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Oba of Lagos, Oba Rilwan Akiolu, today November 8, made his first appearance after his palace was  vandalized  by hoodlums who hijacked the #EndSARS protest on Wednesday, October 21. The monarch is pictured at a Peace Dialogue organized by leaders of thought in the South West to address the issues that led to the recent nationwide protest, which ended in violence that shook the region to its foundation

Suspected gunmen have abducted at least 16 commuters on transit in Ondo State, SaharaReporters learnt on Saturday. The victims, it was gathered, included some market women, farmers, traders, and civil servants travelling for different functions in the state. They were waylaid and abducted by the gunmen on Thursday evening at a failed portion of the Ogbese area of the Akure Owo Road. Adetunji Adeleye, Commander of Amotekun Corps in the state, confirmed the abduction while speaking with SaharaReporters. Adeleye said the kidnap involved two vehicles conveying passengers heading to various parts of the state. He revealed that two out of the 16 victims had already been rescued by Amotekun, He said, “We have been able to identify one of the two persons we rescued as Alhaji Daramola, who is also a farmer from Isua Akoko Local Government Area of Ondo. "We gathered from him that they were travelling for a meeting when the criminals waylaid them at Ogbese Road and ordered all of them to com...

 The Oyo State Government has shut a tertiary institution in the state following a fresh discovery of COVID-19 infection The government said its Emergency Operation Centre had already begun contact tracing to avoid the spread of the virus in the state. This was disclosed in a statement by the Chief Press Secretary to Governor Seyi Makinde. The statement reads, “The Government of Oyo State wishes to draw the attention of the public to the recent resurgence of cases of coronavirus in the state. Many of these cases were discovered in closed space settings such as offices and workplaces. “A reported case within a tertiary educational institution had also resulted in more cases being discovered through contact tracing. The state government has taken appropriate steps to lock the institution to prevent further spread and put in place other preventive measures.”

10 out of the 16 traders who were abducted on Saturday morning November 7, along the Akure-Owo highway by unknown gunmen, have been rescued by policemen attached to the Ondo police  command.    The traders were returning from Akure where they attended the monthly meetings of Iyalaje, Iyalojas and women leaders when they were abducted. Among those abducted was Mrs Hellen Edward, the Iyaloja of Isua Akoko.   Ondo Police Command spokesperson, ASP Tee-Leo Ikoro said the 10 traders were rescued after a gun duel with their abductors. Four of the suspected kidnappers were arrested while efforts are on to rescue six other victims.    It was learnt that the abductors had already demanded N11m ransom before the gun battle.

IrokoTV boss, Jason Njoku, has recovered from the novel Coronavirus.   In an update shared on his Instagram page, Jason who was discharged from the hospital on Saturday November 7, described the disease as ''vicious and relentless."     According to him, the disease has made him the most unwell that he has ever been in his life. ''24th Oct & 7th Nov. Finally leaving the hospital. Can barely walk more than 10m a time but I'm now resting at home . Covid19 is vicious, relentless and made me the most unwell I have ever been in my life. A long recovery ahead. But we thank God '' he tweeted

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has called for prohibition of defection of lawmakers from one political party to another.    The suggestion was made on Friday November 9 in Abuja at the presentation of its ‘Report of the 2019 General Election’.   The report recommended that  “defectors should automatically lose their seats except in the case of merger of two or more parties”, and also called for amendment of the constitution to back the recommendation.    There was also a proposal for the “creation of electoral offences commission and tribunal with powers to arrest, investigate and prosecute electoral offenders; automation of the nomination process to facilitate the storage, access and retrieval of candidates’ data. Sourcing of its ad hoc personnel from its pool of retired staff, delivery of all non-sensitive election materials to states and FCT offices 30 days to any election so as ensure proper audit and quality assurance; need to review the criteria for recruiti...

Unknown hoodlums on Saturday, looted about 15 shops at Agbeni Ologede market in Ibadan, Oyo State capital before setting them ablaze.  The incident which occurred at about 6:00 am on Saturday, November 7, was said to have caused panic at the market and its environment as a result of exchange of fire between the personnel of Operation burst and the hoodlums The Deputy Director of Oyo State Fire Service, Moshood Adewuyi, who confirmed the incident,  disclosed that trucks taken to the scene to put out the fire were attacked by the hoodlums, while the firefighters on the peace-keeping assignment were stoned.   He added that the timely intervention of the officers and men of the operation burst later brought normalcy to the area, noting that only 10 shops were identified to have been razed while others were burnt beyond recognition.  According to Oyo Affairs correspondent, two persons have been arrested in connection with the incident.

