JUST IN: VP Shettima Jets Off To Dakar

• The vice president of Nigeria, Kashim Shettima has departed the country.

• He left to represent Tinubu at Senegal’s Independence Day celebration.

The vice president of the federation, Kashim Shettima has departed the country for Dakar, Senegal.

According to his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Communication, Stanley Nkwocha, who confirmed his departure, Shettima went to represent president Tinubu, who also departed for France, at Senegal’s 65th Independence Day Anniversary celebrations.

In the statement titled: VP Shettima Departs Abuja for Dakar to Represent President Tinubu At Senegal’s 65th Independence Anniversary.’

“The Vice President’s attendance at the annual event is in honour of an invitation extended to President Bola Tinubu by the Senegalese President, Bassirou Faye,” Nkwocha said

“The Vice President is expected to return to Nigeria tomorrow after the one-day event,” he added

The celebration is scheduled to be held the Place de la Nation in Dakar, where the President President Faye will host dignitaries, including Shettima.

JUST IN: Fire Guts Hotel, Destroy Properties Worth Millions In Delta

A fire outbreak in Delta State has caused tension, as properties worth million of naira goes up in flames.

According to reports, the outbreak happened at Ibis Hotel along Airport Road in Effurun, Uvwie Local Government Area of Delta State.