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28/02/2023

I Don't Have A Candidate I Believe In - Burna Boy

Afrobeats star, Burna Boy, has reacted to knocks from netizens, who stated that he had not been vocal about the elections.

In his Instagram story on Monday, he stated that he didn't have a candidate he believed in.

He wrote, "I dunno why it's such a big deal to some Nigerians that I've not been vocal about the elections.

"Personally I don't have a candidate that I believe in. I've never supported any political party or candidate in my life beacause I don't want to make you vote and then blame me when the person f***s up as usual.

"That being said, I hope all votes count and the best man wins
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27/02/2023

PHOTOS: Soldiers On Patrol Duty On Lagos Island

A detachment of soldiers took positions and secured the streets on Lagos Island, Lagos State, on Monday, following unrest in the market.

According to reports, some thugs attacked the market to vandalise shops and rob people leaving some injured.

However, the state Police Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, debunked the report, saying that nobody was robbed, neither were shops vandalised.

Stating that the attack was not from political thugs, Hundeyin noted that the police had intervened in the unrest.

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26/02/2023

The Governorship aspirant of PDP visited Mrs Bina Jennifer Efidi who was a victim of the election thuggery. She's truly a hero and her bravery is one to be saluted. Your bravery is undoubtedly a source of inspiration for me.

26/02/2023

INEC results: Obi wins Kosofe
Local Government Area in Lagos

APC- 36, 883
LP- 46, 554
NNPP- 902
PDP-4058

14/01/2023

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02/11/2022

Kogi politician arrested with N326m and $610,500 cash after allegedly ste@ling N1.4billion from a bank

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested a candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) for the Kogi State House of Assembly seat, Ismaila Yusuf Atumeyi, with N326 million and $140,500 cash.
 
Atumeyi, who is seeking to represent Ankpa 11 Constituency in the State Assembly, was arrested on Sunday, October 30, 2022 alongside one Joshua Dominic, an alleged serial fr@udster.

EFCC’s spokesperson, Wilson Uwujaren in a statement said they were arrested in a sting operation at Macedonia Street, Queens Estate, Karsana, Gwarinpa in Abuja.

According to Uwujaren, Femi supplied the inside information that facilitated the att@ck on a bank by the syndicate.

“He (Femi) was picked up Tuesday, November 1, 2022, at Radisson Blu Hotel in Lagos. Following his arrest, a search was conducted on his home in Morgan Estate, Ojodu where a total of $470,000 USD was recovered.

The arrest of the suspects followed months of investigation into the hacking of one of the commercial banks by a syndicate of fr@udsters who pulled off a heist of N1.4billion.

The syndicate allegedly moved N887 million into the account of Fav Oil and Gas limited, from where the monies were paid to several Bureau de Change operators and some auto dealers for exchange into United States Dollars and purchase of high-end cars,” he said.

The EFCC added that Dominic, who has severally been arrested for fr@ud, allegedly helped Atumeyi perfect the hacking plan through Abdumalik.

“Dominic, a self-styled investment expert and managing director of Brisk Capital Limited was arrested in May 2021 by the Special Fr@ud Unit of the Nigeria Police for alleged N2billion investment scm. He allegedly defr@uded over 500 persons in a phony investment scheme.

Two Range Rover Luxury SUVs were also recovered from the two suspects arrested in Abuja. They will be charged to court as soon as the investigation is concluded,” he added.

26/10/2022

Governor Samuel Ortom and a group of elder statesmen in Benue, Minda Leaders of Thoughts, have supposedly withdrawn their support for Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar over alleged hate speech and profiling of Benue people.

This came after Atiku sent a message of sympathy to Gbeji community in Ukum Local Government Area, LGA, of Benue State, after attacks that left about 39 people, including two policemen, dead and many hospitalized.

He said in the message;

“I’m saddened by the sustained clashes between farmers and herders that led to the loss of lives, including those of police officers in Gbeji community, Ukum LGA of Benue State.

“When our people are well integrated into communities where they live, work, pay taxes and raise their children, they’d be obligated to reciprocate the love and acceptance. My deepest condolences to the families that may have lost a loved one and to the people and government of Benue State.”

