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  Vice President Yemi Osinbajo's media aide,  Laolu Akande has countered former Presidential spokesperson Reno Omokri on allegation of liking a tweet in which he described Buhari as semiliterate without a WAEC certificate.   Reno Omokri had described Buhari as a semiliterate without a WAEC certificate in response to a tweet in which he was accused of hating the Nigerian ...

  The Osun State Government on Friday, October 23, said COVID-19 palliatives were not distributed up till now because those in charge were waiting for approval and formal flag-off by donor, Coalition Against Covid-19 (CACOVID) Abuja.   Recall that suspected hoodlums on Friday looted COVID-19 palliatives kept in warehouses located on the premises of Coca Processing Industrial in Ede.   In a ...

  Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has disclosed that the terms of reference of the Judicial Panel set up by the state government to investigate brutality and rights violation by officers of the defunct Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) has been expanded.   According to the Lagos state Governor, the panel will begin its sitting on Monday October 26 at the Lagos ...

  Another warehouse housing COVID-19 palliatives in Murtala Mohammed Highway in Calabar, Cross River state, has been found, with residents currently carting away food items. Earlier today, two other warehouses housing COVID-19 palliatives donated by CACOVID, were raided by residents in Osun and Kwara states.  

  The Kwara State Government has condemned the looting of a warehouse housing COVID-19 pallatives located around the Ilorin International Airport.   Hundreds of residents on Friday October 23, broke into the warehouse and carted away food items like noodles, spaghetti, rice, sugar, among others. Video footages and photos shows some people using motorcycles, trucks and buses to ...

  JJC Skillz and Soso Soberekon dragged each other mercilessly over their political affiliations.   Music executive Soso Sobereokon, who recently indicated interest in going into politics, shared a photo of himself with former Nigerian president Goodluck Jonathan and added a prayer emoji.   JJC Skillz had a problem with Soso's post and he replied: "4 what?"   Soso hit back saying: ...

  Crystal Palace goalkeeper, Jack Butland has tested positive for coronavirus.   The England international, 27, who joined Palace from Stoke last week on a three-year contract returned a positive Covid-19 test and is now self-isolating in a London hotel.   Crystal Palace boss, Roy Hodgson who is already without Wales goalkeeper Wayne Hennessey confirmed at a press conference on ...

    Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has relaxed the 24-hour curfew he imposed on the state on Tuesday, October 20. The governor imposed the curfew in the wake of the crisis that erupted in the state after the gunfire incident at the Lekki tollgate.   Speaking at a press briefing after a tour of the troubled spots across the state, the governor ...

The voice of the women shouting 'stop killing our people'' will make you teary! Oh dear! But for the intervention of the Austrian police men, the Nigerian Ambassador to Austria, might not have made it alive, and if he ever did, he would have landed at the hospital. Nigerians in the capital city, Vienna had staged a ...

The Akinshemoyin ruling house of Lagos Island has warned those who STOLE the Staff of Office of Oba of Lagos to return it or face the consequences. This was disclosed in a recently released statement jointly signed by Prince Salami-Abisako and Prince Adeyemi Sarumi. The statement also frowned at the Lekki Toll Gate massacre, but said some ...

  Let's talk to ourselves. Ever since the protests started across the country, Lagos State Governor Sanwo Olu has been in the forefront of wanting peace and giving a listening ear. He went as far as travelling to Abuja to see the President and table our grievances.  Yesterday, shortly after the President's speech, someone tweeted at the ...

  #ItIsNotFinished is trending on Twitter NG. This is coming after the President's 7:00pm broadcast yesterday.  Many had said they can't really come to terms with summarizing the President's speech while others understood. They concluded even if protests won't hold physically for now, online talks should continue -- in order not to 'back down'. They also encouraged each other ...

Nigerian singer, Burna Boy early hours of this morning took to Twitter to reveal he hasn't sleep since Tuesday, the 20th of October, when soldiers allegedly opened fire on EndSARS protesters at Lekki Toll Gate. The superstar who says he has seen a lot of violence in his life and has even witnessed death, says ...

  Founder, House on the Rock, Pastor Paul Adefarasin has said Nigerians born and unborn will remember 20-10-20 as a day in which protesting harmless youths were shot by Nigeria’s military.  He described the day as a black Tuesday. “We cannot erase from the collective memory how the disbelief of a nation turned to shock, horror, heartbreak and ...

  I'm still holding my chest. Lord please protect me from heart attack... 🤣🤣🤣🤣 No this ain't right! TFFFF Ladddddyyyy???? 🤣🤣  A woman in China has seen her blind date gone horribly wrong after bringing along dozens of her relatives to the romantic occasion to test her companion's generosity, according to local reports. Without telling her date in ...

  A new video shared by @Amosxeasy on twitter claiming to be a scene from the shooting which took place on Tuesday at Lekki Toll Gate, the protest ground of EndSARS protesters, shows some protesters lying on the floor with gunshot wounds.  In the video, people were seen covered in the pool of their own blood, wailing ...

  A young woman has been arrested in central Iran for 'insulting the Islamic hijab', after a video appeared to show her cycling without a veil.  'A person who had recently violated norms and insulted the Islamic veil in this region has been arrested,' Mojataba Raei, governor of Najafabad said. A short video shot with a mobile phone ...

Some heartbreaking shop owners have broken down in tears while inspecting the damage done to their shops in Lagos. The shop owners visited their stores to check out the damage done after hoodlums invaded and the sight left them in tears. After curfew was imposed in Lagos State on Tuesday, October 20, following which peaceful End SARS ...

Puma Unveils Wizkid As Its Latest Brand Ambassador Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun professionally known as Wizkid is the latest ambassador for international sportswear brand Puma. Puma recently unveiled Wizkid as the official face of its Puma Suede Classics range. This news comes weeks after Wizkid partnered with Puma for limited editions of his ‘Made In Lagos’ merchandise. The Starboy said ...

The governor of Lagos state, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has been urged to intervene as hoodlums loot and destroy properties worth millions of naira in Lagos state. The call was made by popular Nollywood actress, Iyabo Ojo who also broke down in tears lamenting death of some #EndSars peaceful protesters killed in Lekki on the 20th of October, ...

    The Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities have again disagreed on the payment platform which will be used in disbursing the salary arrears and the N30 billion earned allowance of university lecturers.   While the Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige offered to pay the salary arrears and the N30 billion Earned Allowances of the university lecturers ...