Month: May 2022

Group Lampoons Gov Abiodun over Alleged Plight of Ogun Elders

ADEOLA YUSUF

A political pressure group, Ogun Bibire Unity Forum, has berated the Ogun State government over his alleged insensitive attitude towards the plight of the elderly citizens of the state. A press statement made available to journalists in Abeokuta by its Organizing Secretary, Otunba Oluwatobi Sofela, lamented the ill-treatment the Dapo Abiodun-led government has continually meted out to the senior citizens, who due to age, are now very fragile and vulnerable to such inhuman treatments of constant abuses, exploitations and in some cases outright killings by those expected to protect them.…

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Russian Attack Kills American Fighting Alongside Ukrainian Forces

ADEOLA YUSUF

An American citizen, Willy Joseph Cancel, was killed fighting alongside Ukrainian forces in Ukraine, members of Cancel’s family confirmed to CNN. The 22-year-old was working with a private military contracting company when he was killed on Monday. The company had sent him to Ukraine, and he was being paid while he was fighting there, Cancel’s mother, Rebecca Cabrera, told CNN. READ ALSO Interfere In Ukraine War, Suffer Severe Consequences, Putin Warns US, UK Rocket Attack Kills 50 At Ukraine’s Train Station, Citizens Flee Medical Student Dies in Nigeria 2 Weeks…

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Six Killed, 23 Injured In Lagos Three-storey Building Collapse

ADEOLA YUSUF

About six dead bodies have been evacuated so far from the rubbles of a three-storey building which collapsed in the Ebutte Meta area of Lagos Sunday night. The building located on 24 Ibadan street, Harbert Macauly Way, Oyingbo reportedly caved in around 9:30pm on Sunday. Over 23 persons were said to have been rescued from the rubble and treated. Men of the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, National Emergency Management Agency, among others are at the scene. The Lagos Teritorial Office, NEMA,  Mr Ibrahim…

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JUST IN: FIFA Slams N65m Fines on Nigeria Over Abuja Stadium Fracas

ADEOLA YUSUF

FIFA has fined Nigeria 150,000 Swiss France (about 65m) after fans invaded the stadium following the 2022 World Cup playoffs against Ghana’s Black Stars at the MKO Abiola Stadium, Abuja on March 29. The 1-1 draw played against Ghana meant Nigeria failed to qualify for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar after playing a goalless draw in the first leg in Kumasi Ghana. The result irked Nigerian fans who invaded the pitch, attacking players and officials and destroying things. FIFA’s Disciplinary Committee decried the poor organisation of the match for…

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OPEC Offers $14.3m Funding For Nigeria-Morocco Gas Pipeline

ADEOLA YUSUF

The OPEC Fund for International Development (OPEC) will provide $14.3 million to finance the second phase of the studies in the submarine Nigeria-Morocco gas pipeline project. Platforms Africa reports according to a statement by the Moroccan Ministry of Finance on Friday that the agreement was signed by the Moroccan Finance and Economy Minister Nadia Fettah and the General Director of the OPEC Fund, Abdulhamid Alkhalifa. This gas pipeline project would, according to data compiled by Platforms Africa,cover 7,000 km long through 13 West African countries, and extend to Europe READ…

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Police Launch Manhunt for Lady in Viral Sex Video With Dog

ADEOLA YUSUF

In another viral video, a light-skinned lady claiming she was paid a lump sum to have sex with the dog, wondered why she was being condemned. A lady who reportedly engaged in a sex with a dog in a viral video, has been declared wanted by the police. A video that has trended on the social media since last Thursday, has elicited shock. Reacting to the video, the Force Public Relations Officer, Muyiwa Adejobi in a statement said posting bestial-natured videos online won’t be tolerated in the country. Adejobi also vowed…

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CBN, NERC, Army HQ, Nicon Luxury Hotels, Others Suffer Blackout

ADEOLA YUSUF

AEDC Apologises, blames supply disruptions on vandalism   Major power supply disruptions have rocked Abuja, Nigeria’s administrative capital, putting the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), the Nigerian Army Headquarters, the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), Nicon Luxury Hotels and others financial and defence institutions off the grid, Platforms Africa reports. The Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC), which confirmed this in a notice obtained by Platforms Africa, blamed the situation on the cases of serious vandalism around its network specifically in the Central Business District and around the Lifecamp Round-about Abuja,…

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Not a big deal, N1.7m Involved, Says Lady Who Slept With Dog in Viral Video

ADEOLA YUSUF

“What is the big deal there? I only slept with a dog, I didn’t kill somebody… My boyfriend just broke with me; the video I made was purely to catch cruise.”   The lady who made a viral TikTok video claiming she slept with a dog for N1.7million has said it was not a big deal, as she is currently enjoying her money. The slim, light skinned lady with TikTok user ID @Veegodess has been trending on social media after saying Nigerians should “stop dying on the matter,” Platforms Africa reports.…

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