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Lagos Police Arraigns 34 Suspects Arrested During #EndSARS Memorial Protest
Lagos State Police Command has arraigned Thirty-four suspects arrested by security agents during a clampdown on protesters marking the first anniversary memorial of the #EndSARS protest at the Lekki Toll Gate on Wednesday. The state Police Public Relations Officer, CSP Adekunle Ajisebutu, in a statement on Thursday, said the suspects, some of whom were arrested…
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LNSA Suspends Two Officers Involved in Maltreatment of Uber Driver at Lekki Toll Plaza
The Management of the Lagos State Neighbourhood Safety Agency, LNSA, has announced the suspension of two of its officers involved in the unlawful treatment of Mr Adedotun Clement (the Uber Driver) during the Wednesday EndSARS first anniversary protest whose video went viral on social media. The General Manager of the Agency, Prince Dr Ifalade Oyekan,…
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NCC Cautions Nigerians Against High-risk Virus, Flubot, Lists 9 Preventive Measures
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has cautioned Nigerians using internet-enabled phones and other gadgets on existence of new, high-risk and extremely-damaging, Malware, Flubot. A malware is a generic word used to describe a virus or software, designed specially to “disrupt, damage, or gain unauthorized access to a computer system.” According to the Commission, the information…
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Igboho’s Lawyer Knocks Malami Over Sponsorship Comment
Counsel to Chief Sunday Adeyemo also known as Igboho, the detained Yoruba nation agitator and activist, Chief Yomi Aliu has knocked Abubakar Malami over comment on alleged sponsor uncovered by the government adding that Igboho is a businessman and not a terrorist. He stated this in a statement made available to newsmen in Ibadan on…
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Young Woman Sells 3-month-old Baby For N150,000 To Raise House Rent
A 23-year-old mother of three, Miss Mercy Okon who sold her 3-month-old baby for 150,000 naira has revealed that she needed the money to pay her house rent and offset other bills. She told Vanguard that it was out of poverty and desperation that she did what she did in a bid to help herself.…
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Released SANs List Contains Error, LPPC Says
The Legal Practitioners’ Privileges Committee (LPPC) said on Friday that the list of Senior Advocates of Nigeria (SANs) appointees released on Thursday contained an error. The LPPC Secretary and acting Chief Registrar of the Supreme Court, Hajjo Sarki Bello, in a statement, said a name on the list was not properly identified. Bello said, while…
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After Spending 114 Days in Detention, DSS Releases Two Igboho’s Aides
The Department of State Services (DSS) has released the remaining two aides of embattled Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo, alias Sunday Igboho, who have been in custody since July 1. They are Jamiu Noah Oyetunji and Amudat Habibat Babatunde (Lady K). The detainees’ lawyer, Pelumi Olajengbesi, confirmed their release. The DSS had during a midnight…
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Malami Fingers Lawmaker as Sponsor of Sunday Igboho
The Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice Abubakar Malami has fingered a-yet-to-be named lawmaker as the major sponsor of the Yoruba nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo aka Igboho is a member of the National Assembly. Malami, who was silent on the identity of the federal lawmaker, said a report by a security…
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Full List: Dignitaries, Academics Make List of Newly Awarded 72 SANs
The committee saddled with the responsibility of conferring senior advocate of Nigeria, SAN, on Nigerian legal Practitioners, legal practitioners privilege committee (LPPC) at its 149th plenary session on Thursday announced the names of 72 lawyers for the coveted rank. Anthony Ojukwu, executive secretary of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), is one of 72 lawyers…
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Video: Properties Destroyed, as Fire Guts Varsity Female Hostel
Female hostels at the University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID)was on Thursday gutted by raging fire. It is understood that the fire began around 3:10 pm at the hostel identified as Aisha Buhari lodge. The conflagration was said to have destroyed students’ documents, clothes, hostel buildings and other properties in the process. As of the time of…
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