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Lekki Shooting: Anyone found culpable will be held accountable – Sanwo-Olu
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has said that the Lagos State Government will ensure that anyone found culpable in last Tuesday’s shooting at the Lekki Toll Plaza will be held accountable for their actions. Sanwo-Olu stated this while speaking in an interview with CNN’s Becky Anderson, he said; “We will be committed to a full investigation of what happened and people would be held accountable. They certainly would be held accountable. We would do everything…
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25 escaped prisoners return to Correctional Centre in Edo
About 25 out of the 1900 inmates who escaped from the Sapele Road and Oko Correctional Centres in Benin City, Edo State have returned to prison. This comes after the governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki issued an ultimatum for the escapees to return to the correctional centre or face the full wrath of the law. According to an official of the Sapele Road Correctional Centre, he revealed that one of the escapees had been…
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Nigerians fault woman who claimed her Son died during the Lekki shooting
Some Nigerians have reacted to claims of a lady who said she lost her son, Anthony during the shootout at Lekki toll gate. Though the woman’s identity is yet to be uncovered after a viral video she shared, it was however gathered that she said her son’s corpse was recovered by his friends. She further stated that she is yet to be visited by government officials Faulting the lady’s claim, a Facebook user identified as…
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Covid-19 Palliatives: I have forgiven those who accused me wrongly – Minister, Sadiya Farouq
Sadiya Umar Farouq, the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, has said that she has forgiven those who accused her of hiding COVID-19 palliatives meant for the poor. While speaking with journalists in Gusau on Monday, Sadiya made it known that she has always carried out her duties to the best of her ability. “I’m aware many people have made various spurious allegations and accusations against my person and my ministry over…
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“We intentionally gave Covid-19 Palliatives to ‘hungry Youths’ – Gov Abiodun denies hoarding palliatives
Governor of Ogun State, Dayo Abiodun has said his government deliberately gave out COVID-19 relief packages to some Sagamu youths, who he said they were angry as a result of hunger. He said this reacting to videos circulating on the social media wherein it was seen that some suspected COVID-19 palliatives warehouses were looted in Sagamu, Ifo and Ijebu-Ode. Speaking at a press conference in Okemosan, Abeokuta this yesterday evening, Abiodun said he was not…
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Lekki shooting: Only after Buhari leaves office will the truth be revealed – FFK
Former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, has shared that only when President Buhari leaves office will the truth about the Lekki tollgate shooting be revealed. In a tweet shared via his Twitter handle, FFK while reacting to the Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, discovering a secret camera at the Lekki tollgate noted that if the camera was planted by the Government what they want to reveal to the citizens will be revealed but…
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All hoodlums taking advantage of this season will not go unpunished – Oyedepo
General Overseer of Living Faith Church Worldwide, David Oyedepo has prophesied that hoodlums who took advantage of the End SARS protest to loot and destroy properties shall not go unpunished Oyedepo said this while reacting to the invasion of the End SARS protest by hoodlums destroying and carting away with people’s properties in different parts of the country. The cleric who declared that unrest was over in Nigeria and that the peace of God has…
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Lekki shooting: FG sanctions AIT, Arise TV over use of online footages
The Federal Government has slammed sanctions on some major broadcast stations over their coverage of the Lekki shooting and reactions. According to a statement by the National broadcasting commission NBC, the stations were accused of playing a part in the escalation of the violence across Nigeria. Announcing the sanctions on Monday, NBC fined Arise News, African Independent Television (AIT) and Channels Television between N2 million and N3 million respectively The media houses have been covering…
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Ayade orders house-to-house search of looted items in Cross River
Governor of Cross River state, Ben Ayade has ordered a house-to-house search of looted items and properties in Calabar, Cross River state capital. This is coming after hoodlums invaded and looted 35 government properties and vandalized private properties in the state. In a statement released by the Governor’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Christian Ita, he gave the security agents a marching order to begin house to house search for the stolen items. “Following…
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Lady buys carton of indomie with COVID-19 sticker in Akwa Ibom (Photo)
A Nigerian lady has lamented over the insensitivity of some Nigerians who go about selling Covid-19 palliatives. In a Facebook post, the lady, Inemesit Green-Nathaniel said she bought a carton of Indomie and removed a Covid-19 sticker found on it stating that the indomie is not for sale. “I don’t really know what took my mind to this pack of indomie in my house, I decided to remove this new sticker from it, lo and…
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‘Nigeria should be a YouTube Channel or a Netflix Movie’ – BBNaija’s Kimoprah
Reality TV star, Kimoprah, has likened Nigeria to a YouTube channel or a Netflix movie. The former BBNaija ‘Pepper Dem’ housemate took to her Twitter page to express that some of the events that have occurred in the past few days seem too unbelievable to be real. In her words: “This country is supposed to have a Youtube channel or be a movie on Netflix cos some things are just unbelievable You will wondering if…
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Return looted Items in 72 hours – Oyetola warns
Osun State Governor, Gboyega Oyetola, has issued a 72 hour ultimatum to those who looted government and private property. According to the governor, failure to abide by the directive will lead to the prosecution of anyone arrested for the act. Speaking with newsmen on Sunday during an assessment tour of some of the locations attacked, he warned the culprits to surrender all stolen items to the security agencies, traditional rulers, local government chairmen and community…
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