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BREAKING: Many feared dead, others trapped as another building collapses in Lagos
A storey building under construction collapsed on Wednesday at Flour Mill Estate in the Magbon area of Badagry in Lagos. This comes two weeks after the building collapse in Ikoyi.Margaret Adeseye, Director, Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, confirmed the tragedy in a statement.She said four persons have been rescued while an operation is underway to pull out those trapped.The official confirmed that the victims are mainly construction workers who sustained varying degrees of injury but are in stable condition at nearby hospitals where they were rushed to.“Four male adults have been recovered (unconscious) thus far.“Nigeria Police, Morogbo Division and…
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Terrorists will overrun Nigeria if urgent steps aren’t taken to Address Insecurity – Ortom
Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom has stated that the President Muhammadu Buhari administration needs to step up efforts to address insecurity. The governor while speaking with journalists on Tuesday in Abuja, stated that Nigerians are “under siege” and if urgent steps are not taken, “terrorists would overrun the country in no distant time”.Ortom noted that over 1,700 persons have been killed and about 1.5 million persons are still in camps for internally displaced person (IDPs) across the state with no hope of returning to their ancestral homes soon.He said as a “patriotic Nigerian”, he has the responsibility to speak out…
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‘25 million Nigerians will be taken out of poverty’ – Osinbajo
Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, has assured that 25 million Nigerians will be taken out of poverty noting that the Nigerian Diaspora Investment Summit (NDIS) is one of the surest platforms for attracting direct investment to the country.Osinbajo made this known at the 4th edition of the Nigeria Diaspora Investment Summit 2021 organised by the Nigerian in the Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM).The event was held on Tuesday at the Congress Hall of the Presidential Villa, Abuja.The summit had as its theme: “Partnership and Linkages for Post-COVID Economic Growth.“Osinbajo, who was represented by Boss Mustapha, the Secretary to the Government of the…
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ASUU strike won’t happen – Ngige reacts to three-week ultimatum
The Minister of Labour, Chris Ngige has assured that the strike threatened by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) will not happen.Ngige stated this during an interview on Channels Television on Tuesday. The Union had issued a three-week ultimatum issued to the federal government to implement the earlier agreement reached between both parties during the last strke action.The union’s national president, Emmanuel Osodeke, explained that the industrial action became necessary due to the failure of the federal government to implement the memorandum of action (MoA) it signed with the union upon which the last strike action was suspended.However, Ngige…
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EndSARS: Buhari, Buratai will be dragged to ICC for killing Nigerians – Reno Omokri
Former presidential aide, Reno Omokri has lambasted President Muhammadu Buhari over the massacre of Nigerian youths at Lekki Tollgate, Lagos State on October 20, 2020.Major General Taiwo, who appeared before the panel during the investigation, according to the report, had told the panel that the soldiers acted on the order of Buratai, who in turns got instruction from the Commander-in-Chief, President Buhari.Reacting to this in a post via Facebook, Reno said the president will end up in jail after the expiration of his tenure in 2023, stressing that Buhari will not quit Aso Rock in peace. He accused the President…
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EndSARS: Those who said there was no massacre won’t accept report – Aisha Yesufu
Popular activist, Aisha Yesufu has chided those who denied that there was massacre at the popular Lekki toll gate.Aisha, who was at the forefront of the EndSARS protest in October 2020 commended the Lagos panel for their objective report, describing the act as the highest level of activism.The BBOG co-convener referring to the abduction of the Chibok girls noted that it’s been 7 years and still some people don’t believe the girls were kidnaped. “They said no one was killed and asked us to produce the bodies they took. You see all these people who denied there was massacre at…
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ASUU strike won’t happen – Ngige reacts to three-week ultimatum
The Minister of Labour, Chris Ngige has assured that the strike threatened by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) will not happen.Ngige stated this during an interview on Channels Television on Tuesday. The Union had issued a three-week ultimatum issued to the federal government to implement the earlier agreement reached between both parties during the last strke action.The union’s national president, Emmanuel Osodeke, explained that the industrial action became necessary due to the failure of the federal government to implement the memorandum of action (MoA) it signed with the union upon which the last strike action was suspended.However, Ngige…
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#EndSARS: Liars claimed that DJ Switch had the resources to doctor a live IG video, they should hang their heads in crying shame – Frank Edoho
Media personality, Frank Edoho has shared his thought concerning the Lagos judicial panel’s report backing claims that people were killed at Lekki toll gate. Edoho in a post on social media described those who alleged that DJ Switch had the resources to doctor a live Instagram video as liars, he added that “the liars among us are the ones who need to hang their heads in crying shame”
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#EndSARS Panel Probe: All of you that defended that barbaric act should know that there will be a day of reckoning – Mr Macaroni
Comedian Mr Macaroni has reacted to report of the Lagos judicial panel confirming killing of protesters at Lekki toll gate. He alleged that some victims of Lekki toll gate incident were unwilling to be identified publicly for fear or persecution and harassment by security agencies and the government The Comedian in a series of posts on Twitter stated that those who defended the barbaric act should know that there will be a day of reckoning and the truth will always prevail.
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ASUU responsible for destruction of Education in Nigeria – Adamu Garba
Former Presidential aspirant, Adamu Garba has blamed the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), for destroying Nigeria’s education system.Garba described the academic body as the single most destructive system of education in Nigeria.Garba in a Facebook post on Monday, lamented that the union was always striking for money and not innovative learning.“The single most destructive system of Education in Nigeria is ASUU. Always Striking for money, not for innovative learning.“I don’t know why such kind of Union still exist when we are not a communist state,” he wrote.His comment comes after ASUU threatened another strike if the Federal Government failed…
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COVID-19: Fake Vaccination Certificates now in Nigeria – FG raises alarm
The Federal Government has raised an alarm about a black market for fake vaccination certificates in the country. The Chairman of the Presidential Steering Committee (PSC) on COVID-19 and Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, raised the alarm during the committee’s media briefing in Abuja, disclosing that arrangements are in place to vaccinate 50 per cent of Nigerians by the end of January 2022. Mustapha said the Committee had reliable intelligence that an illegal vaccination certificate market has been created in the country. He, however, assured that no vaccination certificate illegally procured would scale scrutiny whenever the…
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”Anywhere I see you I will give you full Yoruba prostration”- EndSARS lawyer, Adesina Ogunlana hails Lagos panel of Inquiry chair, Justice Doris Okwuobi
The lawyer who represented EndSARS protesters at the Lagos state Panel of Inquiry on the October 20, 2020 Lekki tollgate shooting, has vowed to prostrate in public to the chairman of the panel, Justice Doris Okwuobi, anytime and anywhere he sees her for the next five years. He said this following a list of killed and missing people released by the panel, indicting the Nigerian Army and Police. Reacting to the recent development via his Facebook page, Ogunlana wrote;”IMPORTANT PUBLIC NOTICE:I hereby serve Justice Doris Okuwobi alias MAMA KOSELERI PANEL this NOTICE :For this next 5 years Ma , any…
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