The Senator representing Ogun West Senatorial District in the National Assembly, Tolu Odebiyi, has frowned at the perceived special treatment accorded some firms to import and export items despite the current border closure.He asked the Federal Government to develop a comprehensive policy based on objective criteria to enable other deserving businesses...
Wednesday, November 11, 2020
Monday, November 9, 2020
Bayern Munich Mifielder Joshua Kimmich Out Until January With Knee Injury
Bayern Munich’s Germany midfielder Joshua Kimmich will be out until January after undergoing knee surgery.The 25-year-old went off in the 36th minute after a challenge with Erling Haaland during his side’s 3-2 win over Borussia Dortmund on Saturday.Bayern said Kimmich had successful surgery on his right lateral meniscus on Sunday.He will miss Germany’s...
England v Iceland In Doubt Because Of Travel Ban Over Coronavirus
England’s Nations League match against Iceland is in doubt
because of the UK government’s new travel ban on non-UK visitors coming from
Denmark.
The restrictions relate to concerns over a new coronavirus strain
that has spread from mink to humans. Iceland are set to play Denmark in
Copenhagen three days before facing England at Wembley on 18 November.
“Unlike...
300 New COVID-19 Cases, 26 Discharged And 0 Deaths On November 8
xOn the 8th of November 2020, 300 new confirmed cases were recorded in Nigeria.Till date, 64090 cases have been confirmed, 59910 cases have been discharged and 1154 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.The 300 new cases are reported from 6 states- Lagos (255), FCT (27), Oyo (10), Kaduna (5), Ondo (2), Kano (1).A multi-sectoral...
Zamfara Governor Secures Release Of 26 Girls Kidnapped By Bandits In Katsina
Zamfara State Governor, Bello Matawalle has said that dialogue with bandits is still relevant just as he secured the release of 26 Katsina girls from bandits, IgbereTV reports.A statement issued on Sunday, November 8, by Zailani Bappa, the Special Adviser to the Governor on Public Enlightenment, Media and Communications, said the girls, aged between 8...
Boko Haram Launches Fresh Attack On Gwoza Town (Read Full Details)
Fleeing residents of Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno state have revealed that armed Boko Haram sect have on Sunday night launched an attack on the town with fear of severe casualties.Gwoza is one of the Council areas declared as Boko Haram caliphate until it was liberated.The incident according to sources started at about 10pm with heavy sounds of...
EndSARS: South West Kings Blame Politician’s’ Greediness For Money
Monarchs in the South West of Nigeria have blamed politicians for the recent #endSARS protest and unrest in the region that led to the destruction of properties in Lagos and other parts.They also called for the urgent restructuring of the country to give more powers to the states.The kings spoke at a post mortem meeting at the weekend in Lagos on the protests.The...
“From Homeless Boy To House Owner” – Bisi Alimi & Husband Get 2nd London Home
Nigerian gay rights activist, Bisi Alimi and his husband acquired a second home in London as they mark their 4th wedding anniversary.Bisi shared photos of the interior of the house while reminiscing on how far he’s come.Bisi said he has gone from that “homeless boy” to a “house owner in London twice”.He thanked Nigeria’s Funmi Iyanda who invited him on...
LASTMA Official Left With Injuries After Being Attacked By Hoodlums (Graphic Photo)
An officer of Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) on Sunday was attacked by pedestrian touts at Jakande area in Lekki.According to an eyewitness, the officer was controlling traffic while the man sitting wanted to cross the road.It was gathered that the pedestrian approached the officer to stop the vehicles for him to cross the road, a request...
IS THIS RIGHT or WICKEDNESS? Kano State Government Destroys 1,975,000 Bottles Of Beer Worth N200m (See Why)
The destruction exercise was carried out at Kalebawa in Dawakin Tofa Local Government Area of the state by Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje.He said,“Consumption of alcohol and all
other intoxicants could distort the mental capability of a person and that it
is forbidden in Islam”.See photos below.
