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NBA Slams Police, Moves To Secure Release of Arrested Protesters
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) said it had begun moves to secure the release of protesters who demonstrated at the Lekki toll gate as part of the #EndSARS Season 2 and #OccupyLekkiTollgate movement. The President of the association, Olumide Akpata condemned what he described as the Police’s “shocking” and “unlawful actions” against protesters and demanded…
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Videos: Protesters Arrested At Lekki Toll
No fewer than fourteen suspected protesters have been arrested by Nigerian Police at Lekki Toll Gate on Saturday. Protesters are due to storm the too gate in what they termed #OccupyLekkiTollGate.
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Interview: Laycon Speaks Extensively On Debut Reality Show
Five months after emerging winner of the Big Brother Naija competition, Lekan Agbeleshe aka Laycon is excited starring in his own reality show, I Am Laycon, the first Showmax Nigerian original series which debuted on Thursday February 11. In this interview by Saturday Sun, the fast rising singer opens up on life after Big Brother,…
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Why Fulani Herdsmen Deserve Amnesty Like Niger Delta Militants, Ex-NHIS Scribe
Prof Usman Yusuf is an outspoken Fulani leader and former Executive Secretary of National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS). Of recent, he has been going with popular Islamic cleric, Sheik Gumi to meet with armed bandits in the forests across some Northern states. In this interview with Saturday Sun Reporter, VINCENT KALU, he said that for…
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Videos: Heavily Armed Security Agents Deployed To Lekki
Ahead of tomorrow #OccupyLekkiTollgate protest by some youths who are not pleased with the move to reopen the toll Plaza, the government has deployed heavily armed security agent to the venue in a bid to forestall any form of lawlessness. The Commissioner of Police in Lagos State, Hakeem Odumosu had in a release warned those…
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Video: Igboho Visits Parents of Dr Aborede Who Was Allegedly Murdered by Killer Herdsmen in Oyo
Oodua republic advocate, Chief Sunday Adeyemo, better known as Sunday Igboho had in a new video released on his social media account earlier today reiterated his commitment to flush out killer herdsmen in Southwest region. The video according to the caption was recorded last month, when Igboho and his team stopped by to console with…
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Ogun State Begins Recruitment of Amotekun Corps(Apply Here)
In a bid to stem the tide of insecurities occasioned by criminal herdsmen in some parts of Ogun State, the Dapo Abiodun led government has commenced the recruitment of Amotekun Corps . In a notice on Thursday, the government asked qualified individuals interested in joining the State Security Network to submit their applications. It also…
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15-year-old Student Bags Jail Term For Stealing Two Dogs in Jos
A Central Area Court sitting in Kasuwan Nama in Jos on Friday sentenced a 15-year-old student to six months in prison for stealing two dogs. A panel of two magistrates, Ghazali Adam and Hyacinth Dolnaan, who sentenced Ibrahim after he pleaded guilty to the offence, however, gave him an option to pay a fine of…
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Former Lagos State Governor, Jakande Laid To Rest (Photos)
The remains of Alhaji Lateef Jakande, the first civilian governor of Lagos state, have been laid to rest. According to report, he died in the early hours of Thursday, February 11. He was 91 years old. Late Jakande was governor of Lagos State from 1979 to 1983. He also served as the Minister of Works…
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What 36 State Governors Agree On Herders, Farmers Crisis
The governor of the 36 states of the Federation on the platform of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF), rose from their 25th teleconferencing meeting with a resolve to accelerate action on the establishment of ranching as part of efforts to end the incessant clashes between them . This is even as they have condemned in…