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OPERATION AT LAGOS AIRPORT WAS AGAINST TOUTS MISCREANT, SAYS FAAN

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Segun Adewole Muritala Muhammad International Airport,Lagos The Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria has said armed Air Force personnel did not invade the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos. This is in reaction to a report by an online news platform(Not  The PUNCH ) that alleged that the armed personnel stormed the airport after videos exposed the corruption at the airport. FAAN, in a statement issued on Thursday by the General Manager, Corporate Affairs, Mrs Henrietta Yakubu, said what took place was a routine security operation to rid the airport of touts and miscreants The statement read “In contrast to a story broadcasted by an online news medium, the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) wishes to inform the general public that the Nigerian Air Force did not invade the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos as wrongly stated. "What took place was a routine Security operation by a Joint Aviation Security Task Force comprising personnel from Aviation Se...
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INEC declares Anambra gov election inconclusive, fixes Nov 9 for supplementary poll in Ihiala

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 Adeyinka Adebipe  8 November 2021 (From the left) i)Unnamed official, State Collation/Returning officer for the Anambra State governorship election, Prof Florence Obi and the Resident Electoral Commissioner in Anambra State, Nkwachukwu Orji. Photo: Saheed Olugbon The Returning Officer of the Anambra State governorship election, Professor Florence Obi, has said that a supplementary election will hold in 362 polling units in Ihiala Local Government Area on Tuesday, November 9. Citing the constitution, Prof. Obi noted that election had to take place in those polling units for the election to be conclusive. She noted that election did not take place in Ihiala because there were reports of insecurity in the area. Meanwhile, the candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, Prof Chukwuma Soludo, leads with a total vote of 103, 946. The final result is as follows: A – 1793 AA – 76 AAC- 580 ADC – 313 ADP – 743 APC – 42942 APGA – 103946 APM – 288 APP – 133 BP- 173 LP- 2697 NNPP – ...
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IKOYI BUILDING COLLAPSE:CORPSES READY FOR IDENTIFICATION

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The 21 storey building that collapse in Ikoyi,Lagos state  Adejoke Idowu Lagos state has announced that bodies recovered from the collapse ikoyi building are now ready for identification.Remembered the death toll in the 21 storey building that collapsed on Monday  on Gerrard road,in ikoyi area of lagos state has increased to 21. The building Collapse around 2pm in the afternoon when workers are still  on the site.According to punch report,many people were trapped in the rubble including the Managing Director of Fourscore Height Limited,Mr Femi Osibona,who owned the building. The commissioner of information And strategy,Mr Gbenga omotoso revealed this to newsmen at the site of the collapsed building. He stated that the bodies were made available in Infectious Disease Hospital, Yaba in Lagos state and an autopsy will be carried on them before releasing them to their famiies.
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