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Popular singer and Universal Music Group signee, Tiwatope Savage, popularly known as Tiwa Savage, has revealed that before she turned 40 on February 5, 2020, she was scared of what lay ahead of her. She also stated that she asked God for a sign before she attained her new age. The ‘Koroba’ singer disclosed this during an interview with The Dotty Show on Apple Music 1 during the week. She said,  “In December, I was so scared and I said, ‘God, if this is it, just give me a sign. And he gave me the opposite, he gave me opportunities’. I had a record with Sam Smith and it’s like so many other things that are happening that never happened in my twenties. God was saying to me, ‘age has nothing to do with that. On every platform and interview, I have always mentioned my age because I feel a lot of people run away from it. So, I always tell people, this is how old I am, in case you find out outside. I’m going to let you know first. And I’m proud of it because I’ve never felt more confident. I ...

Joe Biden will be the next president of the United States. However, outgoing president  Donald Trump  is not conceding peacefully. Since  Biden’s victory was announced today , November 7, Trump quickly put out a statement to say ‘this election is far from over,’ and that he and his team will be taking the matter to court. Trump’s statement read: We all know why Joe Biden is rushing to falsely pose as the winner, and why his media allies are trying so hard to help him: They don’t want the truth to be exposed. The simple fact is this election is far from over. Joe Biden has not been certified as the winner of any states, let alone any of the highly contested states headed for mandatory recounts, or states where our campaign has valid and legitimate legal challenges that could determine the ultimate victor. However, Biden has been certified the winner of many states, and it has just been announced Biden has taken Nevada and it’s six electoral college votes, putting him even further over t...

  A woman discovered her boyfriend was cheating on her in spectacular style, and has now gone viral thanks to her quick-thinking detective work. It felt like just a normal day for 24-year-old Sydney Kinsch until her – now presumably extremely ex- – boyfriend sent her a cheeky picture he’d taken while out. Popping over a picture via Snapchat, her other half appears in his car, with his shades on, while driving  – which is illegal and bad enough. However, upon closer inspection of the image, Sydney quickly began to see what was reflected in the not-so-smart man’s sunglasses – specifically on the passenger seat. To her horror, his right-hand side lens reflection shows another woman, in skimpy shorts, looking terribly comfortable as she stretches her feet out of the window. Naturally, this raised alarm bells with the woman who took to Tiktok in order to voice her grievances over the betrayal.

The Ogun state police command has arrested a 20-year-old suspected ritual killer, Festus Simon who was accused of killing a 12-year-old boy in Ibadan the Oyo state capital According to police authority, the suspect was arrested on the 4th of this month following information received by the police at Sotubo divisional headquarters Shagamu that the suspect who killed his victim on the 1st of October 2020 fled his residence at Iyana church area of Iwo road Ibadan “He moved to Simawa area of Ogun state under the pretense of looking for a job in order to evade police arrest” the police spokesman said. “Information further revealed that the suspect has been on the wanted list of Oyo state police command in connection with the killing of the innocent twelve-year-old and his accomplice has since been arrested.” Upon obtaining the information, the Divisiinal Police Officer, Sotubo Division, SP Samuel Adefolalu led his detectives to the suspected killer’s hideout and he was promptly arrested. Po...

The Governor of Abia state, Okezie Ikpeazu has ordered the immediate removal of the recently introduced “pandemic prevention fee" from fees students of Abia State University are expected to pay upon resumption of academic activity in the university on Monday November 9. The Governor gave the directive during a Town Hall meeting with students and management of the school on Thursday November 5, and added that his government will pay N30,000 to each Abia student in the institution as further support to them, their parents and guardians. According to the governor, his decision to scrap the fee was after a deep review of the difficult moments of economic downturn caused by the COVID-19 crisis & how it will most likely affect all the students & their parents.

