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Says Ikorodu Is Known for Great Achievers By Halimah Olamide “For traditional rulers to openly pander to the corrupt whim of CRIMINAL politicians is a bridge too far in the descent into societal depravity.” A former governorship candidate in Lagos state and businessman, Babatunde Gbadamosi, has berated leaders of traditional religions in Ikorodu Lagos state for allegedly using tradition to intimidate the residents of the ancient town. Gbadamosi said it was shameful that traditional religion leaders rained curses on residents and instilled fears in them against their wishes to come out to protests in the ongoing nationwide protests against hunger…

Safiu Kehinde In the wake of the alleged invasion of its Abuja Headquarters by operatives from the Department of State Services and the Nigerian Police Force yesterday, the Nigeria Labour Congress has demanded the immediate withdrawal of the armed security operatives. Condemning the invasion in a statement issued earlier today, NLC disclosed that the security operatives broke into their Abuja Headquarters without search warrant. The armed security operatives were allegedly searching for possible materials connecting pressure group to the #EndBadGovernance protest. The statement read in part; “This evening at about 8.30pm long after the close of work, a troop of…

Safiu Kehinde National Labour Congress’ (NLC) Abuja Headquarters has been invaded by armed security operatives alleged to be from the Department of State Services. The invasion, according to NLC, occured last night with the security operatives said to have broke into the 10th and 2nd floor of the secretariat. They reportedly carted away books and documents alleged to be used by the pressure group in inciting violence as related to the #EndBadGovernance Protest. Reacting to the incident, the NLC, took to its official X handle to call for an end to the assault. “This assault must stop Now!” They posted.

Safiu Kehinde Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, has debunked claims of Tinubu’s second address to the nation after his initial address on Sunday. Reacting to the viral video showing the president begging Nigerians to have faith in his administration, Onanuga claimed it was an old video. He wrote, on his official X handle, that the president has not made another address aside the one broadcasted on Sunday. Trending video of President Tinubu is an old video “A trending video of President Tinubu which came out on Wednesday is not a new video. It’s…

Safiu Kehinde The Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) has suspended its officer caught in viral video demanding money from tourist at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport. In reaction to the viral video, the agency issued a statement on its X handle, condemning the act of the Immigration Officer who was identified as Okpravero Ufuoma. While disclosing that immediate investigation is ongoing, NIS, in the statement signed by its Comptroller General, Kemi Nandap, announced the suspension of the wanting officer. They, however, stated that does not reflect the values and ethics of professionalism upheld by the NIS. The statement read in part;…

Agency Report “As you all know, I am a nightlife promoter, I will be embracing this and I hope it gets bigger while I collaborate with clubs, nightlife outfits, hospitality and entertainment firms generally. Damilola Ojo, one of the recently evicted Big Brother Naija season nine housemates, says going forward, she will engage in in the promotion of nightlife business in Nigeria. Ojo, 28, who disclosed this while speaking with newsmen during a virtual interview session, had Toyosi as her partner while on the show, with their pair name, “TAMI” The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the “No…

By Halimah Olamide Asks Residents to Report Suspicious Activities the command received credible intelligence that some cultism groups were planning to celebrate cultism on Thursday, known as ‘8/8’. In very strong warning, the Police Command in Osun has warned against the setting aside of August 8 (today) to celebrate cultism in the state. Saying it already has credible intelligence to that effect, the command said any unlawful gathering would not be tolerated. The command issued the warning in a statement by its spokesperson, SP Yemisi Opalola, in Osogbo on Wednesday. According to the statement, the command received credible intelligence that…

Safiu Kehinde A yet-to-be unidentified Nigerian Immigration Officer has been caught demanding money from tourist at an airport. As seen in a now viral video, the tourist who had a body camera on him, approached the immigration desk where he was accosted by the immigration officer. The immigration officer could be heard asking if the tourist have anything for him. Having informed the officer that he had no cash on him, the tourist offered to use his card. The officer thought the tourist was referring to an ATM Card, but to his disappointment, he was shown virtual card.

By Halimah Olamide The Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun (CON), has directed the Chairman of the Civil Service Commission to refund all administrative fees currently being charged in relation to the ongoing recruitment exercise into the state’s civil service. The directive from the Governor was communicated via a statement issued by the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Mr. Tokunbo Talabi, and addressed to the Chairman of the Civil Service Commission, notwithstanding the fact that these are standard and historical fees that have been in place for decades. These fees are charged by the Civil Service Commission on behalf…

Safiu Kehinde Nigerian Female Basketball team, D’ Tigress, has bowed out of the quest for Olympic medal following defeat to the USA. D’Tigress, who made history as the first African basketball team (male or female )to reach Olympics finals, could not extend their feat as they succumbed to a 74-88 points defeat to the American giant. In the first quarter of the game, USA bossed Nigeria with 17-26 field points. They maintained their dominance over D’Tigress in the second and third quarters with 16-26 and 15-24 field points respectively. The last quarter, however, saw D’Tigress intensify their fighting spirit as…