Day: March 6, 2022

What If Putin Flips?, By Dr Chidi Amuta

Chidi Amuta

Before our very eyes and at an unexpected moment, a horror movie may be unfolding. Last Thursday, Russian Foreign Minister, Sergei Lavrov, warned that a Third World War between Russia and NATO is possible and that it would be a nuclear war. On the same day, Russian artillery fire set off a blaze at a Ukrainian nuclear facility, the largest in Europe. Luckily, before dawn on Friday, Ukrainian fire fighters had put out the fire. Still on the same day, French President Emmanuel Macron after a telephone conversation with Putin…

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Police Release Identity of Lady Missing After Boarding BRT Bus, Arrest Two

Tade Salako

The Lagos State Police Command on Saturday announced that it has arrested two people in connection with the disappearance of a 22-year-old lady, Ayanwole Oluwabamise, who went missing after boarding a BRT bus at the Lekki area of the metropolis. The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Abiodun Alabi, has further assured Lagosians of the determination to find her. Alabi’s assurance to Lagosians, particularly the distraught family members of the missing lady, is that the command would leave no stone unturned in finding out what truly happened to Oluwabamise, who boarded…

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Hajj: Saudi Lifts Embargo On Nigeria, 16 Others, Ends COVID-19 Protocols

Dawood Rabiu

Nigerians and citizens of 16 other countries aiming to perform the 2022 Hajj and religious rites can now start preparing for the pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia has lifted the ban imposed on flights coming to and departing from Nigeria and 16 other countries. The government has also relaxed some of the protocols including suspending social distancing at the Grand Mosque and others earlier imposed across the country to flatten the Coronavirus curve. This means that Nigerians and citizens of the 16 other countries aiming to perform the 2022 Hajj…

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Lagos Seals Venue Where Guests Receive Petrol as Souvenirs

Tade Salako

Chidinma Ogbolu alias Erelu Okin, the host of the party where petrol was handed out to guests as souvenirs, has apologised for her action. The Lagos state government has sealed Havillah Event Centre in Oniru for contravening public safety rules. The event centre was sealed following the report of petrol distributed as souvenirs to guests.  Jubril Gawat, senior special assistant to the Lagos state governor on new media, said operatives of the Lagos Safety Commission and the Rapid Response Squad sealed the facility on Saturday. A viral video had shown…

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