However leaders of Gbeji community, accused the presidential candidate of being insenstive by claiming it was just a farmers and herders’ clash.

They stated that what happened in Gbeji last Wednesday, 19th October, 2022, was an unprovoked attack by armed Fulani militia.

The statement read;

“We members of the Gbeji community are disappointed with the statement by Alhaji Atiku Abubakar that there was farmers and herders’ clash in Gbeji which claimed lives including those of policemen.

“What happened in Gbeji last Wednesday, 19th October, 2022, was an unprovoked attack by armed Fulani militia, on the people around 6am.

“For Alhaji Atiku to talk about integration does not arise in Gbeji as the attackers do not live among us. After the unprovoked attack many people visit us including Senator Gabriel Suswam and other members of the National and State Assemblies who also visited the mortuary and saw some of the bodies of those killed.

26/10/2022

CBN to redesign N200, N500 and N1,000 notes

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has announced plans to redesign some naira notes.

The CBN boss, Godwin Emefiele, disclosed this at a press conference on Wednesday, October 26.

According to Emefiele, the Naira notes to be redesigned include N200, N500 and N1000. 

He mentioned that the new design and issues will be effective from December 2022 and advised Nigerians to go to the bank when the time comes to exchange the old notes for the newly designed ones.

26/10/2022

The United States government has authorised the evacuation of its government employees and their families from Nigeria over potential terrorist attacks..

The US State Department announced the approval of the evacuation in its updated Nigeria travel advisory on Tuesday evening.

The United States and United Kingdom had on Sunday warned of a possible terrorist attack in the capital Abuja, especially aimed at government buildings, places of worship and schools, among other targets.

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26/10/2022

As Lagos Reportedly Ban Opposition Billboards, Obaseki Bans APC From Campaigning On Billboards In Edo State

Edo State Governor, Mr Godwin Obaseki, has banned billboards owners in the state from accepting advert campaign projects from the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC)

The ban was disclosed to newsmen on Tuesday night in Benin City by a member of the Billboards’ Association in Edo, Mr. Ibrahim Momoh.

Momoh noted that the governor even threatened to confiscate the billboard of anyone who disregards the directive.

When contacted, the State Director, Advertising Practitioners Council of Nigeria (APCON), Abdul Hakeem Tiamiyu, said he got the same complaints from a billboard owner.

26/10/2022

Court orders FG to return Nnamdi Kanu to Kenya and pay him N500m as damages for his illegal extradition

Justice E.N Anyadike of a Federal High Court sitting in Umuahia, the Abia State capital, today October 26, ordered the Federal Government to return the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu to Kenya from where he was extradited and pay him the sum of N500 million as damages following his illegal abduction and human rights abuse from Kenya.

Recall that Kanu was extradited from Kenya to Nigeria on June 19, 2021.

The Court presided by Justice E . N Anyadike, insisted that the extradition of Kanu from Kenya without recourse to the legal process was a flagrant abuse of his fundamental human rights.

Kanu, through his counsel, Aloy Ejimakor, had approached the court challenging his extradition from Kenya on June 19, 2022. Ejimakor told the court that the suit is sui generis (of a special class) and was primarily aimed at redressing the infamous unlawful expulsion or extraordinary rendition of Kanu, which is a clear violation of his fundamental rights under Article 12(4) of the African Charter on Human and Peoples Rights, as well as Chapter IV of the Nigerian Constitution.

He argued that the federal government should be required to show the legal document or authority that served as the foundation for his “abduction or extraordinary rendition.” Among the several reliefs sought, Kanu through his counsel asked the court for “an order mandating and compelling the respondents to pay the sum of N25,000,000,000.00 (Twenty-Five Billion Naira) to the applicant, being monetary damages claimed by the applicant against the respondents jointly and severally for the physical, mental, emotional, psychological, property and other damages suffered by the applicant as a result of the infringements of applicant’s fundamental rights by the respondents”.

Delivering a ruling on the suit, the presiding judge held that the extradition of Kanu from Kenya without recourse to the legal process was a flagrant abuse of his fundamental human rights. She also held that the respondent failed to disprove the claims of the applicant that he was arrested, blindfolded, tortured

25/10/2022

Adidas has ended its partnership with Kanye West after he made a series of antisemitic remarks and embraced a slogan associated with white supremacists that earned him widespread condemnation.

