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Agency Report The Police Command in Lagos State says it has foiled an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) (bomb) attack on residents of Ikeja, Lagos, on Wednesday afternoon. The Command’s spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday. Hundeyin said that at about 4.00 p.m. on Wednesday, a police officer reported the attempted attack at the Explosive Ordinance Department (EOD) base, at Ikeja, Lagos. According him, the officer reported that while he was on his way along Mobolaji Bank Anthony Way, Ikeja, he sighted an unregistered Corolla car, which was parked on the main road close to the…
By Halimah Olamide Amidst shock over the death of Nigerian songstress, Onyeka Onwenu on Tuesday, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the last general election, Peter Obi has expressed sadness that he witnessed the last moment and the death of the musician. Obi, in a tweet on Wednesday said he watched with pains as the doctors and medical staff fought tirelessly and battled to save her life. “Yesterday provided a very devastating moment for me as I witnessed a tragic event that will forever be etched in my memory. I was present at the event where the iconic…
By Halimah Olamide The Centre for Democracy and Development has told the Federal Government to respect the rights of Nigerians to register their feelings through protests. CDD said the resort to threats and intimidation are undemocratic and unexpected. The center’s position was made known by Its Director Dauda Garba. He said by upholding citizens’ right to protest, the government can ensure a peaceful two-way exchange by listening to the voices of, and feedback from citizens. “There can be no mistaking the fact that every democratic State must have the mechanisms to take criticism or complaints from its citizens. It is…
By Kamil Opeyemi An Ogun State High Court on Wednesday restricted sponsors of the August 1 hunger protests to only four locations in the state. The court also restricted the time frame of the protests to between 8 am and 5 pm. In an application moved by the State’s Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Oluwasina Ogungbade (SAN), Justice O. Ogunfowora directed that all protests under the #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria slogan or any other slogan from 1 August 2024 to 10 August 2024 must be limited in place and time. The court restricted all protesters only to the MKO Stadium, Abeokuta; Ansar-ud-Deen Comprehensive…
Movie streaming company Netflix has mourned late Nigerian singer Onyeka Onwenu who died on Tuesday. Netflix in Nigeria while mourning the songstress described her as “elegant stallion.” Netflic also called Onwenu “legend” and a “Queen.” The streaming company wrote on its X handle, “Rest in Power Madam Onyeka Onwenu. Legend, Queen, Elegant Stallion 🕊️” NPO Reports that Onwenu died shortly after performing at the 80th birthday of the Chairman of Emzor Pharmaceutical Mrs Stella Okoli.
By Halimah Olamide Tributes are pouring in hours after the death of music icon, Onyeka Onwenu. Onwenu died shortly after performing at a birthday event Tuesday evening in Lagos. President Bola Tinubu, in a statement signed Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser on media,Was quoted as extending “his profound condolences to the family of the late Ms. Onyeka Onwenu.” “Ms. Onwenu was a singer, songwriter, actor, journalist, activist, and politician. “President Tinubu mourns the passing of the Queen of Songs, whose edifying and mellifluous rendition, ‘One Love’, in the 1990s evoked a fervour of fellowship and harmony. “The President recalls the many…
By Kamil Opeyemi Towards reducing the economic burdens of petrol powered automobiles, enhancing environmental sanity, the Federal Government has said it plans to convert one million petroleum vehicles in the country to Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) by 2027. The Programme Manager of the Presidential Compressed Natural Gas (Pi-CNG) Initiative, Mr. Michael Oluwagbemi, stated this at the ”Park to Park” CNG Mobilisation Programme and signing of MoU with some conversion centres and distribution of free CNG conversion kits in Abuja. The programmes was organised by the Pi-CNG. ” We are here to commemorate the handing over the pysical conversion materials,…
By Halimah Olamide “Alhaji Amitolu Shittu was notified that he has, in his custody, three pickup vans. We reached out to him more than a month ago, but he didn’t comply. “So, today, having waited for him, we went to his residence and we met his wife. We met one of the vehicles and showed the wife the chassis number, which corresponds with one out of the three.” Attempts by the government of Osun to recover some assets allegedly belonging to it from the former Commander of the state’s wing of the South West Security Network, Amotekun, has sparked…
By Kamil Opeyemi The Federal Government on Tuesday announced the grounding of the planes of Arik Airlines, one of the leading aviation companies in the country. The action of the National Air Management Agency comes amidst troubles in the aviation sector with rising cost of air tickets and maintenance according to the airlines. A statement by Alhaji Abdullahi Musa Director, Public Affairs and Consumer Protection, NAMA, he said the the enforcement department of the FCT High Court had enforced an Order made by the Court regarding a debt of $2.5 million owed by Arik Airline to one Atlas Petroleum International…
Agency Report “The religious depictions of Leonardo da Vinci’s “The Last Supper” painting with contemporary ideological figures are clearly offensive to Christianity at the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games is to say the least shocking and disrespectful. The Catholic Bishop of the Diocese of Oyo, Most Rev. Emmanuel Badejo, has advised Africans never to disrespect people’s religious symbols and sentiments regardless of what they go through. Badejo said this in a statement on Tuesday in Ibadan. Badejo said Africans should always respect people’s religious sentiments which he said could touch them at the deepest levels of their being.…