A total of three persons lost their lives and seven persons with various degrees of injuries were rescued at the building collapse incident at Papa Ajao, Mushin, Lagos. Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, Permanent Secretary, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), confirmed the incident in a statement on Sunday in Lagos“Following an extensive exercise, the final casualty report on the above incident is that there were 3 fatalities and 7 casualties varying in severity.“The affected buildings have been leveled to ground zero,” Oke-Osanyintolu said.

Beginning from June 2024, the Nigerian Immigration Service will start home delivery of passports in Lagos, Port Harcourt, Kano, and Abuja, the Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has assured. The Minister spoke on Friday when he inspected the electronic gates at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport’s new terminal in Abuja.

A former Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Mr. Ibrahim Lamorde passed on this morning owing to a reported case of kidney stone. It was learnt he gave up in a hospital in Egypt during a procedure to remove the stone. Arrangements are been made to fly his remains back to Nigeria on Monday, May 27, for burial in line with Islamic injunctions.

The Defence Headquarters has urged Governor Dikko Radda of Katsina State to corroborate his allegations against the military for aiding terrorism in the country.

A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has granted the erstwhile Commander of Force Intelligence Response Team, IRT, DCP, Abba Kyari two weeks bail from Kuje correctional custody. Accordingly, the court disclosed that the two-week bail granted is to allow Kyari travel to his hometown, Maiduguri and conclude his mother’s burial rites. This is as the court has subsequently set Friday, May 31, 2024 as a date for the determination of his bail application before the court.

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the appointment of ACM Shehu Mohammed as the new Corp Marshal and Chief Executive Officer of the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC). This was contained in a letter of appointment signed by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Senator George Akume dated May 20th, 2024.