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#RevolutionNow: Agba Jalingo, others discharged from police custody by Lagos Court
Nigerian journalist and activist, Agba Jalingo alongside other protesters who engaged in a #RevolutionNow protest in Ikeja area of Lagos state on Wednesday August 5 have been released by a Lagos court. The good news was shared by Constitutional Lawyer and Human Rights Activist, Inibehe Effiong via his twitter handle.”Revolution Now protesters were discharged and freed in court, ” he said as he also shared photos of the freed protesters.
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We will join in the fight for Biafra if there is no Igbo presidency in 2023 – Former PDP Chairman, Nwodo
Former PDP Chairman, Okwesilieze Nwodo has threatened that the Igbo community will join forces with Nnamdi Kanu in the fight for Biafra if the presidency is not given to the South East come 2023. In an interview with Vanguard, Nwodo said the Igbos had been persecuted for over 50 years for fighting for their freedom, advising those who want a secure future for their children to elect an Igbo man as president as he will not marginalize any part of the country but act as the bond that joins the nation together. “In the first republic, the country was led…
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FFK reacts to claims that Al Qaeda and Isis are penetrating Nigeria through the North West
Former Minister for Aviation has reacted to claims by the US that Al Qaeda and Isis are penetrating Nigeria through the North west. The US had alerted the Nigerian authorities that the Al-Qaeda terrorist group has started penetrating the country. The Commander of the U.S. Special Operations Command, Africa, Dagvin Anderson, disclosed this during a press briefing. According to him, the dreaded terrorist group is also expanding to other parts of West Africa. Reacting to this, Fani- Kayode said the claims by the US is quite alarming and if it is true then all hands must be on deck to…
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#RevolutionNow Protest: what happened was just an irritation – Femi Adesina
Presidential special adviser on media and publicity, Femi Adesina has tagged the #RevolutionNow protest as an irritation and a child’s play. Speaking on the incident, Adesina in an interview with Channels Tv on Thursday, said it was funny to call such protest a revolution ”What happened yesterday was just an irritation. They are just a sprinkle of people trying to be funny. As far as I am concerned it is nothing to be concerned about. When you talk of revolution, it is always a mass team not those sprinkle of young boys and girls we saw in different parts of…
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Agba Jalingo, 18 others arrested during #RevolutionNow protest in Lagos
Journalist and activist, Agba Jalingo who was released in February 2020 after being detained at the Afokang Prison in Calabar for 179 days following an allegation of treason made against him by the Cross River State Governor, Benedict Ayade, has been rearrested by the Lagos police. He was arrested alongside 18 other protesters who engaged in a #RevolutionNow protest in Ikeja area of the state on Wednesday August 5 shortly after arriving under-bridge area of Ikeja to protest the deplorable condition of the country and were taken to Area F division police command. Jalingo who confirmed his arrest to journalists…
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Church reopening: We are waiting to hear from God – T.B Joshua
General Overseer of the Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN) has reacted to reports of church reopening by the Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-olu. In a statement he made on Wednesday, he applauded the government over their decision but also made it known that he needs to hear from God before his church can resume services. “Good morning and win today! Following the announcement that church services will resume in Lagos on August 9th, 2020 – that is, this coming Sunday – I wish to commend the authorities for their efforts so far. “However, having heard from the authorities, we…
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Al-Qaeda is penetrating North West region of Nigeria – US government alerts Nigerian government
The United States government says members of the deadly Al-Qaeda insurgent group have started penetrating the North-Western part of Nigeria. The Cable reports that Dagvin Anderson, commander of the US special operations command, Africa, made this known during a press briefing. According to the report, Anderson said “We have engaged with Nigeria and continue to engage with them in intel sharing and in understanding what these violent extremists are doing. And that has been absolutely critical to their engagements up in the Borno state and into an emerging area of northwest Nigeria that we’re seeing al-Qaida starting to make some inroads in. “So,…
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We’ll retrieve N96bn stolen under Ajimobi – Governor Makinde
Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo state has promised to retrieve the N96bn allegedly stolen during his predecessor, late Abiola Ajimobi’s administration. The Governor who made the promise at an event to kickstart the construction of the 21km Ajia-Airport-New Ife expressway road in Ajia town, said the retrieved funds would be used to develop the state’s infrastructure. He also addressed the criticism his administration has faced since announcing that they will be issuing a N100m bond. Makinde was quoted saying in a statement released by his Chief Press Secretary Taiwo Adisa; “Our administration means business. We will drastically reduce the infrastructure deficit in Oyo…
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Repentant Boko Haram members are not being absorbed into the Army – Presidency
The Presidency has countered claims of repentant Boko Haram members being absorbed into the Nigerian Army. In a statement released by President Buhari’s spokesperson Garba Shehu today August 5, it was emphatically stated that the de-radicalization, rehabilitation and reintegration of violent extremists of the Buhari administration code named “Operation Safe Corridor,” follows an established example from countries with similar experiences, and is supported academically and materially by the European Union and the United Nations. The Presidency further stated that the programme does not have a place for hard boiled, ideologically hardened terrorists. It only admits, after careful scrutiny, repentant fighters that…
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You can’t regulate broadcasting as a politician – Ex-NTA DG, Tonnie Iredia tells Lai Mohammed
Tonnie Iredia, a former director-general of the Nigeria Television Authority (NTA) has reacted to the increased fine for hate speech from N500,000 to N5 million. The former NTA DG and professor of broadcast management and media law who featured in an interview on Channels Television, stated that the minister of information, Lai Mohammed cannot regulate broadcasting as a politician. Iredia also alleged that the Minister has hijacked the duties of the director-general of the NBC. He said; “Everybody expects a broadcasting commission to be an autonomous body that has no place in politics. If you listen to the news, who has been speaking?…
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FUTA suspends final year Student for hacking into Premium Times website
The federal University of technology, Akure (FUTA) has indefinitely suspended a final year student for hacking into the website of an online news publication, the Premium Times. According to the institution, the student, Afolabi Emmanuel of the Department of Food Science and Technology was suspended on Wednesday. It was gathered that the University had received a complaint from Premium Times about a Denial of Service, DOS attack on its website between 28th and 29th February, 2020 through a concerted vulnerability scanning by a person using IT infrastructure of the institution. Following the complaint, the University management was said to have…
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Hate speech fine now alternative to Oil revenue – Shehu Sani
Former Kaduna Lawmaker, Shehu Sani has reacted to reports that the federal Government has increased the fine for hate speech from N500,000 to N5Million. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, on Tuesday, reviewed the penalty for hate speech in Nigeria. Mohammed at the unveiling ceremony of the reviewed Nigeria Broadcasting Code organized by the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) in Lagos said the penalty for hate speech has increased from N500,000 to N5 million. Reacting, Sani on his Twitter handle, described the new penalty as a means for the Buhari government to gain revenue, describing it as the…
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