The Nigerian Police this morning Saturday, 13th February, 2021, arrested peaceful protesters at the Lekki Toll Gate in Lagos. Comedian Mr. Macaroni and many others were among the protesters that were thrown into the Police Black Maria Van with their phones seized. According to reports circulating on social media the arrested were taken from the Adeniji…
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Information Minister Lai Mohammed said the planned #OccupyLekkiTollGate protest could turn violent because of “hoodlums. We therefore strongly warn those who are planning to re-occupy Lekki Toll Gate on Saturday to desist.” Mohammed told a news conference on Thursday in the capital Abuja. The #OccupyLekkiTollGate is a reaction against the decision by the judicial commission in Lagos that…
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The House of Senate has invited the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele to brief its committees on the opportunities and threats of cryptocurrency on the nation’s economy. According to a Channels Television report, the decision of the Senate to invite the CBN governor is sequel to a motion by a Federal…
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Tessica Brown, known to the internet as “Gorilla Glue Girl,” has found relief from her hair woes with help from a Beverly Hills plastic surgeon Dr. Michael Obeng. The world renowned plastic surgeon who is was born in Ghana offered to perform a procedure that has finally removed the powerful adhesive from her hair, where it’s been stuck…
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The Lagos State Government has announced the death of the first civilian Governor of Lagos State, Alhaji Lateef Kayode Jakande at the age of 91. This disclosure was made by the Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, through a series of tweet posts on his official Twitter handle on Thursday, February 11, 2021. Sanwo-Olu’s tweets read:…
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) will, on February 22, 2021, arraign former Minister of Aviation, Senator. Stella Oduah, at the Federal High Court, Abuja, over alleged financial impropriety. According to a report by Tribune, Justice Inyang Ekwo fixed the date on Tuesday because the former Minister was yet to be served with the…
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On Wednesday, 11th of February 2021, at the Rufus Giwa Polytechnic, in Owo, Ondo State, a student was macheted to death, the student is yet to be identified. The Public Relations Officer of the institution, Samuel Ojo, confirmed the incident to Channels Television in a telephone chat this evening. The incident also coincides with the…
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In January 2019, Rihanna inked a deal with French fashion conglomerate LVMH—home to Louis Vuitton, Dior, Givenchy, Marc Jacobs, and other high-end brand names—that led to the establishment of Fenty as a new fashion line. Now, LVMH and Rihanna have agreed to suspend the fashion line, instead opting to focus on supporting the rest of the “Fenty ecosystem,” including…
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Femi Falana, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), has asked the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to stay out of politics and stick to the business of banking. The human rights lawyer who was a guest on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily has described CBN’s move in this case as that of intimidation, he argued that the…
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The son of Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, Dr Olaokun Soyinka has confirmed that his father’s house located in Abeokuta Ogun State, was neither attacked nor invaded by suspected herdsmen. This confirmation was contained in a statement on Wednesday, after rumours had made the rounds that his home had been under attack and invaded by cows.…
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