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Photos - FRSC officials clear off the wreckage of the tanker that exploded on Lagos-Ibadan expressway

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Officials of Federal Road Safety Corps have cleared the wreckage of the tanker that exploded in an accident that occurred on Tuesday at the Kara-Ibafo, KM21 of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. A tanker said to belong to Total Oil Nigeria Plc was heading to Oyo state when it collided with a large sized stone on the expressway and skidded off its track.  Five vehicles including the fuel tanker were caught up in the explosion which followed when a driver of a commercial bus wanted to negotiate its way through the ensuing gridlock. The silencer of the bus was said to have sparked a fire and it spread to the spilled fuel, causing an explosion. Scores of motorists and commuters fortunately escaped death but others including those scooping fuel that spilled were injured from the blast. 

Militants attack Lagos, Ogun communities, kill 20

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No fewer than 20 persons were reportedly killed after suspected militants invaded some villages in Imushin, a boundary community between Lagos and Ogun States. A motorcyclist was said to have been beheaded by the militants, who reportedly started their operation from 10pm on Thursday till the early hours of Friday. When our correspondent visited Imushin on Friday, he observed many residents fleeing the community. The affected villages included Oke Muti, Elepete, Ajegunle, Ola Imam, Ereko junction, Igbo Olomu, Pakisa and Magbon. Continue to read on  punch

Just For Laugh..Lol

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I was on my own jeje when someone tagged me on Facebook oh....lol. Has Zenith bank seen this yet?

Senate forgery: Lawmakers ready for showdown with Buhari

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There are strong indications that the National Assembly is on the war path with President Muhammadu Buhari over the prosecution of the Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, and his deputy, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, for alleged forgery of the Senate Standing Rules 2015. Saturday PUNCH gathered on Friday that although some of the legislators were uncomfortable with the anti-corruption war of the President, the relationship between the two arms of government came to a head with the senate forgery rules suit filed by the Federal Government. Continue to read on  Punch

Utomi - Nigeria’ll Be Negatively Affected By UK Exit From EU

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As the United Kingdom voted on Thursday to leave the European Union, experts have said Nigerians should be worried about the negative impacts of the referendum that polarised their former colonial master 52 per cent to 48. Director-General of the Institute of International Affairs, Lagos, Prof. Bola Akinterinwa, told Saturday PUNCH that migrants should expect tougher days ahead as a fall out of the decision, tagged Brexit. According to him, the side which called for the exit of Britain from the EU had particularly ascribed many of the problems plaguing the UK in recent times to migrants. He said, “Some of them blame migrants for unemployment, various econometric issues and even traffic jams. “When a British lawmaker, Jo Cox, was murdered by a nationalist recently, his killer, (52-year-old Thomas Mair) shouted ‘Death to the traitors, freedom to freedom!’ in court. The implication of that for Nigerians is that those who advocated for leaving the UK would be very str