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*States activate measures to mitigate impact of flooding; set up IDPs camps  *Confusion, tales of hardship as relocation order comes into effect; as some communities refuse to obey Following torrential rains and the recent devastation of Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, due to collapse of Alau Dam, Nigerians in littoral states of the country are currently on edge over a possible re-enactment of similar tragedies in the wake of the reported release of excess water from Lagdo Dam in Cameroun.  Recall that the Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency, NIHSA, had on Tuesday September 17, 2024, issued a warning of possible severe flooding that will affect approximately 11 states across the country, with the release of water from Lagdo Dam. States likely to be impacted and which border the Benue River, include Adamawa, Taraba, Benue, Nasarawa, Kogi, Edo, Delta, Anambra, Bayelsa, Cross-River, and Rivers.  NIHSA also advised people in these states as well as officials of governmen...

•I didn’t pay money to EFCC —Bobrisky  •FG orders probe of Prisons Service •NBA demands independent investigation by AGF, NSA   Controversial cross-dresser, Idris Okuneye, popularly known as Bobrisky, is at the centre of the storm again, after he revealed in a viral audio released by activist Martins Otse, also known as VeryDarkMan, that some unnamed Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, operatives collected  N15 million bribe from him to drop the money laundering charges against him.  Recall that Bobrisky was sentenced to six months in prison in April by a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos after he pleaded guilty to a Naira abuse charge preferred against him by the EFCC. He was released on August 5 after serving his terms. In a viral audio released yesterday by VeryDarkMan, Bobrisky was heard in a television conversation with an unknown person claiming that some unnamed EFCC operatives collected N15 million from him to drop a money laundering allega...

Jonathan Goodluck, Nigeria ex-President. •Says political gladiators responsible for the dirty state of politics in Nigeria, Africa ....adding politicians come to play politics with their dirty minds, dirty hearts, dirty characters FORMER Nigeria’s President, Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has stated that the struggle for power remains the major cause of conflicts on the African continent. Jonathan gave the remark on Tuesday at a a programme organized by the Institute for Peace and Conflict Resolution (IPCR) and partners in commemoration of the International Day of Peace in Abuja, where he was honoured as a Fellow of the Institute. He became the second individual to be so honoured after Gen. Yakubu Gowon (Rtd), Nigeria Head of State who presided over the reintegration of Nigeria after the Civil War, was given the same award last year Speaking at the event, Jonathan said: “Actually, 10 top countries are in conflict globally. Three of them are in sub-Saharan Africa. And quite a number of cou...

Donald Trump 2024 American Presidential election, one of Donald Triump’s presidential campaign speech Entitled: The world must read my story My name is Donald John Trump. I was born on the 14th of June in 1947.. Throughout my life, I was a business man and real estate developer who has employed a lot of Americans before I decided to run for the seat of American presidency in 2016. For the past years before I became the president, I have watched how the Democrats, Obama and Biden ruined the pride of America and almost destroyed the world. I saw how Obama and Biden destroyed Libya by killing Mamma Gadaaffi and ruined that beautiful country into what it is today. I saw how Obama and Biden influenced the  Nigerian election in 2015 by creating a terrorist group called Boko Haram to destabilize Nigeria under the former president so as to put in his vassal. I saw how ISIS were killing Americans and beheading people without remorse while Obama and Biden administration kept funding them. Fr...

Alhaji Aliko Dangote •Mixed reactions trail request •As PENGASSAN urges FG to increase stake in refinery to 45% President of Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, has advocated for total removal of fuel subsidy, saying it is no longer sustainable.   The federal government indirectly reintroduced subsidy on petrol, barely one year after President Bola Tinubu, during his inauguaration speech on May 29, 2023, declared: “Subsidy is gone.”   In an interview on Bloomberg Television in New York on Monday, Dangote said the removal of subsidy would take care of any discrepancy in consumption figures and also help government save money. Accordingto him, “once you are subsidising something, then people will bloat the price and then the government will end up paying what they are not supposed to be paying. It is the right time to get rid of subsidies.” Dangote said: “All countries have gotten rid of subsidy. Let me give you an example. Saudi Arabia used to give, what Saudis, the ...

