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Agency Report The Lagos State Government had intervened in the matter involving a female employee of ARM Pension Managers (PFA) Ltd. who was allegedly raped by her colleague during an official party of the firm. The Commissioner for Women Affairs and Poverty Alleviation (WAPA), Mrs Cecilia Dada, made this known on Saturday in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). Dada said beyond detaining and prosecuting the accused executive director who was already in Police custody, WAPA was concerned about the emotional and psychological state of the victim. She said WAPA was already making efforts to get help…
By Halimah Olamide Fire has on Saturday gutted the Akaso 4 Wellhead operated by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company 18 Operating Limited in Rivers State. The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission confirmed the incident in a statement by its spokesperson, Olaide Shonola, on Saturday. The fire was said to have occurred at about 11:12 pm on Friday extending along the adjacent riverbank. “NNPC 18 Operating Limited has confirmed that a rapid response emergency team has been deployed to secure the well, address the incident and isolate the affected area using spill containment materials to prevent further spread and contamination of…
Safiu Kehinde Nigerian Police Force Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, has denied claims associating him with engagement against protesters. Reacting to a viral post of him armed with strings of bullets allegedly intended to engage protesters on his X handle, Adejobi debunked such claim, stating the image was an old picture taken when the Inspector General of Police launched the Special Intervention Squad earlier this year in Abuja. While claiming that he was not at the protest field, Adejobi stressed that the fake news was the handiwork of mischief makers which should be disregarded. “This is a very old picture.…
By Halimah Olamide Amidst growing concerns over national crisis, President Bola Tinubu will address the nation in a broadcast on Sunday, August 4, 2024, at 7:00 am. According to his special adviser on Media Ajuri Ngelale, “Television, radio, and other electronic media outlets are enjoined to plug into the network services of the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) and the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN) for the broadcast.” Ngelale said the broadcast will be repeated on the network services of the NTA and the FRCN at 3:00 pm and 7:00 pm on the same day. The announcement is coming days…
By Halimah Olamide Another twist was added to the ongoing nationwide protests against alleged bad governance in Nigeria on Saturday as protesters in Kano flew Russian flags. It was not immediately known what the mission of the flags bearing protesters were. They however called on Russian president Vladmir Putin to wade into the Nigerian crisis. The protests against hunger and worsening economy entered its third day on Saturday. Organisers said it would last fro 10 days. Solicitor to the organisers, Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa however on Friday issued a statement calling for an end to the protests nationwide. The flying of Russian…
Safiu Kehinde Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC) has debunked claims of hike in tariff plan. The commission therefore urged members of the public to disregard such claims. The Commission took to its X handle to react to claims as they labelled reports that have emerged over the claims as fake. “The NCC has neither approved any new Telecom Tariff Plans nor hike as reported on online. The public is advised to please disregard. “NCC issued a directive for all operators to simplify their current tariff plans in a transparent & fair manner for consumers.” The post read.
By Halimah Olamide “The ongoing protest has obviously turned violent. We therefore advise law abiding citizens taking part in the protest across the country to immediately withdraw from it,” The Nigeria Police on Saturday said the ongoing nationwide protests have turned violent, hence warning law-abiding participants to withdraw. The warning was given by Olumuyiwa Adejobi, Force Spokesman, who said that every reasonable participant is expected to have left the streets having seen the bloody nature the protests are assuming. He made this known Saturday afternoon in a statement released via his X handle “The ongoing protest has obviously turned violent.…
Safiu Kehinde Aggrieved Protesters in Edo State have destroyed the campaign banner of the state’s All Progressive Congress Gubernatorial candidate, Monday Okpebholo, as protest intensifies in the state. As seen in viral post shared by X handle, FrannyOD, the angry protesters took to a flyover bridge where the campaign banner was mounted and rip it off. Edo State, scheduled to go to Poll on 21st of September, 2024, had been under series campaign activities by different parties before the emergence of the protest. The campaign banner which was hoisted at the side of an overhead bridge, was brought down as…
Safiu Kehinde Nigerian Police Force has released official report of the number of arrests made so far at the ongoing #EndBadGovernance protests across the country. As contained in a statement issued on the X handle, 681 protesters were arrested within the first two days of the protest. The arrest, according to the Police, were made on account of various criminal offences committed by the culprits. While disclosing the recovery of stolen items, dangerous weapons and ammunition were also reportedly recovered in course of the arrest. The statement read in part; “In an effort to combat the trend of crimes…
Safiu Kehinde The ongoing nationwide protest has taken yet another dimension as looters set Rice Mill ablaze in Zaria on Saturday. As see in a viral video, a group of individuals suspected to have looted the rice mill whisked away bags of rice as the mill erupted in smoke. This was coming few hours after similar attack on a store at Kano yesterday. NPO Reported the looting of a pharmacy in Kano as well as other businesses . NPO Reports disclosed that it took swift intervention of the Armed Forces to halt the looters- an action which was misinterpreted by…