The German sportswear giant said on Tuesday, October 25, that it "does not tolerate antisemitism" after the rapper was suspended from Instagram and Twitter over offensive posts.

Adidas added that recent comments and actions from Kanye West had been "unacceptable, hateful and dangerous, and they violate the company’s values of diversity and inclusion, mutual respect and fairness".

The company said it would take a "short-term" hit of €250m (£217m) to its income for this year after deciding to stop the brand’s business with immediate effect.

It is to end production for products under West’s Yeezy brand and stop all payments to the rapper and his companies.

In 2020, the partnership brought in nearly $1.7bn in revenue for Adidas, according to Bloomberg, and was due to expire in 2026.

Adidas put the deal up for review after West’s controversial Paris show earlier this month, where models walked the catwalk wearing "White Lives Matter" shirts.

Adidas’s move comes after Balenciaga, Gap and JPMorgan Chase all cut ties with West.

Kanye recently claimed that Adidas could not drop him, despite his comments prompting calls for a boycott.

25/10/2022

Panic as petrol shortage emerges in Lagos

There was panic, yesterday, as petrol shortage, characterised by long queues started to emerge in Lagos.

It also indicated that those with commercial stocks increased their prices, ranging between N200 and N250 per litre, depending on location.

The National Operations Controller, Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria, IPMAN, Mr. Mike Osatuyi, who confirmed the development in a telephone interview with , attributed it to unsteady supply in the past few days.

He said as a result of the unsteady supply, depots prices have risen to between N175 and N180 per litre in Lagos and its environs.

According to him, “The situation has culminated in higher prices at the depots. Our members, who find it difficult to get the product, pay between N175 – N185 per litre. Consequently, we are compelled to sell at higher prices in order to cover cost.”

However, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited did not provide comments.

But recently the company had urged consumers not to panic in Abuja as it was working to restore stable supply.

It had stated: “The current queue situation in some parts of Abuja and its environs is as a result of delays in arrival of fuel trucks. This is happening as a result of heavy flooding that has submerged parts of the highway passing through Lokoja, Kogi State and also an incidence of a failed road section around Badegi-Agaie highway in Niger State.

“Consequently, vehicles, especially fuel tankers, are finding alternative roads to get to their intended destinations”.

25/10/2022

LAGOS ISSUES FRESH UPDATE FOR RESIDENTS OF IKOYI, LEKKI, VICTORIA ISLAND, OTHERS

Lagos State Government on Monday issued a fresh update to all waterfront residents of highbrow Ikoyi, Lekki and Victoria Island and coastal areas of Epe and Badagry to be wary of backflow due to the high tide in the Lagos Lagoon.

A statement signed by the State Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tunji Bello, explained that the latest advisory had become necessary due to the high tide of the Lagos Lagoon.

Bello stressed that the high tide of the Lagoon has made it difficult for storm run-off from the various channels to discharge effectively into the lagoon which may cause a stagnation into the streets and major roads until the level of the lagoon subsides to allow for a discharge of the channels.

25/10/2022

Whatsapp seems to be experiencing a downtime as there's been an increased report of outages in countries across the world.

Downdetector, a website that tracks online outages across the globe, has shown a sharp spike in the number of users reporting WhatsApp’s outage.

Some of the issues users have faced today, October 25, have been sending messages and updating their WhatsApp statuses.

Others have said that they can no longer see blue ticks whenever they send private messages, they also noted that they can no longer connect to WhatsApp's servers, with the application displaying a continuous "Connecting..." message.

The downtime has been on for over an 45 minutes.

24/10/2022

The United States embassy in Nigeria has warned Americans in Nigeria to be cautious of their movement in response to elevated risk of terror attacks in Nigeria, specifically in Abuja.
 
In a security alert issued today October 23, the US embassy advised its citizens to avoid all non-essential travel or movement, stay alert and avoid crowds.
 
