Day: October 19, 2021
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#EndSARS: Stay away from streets, protest indoors, virtually — Lagos CP
Lagos State Commissioner of Police, CP Hakeem Odumosu, on Tuesday, warned #EndSARS protesters against organising protests on the streets of Lagos in commemoration of the 1st anniversary of #EndSARS protests. The CP in a statement, also said plans are underway to arrests erring #EndSARS protesters across the state. He warned members of the public to…
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Ekiti govt to tame flooding, ecological problems
Ekiti State Government has said it will not relent in ensuring the safety of lives through constant dredging and channelisation of waterways, rivers, streams and canals across the state with a view to banishing flooding. Governor Kayode Fayemi made the pledge in Ado Ekiti while inaugurating four heavy-duty equipment procured by the state government…
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Fayose evades Lagos traffic build-up with bike to catch up with flight
The picture of Ayodele Fayose, former governor of Ekiti State, and his orderly on a motorcycle, while trying to evade a chaotic traffic build-up in Ikeja, the capital city of Lagos State, has gone viral on social media. Starnews Nigeria reports that the incident happened on Monday when the traffic flow in Ikeja became chaotic.…
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Akure Bye-Election: I am well equipped to serve and I will support late Omolafe’s family – Ex Banker
Ahead of the Akure South/ North House of Representatives bye-election in Ondo state, one of the aspirants under the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Babatunde Faro has called for a transparent primary in the party. Specifically, Faro said that the party’s primary “must not be engineered to favour any aspirant. Faro said in Akure that ”…
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Breaking: Three traditional rulers in Imo reportedly shot dead by gunmen
Three traditional rulers in Imo State have reportedly been shot dead by gunmen on Tuesday afternoon. The Nation learnt the royal fathers were having their meeting in Njaba Local Government Area of the state when the shooting occured. However, the situation is still sketchy as at press time. Chairman, Traditional Rulers Council in the…
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Omogunwa arrested for alleged rape as Ondo Pastor sleeps with teenager inside market
A 61-year -old cleric in Ayede Ogbese, Akure North local government area, Famakinwa Ajayi, has been arrested for raping a teenager. He was also said to have had sex with the teenager at a market square at night under the pretence of having spiritual deliverance for her. But Police said sex at the market square…
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We will give conditions given to Twitter to regulate other social media platforms― FG
The Federal Government says the recommended conditions for the lifting of the suspension imposed on Twitter will be applicable to all Over-The-Top and other social media platforms in Nigeria. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, disclosed this on Monday when he featured on a phone-in programme of TV Continental, “This Morning” monitored…
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Social media agog as alleged Tiwa Savage s3x tape goes viral
Nigerians are reacting differently to the release of an alleged s3x tape of Nigerian songbird, Tiwa Savage, with her unknown boyfriend. Recall the Nigerian music star recently revealed that a blackmailer is currently in possession of footage showing her intimate moments with her lover. According to her, the s3x video was accidentally posted on Snapchat…
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APC inaugurates parallel exco in Rivers
The crisis rocking the Rivers State chapter of the All Progressives Congress took a fresh twist on Tuesday as the Senator Magnus Abe-led faction inaugurated a parallel executive. The inauguration was held at the Freedom House, a campaign secretariat set up by Abe located in the GRA, Port Harcourt in 2019. The officials inaugurated were,…
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Be ready for crushing defeat, Buhari tells bandits
President Muhammadu Buhari has sent a stern warning to bandits, saying that “the clock of your ultimate destruction is ticking as you will no longer have a place to hide.” In a statement in Abuja on Monday, Malam Garba Shehu, the President’s spokesman, said President Buhari was reacting to the killing of over 30 people…
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Sex tape: I changed the narrative – Tiwa Savage
Popular Nigerian singer, Tiwa Savage has reacted to reports online insinuating that the alleged sex tape with her boyfriend was for publicity stunt. Recall that Tiwa Savage had in an interview disclosed that someone was blackmailing her with a sex tape of her and the man she’s currently dating. She, however, refused to be…
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Finally, government scraps DPR, PPPRA, PEF for new agencies
The Federal Government, yesterday, officially scrapped the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR), Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency (PPPRA) and the Petroleum Equalisation Fund (PEF). Following the passage and implementation of the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA), the Upstream Regulatory Commission and Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NPRA) are to perform the duties of…