Some Beggars who besieged the NUJ Secretariat in Kaduna on Monday said they had used proceeds from begging to facilitate the election of Governor El Rufai of Kaduna State and promised to bring down his government should he insist on stopping them from begging - their means of livelihood.
They said the governor had not provided any alternative to them.
Addressing the Press in Kaduna under the aegis of Kaduna State Beggars Association, the beggars said if they knew that El Rufai would stop them from begging and would show no care about their welfare afterwards, they would never have voted him in.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Friday, July 24, 2015, arraigned six persons before Justice Oluwatoyin Ipaye of the Lagos High Court, Ikeja on a 17 count charge bordering on conspiracy, stealing and forgery.
An explosion has occurred at the Damaturu Sunday Market in Yobe State.
The explosion occurred on Sunday at about 10:07am.
Though the casualty figure could not be obtained as at press time, several persons, The Eagle Online learnt, died.
Security personnel were busy evacuating corpses and the injured when this report was filed.
Security operatives at the scene of the explosion included soldiers, policemen, Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps, Federal Road Safety Corps and Nigeria Fire Service.
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A gas explosion has occurred this morning at the Plateau State Water Board killing 8 and injuring 101. The explosion has now been confirmed by the State Government who has released a press statement saying it has been controlled.
“One hundred and one (101) people are receiving treatment at OLA Hospital, Evangel Hospital (Jankwano), Plateau Specialist Hospital and Airforce Hospital, some of which have been discharged,” the statement said. “Eight (8) people have been confirmed dead as a result of the inhalation of the contaminated air,” Emmanuel Nanle, the director of press and public affairs to Governor Simon Lalong said in the press statement.
He further explained that “there was an excess Chlorine inhalation from an exploded Chlorine Cylinder by residents around the Lamingo Water Board Treatment Plant.
“The contamination has been contained and does not affect the water supplied to Public Mains. Water from the public mains is safe for consumption and is not affected in anyway,” he said.
President Buhari arrived the Presidential Wing of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport Abuja this morning after concluding his 4 day visit to the US. He was received at the airport by the Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo.
THE US President, Barack Obama, on Monday offered strong support for Nigeria’s new President, Muhammadu Buhari, saying he had a “clear agenda” for defeating the militant Islamist group, Boko Haram, and was working to root out corruption.
Speaking as he greeted Buhari on his first visit to the White House since his election in March, Obama said the two leaders would discuss ways to cooperate against the group, which had wreaked havoc in parts of the West African country.
