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Zamfara LG commission chairman slumps, dies after attending wedding

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Dr. Malami Aliyu Yandoto slumped and died after attending the wedding ceremony of the daughter of a former governor, Ahmed Sani in Sokoto. Until his death, Dr. Yandoto was the chairman, Zamfara State Local Governments Service Commission. According to reports, he was one of the guests at the wedding ceremony that took place at Yarima’s residence in Sokoto on Saturday and immediately after the wedding, the guests were invited to Sokoto Government House for a luncheon. The deceased who was in company of other guests left for the Government House…

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100 AK-47 rifles looted in Lagos police stations during EndSARS protests– Force committee

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About 100 AK-47 rifles and 2,600 pieces of ammunition are missing as a result of attacks on police formations in Lagos State by hoodlums who hijacked protests. This was made known by the Inspector-General of Police Committee on EndSARS Protest Damage Assessment. The committee stated that 37 police formations were attacked during the widespread violence in the state while 367 vehicles, including 10 Armoured Personnel Carrier, saloon cars and Hilux vans were burnt. The Chairman of the 10-man committee, CP Yaro Abutu, who disclosed this on Saturday, said the team…

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#EndSARS: Lagos Panel boycotted by youth representatives

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Retired Justice Doris Okuwobi, chairman of the Lagos State Judicial Panel of Inquiry, has adjourned sitting to November 14 due to the inability to form quorum due to the absence of two youth representatives at the panel in protest of their bank accounts that were frozen by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). She stated that the adjournment is important because the youths who are also members of the #EndSARS protest are key members of the panel. Reason for the boycot, according to sources has to do with the Central…

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Ladoja to OBJ: “Your comment has absolute disregard for truth”

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The book launch of an autobiography of former Governor Adebayo Alao-Akala in Ibadan, Oyo State was well attended, but the controversies that trailed some comments by ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo and Akala’s predecessor, former Governor Rashidi Ladoja is not something to forget in a hurry. Obasanjo, who attended the book launch personally while making some comments from the book, had said that, Ladoja’s inability to manage the late Chief Lamidi Adedibu and Chief Yekini Adeojo were responsible for his impeachment. Barely 24-hours after Obasanjo’s comment, the former governor, Senator Ladoja, yesterday…

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CBN to freeze bank accounts of 20 #EndSARS promoters

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The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN has been granted the right to freeze accounts of 20 #EndSARS promoters, by a Federal High Court in Abuja. The order is as a result of an ex-parte order filed by the CBN through a team of lawyers led by a former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr Michael Aondoakaa, SAN. It was gathered that, a Certified True Copy of the order it obtained, revealed that application to freeze the accounts domiciled in various commercial banks, was made on October 20,…

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Man who trekked for Buhari In 2015 has limb pains, begs for help

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Dahiru Buba, a native of Dukku Local Government Area of Gombe State, who became popular man in 2015, after he trekked from Gombe to Abuja for 15 days to celebrate Muhammadu Buhari’s victory at the polls, is now battling limb pains, and crying for medical assistance. It was gathered that, he got only a certificate for his effort, without any monetary gift from the former All Peoples’ Congress, APC National Secretary. Appealing to the Governor Inuwa Yahaya of Gombe State and the party’s stakeholders to come to his aid, Buba…

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Two Nigerians win in US election

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The United States of America’s general elections have recorded two Nigerian-Americans that won the respective positions they contested for. Although, about nine Nigerian-Americans vied for different positions in the election, but two have been declared winner. At the federal level, Oye Owolewa, whose father is from Kwara and mother from Oyo, is aiming for a ‘shadow’ (non-voting) seat in the House of Representatives. The 31-year-old politician Wednesday won the election. Similarly, Esther Agbaje, has been elected into the Minnesota House of Representatives. She pulled a total of 17,396 votes, which…

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#EndSARS supporter, Modupe Odele prevented from travelling out of Nigeria

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A founding member of #EndSARS Legal Aide, Modupe Odele, was prevented from travelling out of Nigeria on Sunday. “We haven’t confirmed yet why I was stopped on Sunday or by whom,” Odele tweeted. “But I’ve been invited back in with my lawyers today. “I’ll update when I have more information but please don’t spread false news. That is dangerous.” The #EndSARS Legal Aid was instrumental to the protests against police brutality in Nigeria. Dubbed #EndSARS protests, young Nigerians took to the streets for about two weeks to press home their…

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EFCC: FIRS ex-boss, Fowler grilled over alleged N100b fraud

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Former Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Babatunde Fowler is being questioned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for over N100 billion tax evasion allegation levelled against a tax firm, Alpha Beta Consulting. Fowler was Chief Executive Officer, Lagos State Internal Revenue Service (LSIRS), and there were allegations of financial impropriety which he is being linked to while in office. A former Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Alpha Beta Consulting, Dapo Apara, had accused the firm of tax fraud to the tune of N100 billion.…

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Soldiers arrested for flogging lady over ‘indecent’ dressing

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Operation Burst, the Oyo State security outfit comprising of Soldiers and other security forces have arrested some soldiers deployed in the streets of Beere in Ibadan, Oyo State, to curb the #EndSARS protests. Their offence is that, these officers were caught on camera flogging a woman for what they termed ‘indecent dressing’ The arrested soldiers are to face disciplinary actions, according to the commander of the outfit. Operation Burst said that it had arrested some of its personnel for allegedly assaulting a lady in the Beere community, Ibadan. Footage showing…

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