One killed, scores injured as Ekiti APC congress turns bloody
The ruling All Progressives Congress ward Congress in Ekiti State was on Saturday characterised by violence and shooting as polling units across the 177 wards experienced tension by suspected political thugs. One person identified as Jide was killed during the exercise at the Ado ward 10 while several persons sustained varying degrees of injuries. The process commenced on a peaceful note as there was a massive turnout of members before violence broke out over what mode to adopt for the exercise. While loyalists of Governor Kayode Fayemi rooted for consensus arrangement across the 177 wards, the other faction comprising mostly
One Killed, Three Injured As Cocoa House Elevator Crashes In Ibadan
One person has been killed and three others injured after an elevator at the Odu’a Investment Company Limited (OICL) a suffered mechanical failure. The incident at the 25-storey building, popularly known as the Cocoa House, occurred on Wednesday in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. This was confirmed in a statement by the Head of Corporate Affairs at the company, Mr Victor Ayetoro. Ayetoro explained that the incident occurred at about 11am when a team from the company’s contractor handling the installation of the new lift visited the building. He revealed that the team was working on the elevator installed to
