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Reports from the Facebook account of the Minister of State for Labour and Employment,  Festus Keyamo, announced at about3am that the Organized Labour has called off its planned strike action after reaching an agreement with the Federal Government. Keyamo said the electricity tariff had been reversed albeit temporarily while the deregulation of the oil sector was retained. He wrote on his Facebook wall that “Federal Government and labour reach agreement at 2:53am. Deregulation to stay as government rolls out palliatives for labour (details in two weeks). “Electricity tariffs suspended by…

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Bodies of human casualties numbering three, a Volvo truck which plunged into the Epe River late Friday night have been recovered. The Volvo truck fell off the Berger bridge at Epe into the Epe River after it collided with a truck and was only retrieved about 1 p.m yesterday afternoon(Saturday). Three adult males were also recovered along with Volvo truck loaded with sand. Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) disclosed that operation was suspended on Friday midnight to resume yesterday, which also necessitated a change of mode of operation from…

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Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum had about 15 persons killed in his convoy by the deadly sect, suspected to be Boko Haram. This unfortunate event that happened on Friday is the second attack on the governor’s convoy in recent times around Baga. The governor’s convoy was said to have been attacked between Monguno and Baga areas of the state. Report said the attack left mainly security personnel comprising eight policemen, three soldiers and four Civilian Joint Task Force operatives dead. It was said that the governor had left Maiduguri for…

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A gas tanker exploded around Iju-Ishaga/Ajuwon axis of Lagos, leaving scores of people injured, and properties burnt. The spokesperson for the Lagos State Emergency Agency, Nosa Okunbor, confirmed the incident. Urging Lagosians to stay calm as LASEMA Response Team is at Cele Bus Stop, Iju Ishaga. Efforts are being made to curb the fire outbreak from extending beyond the area, while casualties are being rescued from the scene to hospital. Share on: WhatsApp

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A strange incident happened at the Ikogosi warm spring site along Ipole-Ekiti road, when no fewer than 15 cows belonging to some Fulani herdsmen were struck dead by lightning on Saturday night at the outskirt of Ikogosi Ekiti community, Ekiti West Local Government Area of Ekiti State. The Asaoye of Ikogosi, Chief Ayo Ademilua said it was a natural occurrence, which he said was strange in the town. Ikogosi warm spring has been a notable recreational and tourist centre, where warm and cold spring converge. The Chief said the lightning…

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Professor Wole Soyinka, an elder statesman and Nobel laureate has agreed with the words of ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo that, the country is more divided as never before under the current administration of President Muhammadu Buhari. Soyinka in a statement signed on Tuesday titled, “Between ‘Dividers-in-chief’ and Dividers-in-law,” said though not a fan of ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo, but embraced any accurate reading of this nation as a contraption teetering on the edge of total collapse. Obasanjo last week said the country was slowly becoming a failed state and more divided under…

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The Nigeria Police tweet reads: “The Nigeria Police Force has commenced investigations into the viral video showing a man wearing what appears to be a Nigeria Police “uniform” smoking shisha.” This response came after a viral video on social media platforms showed an unidentified man in a police uniform smoking shisha at the back of a house. While the time, location and identity of the person is yet unknown, the police said it is investigating the incident. The investigation, according to the police, “will amongst other things seek to forensically…

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