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A two-storey building located on Amusu Street in the Orile Iganmu area of Lagos State has collapsed.

This tragic incident occurred in the early hours of Monday, causing nearby residents to scramble for safety as the building caved in.

Fortunately, according to Mr. Nosa Okunbor, Head of Public Affairs Unit at LASEMA, no casualties have been reported from the building collapse, as confirmed by the News Agency of Nigeria.

LASEMA’s response teams were swiftly deployed to the scene for search and rescue operations.

As of the latest update, Mr. Okunbor stated that the building collapsed on its own at approximately 8:45 am, and reassuringly, there were no casualties.

The situation is being closely monitored, with further updates expected to follow.

According to a recent report citing calculations by the Foundation for Investigative Journalism (FIJ), minimum wage earners typically allocate at least 57.3% of their monthly salaries to electricity bills when using just seven essential appliances.

The FIJ report noted that while the wage increase was a good development for workers, the cost of living has rendered the wage increase almost insignificant.

The report spotlights the cost of electricity alone and its impact on workers’ wages.

According to a National Income, Salaries and Wages Commission (NISWC) document, civil servants under the Consolidated Public Service Salary Structure would earn N930,000 per annum. This means that a minimum wage earner would go home with a salary of about N77, 500.

The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) announced a 300 percent increase in electricity tariff for those in the B and A service category in April.

According to the Vice Chairman of the NERC, Musliu Oseni, the tariff hike meant that customers who formerly paid N66 per kilowatt per hour would now pay N225 for the same unit of electricity.

In the announcement, the NERC also said that only users in the band A service category, about 15 percent of the entire customer population, would be affected.

A faction of the New Nigeria People’s Party, NNPP, have disowned Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso as party leader.

Leading the anti-Kwankwasiya campaign at the party secretariat in Minna, Niger State, the factional National Chairman of the party, Dr. Gilbert Agbo, said Kwankwaso and his Kwankwasiya group were threats to the progress and existence of the party.

Agbo emphasized that Kwankwaso’s suspension by the National Working Committee in Lagos effectively ended his membership and involvement in the party.

The factional National Chairman, who also supervised the burning of the Kwankwasiya group’s iconic red caps at the state secretariat of the party in the state, said the move signified a clear statement to dissociate themselves from Kwankwaso’s faction.

He said that Governor Kabir Yusuf of Kano State was expected to appear before the party’s disciplinary committee for failing to comply with the party’s principles and supremacy.

Reacting to the development, Mallam Danladi Umar Abdulhamid, leader of the Kwankwasiya Movement in Niger State, said Dr. Agbo’s national chairman was illegal, saying that the move was meant to serve his interests rather than the interest of people.

Abdulhamid said Kwankwaso remained the national leader of the party under Dr. Ahmed Ajuji’s leadership.

The United States Police has thwarted a third assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump, after arresting a Las Vegas man with multiple guns and fake entry passes outside Trump’s rally in Coachella, California.

A man driving a black SUV was stopped around a kilometre from the rally venue at a police checkpoint.

When stopped, police noticed his access pass was fraudulent, sparking concern.

Police then discovered the man had a loaded shotgun, a handgun, and a high-capacity magazine in his possession.

Police did not initially release the information. Instead waiting until late Sunday local time to share the news.

“We probably stopped another assassination attempt,” Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco told the Riverside Press-Enterprise.

“I am extremely proud of the mental and physical effort our deputies showed all day.”

“This incident did not impact the safety of former President Trump or attendees of the event,” Mr Bianco said.

Mr Miller is scheduled to appear in court in early 2025, according to online records.

Recall that Trump narrowly survived an assassination attempt in July when a gunman’s bullet grazed his ear during a campaign rally in Pennsylvania.

In September, another man was charged with trying to assassinate Mr Trump after Secret Service agents discovered him hiding with a rifle near the former president’s Palm Beach golf course. He pleaded not guilty.

Omoyele Sowore, the presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC) in the 2023 election, has revealed that the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) has placed him on a watchlist, preventing him from leaving the country.

Sowore shared this information via a statement and video on X.com on Friday.

His words, “The Nigerian Immigration Service continues to subject me to unwarranted harassment and abuse. Violating my rights repeatedly.

“Today, again, they stopped me on my way out of Nigeria, claiming I am placed on their WATCHLIST!”

The video accompanying the post showed Sowore engaging with an NIS officer, demanding to speak with a superior for clarification.

This incident follows Sowore’s arrest in September at Murtala Muhammad International Airport in Lagos, where he was detained by NIS officials and had his international passport confiscated.

Sowore, who is the publisher of online newspaper, Sahara Reporters, has been a vocal critic of the Nigerian government and has faced several legal battles and detentions in recent years.