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#EndSARS: Angry protesters kill policeman, injure two others in Lagos

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‌ Angry protesters allegedly killed a policeman identified as Erinfolami Ayodeji in Lagos State. Also, two other cops are in critical conditions at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Surulere. According to stories going round, protest against the Special Anti Robbery Squad be(SAS); an arm of the Nigerian Police Force was going on when one of the officers allegedly shot a protester dead, leading to retaliation by the crowd. The protesters also sacked the Anti-Kidnapping Section of the Lagos State Police Command, this was after policemen from the Area C Command…

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Pregnant woman arrested for robbery

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A pregnant woman, Jumoke Akanbieme and two men have been arrested in Benin, Edo State, for alleged armed robbery. The gang’s mode of operation involved the woman who pretends to be in labour pains along the road, while her accomplices would pounce on any would-be helper and rob them. The two arrested alongside Jumoke Akanbieme were identified as Osagiede Izevbokun and Godfrey Okonide. The operation that led to their arrest was said to have taken place on the Murtala Mohammed Way, where they robbed the owner of a Toyota car,…

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Lagos building under construction collapses, kills Seven

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Some victim that are yet-to-be-identified, up to seven in number lost their lives when a three-storey building under construction collapsed in the Obalende area of Lagos State on Sunday. It was also gathered that, ten others were rescued by emergency responders through quick intervention. According to the Director-General, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, he said the rescued victims were taken to hospital for treatment, adding that the corpses had been evacuated from the scene of the incident. Oke-Osanyintolu said, “Upon arrival at the incident scene, a three-storey building…

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Ondo 2020: Akeredolu defeats Jegede again, wins second term as governor

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      The incumbent, Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of the All Progressives Congress(APC) has been declared winner of the just concluded Ondo State Governorship election by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) . He defeated his main challenger and candidate of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Eyitayo Jegede, and his Deputy Governor and candidate of Zenith Labour Party (ZLP), Agboola Ajayi, to emerge the winner. The incumbent governor won 15 of the 18 Local Government Areas results declared by INEC while his closest rival, Jegede, won in three local government areas…

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Legislative aide caught breaking into Rep member’s office

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A legislative assistant, Kabir Muhammed Lawal has been nabbed for breaking into the office of a member of the House of Representatives, Hon.Kabiru Idris from Kano State. Sadly, Lawal who was nabbed, is a staff of Hon. Mustafa Saidu from Adamawa State. Lawal, who was apprehended with the aid of a closed-circuit television camera, he hails from Offa, Kwara State. Report has it that it was a CCTV footage that showed Lawal allegedly opening a shelf in the office. Authorities of the National Assembly had also interrogated him on Friday.…

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LASEMA boss, Osanyitolu recovers property hijacked by ex-girlfriend

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Director General of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, Dr. Olufemi Oke-Osanyitolu may heave a sigh of relief after a legal battle with his ex-lover, Ms Olaide Ibraheem over a house belonging to him, but forcefully taken over by the lady. Ibraheem, who is a director in Lagos State Office of Civic Engagement was said to have forged papers to take over the N45m situated at No. 1, Baba Yusuf Close, off Agidingbi Road, at Alausa, Lagos. Osanyitolu had gone to court, got a reprieve in a judgment by Justice…

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Customs: Suspect nabbed with 5,342 ATM Cards faces EFCC

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Sanusi Abdullahi Labaran, a suspect who was arrested Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) Area Command in Kano State while attempting to smuggle 5,342 Automated Teller Machine Cards (ATM) out of the country, has been handed to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for further investigation. The NCS Area Comptroller, Kano and Jigawa State Command, Nasiru Ahmed, who handed over the suspect to the EFCC in Kano, disclosed that the suspect was apprehended at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport by Customs officers as he attempted to board an Ethiopian Airline…

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FG: Third Mainland Bridge to be shut down totally for three days

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In a bid to carry out special repair works on the 11.8km Third Mainland Bridge, the Federal Government has announced a total shutdown of the platform for three days from midnight on Friday to midnight on Sunday. The Federal Controller of Works in Lagos, Mr Olukayode Popoola, said in a statement that the construction had reached a stage where there should not be any form of movement or vibration on the bridge for concrete casting, hence the closure. “The first total closure of the section of the bridge between Adekunle…

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BBN: Student Association faults Gov. Abiodun over gifts to Laycon

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Barely 24 hours after the Ogun State governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun gave N5m cash gift and three bedroom bungalow to the winner of the Big Brother Naija show, Olamilekan Moshood Agbelesebioba a.k.a LAYCON, the governor has been receiving negative comments from people within and outside the state. The latest condemnation is from the Ogun State chapter of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS). In a statement issued by its chairman, Bamgbose Tomiwa, he faulted the governor’s gestures, describing it as “height of irresponsibility and recklessness.” Abiodun had on Tuesday…

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Ondo 2020: SDP crumbles as chieftains abandon party for APC, PDP

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As the Ondo State gubernatorial election draws near, the real political players and jokers are being identified in the race for the governorship seat. Political experts that predicted that it’s going to be a two horse race between the incumbent, Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of the All Peoples’ Congress, APC and the Peoples’ Democratic Party ((PDP) candidate, Prof. Eyitayo Jegede were not wrong after all. In less than a week to election, the party chairman of the Social Democratic Party, SDP, Mr. Dele Ogunbameru, led the chairmen of 10 other political…

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