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Trump ban is ‘right’ but ‘dangerous’ – Twitter boss speaks again on President’s ban

Twitter boss Jack Dorsey has said banning US President Donald Trump was the right thing to do. However, he expressed sadness at what he described as the “extraordinary and untenable circumstances” surrounding Mr Trump’s permanent suspension. He also said the ...

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Makinde’s deputy vows never to end rift with his boss -Source

The Deputy Governor of Oyo State, Rauf Olaniyan, has vowed never to end the rift between him and his boss, Seyi Makinde, a source close to the deputy governor told SaharaReporters.   It was reported that the deputy governor indicted ...

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How UK-based Nigerian pastor, Dapo Adegboyega, defrauded me of N57 million – Ex-church member

Documents have exposed how Reverend Dapo Adegboyega, the Board of Trustees Chairman of Salvation Proclaimers Army Church (SPAC) Nation, London, a Nigerian Pentecostal church based in the United Kingdom may have defrauded a church member identified as Racheal Daniel of ...

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Buhari’s appointee, Willy Amadi caught in sex scandal tape

A leaked video has allegedly shown an appointee of President Muhammadu Buhari, Chief Willie Amadi, in a room with two girls making out.   In the video Amadi, a lawyer and Federal Commissioner, Imo State Office of the Public Complaint ...

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Man Dies After Being Set Ablaze By His 18-Year Old Girlfriend In Benue State

A man whose, girlfriend allegedly set ablaze in Makurdi, the Benue State capital on Monday, Chidimma Omah, is dead.   According to the police, Omah died from the burns he suffered from the attack.   The police had confirmed that ...

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14 people dead as Ikorodu cult clash enters day 3

  No less than 14 people have been reported dead in the ongoing cult clash in the Obun-Ale, Ireshe, Ladega, Itunpate, Kokoro-Abu and Adamo areas of Ikorodu, Lagos.   According to the Lagos State Police Command, four people have already been arrested ...

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Donald Trump becomes 1st U.S. president to be impeached for a 2nd time

  US president Donald Trump has been impeached for the 2nd time by the House of Representatives.   The President was impeached over his role in inciting the deadly insurrection on the US Capitol last week. Mr Trump has become the ...

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Lagos govt to close Third Mainland Bridge for two weeks

The Lagos State Government, through the Ministry of Transportation, has announced the closure of the Third Mainland Bridge for two weeks to allow the completion of rehabilitation and maintenance of the bridge.   The development was communicated on the official ...

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Outrage as Ugandan’s Presidential candidate, Bobi Wine’s wife is ”assaulted” during arrest (video)

There’s outrage in Uganda with many citizens condemning the attack on the wife of Presidential candidate, Bobi Wine;s wife.In the video fo the arrest, she was seen being ”maltreated” as her dress kept leaving her body. Watch the video which ...

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Bisi Olatilo is NOT dead

Stop the rumours please, Bisi Olatilo is alive.Biscom Commuications Chairman, Bisi Olatilo is not dead like some news outlets have reported. The news is currently making the rounds on social media with many including influencers mourning him. My source tells ...

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Nigerian billionaire, Bolu Akin-Olugbade dies of Covid-19

Billionaire, Bolu Akin-Olugbade is dead.  The 61-year-old businessman passed away today, 13th of Januarty, 2021. The socialite died at the Paelon Covid Centre, Ikeja, Lagos. Until his death, Akin-Olugbade was the Aare Onakakanfo of Owu Kingdom. He was a Rolls ...

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Photos: Man catches wife sleeping with his friend at their home

A man has been left heartbroken after he reportedly caught his wife red-handed cheating on him with a friend they both know in their home.A twitter user identified as @oluwatayorhoda noted that the man found his wife cheating and decided ...

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Third US lawmaker contracts Covid-19 after Capitol invasion

A third Democratic member of the US Congress tested positive for Covid-19 on Tuesday and lashed out at Republicans who refused to wear masks while lawmakers were sheltering from a pro-Trump mob that rampaged through the Capitol last week. “After ...

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Youtube suspends Donald Trump channel

Google-owned YouTube on Tuesday temporarily suspended President Donald Trump’s channel and removed a video for violating its policy against inciting violence, joining other social media platforms in banning his accounts after last week’s Capitol riot. Trump’s access to the social ...

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Covid-19: FCT demolishes wrestling arenas, arrests 25

The Federal Capital Territory Administration has pulled down five local wrestling and drama theatres popularly called ‘Gidan Drama’ and ‘Gidan Dembe.’ The demolition exercise which took place at Dakibiyu, Gwarimpa 1 and Sector Centre districts was carried out by the ...

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Oyo state gets first female commissioner of police, Onadeko

The Oyo State police command now has its first female commissioner of police. This development comes as the Inspector General of Police, IGP Mohammed Abubakar Adamu, has ordered the immediate redeployment of 18 commissioners of police (CPs) to state commands ...

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FG spent N118.37billion on COVID-19 in 2020 — Finance Minister

  The Federal Government spent N118.37 billion on COVID-19-expenses in 2020, the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs Zainab Ahmed, claims.   Speaking at a virtual public presentation of the approved 2021 budget, the Minister  said N1.8 trillion was ...

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Second wave: The new mandatory rules for travellers

The Federal Government has revised quarantine protocols for all international travellers.   In the revised protocol, travellers are required to conduct a mandatory Covid-19 test within 96 hours before departure. Also, they are expected to repeat the PCR test seven ...

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Nigeria records 1,270 new cases of Covid-19, total now 102,601

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded 1,270 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 102,601.   The NCDC disclosed this on its official Twitter handle on Tuesday.   “1270 new ...

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