Nollywood actress, Osas Ighodaro has lost her mother to the cold hands of death.    The actress who shared the news on Instagram, revealed that her mother died on Wednesday November 4.    Osas wrote;    RIP Mummy  Nov 10th, 1955 - Nov 4th, 2020  Pls wake me up

Emotions ran high at the Independent Investigative Panel (IPP) on human rights violations by the defunct Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) and other Units of the Nigeria Police Force set up by the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) today November 5, when a lady, Chinenye Igweti, shared the sad story of how her sister, Linda, was shot dead by a trigger-happy police officer just a day to her NYSC passing out parade on July 3, 2018.   Chinenye told the panel that a policeman, identified as Inspector Benjamin Peters of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Command, allegedly shot her sister around the Ceddi Plaza bridge in Abuja.   “On the 3rd of July 2018 the deceased went out. after work to celebrate her passing out from the National Youth Service, which was supposed to be the next day. “Prior to her death, she was living with me and worked at Outsource Global Company, Mabushi (Abuja). Her working hours were between 1pm and 11pm everyday.” Chineye said her late sister sent her a Whats...

A woman identified as Mrs Amarachi Johnson has told the Anambra State Judicial Panel investigating cases of alleged police brutality that her husband was arrested and allegedly murdered by the officers of the defunct Federal Anti-Robbery Squad (F-SARS), Awkuzu Unit, Anambra State in 2017.   Mrs Johnson told the panel on Thursday, November 5, that her husband, who was based in Benin Republic, was taken away by SARS officers from their residence at No1. Ichida Street, Awka, on August 1, 2017, on allegations that he was a kidnapper.   The mother-of-one, accompanied by her counsel, explained that her husband was arrested without charge by SARS officers from the Awkuzu Unit lead by one Okoi Ikpi.   She said that since the day he was whisked away till date, she is yet to see the corpse of her husband, She added that the officers also took away her refrigerator, her laptop, iPad, and some of her baby's things.   Johnson said: "When they came to our house wearing F-SARS T-shirts, I as...

Sebastian Osigwe, one of the new Super Eagles players, has tested positive for COVID-19. The Swiss-born Osigwe, who was expected to make his debut for Nigeria at the Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Sierra Leone next month, might miss his first game due to his diagnosis. Sebastian Osigwe His Club, FC Lugano in the Swiss Super League, confirmed that he tested positive for COVID-19 on Friday in a statement which reads, “The management of FC Lugano announces that the tests carried out following the positivity of Mattia Bottani also highlighted the positivity of the goalkeeper Osigwe.”

British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, has imposed a month-long lockdown in England expected to last until December 2. The new lockdown comes as a second wave of COVID-19 sweeps through Europe, forcing countries such as France, Germany, Sweden and Ireland to renew strict restrictions. Boris Johnson The United Kingdom on Saturday passed one million confirmed COVID-19 cases. The government said, “Between 31 January and 31 October 2020, there have been 1,011,660 people who have had a confirmed positive test result.” Cases rose by 21,915 from the previous day while the death toll increased by 326, Reuters reports. As part of the new lockdown, all shops, pubs, bars, restaurants that do not provide essential services would close and people would no longer be allowed to visit family and friends indoors. Schools and courts would remain open.

Dr Osagie Ehanire, Nigeria’s Minister of Health, has said that the government was planning to provide better funding for hospitals so that migration becomes unattractive for doctors in the country. Ehanire made the comments on Friday in Abuja after inspecting the new Cancer Centre at the National Hospital, Abuja. Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire. He said, “I have heard the challenge of doctors leaving the country. We have plans to provide better funding for our hospitals in Nigeria and make such migration unattractive.” He added that measures were being put in place to prepare for a potential second wave of COVID-19 pandemic. “Schools are resuming, people are travelling in and out the country so we must be prepared for any emergency,” he added.

In the latest turn of events in Dr Dre’s divorce, his estranged wife Nicole Young is reportedly trying to get three alleged mistresses to testify. Young is apparently looking to subpoena three women as witnesses in the legal proceedings. Though the three women are said to be trying not to get involved, a subpoena would order them to attend a court hearing. Last month, Young requested almost  $2 million in monthly spousal support , though it was ruled Dre, real name is Andre Young, who had already agreed to pay Young’s $5 million legal fees, did not have to pay the monthly amount. PA Images The couple’s split centres on a disputed pre-marital agreement they signed in 1996. While Dre says the prenup still exists, Young claims he tore it up in front of her in a romantic gesture after they married. Kris LaFan, who is acting as lawyer for the three alleged mistresses, according to  Vanity Fair , filed a motion on Tuesday this week, October 27, saying the three women have no ‘information rel...