LAGOS, Nigeria: Hundreds of Nigerians are protesting against poverty and corruption as President Muhammadu Buhari’s prolonged absence for medical tests abroad raises political and economic tensions.
Protester Omoyele Sowore says Nigerians are tired of his “absentee government.” Prices of food and other goods have soared as Nigeria confronts low international prices for oil on which the government depends and a devalued naira currency because of massive shortages of foreign currency.
Despite Buhari’s campaign promise to fight endemic corruption, his government has not achieved any successful high-profile prosecutions.
A spokesman says Buhari is extending his two-week vacation in London to complete unspecified medical tests. Songhai Advisory risk analysis says the indefinite extension fuels suspicions about the 74-year-old leader’s capacity to govern and increases political and economic uncertainty.
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Hundreds of Nigerians protest corruption; Buhari ill abroad
Hundreds of Nigerians protest corruption; Buhari ill abroad
Memorial for Swiss bar fire victims goes up in flames: police
CRANS MONTANA: A memorial for the victims of the deadly New Year’s fire in Switzerland itself caught fire early Sunday, police said, adding they were investigating what sparked the blaze.
The fire that erupted at the Le Constellation bar in the ski resort town of Crans-Montana in the early hours of January 1 killed 41 people and injured 115, mainly teenagers and young adults.
A makeshift memorial, laden with flowers, candles and messages of condolence set up near the site of the tragedy, caught alight around 6:00 am (0500 GMT) on Sunday, regional police said in a statement.
“Firefighters were able to quickly bring the fire under control,” Wallis police said on X.
They said an investigation had been opened into what caused the blaze at the memorial, which long sat right in front of the burned-out bar, but had recently been moved a bit further away.
Images broadcast by Swiss public broadcaster RTS on Sunday showed the blackened top of white, igloo-like tarpaulin erected over the memorial to protect it from the weather visible behind a white screen and police tape.
The fire that erupted at the Le Constellation bar in the ski resort town of Crans-Montana in the early hours of January 1 killed 41 people and injured 115, mainly teenagers and young adults.
A makeshift memorial, laden with flowers, candles and messages of condolence set up near the site of the tragedy, caught alight around 6:00 am (0500 GMT) on Sunday, regional police said in a statement.
“Firefighters were able to quickly bring the fire under control,” Wallis police said on X.
They said an investigation had been opened into what caused the blaze at the memorial, which long sat right in front of the burned-out bar, but had recently been moved a bit further away.
Images broadcast by Swiss public broadcaster RTS on Sunday showed the blackened top of white, igloo-like tarpaulin erected over the memorial to protect it from the weather visible behind a white screen and police tape.
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