Nigerians in social Media community have rejected the co-convener of #Revolution Now, Mr Omoyele Sowore’s invitation to participate in #EndBadGovernance protests schedule for August 1 across Nigeria. Sowore came under attack on social Media after his video where he appealed to Nigerians from his home in New Jersey, United States of America with his family....
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17 arrested, 31,250kg cannabis burnt in Osun
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have raided the Owena forest in Oriade Local Government Area of Osun State where 17 suspected drug dealers were arrested, the agency’s website said. NDLEA’s spokesman, Femi Babafemi disclosed this on Sunday in a statement, which confirmed the destruction of 31,250 kilograms of cannabis across 12.5 hectares...
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Edo APC campaign Council member dies
A member of the All Progressives Congress Campaign Council for the September 21, 2024 Edo State governorship election, Chief Frank Erewele Okafi is dead. The tragedy is considered by some party faithful as a temporary setback against the winning streak of the party, which is gearing up to make a surprise comeback to Dennis Osadebey...
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Hunger protest: Prisons official begs agitators
A top official in the Nigerian Correctional Service has appealed to #EndBadGovernance agitators to shelve the planned nationwide protest scheduled for August 1, 2024. The official, Mr Lucky Ndidi, attached to the Oko Medium Custodial Centre in Oredo Local Government Area of Edo State made the appeal on ITV/Radio, Benin audience participatory programme, Sunday. He...
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‘Killers of Okpebholo’s orderly hired for dirty job’
Senator Matthew Urhoghide has alleged that political thugs that linked to Airport Road in Benin City violence that resulted in the death of Senator Monday Okpebholo’s orderly, Insp Onuh Akoh from No. 45 Mobile Police in Abuja, were hired to do dirty job by evil merchants. The Director-General of Senator Monday Okpebholo/Dennis Idahosa Campaign Council...
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Fake statement linked to Tinubu refuted by FG
The Special Adviser to the President on Information and strategy, Mr Bayo Onanuga on Saturday night refuted fake Broadcast by President Bola Tinubu circulating on social Media. He described the doctored Broadcast speech of the Nigerian leader as the handiwork of mischief makers behind the call for nationwide protest tagged, #End Bad governance in Nigeria....
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NNPC explains return of fuel queues at stations
The Nigerian National Petrol Corporation, NNPC Limited has blamed the tightness in fuel supply and distribution witnessed in some parts of Lagos State and the Federal Capital Territory on a hitch in the discharge operations of a couple of vessels. Mr Olufemi Soneye, Chief Corporate Communications Officer NNPC Ltd, said on Saturday in a Press...
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Collapse building owner on-the-run after 5 deaths
A yet-to-be identified owner of the collapsed two storey building that resulted in five fatalities and injured five other persons in Lagos State, is at large, raising concerns among residents of the area. The victims were workers at the construction site, Emergency Responders who rescued five injured persons from the rubble from ground zero to...
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Power crisis: UNIBEN, BEDC settle out-of-court, deploy hybrid solar
The Management of University of Benin (UNIBEN) and Benin Electricity Distribution Company (BEDC) has settled out-of Court the contentious electricity tariff dispute that led to the disconnection of the institution last month. As part of long term measures to mitigate impact of exorbitant electricity tariff rate by BEDC, the University Management has begun a hybrid...
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APC dares Atiku over support for protest
The All Progressives Congress, APC national Secretary, Senator Ajibola Basiru has challenged former Vice President of Nigeria, Abubakar Atiku to join the planned protest by Nigerians against ‘bad governance’ and hunger against President Bola Tinubu administration. This followed recent comments by Atiku that the rights of citizens to protest are ENSHRINED in the Nigerian Constitution...