Pepsodent, a leading global toothpaste brand,has launched a nationwide oral health campaign aimed at reaching 2.1million primary school pupils across four states in Nigeria.  This initiative is part of Pepsodent’s ongoing mission to promote oral hygiene, will cover 3,818 schools across Lagos, Ogun, Oyo and Kano state. The campaign commenced simultaneously at 20 primary schools in Lagos. T he campaign will cover Local Government Areas (LGAs) including Alimosho, Ajeromi-Ifelodun, Oshodi-Isolo, Ikeja, Kosofe, Agege, Mushin, Surulere, Shomolu, IfakoIjaiye, and Lagos Mainland. In Oyo, the LGAs involved are Afijio, Atiba, Iseyin, Lagelu, Oluyole, Egbeda, Akinyele, Ido, Ogbomoso, and Oyo East and West. In Ogun State, the LGAs include Ado Odo Ota, Owode, and Abeokuta North and South, while Kano’s LGAs include Ungongo, Kumbotso, Nassarawa, Gezawa, and Gwale. Participating schools in Lagos include De-Bright Nursery and Primary School, Dele Ajomale Primary School, Isolo, Ire-Akari Primary Sch...

*Says results unacceptable *Lawyers’ forensic analysis’ll determine my next move – Akpata  *Says APC, PDP turned poll to transaction, not election *FEC, Oyebanji, Sanwo-Olu, Abiodun,Aiyedatiwa, Ododo, others greet Okpebholo lIt was state capture, not election – Obi *Poll failed integrity test – Yiaga AfricalReview IReV uploads amid discrepancies, CDD urges INEC Less than 24 hours after the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, declared Senator Monday Okpebholo of the All Progressives Congress, APC, as winner of Edo State governorship election, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has vowed go to court to retrieve its “stolen mandate.” The position of PDP came on a day one of the civil society groups that monitored the election, Yiaga Africa, said the election failed integrity test, just as the Centre for Democracy and Development, CDD, asked INEC to review its IReV uploads amid discrepancies. PDP  acting National Chairman, Amb. Umar Damagum, announced the party’s posi...

FIFTEEN persons have been confirmed killed in Adamawa State, in a cholera outbreak. The figure might be much much higher as no fewer than 300 other affected persons are in hospitals. The epidemic has so far ravaged four local government areas of the state. Confirming the outbreak in Yola, the state Commissioner of Health and Human Services, Felix Tangwami, noted that seven of the casualties were recorded at government facility while the eight others were recorded in the communities. He disclosed that the four affected local government areas include Yola South, Yola North, Fufore and Girei. Tangwami added that government in partnership with development partners was on top of the situation, noting that so far the state government has secured 200,000 cholera vaccines from UNICEF, isolating patients, administering treatment on the patients and conducting the required laboratory tests to ascertain the organism causing the acute watery diarrhea as part of the containment measures. He noted ...

•Lawyers blast FG's ‘repressive' tactics against #EndBadGovernance protesters  •Govt's silence over protesters' demand ill advised — Nnimmo Bassey THE Federal Government, weekend, released six #EndBadGovernance protesters out of the over 1,403 arrested and detained nationwide. Recall that a Federal High Court, sitting in Abuja, had, recently, granted an impossible bail of N10 million each to 10 of the protesters arraigned before the court on treason-related charges. The protests, which began on August 1, 2024, were sparked by the worsening economic crisis, hunger and demands for good governance. However, security agencies had used excessive force, leading to casualties and arrests. This came as some lawyers criticised the Federal Government's 'repressive' tactics against demonstrators in response to the #EndBadGovernance protests. They argued that charges of treasonable felony and sedition against protesters were unfounded and aimed at intimidating citizens...

Senate President Godswill Akpabio (3rd left); APC Governorship Candidate,  Monday Okpebholo (3rd right); Mr Philip Shaibu, former Deputy Governor of Edo State and others rejoicing over APC victory in Edo governorship election.  •A new Edo is rising — Governor-elect •How Okpebholo floored Ighodalo with 44,012 votes•PDP backs Gov Fintiri, Insists Ighodalo won•CSOs express concern, say collation disruptions affect result credibility•Processes, rule of law disregarded —Obaseki •Tinubu to Okpebholo: It’s a call to service •For me, it is a personal fulfilment —Oshiomhole AT exactly 9.28pm, yesterday, Senator Monday Okpebholo of the All Progressives Congress, APC, was declared winner of the Edo State 2024 governorship election, sparking celebration in the state. He polled 291,667 votes to beat his closest marker, Dr Asue Ighodalo, of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, who scored 247,655 votes. Okpebholo was better with 44,012 votes and emerged victorious in Edo’s keenest governorship...