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#EndSARS: No protest will hold at Lekki Tollgate on Saturday – Lagos Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosu says
The Lagos state Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosu, has warned against any proposed protest to hold at the Lekki Tollgate on Saturday, February 13. On Tuesday, February 9, some Nigerians using the hashtag #OccupyLekkiTollgate announced plans to stage fresh protests over plans to reopen the tollgate following orders from the Lagos Judicial Panel of Inquiry. The Panel on Tuesday, gave permission to the Lekki Concession Company LCC to take over the tollgates that have been…
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”Any further resort to violence in the name of #EndSARS will not be tolerated this time”- FG reacts to calls for fresh protest on Feb 13 at the Lekki tollgate
There have been reports of a proposed protest to hold on Saturday, February 13 against the reopening of the Lekki Tollgate. With this, the Federal government has warned that it would not tolerate any form of violence in the name of #EndSARS protest. According to a statement by the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, on Thursday February 11 at a press conference, he warned Nigerians against participating in any protest to block the…
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“Umunna and Umuada make unnecessary demands from the bereaved” – Catholic Bishop laments high cost of burials in the East
The Catholic Bishop of Awka Diocese, Most Rev (Dr) Paulinus Ezeokafor, has lamented the high cost of burial in some parts of Igboland. He said the Umunna and Umuada make so many unnecessary demands from the bereaved He disclosed this speaking with a journalist and life coach, Timothy Ofoegbu In the statement posted by Ofoegbu on Thursday, February 11, the Bishop said he is not happy about the issue. “A CATHOLIC BISHOP IS UNHAPPY. His…
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APC: You are embarking on journey to hell, your Father will shed tears – Bamgbose tell Fani-Kayode
Olusegun Bamgbose, a chieftain of the New Nigerian Peoples Party, NNPP, has lambasted former Minister of Aviation, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, over reports of his defection from the Peoples democratic party, PDP to the ruling All Progressives Congress,(APC) Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello on Wednesday claimed that Fani-Kayode had already joined APC. The minister however denied the report, he said he had a fruitful discussion on how to move Nigeria forward during his meeting with Bello…
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Valentine’s day not sex party – Cleric warns youths
Pastor Joshua Olusegun of Christ Reigns Church has warned youths not to turn the Valentine’s Day celebration to sex parties. He said this speaking with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ilorin. He said he has observed that most people think Valentine’s Day celebration is a time to copulate with the opposite sex, and said the thought was not correct. “It is not for sex parties as thought by many teenagers and youths. They can…
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Accommodation of the excesses of the #EndSARS protesters shows President Buhari’s tolerance to Human rights – AGF, Malami
The Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, has said that President Buhari’s accommodation of the ‘excesses’ of #EndSARS protesters in during the October 2020 #EndSARS protest shows his tolerance to human rights. In an interview with Channels TV on Wednesday night February 10, Malami said accommodating the excesses of the EndSARS protest which led to the destruction of lives and properties in the country points to the fact that the Buhari-led administration respects the…
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#EndSARS Aftermath: CBN must desist from jumping into the Political Arena – Falana
A Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Femi Falana, has called on the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to stay away from politics and stick to it’s business of banking. Falana’s call was made in reaction to the unfreezing of bank accounts belonging to 20 #EndSARS promoters. The human rights lawyer who was a guest on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily tagged the act by the apex bank as an intimidation saying it went out if it’s…
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75% of Nigerian Men would go into prostitution if given the chance – Rapper, Erigga
Nigerian rapper, Erigga has stated that Nigerian men who accuse ladies of sleeping around with rich men for money would do same if given the opportunity to do so. He shared this in a tweet as a reply to his colleague, Ruggedman and other people who questioned the source of wealth of Nollywood actresses who have been acquiring luxury properties. In his words: ”75% of Nigerian men go do Ashawo if them give them chance!!!!…
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I have not left the PDP- FFK
Following rumors of his defection, Former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode, has come out to clear the air that he has not left the PDP. He shared this in a tweet hours after Kogi state governor, Yahaya Bello, disclosed at a press briefing in Kogi state that Fani-Kayode, had defected to the ruling party. His announcement comes two days after FFK met with him and other Majority leaders of the APC. Making his position known via…
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Everybody in South-East wants to belong to the APC….Buhari is making Giant strides – Gov Umahi
Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi state has asked the national leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to decide on which geopolitical zone gets the party’s 2023 presidential ticket. The Governor who visited the Chairman of the APC Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee, Mai Mala Buni at the party’s National Secretariat in Abuja on Wednesday February 10, said everybody in South-East wants to belong to the APC and also called for more registration forms to the region. Umahi said the “mad…
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Senator Moro confirms release of young Barber who was arrested in Kano for giving customers ‘anti-Islamic’ hairstyle
Elijah Odeh, the young barber who was arrested in Kano State for alleged blasphemy has been released. It will be recalled that Odeh, from Adum East, in Obi Local Government Area of Benue State, was arrested for giving his customers haircuts deemed offensive to Islam. It was gathered that the case was struck out on Wednesday, by the same Judge who refused to grant him bail earlier. The Senator representing Benue South Senatorial District in the…
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98% of popular actresses got car gift from married gay rich men this year- Uche Maduagwu
Actor, Uche Maduagwu who recently came out as a gay man, has alleged that 98 percent of Nollywood actresses received car gifts from ”married gay rich men this year.” Uche said this via his Instagram page on Wednesday evening, February 10. ”Being gay is my birthright so dont try to change me ko le work naija actresses who criticize me are not God more than half of current nigerian ministers na gay and over 98%…
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