financially tied to the executive.

Justice Muhammad made this known at the 2021 biannual all Nigeria judges conference of the superior courts in Abuja.

Addressing the judges, the chief judge of Nigeria, justice Tanko Muhammad stressed that there is need for financial autonomy upon which the impartiality of the judiciary is anchored.

The conference is declared open by president Muhammadu Buhari who is represented by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo at the event.

Chief Justice Of Nigeria Calls For Financial Autonomy

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Troops Kill 50 Iswap Commanders In Retaliatory Attack

Troops Kill 50 Iswap Commanders

The Nigerian Army says its troops attached to Operation Hadin Kai have killed no fewer than 50 Islamic State of West African Province (ISWAP) Commanders during a counteroffensive in Askira Uba Local Government Area of Borno State.

It would be recalled that ISWAP fighters had on Saturday ambushed the troops’ camp after the Commander 28 Task Force Brigade and Brigadier General Dzarma Zirkusu and three soldiers were killed during the attack.

But the troops in a retaliatory attack destroyed the terrorists’ Ambush Protected vehicle and Gun Trucks and neutralized 50 commanders and several other ISWAP fighters were also killed.

Spokesman of the Nigerian Army, Brig.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, in a statement, explained that troops of 115 Task Force Battalion conducted dawn exploitation towards Leho village and environs.

Speaking on Inspiration FM’s All Out Politics, a security expert, Tunji Olanrewaju said it was a sad development that a Brigadier General could be targeted.

Tunji Olanrewaju said the warning by the Chairman, Senate Committee on Army, Senator Ali Ndume about the regrouping of ISWAP terrorists around the Lake Chad axis, should be taken seriously.

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Super Eagles Assure Nigerians Of Victory Ahead Of World Cup Qualifier Against Cape Verde

Super Eagles Assure Nigerians Of Victory

Super Eagles coach, Gernot Rohr has voiced his optimism of his team securing victory in today's Qatar 2022 World Cup qualifier against the Blue Sharks of Cape Verde.

Nigeria tops Group C with 12 points, while Cape Verde is second with 10 points.

Gernot Rohr has already handed instructions to the players to go all out against the Sharks today at the Teslim Balogun Stadium, Lagos.

He said the Eagles need to redeem their image that was battered by the Central African Republic CAR in Lagos.

Speaking in a pre-match press conference yesterday at the Eko Hotel camp of the Super Eagles, Rohr said the Cape Verdeans are hungry and desperate for a win in order to qualify for the play-off. The Super Eagles need just a draw to advance.

Recalling the lessons learnt in the encounter against CAR in Lagos, where the Super Eagles were booed by the Lagos crowd, Rohr said: "We won't take it easy with Cape Verde because we are hungry to mend fences with the Lagos fans. We are eager to prove to them that we can do it. We have to be strong mentally, and we have the players who can score, make assists and defend well. We know we can do it."

The game will be played at the Teslim Balogun stadium in Lagos, kick-off time is 5:00 PM WAT.

Super Eagles Assure Nigerians Of Victory

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