Rinu Oduala, one of the organisers of the #EndSARS protests, has evacuated from the panel set aside by Lagos state government to investigate police brutality and human rights abuse. Oduala was one of the youth representatives on the panel set up in the wake of the #EndSARS protests. At its sitting on Saturday, the panel had granted approval for the return of Lekki tollgate to the control of Lekki Concession Company (LCC). Oduala and Temitope Majekodunmi, another youth representative, had criticised the decision, saying their views were not reflected in the panel’s verdict. In a statement released on Friday, Oduala described the…
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As Valentine’s day celebration is less than a few hours, American rapper, Cardi B has taken to her Twitter page to encourage her fellow women to shower their men with gifts on Valentine’s Dayy. The rapper disclosed that men also deserve gifts on Valentine’s Day. She said that even though men deserve gifts, their gifts should be less expensive than that of the women. She tweeted: “Yes ! Men do deserve to get gift as well for Valentine’s Day, but the gift have to be less expensive then the girls gift . Soo if he buys you flowers you buy him…
Peruzzi took to Twitter to ask for prayers has he reveal that his doctor said his spine is “fu****” and told him to stay off stress, including performing. He tweeted: “So MRI shows my spine is fucked. The doctor says not to stress, work out or perform for now. Kinda scary but yea, we move. Say A Prayer For Me Cos I Got This.”
Kano State Governor Abdullahi Ganduje has said that the presidency should be zoned to the South in 2023. Speaking in an interview with Channels Television’s Politics Today which aired on Friday, February 12, Ganduje said that though zoning is not enshrined in the constitution, however, it’s a strategy for winning elections. He said; “The Southern part of the country but there should be a consensus of the members. “Zoning system even though it is not in the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, it is a strategy for winning elections.” When asked if the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has done…
Heavy police presence at Lekki toll gate, which is the venue slated for #OccupyLekkiTollGate protest holding today February 13. While some #EndSARS protesters have insisted on going ahead with the protest to show their disapproval with reopening of Lekki toll gate where some peaceful protesters were allegedly shot by soldiers on October 20, 2020, the police and FG have pledged not to allow such protest go on. Videos and photos shared online showed presence of heavy police at the venue of the scheduled protest. See the photos and videos below…. Watch the photos and videos below…. https://www.instagram.com/p/CLNE2IvjsOc/?utm_source=ig_embed&ig_mid=E0CBFC3A-715B-4AE4-909A-36E77AEE9D41
Fast Rising Afrobeats Star, Thug Boi premiere the music video to his previously heard single titled “SHANOR” prod. by Henry the voice Doctor Thug Boi released his first music project titled “LIFE” in the year 2019. Ever since, he has been dishing out good and top notch music from time to time. SHANOR as it sounds a spark of light, means an awaited glory shining bright, is an inspirational song with messages and lots of touching vibes. STREAM ON ALL DIGITAL STORE HERE The crispy video was directed by Izy (vbi) Watch the video below https://youtu.be/0U8mWKIci7g
US President Joe Biden has announced the purchase of 200 million COVID-19 vaccines to vaccinate all Americans. During a visit to the National Institutes of Health, Biden said the federal government signed the final contracts on Thursday afternoon for 100 million more doses of the Moderna vaccine and 100 million more from Pfizer and BioNTech. “We’ve now purchased enough vaccine supplies to vaccinate all Americans,” Biden said. “Now we’re working to get those vaccines into the arms of millions of people.” Additionally, Biden said, Pfizer and Moderna have agreed to expedite the delivery of 100 million doses each by a…
Actor Uche Maduagwu has replied Bolu Okupe, son of ex-presidential aide, Doyin Okupe, who on Thursday, February 11, asked the actor not to make a jest of the LGBTQ community in Nigeria with his coming out. Bolu in a video posted on his Instagram page asked Uche not to make a mockery of the gay community in Nigeria with the drama he has so far attached to his coming out as a gay man. Reacting via his Instagram handle, Uche warned Bolu, informing him that he has been gay even before Bolu was born. He wrote; ”Dear bolu my P.A…
Benue State Governor Samuel Ortom has said that President Buhari is not doing well in tackling the alarming rate of insecurity in the nation. Ortom stated this during a press briefing on Thursday, February 11. According to him, when President Buhari assumed office in 2015, he said he was going to be the president of everyone but as it stands now, the President is just for ”everyone and some people”. He called on President Buhari to declare a state of emergency on security in the country. In his words ”The President as our leader is not doing well and that…
Bayern Munich equals Barcelona records as the second team after Pep Guardiola’s Barcelona side to win a historic sextuple (six trophies in one year) after defeating Mexican side Tigres 1-0 on Thursday night to claim the club world cup trophy. Benjamin Pavard scored the only goal of the game and the Bundesliga giants are now undisputed champions of Germany, Europe and the World at large. Bayern now has all six titles available to them – the Bundesliga, Champions League, Club World Cup, UEFA Super Cup, their national domestic cup (DFB-Pokal) and super cup (DFL-Supercup). In 2009, Guardiola led Barcelona…