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#ENDSARS: ‘I saw five dead bodies at Lekki Tollgate when I went to pick my brother’s corpse’
Some persons with injuries on Friday stormed the Lagos Court of Arbitration in Lekki, the hearing venue of the Lagos State Judicial Panel of Inquiry probing the alleged shooting of #EndSARS protesters by soldiers on the night of October 20 at the Lekki tollgate. Some of the injured persons, who were brought to the LCA…
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#EndSARS: Kogi records over N44 billion losses from protests
Kogi State state government has reported a loss of more than N44 billion during the looting of both private and government properties in the wake of the protests in Lokoja. Asiwaju Idris, Commissioner for Finance and Economic Planning who doubles as Chairman of the Committee set up by the State Government to determine the items…
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Lagos police bust four suspected robbers (Photo)
The police in Lagos have arrested four suspected armed robbers terrorizing Alakuko area of the State and its environs. Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Muyiwa Adejobi, in a statement said the police operatives attached to Alakuko Station, with the help of members of some communities, arrested the four suspected armed robbers on 24th November, 2020…
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2023: Fashola begs APC leaders to respect agreement on zoning; boasts PDP can’t unseat party
Ahead the 2023 general elections, the Minister of Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Raji Fashola, has strongly advised the leadership of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to respect and honour agreement reached at the formative stage of the party. He also said that the opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP) lacks the strength of taking…
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Court dissolves 10-year old marriage over marathon sex
A Mapo Customary Court in Ibadan, on Tuesday dissolved a 10-year- old marriage between one Basirat Adeyoyin and estranged husband, Adeyoyin Niyi over attempted money ritual and marathon sex. Delivering judgment, the President of the court, Chief Ademola Odunade said that the court would not watch until there was anarchy before making the right decision.…
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138 NYSC members test positive for COVID-19
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Monday said that 138 members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) had so far tested positive to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, Director General, NCDC, said this at the National Briefing on COVID-19 on Monday in Abuja. Ihekweazu said that none of those who…
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Buhari government mean, surviving on life support- Eedris Abdulkareem
Nigerian rapper, Eedris Abdulkareem has described President Muhammadu’s administration as a ‘very mean regime surviving on life support system’. Abdulkareem said this while reacting to dollar exchange rate to the Naira and the state of economy in Nigeria. He further commended Nigerians, noting that it is a miracle to live in Nigeria at this point.…
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Court trashes Trump’s election suit in Pennsylvania
A U.S. federal court on Saturday evening trash President Donald Trump’s suit that sought to cancel millions of mail-in votes in the Nov. 3 election in Pennsylvania. This is yet another major blow to efforts by Trump to have the presidential election results invalidated in battleground states where he lost. His legal team, led by…
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Umahi sacks 4 aides, dissolves boards, commissions in Ebonyi
Gov. David Umahi of Ebonyi has sacked four of his technical assistants for dereliction of duty. The sack is contained in a statement signed by Dr Kenneth Ugbala, Secretary to the State Government (SSG), and made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday. Also the governor disolved all Boards and Commissions untenured…
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Army recants, denies tagging Lekki shooting “fake news”, admits taking live bullets to protest ground
Brig.-Gen. Ahmed Taiwo, Commander of the 81 Division, Military Intelligence Brigade, Victoria Island has said that he was unaware that the Nigerian Army Headquarters had described the shootings at the Lekki Tollgate as “fake news” on Twitter. Taiwo made the disclosure on Saturday while being cross-examined at the Lagos State Judicial Panel of Inquiry for…