Oshiomhole Resumes Office

By Omololu OgunmadeAbuja — President Muhammadu Buhari will Saturday leave Nigeria for Nouakchott, Mauritania, to participate at the 31st Ordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union (AU) taking place on July 1 and 2. This is coming as the President thursday in Abuja signed the Medical Residency Training Bill 2018 into law.

By Omololu Ogunmade and Chiemelie EzeobiEight years after a massive tanker explosion at the Otedola Bridge area of Ojodu-Berger in Lagos, which claimed 15 lives, a similar explosion at the same area Thursday killed no fewer than nine persons and burnt 54 vehicles, including a tricycle. The accident attracted the immediate attention of President Muhammadu Buhari Thursday night, expressing shock and asking the victims to take heart.

By Chiemelie EzeobiPandemonium erupted Thursday on Otedola Bridge in Ojodu-Berger area of Lagos, when a tanker fully laden with petrol exploded and fire engulfed virtually all the vehicles around it. Although official figure of casualties was yet to be ascertained, it was gathered that over 40 cars had been razed and its occupants trapped in the inferno. It was gathered that the casualty figure might be on the high side because of the huge vehicular traffic on the bridge before the explosion.