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Lagos Police Arrest Three For Staging Street Carnival

ADEOLA YUSUF

The Lagos State Police Command said its operatives have arrested three men for disturbing public peace in the Shasha, Akowonjo area of the state. The command disclosed this in a statement on Saturday via its official handle on X. The statement, which was issued by the state Public Police Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, said the men, Julius Osimirin, 43, Isiaka Kabiru, 16, and Ajewole Ajugba, 42,  were arrested for disregarding existing laws regulating the use of speakers in public in the state. READ ALSO: As Kids Return For The New…

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Oil Firms, Banks Missing In 25 Best Places To Work In Africa List

ADEOLA YUSUF

Here is see-for-yourself list of top 25 best work places in Africa in 2023 released by Best Places to Work organisation. Number 20 may surprise you!   The Best Places to Work organisation has unveiled its highly anticipated list of the top 25 most outstanding employers in Africa for the year 2023. Platforms Africa reports that no oil company made the list while all major bank, with the exception of Ecobank, were conspicuously missing. The programme, known for recognising exemplary workplaces, conducted extensive evaluations encompassing over 500 organisations operating across the…

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Senate Begins Amendment Of Cybercrime Act ,As NUJ,NCC,Others Make Inputs

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As the Nigerian Senate commenced the process to amend the Cybercrime Act 2015, Senate President Godswill Akpabio has disclosed how the country suffered financial losses as a result of cybercrime actors activities. Senator Akpabio made the disclosure in his remarks while declaring open a one-day public hearing on the Cybercrime (Prohibition and Prevention) Act (Amendment) Bill, 2023 at the Senate Complex, Abuja, on Wednesday. Akpabio, who was represented by the Leader of the Senate, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele, harped on the need to establish a comprehensive legal framework to deter, investigate,…

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Mohbad Was Stabbed To Death, His Cloth Used To Mop His Blood — Aunt

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A woman who identified herself as the sister of Joseph Aloba, the father of Ilerioluwa Aloba, aka Mohbad, has made what can be considered as fresh revelations on the death of the musician. Platforms Africa reports that Mohbad died in controversial circumstances on September 12, 2023 in Lagos. He was hurriedly buried on September 13, 2023 in Ikorodu area of Lagos State. This led many to call for a probe of the circumstances surrounding his death. The Lagos State Police Command in furtherance of the probe, backed by the Lagos…

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80 Year-old Trader Dies In Lagos Two-Storey Building Collapse

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..Occupants refused to vacate marked distressed building, say officials It was a tragic scene yesterday when the body of an 80-year-old petty trader was recovered from the rubble of a collapsed two-storey building in the Oyingbo area of Lagos Mainland. The octogenarian was a sole casualty in the incident, which occurred at about 8:00a.m. The building was located at 34 Oloto Street, Borno Way, off Freeman Street, Oyingbo, in Lagos Mainland Local Council of the state. It was learnt that the building was one of several distressed buildings marked for demolition four…

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Appeal Court sacks Kano Governor Abba Yusuf

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The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja on Friday sacked Kano State Governor Abba Yusuf, declaring Nasir Gawuna as the lawfully elected candidate in the March 18 election. The panel upheld the verdict of the tribunal led by Justice Oluyemi Akintan Osadebay which sacked Yusuf on September 20, 2023. The tribunal made up of three members led by Oluyemi Asadebay had ruled in favour of the APC candidate. READ ALSO: Abuja Court Sends Emefiele To Kuje prison BREAKING: Nigerian Government Arraigns Emefiele On Six Counts Of Alleged N1.6bn Procurement Fraud…

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He Said, ‘Idiot, What Are You Doing Here?” My Banters With Mr Ibu After Amputation – Lucky

ADEOLA YUSUF

Hilarious encounter between Charles Inojie of The Johnsons and Mr. Ibu on his hospital bed       I never thought I could ever be able to relate this chapter of my encounter with Mr Ibu on his sick bed because I had this funny feeling that it had the potential of making light of a very dire situation as his condition presented. Well, the enigmatic humour monger himself, Ali Baba, has given me a soft landing to go ahead. I walked into his private ward in the ICU in…

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62 Year-Old Salawa Abeni Unveils Husband Number 3

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A “Gentle Lady” And Her Three Hubbies – close up on lyrics, love, and life of first female artist in Yoruba Songs to sell over a million copies of recordings in Nigeria + what she said on her third husband, a Customs boss   The 62 year-old Waka Queen, Alhaja Salawa Abeni Alidu, has unveiled Rasheed Adahunse, a Customs Boss, as her “darling husband.” Platforms Africa reports that the unuon, which was actually sealed in 2019, was made public by the “gentle lady” crooner during the retirement of Adahunse from…

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Communication Services To Reach 80% Of Nigerians By 2027 – NCC

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Lagos, Nov 11, 2023 – The Nigeria Communication Commission (NCC) plans to ensure that communication services reach at least 80 percent of Nigeria’s population, particularly the underserved and unserved, by 2027. The Commission also plans to boost Nigeria’s broadband penetration rate to 70% by the end of 2023 by laying of 95,000 kilometres of fibre optic cables across the country. Dr. Aminu Maida, the Executive Vice Chairman of the NCC, said these in a keynote address at the just concluded Africa Tech Alliance Forum (AfriTECH 3.0) in Lagos. READ ALSO: You…

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Eleventh Hour To Grandest Legacy, Five Banana Peels that Got Netanyahu Crashing (1)

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  Benjamin Netanyahu, the 74-year old Israeli Prime Minister is ambitious, strategic and a goal-getter. Yet in his legendary lies his weakness – the insatiable appetite to continuously win. As the Israeli society grapples with the reality of the October 7 attack launched by the Palestinian group – Hamas, with accusing fingers being pointed at the direction of the Prime Minister, Platforms Africa’s Foreign Affairs editor, Nurudeen Oyewole, takes a look at five political blunders turning the once-deified Netanyahu to object of infamy and a potential goner from the seat…

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