SECURITY: SANWO-OLU GETS LIST OF ABANDONED BUILDINGS, SET TO TAKE ACTION •Lagos Procures Machine to Detect COVID-19 Variants – Governor Criminals will find no space in Lagos State, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has said. The Governor, on Monday, said a long list of abandoned buildings across Local Government Areas …
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Igangan Herdsmen Attack: Parents Storm Schools In Oyo To Withdraw Their Children
Parents on Monday afternoon stormed some schools in Iyete, Igangan and Tapa in the Ibarapa North Local Government area of Oyo state to withdraw their children. NEwsextra24 gathered that news of another attack on residents of the areas by unknown gunmen got to the communities after children had arrived in …
Read More »Mark Obi Resigns As Governor Ayade’s Special Adviser On SDGs
Former House of Assembly Member representing Boki11, Chief Barr. Mark Obi resigns his appointment as Special Adviser to Gov. Ben Ayade, he insists on remaining in the People’s Democratic Party This is a man of Integrity. Mr Obi had represented Boki 2 State Constituency in the Cross River House of …
Read More »Twitter Ban: Photos From Fg’s Meeting With US, Canada, UK Envoys In Abuja
The Nigerian Government met with Envoys of the United Kingdom, United States, Ireland, Canada and the European union in Abuja on Monday to discuss the controversial suspension of Twitter’s activities in the country. It can be recalled that the Federal government suspended Twitter last week after the social media …
Read More »Asking TV, Radio Stations To Deactivate Twitter Accounts Unlawful – SERAP To NBC
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has condemned “the patently unlawful and unconstitutional directive by the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) to all broadcast stations in the country to suspend the patronage of Twitter with immediate effect.” The NBC had reportedly stated that the decision followed the suspension of Twitter operations …
Read More »Reno: Buhari, Osinbajo Still On Twitter Yet NBC Orders Stations To Deactivate
Buhari, Osinbajo still on Twitter yet NBC orders stations to deactivate accounts -Omokri An ex-aide to former President Goodluck Jonathan, Reno Omokri, has knocked the National Broadcasting Commission for ordering broadcast stations to deactivate their Twitter accounts when the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), and the Vice President, Yemi …
Read More »GOCOP To Buhari: Suspension Of Twitter Major Setback For Businesses
The Guild of Corporate Online Publishers, GOCOP has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to rescind his government’s decision to suspend Twitter in Nigeria. GOCOP made this call in a statement signed by its President,Mr Dotun Oladipo and General Secretary,Mr Danlami Nmodu, mni on Monday. According to GOCOP, the suspension of …
Read More »Lagos Begins Retrofitting Of Streetlights
In furtherance of the renewed campaign to upgrade public infrastructure, the Lagos State Government has commenced the retrofitting of streetlights from High-Pressure Sodium Bulb (HPS) to Light Emitting Diode (LED) across the State. This was revealed in an official statement signed by the General Manager, Lagos State Electricity Board …
Read More »Nigeria Meets China For Help With Internet Censorship
On Saturday morning between 11 am and 12 pm, as Nigerians woke up to the reality of a Twitter ban, and downloading Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) to access Twitter, the Nigerian government, through the office of the Presidency, reached out to the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) to discuss plans to …
Read More »Obi Abel Umahi Resigns As South-East Security Committee Chairman
Major General Obi Abel Umahi (rtd) has resigned as the chairman of the South East Security Committee which was formed on August 31, 2019 Umahi tendered his resignation in a letter dated June 4, 2021, entitled: “Resignation As Chairman South east Security Committee – Ebubeagu” and addressed to chairman of …
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