The security alert in part reads
 

“There is an elevated risk of terror attacks in Nigeria, specifically in Abuja. Targets may include, but are not limited to, government buildings, places of worship, schools, markets, shopping malls, hotels, bars, restaurants, athletic gatherings, transport terminals, law enforcement facilities, and international organizations.
The U.S. Embassy will offer reduced services until further notice. Actions to Take: Avoid all non-essential travel or movement. Stay alert. Avoid crowds.
Review your personal security plans and keep your cell phone charged in case of emergency. Carry proper identification.”

 
Several attacks including the attack on the Kuje Correctional Centre as well as the one on the Presidential Guards Brigade in Abuja, have been recorded in recent times.

24/10/2022

President Buhari arrives South Korea ahead of first-ever World Bio Summit
President Muhammadu Buhari has arrived Seoul, South Korea, to participate in the first World Bio Summit.
This is following an announcement on Saturday by Bashir Ahmad, special assistant to the president on digital communications, who said Buhari is expected to deliver a statement during the two-day summit which is scheduled for October 25 and 26.
“President Buhari will tomorrow, depart Abuja for Seoul, South Korea to participate in the 1st World Bio Summit, jointly organized by the government of the Republic of Korea and the World Health Organisation (WHO),” Bashir wrote on Twitter.
“The two-day summit (October 25-26), has the theme: ‘The Future of Vaccine and Bio-Health. President Buhari, who is expected to deliver a statement at the summit and meet separately with President Yoon Suk-yeol, will also seek other ways of more effective partnerships that impact positively on the lives and safety of Nigerians during his other engagements and meetings.
The president will be accompanied by some Nigerian leaders including Aminu Masari, governor of Katsina state, and Abubakar Sani, governor of Niger state.
Geoffrey Onyeama, minister of foreign affairs; Osagie Ehanire, minister of health; Adeniyi Adebayo, minister of industry, trade and investment, among others, will also accompany the president on the trip.”

22/10/2022

Police officer Sheyi makes sh@cking ‘revelation’ about Apostle Johnson Suleman.
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19/10/2022

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17/10/2022

Benzima finally wins

15/10/2022

Chief of Defence Staff, General Lucky Irabor has said that burning of oil bunkering vessel by security operatives is in line with the rules of engagement.

Commenting on the destruction of the vessel after a security meeting, Irabor said the vessel was caught in the act and no investigation is needed to set the “instrument of operation” ablaze.

He said;

“There are various approaches, various solutions to a problem and at any time based on certain factors, certain considerations, available to those that are at the frontline, actions are taken based on the directive which are contained in the rules of engagement.

“So, the burning of the vessel, it is because the thief was caught in the act and the procedure, if you are caught in the act, is that everything you are using to undertake that criminal activity should be destroyed and that was done.

“What investigation do you need that you find somebody who decided to deplore several pumping machines and has several hoses that are deployed to a dug out pit where crude oil is stored over a period?

“It was caught in the act. So, the instrument of operation was what was destroyed. I think it is straightforward. Whether that is the best is a different matter entirely but did they act in line with the rules of engagement? Yes, they did.”

15/10/2022

Following calls for his removal from Labour Party presidential campaign council, General John Enenche has sought to clarify his action in denying during his time as Director of Defence Information.⠀
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In a statement released, Friday night said his actions as former military spokesman was guided by the “overriding interest of Nigerians at heart-based on the oath of allegiance I swore on commission into military service.”⠀

Enenche, in the heat of the 2020 Lekki Tollgate controversy, made a statement that live footage broadcast by DJ Switch, a protester at the scene on that fateful night, was “photoshopped.”⠀
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Many protesters who are now the major drivers of the Peter Obi presidential campaign became agitated upon learning of Mr Enenche’s inclusion in their current cause.⠀
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Enenche maintains that everyone who intervened on the vexed issue did so based on information available to them.⠀
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“Following my appointment on the campaign council of the Labour Party, there were reactions on social media about my pronouncement concerning a video shot at the scene of the ENDARS incident at Lekki toll gate on 20 October 2020,” Enenche said. ⠀
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“Everyone that commented in any way was right based on the information at their disposal and individual analysis. Personally and professionally, I worked with the overriding interest of Nigerians at heart based on the oath of allegiance I swore on commission into military service which is sacrosanct. I sincerely shared in the pains of that breaking news through social media as it were,” he added.⠀

Peter Obi has hinted that the concerns of his supporters would be addressed and all “omissions and erroneous entries” will be corrected by the party.⠀
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Enenche says he remained unflinching in his support for Obi and Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed, his running mate, who he has known for 17 and five years respectively.⠀

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13/10/2022

Nnamdi Kanu wins appeal court case against FG, discharged and acquitted

The Appeal Court sitting in Abuja has discharged the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu.

