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Kaduna Zoo bars Journalists from entering facility after photos of a starving lion and other animals went viral
The Management of Splash Park, the managers of the mini zoo in Kaduna has closed its gates, preventing anyone including journalists from gaining access into the zoo where photos of a starving lion which went viral few days ago were taken. Daily Trust reported that their correspondent was barred from accessing the mini zoo on the excuse that the animals were undertaking routine treatment and that only a letter from the state government will grant journalists access. The Manager of the Zoo, Innocent Ameh reportedly said the pictures trending online were not from the zoo. Ameh further stated that he was under…
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EndSARS: Sanwo-Olu invited Military because Police ran away – Army General tells Lagos Panel
Brig. Gen. Ahmed Taiwo, the Commander of 81 Military Intelligence Brigade, Victoria Island, Lagos, has said Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu called on the Nigeria Army on Lekki Toll Gate #EndSARS protesters. He stated this on Saturday while testifying at the Lagos State Judicial Panel of Inquiry probing the shooting of #EndSARS protesters by soldiers at the Lekki tollgate on the night of October 20, 2020. According to General Taiwo, the #EndSARS protests plunged Lagos State into anarchy. The soldier stated that the burning of police stations and looting of arms and ammunition; the killing of policemen, blockage of roads and extortion…
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Resign and burn your uniforms – Nnamdi Kanu tells Nigerian police and Army
Leader of the indigenous people of Biafra IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu has called out the Nigerian police and the Nigerian Army to resign their positions as he warned them not to return to their duty post but join the revolution. Hoodlums had attacked police stations, killing some officers, looted and destroyed their belongings during the crisis that resulted from the nationwide protests. Balogun had urged the officers to ignore the attacks they suffered and return to their stations. But reacting to the ex-IGP’s appeal to the officers, Nnamdi Kanu in a post on facebook advised policemen and women, especially those from…
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Court orders Police to probe Pastor Sam Adeyemi, Davido, Wizkid, Tiwa Savage, others
A Magistrate Court in Abuja has asked the Police to launch an investigation into the complaint lodged against the 50 EndSARS protesters. Omolola Akindele, of the Magistrate of Wuse Zone 6 Magistrate Court, passed the order on Friday. The Police were given two weeks to finish up their investigation so that trial of the case would commence. The protesters, who have been accused of playing active roles in the agitation, include; Aisha Yesufu, David Adeleke – Davido, Ayodeji Balogun – Wizkid, Deji Adeyanju, Sam Adeyemi, Ayo Sogunro, Tiwa Savage, Dipo Awojide, Folarin Falana – Falz, Modupe Odele – Moe, Feyikemi…
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ASUU: FG reveals next action if Nigerian lecturers fail to resume
The federal government will consider “options” to stop the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) from continuing its industrial action. Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, spoke on a Channels Television’s Politics Today on Friday. “There are so many options left. We have the labour laws and I have options left to me in the labour laws. I have other channels,” he said. Ngige complained that the union was not considering the challenges their demands would create. The minister said even if countries go to war, they eventually meet at the negotiation table. “I’m inviting them (ASUU) next week,…
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Ganduje’s aide shares donkey and other items to empower Kano youths
Senior Special Assistant to Kano state Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje on Youths Development, Murtala Gwarmai on Thursday November 12 shared a donkey and other items to empower youths of the state. According to daily trust, no fewer than 40 youths in the state benefitted from the event which took place at the premises of the state’s Ministry for Youths and Sports. Gwarmai also shared motorcycles, bicycles, cash prizes worth N100,000, building blocks and roofing sheets among others. He said the decision to include the donkey in the list of items distributed followed the request made by one of the beneficiaries…
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Police arrest 70-year-old who impregnated his 15-year-old daughter
The police in Ogun state have arrested 70-year-old Hunsu Sunday for allegedly impregnating his 15-year-old granddaughter. According to a statement released by the spokesperson of the state police command, Abimbola Oyeyemi, the septuagenarian was apprehended based on a complaint made by a relation of the victim, at the Ado-Odo Division. Oyetemi said the complainant told the police that the victim had been living with the suspect since the demise of her mother. The victim was said to have informed the relation of how her grandfather had been abusing her sexually. Upon this information, the DPO Ado-Odo, SP Michael Arowojeun, detailed…
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UNIBEN student raped, murdered inside a church in Edo laid to rest
Vera Uwaila Omozuwa, the 100-level Microbiology student of the University of Benin, UNIBEN raped and murdered inside a church in Edo state has been laid to rest. According to reports, Vera was molested on the 29th of May, 2020 inside a church, near Ikpoba Hill in Benin City when the 22-year-old had gone to the Redeemed Church to study during the COVID-19 lockdown period when she was attacked. Her attackers ambushed her right inside the church, raped her and smashed her head with a fire extinguisher, leaving her for dead. She died days later in a hospital. In August, six…
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EndSARS Protests: If President Buhari hadn’t exercised the tolerance of a father, we would have been talking about something else now – Femi Adesina
Presidential aide, Femi Adesina, has said that if President Buhari hadn’t exercised the restraint and tolerance of a father, Nigerians would have been talking about something else in the wake of the crisis that enveloped the country after the #EndSARS protests were hijacked by hoodlums. In an article he released today, Adesina who is the President’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, said all through the EndSARS protest and the riots, mayhem, and looting that followed, President Buhari acted like a father “There is truly a huge difference between an instructor, a tutor, and a father. One is a hireling,…
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NNPC raises petrol depot price, marketers to sell at N168-N170/Litre
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) through its subsidiary, the Petroleum Products Marketing Company (PPMC), has raised the ex-depot price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS). This was made known in an internal memo dated November 11, 2020, and signed by one Tijjani Ali. The PPMC reportedly increased the price to N155.17 per litre from N147.67 per litre, with effect from today, Friday. In September, marketers across the country adjusted their pump prices to between N158 and N162 per litre to reflect the increase in global oil prices following the deregulation of petrol prices.
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“We all love you” – Former IGP, Balogun appeals to Police Officers to return to duty
A former inspector general of police (IGP), Tafa Balogun, has appealed to police officers to return to their duty posts. Many police stations were burnt and policemen were killed by the hoodlums during the crisis that broke out after the #EndSARS protests were hijacked by hoodlums. Police officers across the country have not fully returned to work following complaints that their morale to work has dropped In a statement he shared on Thursday, he urged the Nigerian police force to return to their duty post and continue to provide the needed security for the country. “I urge all members of…
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Photos of an alleged courtroom in Nigeria goes viral
Photos of an alleged courtroom in Nigeria has gone viral after being shared on social media by a Nigerian lawyer. From the photos shared on Twitter by @Theinioluwa, it was gathered that the courtroom is located at Amada in Gombe state. He wrote: “This is a courtroom in Nigeria. It’s not enough that I’m a lawyer in a lawless country. I’m legally bewildered.
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