The Lagos State Government has tranquillised the lion found in a house at the Victoria Island area of the state. The Head of the Lagos State Environmental Sanitation and Special Offences (Enforcement) Unit, Mr. Yinka Egbeyemi, confirmed the development to our Correspondent on Monday. He noted that the lion was …
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Aftermath of Elections,Wada heads for Tribunal, says Kogi poll a coup
The candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in the November 16 Kogi State governorship election, Musa Wada, has described the election as a coup against the people. Wada, at a news conference in Abuja on Monday, vowed to challenge the victory of Governor Yahaya Bello at the election petition …
Read More »BREAKING: Buhari receives Lyon in Aso Rock
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday met with the Bayelsa State Governor-elect, David Lyon at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Lyon was declared the winner of the November 16 governorship election in the State. He won with 352,550 votes against 143,172 scored by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate Douye Diri. Read …
Read More »PR Firm sets to empower Nigerians on Linkedin optimisation
A Public Relations firm, Mosron communications, has concluded arrangement to empower Nigerians on Linkedin optimisation for them to boost their chances of job recruitment, promotion, and networking to achieve work-life success and balance. The firm intends to train 10,000 persons on Twitter while it also holds two offline capacity building …
Read More »Bayelsa/Kogi elections: IDPs must vote,say Protesters, as they storm INEC
A coalition of civil rights organisations on Friday stormed the headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission in Abuja demanding transparency in the November 16 governorship election in Bayelsa and Kogi States. According to the coalition, to engender inclusiveness in the electoral process, it was important that the Internally Displaced …
Read More »JAMB yet to commence sale of 2020 UTME forms
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says it is yet to commence the sale of the 2020/21 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) application forms. The board’s Head of Media, Dr Fabian Benjamin, made this known in a telephone interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in …
Read More »Hong Kong student’s death triggers fresh outrage
A Hong Kong student who sustained head injuries when he fell during clashes with police died on Friday, triggering a fresh wave of outrage from the pro-democracy movement and fears of more violent unrest. Although the precise chain of events leading to 22-year-old Alex Chow’s fall are unclear and disputed, …
Read More »Nothing Wrong With A Father Confirming His Daughter’s Virginity – Halima
Nollywood actress, Halima Abubakar has said her dad used to check regularly to confirm that she was still a virgin when she was a young girl. She revealed this on Instagram yesterday as she reacted to T.I’s statement on checking his daughter’s virginity status regularly. According to the movie star, …
Read More »Tension in Sabo Ife over killing at mining site
Palpable tension Friday morning permeated Sabo area of Ile Ife, Osun State, following the alleged killing of two men at a mining site located in Aruwa Village. A top security source told our correspondent that a clash in Aruwa on Thursday claimed two lives. According to him, a fight at …
Read More »AGF, EFCC disagree over asset recovery
THERE is no plan to reduce the asset recovery powers of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN) has said. He said the anti-graft agencies would retain their powers to seize assets from corrupt suspects. Malami made the clarifications …
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