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Helicopter crashes into residential building in Lagos

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An helicopter has crashed into a residential area in Opebi area of Lagos State. The helicopter belonging to Quorum Aviation dropped from the sky around 12.17 pm at the Salvation Bus Stop area in Opebi. Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) has been drafted to the scene to put things under control. The Lagos State Emergency Management Authority (LASEMA) has confirmed that the helicopter, which was carrying three passengers, claimed two lives while one is in the intensive care unit at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital. Director-General, LASEMA, Dr…

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Nigerians Celebrate as Chief Nathaniel Folarin Coker Is Laid To Rest Today

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Chief Nathaniel Folarin Coker, the Baba Eto Of Lagos, who died on 12th August, 2020, is set for interment today. The world has indeed lost a colossus, a man of integrity, a go-getter, a man of many parts, who served his state and his fatherland to the best of his ability. While some believe that Lagos State, Nigeria and Africa have lost a big fish, some are of the opinion that Elderman Folarin Coker is like a typical actor, who must have left the stage when the ovation was loudest.…

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Smugglers use camels to import arms into Nigeria -Gov. Matawalle

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Zamfara state governor, Bello Muhammad Matawalle said that bandits now use camels to smuggle arms into Nigeria after pressures were put on smugglers using vehicles to import arms illegally. He made the claim before Nigerien Prime Minister, Brigi Refini during talks meant to help stem the tide of crossborder criminal activities in the region. Refini was received by Governor Matawalle at the Council Chambers in Gusau where the Prime Minister expressed his excitement at the newfound International discourse to end cross-border crimes as it affects the two countries. Zamfara shares…

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Man mauled to death by lions in front of his wife

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A South African man, West Mathewson has been mauled to death by two white lions while his wife watched on “helplessly,” says police in northern Limpopo province. Mathewson, 69 was killed by two of his lions during a walk on Wednesday morning around the game lodge that he operates, police said. When police and emergency services arrived Mathewson was dead with multiple injuries. West Mathewson was mauled by two white lions at his game reserve in South Africa. “The deceased used to walk about with these lions on the game…

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Football legend, Ronaldinho regains freedom

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At last, Brazilian football legend, Ronaldinho has been set free from his house arrest by Paraguayan authorities for using a fake passport into the South American country. The former Barcelona FC star, and his brother Roberto de Assis Moreira were arrested at the airport in March and were imprisoned for a month before detaining them in a luxury hotel. Ronaldinho who helped his country win the 2002 World Cup, was traveling to the country to promote a campaign for the less privileged children before he was apprehended. During his stay…

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JAMB blacklists 22 centres for defrauding 11,823 candidates of N59m

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The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has delisted over 22 Computer-Based Test (CBT) centres for allegedly defrauding 11,823 of its candidates to the tune of N59 million. According to the registrar and chief executive officer of JAMB, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, he said they carried out the fraud by charging candidates more than stipulated amount for effecting correction on profile as well as bypassing One-Time Password (OTP) required of candidates to initiate such changes. While saying 22 centres from nine states were indicted for the infractions, Prof. Oloyede said any…

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Genevieve Nnaji on why she is scared of marriage

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Nollywood actress, Genevieve Nnaji says she is scared of getting married. The 41 year-old mother of one who has never been married disclosed that her major fear is having a failed marriage. “If I get married, I really want to stay married, and staying married is not an easy thing. It means you are completely in tune with your partner. It means you have found your soul mate and will have to be able to stand a lot of disappointments that would definitely come but then again you have to…

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Ogun State to begin BRT service in major cities

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Ogun State Government has revealed plans to begin the operation of Bus Rapid Transit service in major cities of the state. The government further disclosed that plans were underway to extend Oshodi-Abule Egba BRT to Ota metropolitan part of Ogun State. The state Commissioner for Transportation, Gbenga Dairo, said this on Wednesday, while speaking at a general stakeholders’ workshop on the Development of Transport Policy and Capacity Building in Abeokuta. Dairo, who argued that it was impossible to implement the Lagos BRT mode of operation in Ogun, hinted that the…

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Attack on journalist: Fani-Kayode withdraws his insults, expresses regrets

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Femi Fani-Kayode, former Nigerian minister of aviation, has said that he regretted the verbal attack on a Daily Trust reporter Eyo Charles at a press briefing in Calabar. The former minister did not apologise to the reporter directly and only “hope that this will assuage the pain and anger of anyone that was hurt or offended by this ugly episode.” “I met with my advisors I wish to say the following. I hereby withdraw the word “stupid” which I used in my encounter with a journalist in Calabar,” Fani-Kayode said…

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Chloroquine potent for COVID-19 prevention – NAFDAC

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The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), has declared that chloroquine prevents the dreaded coronavirus. Its Director General, Prof. Christianah Mojisola Adeyeye, during an online interactive session said: “We realise that chloroquine can be used in the early stage of the COVID-19 infection as prophylactic treatment. Science does not lie.” The pharmacist further explained: “On March 20, 2020 during a press briefing, I said I was going through a literature and I found (out) that chloroquine and remdesivir killed COVID-19 in vitro – that is in…

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