The Commander of 81 Military Intelligence Brigade, Victoria Island, Lagos, Brig. Gen. Ahmed Taiwo, says the Nigerian Army is unhappy that Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, denied inviting the military on October 20, 2020, when soldiers shot at the Lekki tollgate where #EndSARS protesters were gathered. Taiwo said this on Saturday in his testimony […]
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The Nigerian Army has insisted that only blank bullets containing gunpowder were fired at the Lekki Tollgate area of Lagos State on October 20. Commander of the 81 Military Intelligence Brigade, Brigadier Ahmed Taiwo, made this known on Saturday when he appeared before the Judicial Panel of Inquiry set up by the state government to […]
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By Simon Kolawole Any hopes that we are going to quickly move on from the tragic #EndSARS protests and enter into the phase of reconstruction and rehabilitation are disappearing by the day as the federal government closes in on the promoters and supporters of the mass action. A lawyer who actively supported the protests was […]
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Immediate past acting VC, Unilag, Prof. Folashade Ogunsola (L) handing over administrative documents to the reinstated VC, Prof. Oluwatoyin Ogundipe, on Thursday Nov 12, 2020 The Vice-Chancellor, University of Lagos, Prof. Oluwatoyin Ogundipe, on Thursday, said that the management of the institution remained committed to working for and maintaining peaceful coexistence among staff members. He […]
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Rivers Governor Nyesom Wike has boasted that the achievements of his administration have killed All Progressives Congress (APC) and other parties in the state. Wike, who spoke during the reception organised by the Rivers chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to welcome thousands of APC members back to PDP, said his party had performed […]
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Ghana’s former President Jerry John Rawlings has died at 73. He led two coups, first in 1979, before twice being elected president in multiparty polls. A charismatic figure, he first seized power railing against corruption and was responsible for executing several former heads of state for their alleged graft and mismanagement. He was also seen […]
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Gombe State Governor Inuwa Yahaya Thursday announced the discovery of 2557 accounts linked to the state government, just as he accused the immediate past government in the state of financial recklessness and lack of accountability. Declaring open a one day workshop on Treasury Single Account, TSA on Cash Management Strategy for Chief Accounting and Paying […]
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Ondo State Goverment has been warned against making allegedly unfounded allegations against teachers in the state. Particularly, the state’s chapter of the Academic Staff Union of Secondary Schools’ of Nigeria, ASUSS, criticised the Senior Special Assistant on Special Duties to Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, Dr. Doyin Odebowale, for indulging in the practice. The union said that […]
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There are indications that the strange illness ravaging Okpeilo-Otukpa in Ogbadibo Local Government Area of Benue State may have started since October 2020. The State Epidemiologist, Dr Ngishe Terungwa, disclosed this to our correspondent on the telephone on Wednesday. He said they had yet to get the cause or causes of the strange illness, stating […]
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He was a principled progressive politician – Tinubu The death of former governor of old Kaduna State, Alhaji Balarabe Musa, in the early hours of yesterday has thrown Nigerians into mourning.Musa died at the age of 84 years. Senator Shehu Sani, a leading member of the People’s Redemption Party (PRP), first confirmed his death on […]
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