Blackened by soot, the gutted and derelict remains of South Africa’s infamous Usindiso building in central Johannesburg are an unintentional memorial to the 76 people who died here in a devastating fire two years ago. At one time an office block, the 1950s building in the Marshalltown area was abandoned and then taken over by several hundred people desperately needing a home. One of those was Vusi Tshabalala, who shakes his head in disbelief as he recalls how he survived the blaze on that late August night. “The fire seemed to come out of nowhere,” the 45-year-old tells the BBC…
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The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, on Friday urged South-East governors to establish May 30 as a public holiday in the region. May 30 is annually observed as Biafra Day by pro-Biafra activists in the South-East. Its a day set aside to remember those who lost their lives during the Biafra civil war. Emma Powerful
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Manchester United manager, Ruben Amorim, has insisted that Bruno Fernandes wants to stay with the Premier League. Speaking after a 3-1 win over Hong Kong in a post-season friendly on Friday, Amorim claimed Fernandes was “saying no to a lot of things”. The Portugal midfielder is being linked with a huge move to Al Hilal
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The Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, Prof Is-haq Oloyede, has monitored the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) staff promotion examination. A statement released by JAMB spokesman, Fabian Benjamin, said Oloyede expressed gratitude to TETFund and other agencies for their confidence in the examination body. The statement said, “During the examination, Prof.
The Kano State Government has welcomed the verdict of the Court of Appeal that validated the conduct of local government elections in the state. The state government described the ruling as a major boost for democratic governance and constitutional order. In a statement issued on Friday by the Commissioner for Information and Internal Affairs, Ibrahim
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Streets in towns and villages in Anambra State were deserted on Friday as a result of the Biafra Day remembrance. Separatist group, the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), had declared a sit-at-home on May 30 in the South-East to mark the annual Biafra Day. DAILY POST reporter who moved around Awka, the state capital, observed
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has criticised a recent report by Amnesty International, describing it as misleading, lacking in context, and failing to recognise the significant progress made by the Nigerian Armed Forces in combating insecurity across the country. This was contained in a statement issued on Friday by the Director of Defence Media Operations, Major