Kanu was prosecuted by the Federal Government at the Federal High Court in Abuja for 15 count charges bordering, including treasonable felony and terrorism, offences he denied.

Kanu had faulted the order of Justice Binta Nyako of a Federal High Court, Abuja, which ordered him to answer seven out of the 15-count terrorism charge against him.

He had prayed the appellate court to quash the entire charges and set him free on various grounds including that the purported offences were not committed in Nigeria.

Kanu has repeatedly called for the breakaway of southern Nigeria to form the Republic of Biafra.

On October 2015, he was arrested by Nigerian authorities on an 11-count charge bordering on “terrorism, treasonable felony, managing an unlawful society, publication of defamatory matter, illegal possession of fi****ms and improper importation of goods, among others.”

He was granted bail on April 2017 for medical reasons.

However, Kanu fled the country in September 2017 after an invasion of his home by the military in Afara-Ukwu, near Umuahia, Abia State.

He was then sighted in Israel before relocating to London, UK. He has been under DSS detention since June 2021 when we was illegally captured in Kenya and brought to Nigeria.

Delivering it's judgement on Thursday, October 13, a three-man panel of the Court of Appeal said the Federal High Court lacks the jurisdiction to try him in view of his abduction and extraordinary rendition to Nigeria in flagrant violation of the OAU convention and protocol on extradition.

The court held that the 15-count charge preferred against Kanu did not disclose the place, date, time and nature of the alleged offences before being unlawfully extradited to Nigeria in clear violation of international treaties.

The court also held that the Federal Government failed to disclose where Nnamdi Kanu was arrested despite the grave allegations of terrorism against him.

The ruling was disclosed by Kanu’s lead counsel, Ifeanyi Ejiofo

13/10/2022

BBNaija’s Rico Swavey is dead

Rico Swavey Big Brother Naija
Big Brother Naija reality star Patrick Fakoya, popularly Known as Rico Swavey has died.

Fellow reality star, Tobi Bakre confirmed this on this morning;

“We lost him.

But thanks a lot guys. God knows best’

Also, Alex Asogwa better known as Alex Unusual confirmed this in a Twitter post on Thursday October

She wrote: “This was not what we agreed Rico. Rest In Peace .”

13/10/2022

Burna Boy, Tems, Ayra Starr, Black
Sherif, Musa Keys & Zuchu have been
nominated for Best African Act at MTV EMA
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12/10/2022

Blaqbonez mirrored; Asake, Ayra Starr, Burna Boy, Buju, R***r, Oxlade, Portable in his new music video

His creativity is Top notch!!!

08/10/2022

UNILAG appoints Folasade Ogunsola first female vice chancellor

The governing body of the University of Lagos (UNILAG) has appointed Prof. Folasade Ogunsola as the first female Vice Chancellor of the institution.

Mrs Ogunsola will succeed the outgoing VC of the 60-year-old institution, Prof. Oluwatoyin Ogundipe, whose tenure comes to an end on November 11, 2022.

The appointment makes Mrs Ogunsola the 13th vice-chancellor to ever head the institution.

Mrs Ogunsola, 64, clinched the post after beating 10 professors, who were shortlisted and interviewed by The Selection Committee of Governing Council and Senate on Friday.

She once served as the deputy VC of the institution from 2017 to 2021, and was also elected as the acting VC on August 24, 2020 by the university senate.

07/10/2022

Congratulations to Khaby Lame ( as he becomes the ambassador for the 2022 World Cup

06/10/2022

06/10/2022

Police talk tough, vow to fish out female officer who was photographed carrying bag for T**i Abubakar at recent event

T**i is married to PDP presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar.