Day: August 2, 2023

TikTok User Jailed Three Years For Cyberstalking Eniola Badmus

ADEOLA YUSUF

A female TikTok user, Nwakaego Okoye, has been sentenced to three years imprisonment for cyberstalking Nollywood actress, Eniola Badmus. Justice Nicholas Oweibo of the Federal High Court sitting in Lagos gave the ruling on Wednesday. The judge convicted Nwakaego after she pleaded guilty to a two-count charge of cyberstalking. In a consideration that followed the convict’s remorse, Justice Oweibo however gave her an option of paying a fine of N150,000 in lieu of jail time. READ ALSO: Labour Protests Spread To Kaduna, Kano, Bayelsa, Others Angry Protesters Pull Down National…

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Labour Protests Spread To Kaduna, Kano, Bayelsa, Others

Ganiyu Amodu

Thousands of workers in Kano, Kaduna, Bayelsa and other states across the country on Wednesday, August 2, joined the protests declared by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) over economic challenges faced by Nigerians following the removal of petrol subsidy. In Kano State, workers from various sectors, dressed in red and green caps, and carrying placards with different inscriptions, marched through major streets, chanting slogans and ‘aluta songs’ to demand improved welfare and an end to the current economic hardship. READ ALSO: Angry Protesters Pull Down National Assembly Gate Nigeria’s Oil…

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Angry Protesters Pull Down National Assembly Gate

Ganiyu Amodu

Angry protesters have pulled down the gate of the National Assembly complex in Abuja. Earlier, the protesters led by the leaders of the Organised Labour, Joe Ajaero of the Nigeria Labour Congress and Festus Osifo of the Trade Union Congress asked security operatives stationed at the legislative building to open the gate to allow the angry workers to express their displeasure. READ ALSO: Nigeria’s Oil Production Outage Dips OPEC July Output by 26.04m Barrels It’s For Training: Facts About Plane That Crashed In Lagos + PHOTOS JUST IN: ASUU Declares…

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Nigeria’s Oil Production Outage Dips OPEC July Output by 26.04m Barrels

Abibat Babalola

Oil production output by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, OPEC, fell in July as an outage curbed Nigerian supply. The decline was also caused after Saudi Arabia made an additional voluntary cut as part of the OPEC+ producer group’s latest agreement to support the market. The OPEC has pumped 27.34 million barrels per day (bpd) in the month in review, down 840,000 bpd from June, which is the lowest since September 2021, according to Reuters surveys. READ ALSO: It’s For Training: Facts About Helicopter That Crashed In Lagos…

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It’s For Training: Facts About Plane That Crashed In Lagos + PHOTOS

Ganiyu Amodu

“It crashed on Ikeja popular Oba Akran road, rammed into a builing,” details emerged on how the helicopter with four on-board come sadly, suddenly down from the sky   Four people narrowly escaped death on Tuesday after a helicopter crashed in the Oba Akran area of Ikeja, Lagos State. The incident happened on Tuesday afternoon close to a branch of the United Bank for Africa in the area. It was gathered that the chopper was used for training when it crashed into a building and went up in flames. The…

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Nigeria Reason We Begin W’Cup Prize Money Payment Directly To Players -FIFA

Ganiyu Amodu

“The prize money has been ring-fenced first time ever in the history of FIFA to ensure that it goes to you (Super Falcons).”   World football body FIFA has announced its plan to pay prize money directly into the players’ accounts of the winners of the ongoing women’s World Cup in Australia/New Zealand. Platforms Africa reports that FIFA Secretary-General, Fatma Samoura, confirmed this in a viral video on social media saying the policy change is due to unpaid allowance issues involving Nigeria’s Super Falcons. The Falcons head coach, Randy Waldrum,…

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NCC, BPSR To Embark On Digitization Of Govt Processes

Abibat Babalola

For a start, the Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Danbatta and the Director-General, Bureau of Public Service Reforms (BPSR), Dr. Dasuki Arabi have penned a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to jointly work towards accelerating the digitisation reform process in government. Speaking at the event, which took place at the NCC’s Head Office in Abuja recently, Danbatta said collaboration between the two organizations is consistent with NCC’s Strategic Vision Plan (SVP) to partner and collaborate with relevant stakeholders. He noted that the MoU will enhance…

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Subsidy: Labour Dares Tinubu, Begins Nationwide Protest Today

Aliyu Aliyu

… Police ordered watertight security   The much anticipated Labour Protests will start today across the country as part of the efforts to make the Nigeriqn Government reverse its decision on the removal of subsidy. The parties involved have not been able to find common ground despite engaging themselves in a series of meetings for two consecutive days. The two-day meeting between the Federal Government and the organised labour ended in a deadlock on Tuesday, and the Nigerian Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress leaders have vowed to go…

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Female Doctor Dies In Lagos Hospital Elevator Days To Housemanship Completion

Abibat Babalola

“She was on her way to collect her meal from a dispatch rider,” pity-evoking details emerged on the sad, sudden end of a promising young graduate       The accident occurred while she was on her way to collect her meal from a dispatch ride, just two weeks before completing her housemanship The faulty elevator crashed from the 10th floor to the ground floor, leading to the fatal accident Despite efforts from the medical team, Dr. Diaso passed away after being rushed to the emergency ward. READ ALSO: BREAKING:…

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