Stop criticising Bakare over N9bn loan to build cathedral, Ex-Lagos CPC Guber candidate, Mumuni tells Nigerians

The 2011 gubernatorial candidate of the defunct Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) in Lagos state, Ambassador Abayomi Nurain Mumuni has advised Nigerians to desist from criticizing Pastor Tunde Bakare for the loan he collected to build his cathedral. Mumuni described those who have been escalating the matter as enemies of Bakare, who are envious of his successes.  Bakare contested as …

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FG, not Benin Republic govt, keeping Sunday Igboho in prison — Lawyer

Lawyer to the Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemi, fondly called Sunday Igboho, Yomi Alliyu, SAN, yesterday, dismissed a social media report of an alleged plan to eliminate the activist in Benin Republic prison, saying the Federal Government of Nigeria led by President Muhammadu Buhari is keeping Igboho in prison and not the Benin Republic Government. He, however, warned those “flying …

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Obasa To Police: You Must Treat Every Lagosian With Respect, Dignity

Speaker Mudashiru Obasa of the Lagos State House of Assembly on Wednesday cautioned the police in the state against harassment, intimidation and extortion of residents if they wanted to be respected. Dr. Obasa said this on the floor of the House when the lawmakers honoured the outgoing Commissioner of Police, Mr. Hakeem Odumosu, who has been promoted to the rank …

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Police never invited me before my arrest in Church, says Nwosu

By Innocent Anoruo (Lagos) and Charles Ogugbuaja (Owerri) Governorship candidate of the Action Alliance (AA) in the 2019 Imo election, Uche Nwosu, has said the police never invited him for any questioning before he was whisked away from a church service in Eziama-Obaire, Nkwerre Council of Imo State by masked police operatives. In a statement issued by his media aide, …

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Alfa arrested with human head dies in Ondo police custody

Alfa Tunde Olayiwola, the man arrested days ago with a human skull, has died in police custody. The cleric slumped and passed away on Saturday, the police in Ondo announced on Sunday. Public Relations Officer, DSP Olufunmilayo Odunlami, denied that he was beaten or tortured to death. Odunlami said the suspect was behaving strangely and was rushed to a hospital …

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Troops arrest wanted IPOB/ESN leader, in Enugu, recover arms

By Kingsley Omonobi Troops of 82 Division Nigerian Army (NA) in conjunction with other security agencies have arrested  one Godwin Nnamdi, a  notorious leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and Eastern Security Network(ESN) in Nkanu East Local Government Area. A statement by Brig Gen Onyema Nwachukwu, Director, Army Public Relations said, the “IPOB leader was arrested during joint …

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Aregbesola To Nigerians: Avoid Patronizing Touts, Pay Online For Passport Application

The Federal Government has said it has digitalised payments for the Nigerian Passports, advising citizens to avoid patronizing touts and unscrupulous officials when applying for the documents. Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola stated this on Monday, 20 December, 2021 in Ibadan, the Oyo State Capital, during the Rollout of the Enhanced e-Passport with Polycarbonate Data Page and other security …

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‘1.5 million Nigerians in Italy need passport’

Mr George Omo-Iduhon, Chairman, Nigerians in Diaspora Organisation Europe (NIDOE), Italy Chapter, said more than 1.5 million registered Nigerians urgently needed the Nigerian passport. Omo-Iduhon stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on Saturday while reflecting on the activities of NIDOE in Europe. NAN reports that NIDOE is the European arm of a …

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Lagos Assembly Approves Sanwo-Olu’s N18bn loan request

The Lagos State House of Assembly on Thursday approved a request by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu for a loan of  N18,225,336,103.89 from the Federal Ministry of Finance, Budget, and National Planning. The loan is meant to ensure speedy completion of projects like the Lekki-Epe Expressway. The approval was granted at a sitting presided over by the Speaker of the House, Rt. Hon. …

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