A Lagos State High Court has barred Folasade Tinubu-Ojo, the daughter of All Progressives Congress leader, Bola Tinubu, from imposing levies on traders at the Computer Village, Lagos, Punch reports. The development comes over a year after Tinubu-Ojo, who is also the Iyaloja-General of Lagos State reportedly imposed leaders on the traders who then introduced…
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The Minister of Works and Housing Babatunde Fashola has said that the Third Mainland Bridge is fully reopened today after rehabilitation works. Fashola made the announcement on Saturday via Twitter, he said: “Third mainland bridge rehab completed. Fully opens to traffic at 12noon today. Thank you all for your patience. Drive safely” The Federal Government had…
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The abducted students of Government Science College, Kagara, in Niger State, have been released. According to a Daily Post report, their relatives and staff also taken are now out of captivity. They all regained freedom Saturday morning. It is unclear if ransom was paid for their release. It was gathered that the victims would be taken…
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Present-day fans of Nigerian Music could be forgiven for not being too familiar with Banky W, the Musician. This is because, in recent years he has successfully ventured into various fields such as Acting, Marketing, Activism, Philanthropy, Restaurants, Ministry and even mainstream Politics. One could argue that today, he would be just as recognized for…
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The Seven personnel of Nigerian Air Force who lost their lives in Sunday’s plane crash have been laid to rest. They were buried yesterday morning Thursday, 25th of February 2021, at the National Military Cemetery, Lugbe, Airport Road, in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.It was indeed an emotional and solemn event as family members and friends of…
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Nigeria’s Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs. Zainab Ahmed, has said that the Federal Government will not make progress unless it borrows more to fund critical infrastructure projects in the country. She said this on Thursday when she spoke at the maiden edition of the weekly special ministerial media briefing, organised by the Presidential Communications…
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Early hours of this Friday morning bandits attacked Government Girls Secondary School, Jangebe, Talata Mafara Local Government Area of Zamfara State and abducted over 300 female students. According to BBC Hausa, the father of one of the abducted girls, who was identified as Alhaji Bello Maikusa Jangebe, said an unpleasant sound of guns had woken up the entire…
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A retired Rear Admiral, Joseph Omozuwa Aikhomu is dead. According to a Daily Post report, the former Chief of Naval Administration died from COVID-19 complications on Thursday. Aikhomu, 65, was younger brother to Admiral Augustus Aikhomu (rtd), former military Vice President to Ibrahim Babamosi Babangida (IBB). The late ex-military officer hailed from Irrua in Edo…
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Cuppy releases ingenious visuals to her love-themed track, “Feel Good” featuring Fireboy DML. Coming just months after her official “Litty Lit” video, Feel Good is the fourth video of her acclaimed debut album, Original Copy. The two cast video sees Cuppy and Fireboy enjoying a romantic getaway on a luxury yacht called ‘Nana’ (Cuppy’s mother’s name)…
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Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Godwin Emefiele on Tuesday honoured the invitation by Senate to defend the ban on cryptocurrency trading in the country. A Channels Television report sites, the decision of the Senate to invite the CBN governor is sequel to a motion by a Federal Lawmaker Senator Istifanus Gyang during plenary on…
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