WTF is this! I mean this is absolutely bullshit,...
Saturday, November 7, 2020
FRSC Laments Loss Of 27 Vehicles To #EndSARS Protest
Dr Boboye Oyeyemi, the Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety
Corps (FRSC), said in Lagos on Friday that the agency lost about 27 patrol
vehicles to the October #EndSARS protest.
Oyeyemi made the disclosure when he visited the FRSC Lagos State
Command to assess the extent of damage done to its properties by hoodlums
pretending to be protesters.
“We...
BREAKING! Okonjo-Iweala: WTO Postpones Meeting To Pick New WTO DG
It has been revealed that the wait to see who will emerge the new DG of the World Trade Organization is not about to end just.This is because the World Trade Organisation has postponed a meeting where members are expected to pick a new Director-General after the United States blocked the favoured candidate, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala.The WTO earlier announced...
2023 Presidency: El-rufai Distances Self From Campaign Posters
Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, has disassociated
himself from campaign posters advertising his vice presidential ambition for
2023.
Recall that posters of El-Rufai as running mate to Minister of
Transportation, Chibuike Amaechi had emerged last week.
The messages on the posters read:
“The
People’s choice,” “Today may not be the best, but...
Americans Ridicule Trump As Biden Edges Closer To Victory (Photos)
‘You’re fired!’: White House security fence is covered in signs telling Trump he has lost as Biden is on track to win the presidencyA temporary security fence outside the White House has been covered in signs, with many calling President Donald Trump a ‘loser’ and demanding he leave the Oval Office.Federal law enforcement officials revealed a ‘non-scalable’...
Lagos Government Urges Calm, Warns Against Fresh Protests
The @followlasg has urged all Lagosians to shun any act that may threaten the peace of our dear state, which is battling to recover from the shock of the carnage unleashed by hoodlums who hid under the #EndSARS protests.Even as we are still counting our painful losses in lives and property, there are hints of a new protest. The police have warned that...
BBNaija’s Vee Reacts After Getting Bashed For Not Securing Any Endorsement Deal
Former BBNaija lockdown housemate, Vee, has reacted to the concerns raised by some of her fans who are worried she hasn’t secured an endorsement deal since the show ended in September.This afternoon, Vee took to her Twitter account to congratulate her fellow housemate, Nengi on her recent appointment as the SSA to Bayelsa state governor, Duoye Diri, and...
US Election: Joe Bidden Says He Will Defeat Trump With A Clear Majority
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden has expressed confidence that he would defeat President Donald Trump in the 2020 United States Presidential Election.He explained that though votes counting dragged on from Tuesday’s election, he is leading in key battleground states.He said this in an address monitored by our correspondent on Saturday ...
I Begged A Brazilian For 10 Years — Davido As He Changes His Instagram Name
Pop artiste Davido has finally got to change his name on Instagram.The father of three in a tweet on Friday said he had been begging a Brazilian man to let him have the name for about 10 years.Reports that that initially, the musician was using the handle @davidoofficial on Instagram. The handle has now been changed to @davido.Taking to
his Twitter handle,...
Lagos Confirms COVID-19 Positive Cases In Boarding School
The Lagos State Government has confirmed positive COVID-19 cases in a secondary boarding school on the mainland.Akin Abayomi, Commissioner for Health, made the announcement in a statement Friday night.A member of the school’s staff was confirmed positive to COVID-19 on the 2nd of November.Contact tracing has revealed that a student and four contacts of...
Wednesday, November 4, 2020
Sanwo-Olu Appoints Bayewu As Chairman Lagos Civil Service Commission
Governor Babajide
Sanwo-Olu yesterday approved the nomination of Hon. Kamal Ayinde Bayewu, a
former aspirant for Lagos West senatorial district and former Chairman of
Ajeromi-Ifelodun Local Government as Chairman of the state Local Government
Service Commission.
Also appointed as
members of the commission are Hakeem Adisa Bamgbola, former Chairman of
Itire-Ikate...