Breaking News this Afternoon in Nigeria Saturday 13th February 2021
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Ibadan communal clash: Makinde imposes 13-hour curfew, closes down Shaha Market
From Oluseye Ojo, Ibadan Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has imposed a 13-hour curfew on the popular Shasha community in Ibadan, following a communal clash that broke out between Yoruba and Hausa in the area since Thursday February 11, this year. The curfew is to run from 6p.m. to 7 a.m., until further notice.
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#Occupylekkitollgate: Police arrest Mr Macaroni, seize protesters’ phones
Popular comedian Debo Adebayo aka Mr Macaroni has been picked up by Police operatives at Lekki toll gate. The comedian joined protesters at the the tollgate to express their dissatisfaction with the decision of the Lagos State Judicial Panel of Inquiry allowing its operator, Lekki Concession Company to reopen the Lekki tollgate. Adebayo was said
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Insecurity: I’m worried about level of destruction of lives, property in Nigeria – Obi
From David Onwuchekwa, Nnewi The Vice Presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2019 elections, Mr Peter Obi has expressed worry about what he described as the worsening level of insecurity in Nigeria, while calling on the newly appointed service chiefs to rise to the challenge and secure the nation. Obi in
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Extra judiciary killings: Kebbi Deputy Gov vows to fish out criminals in Zuru
From Olanrewaju Lawal, Birnin Kebbi The Kebbi State Deputy Governor, Col. Samaila Yombe Dabai (rtd) has vowed to fish out criminals elements among the ‘Yan Sakai’ Volunteer Vigilante group in Zuru Emirate area of the state who were involving in extra judiciary killings and obstructions of Courts processes. Dabai, who stated this while speaking with
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COVID-19: Ekiti shuts FUOYE classes, labs indefinitely for defying guidelines
From Priscilla Ediare, Ado-Ekiti The Ekiti State COVID-19 Taskforce has shut physical classes and laboratories of the Federal University Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE), Oye Local Government Area of the state over noncompliance with guidelines to contain the spread of the virus. The indefinite closure was attributed to the filling up of the institution’s lecture halls and laboratories
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Plateau: Women battling VVF lament being abandoned by husbands
From Gyang Bere, Jos Life has been very pathetic for Mrs Talatu Musa, a woman living with the burden of Vesico-Vaginal Fistula (VVF) for 28 years before her encounter with medical personnel of Evangel VVF Centre Jos, said she was abandoned by her husband when she contacted the disease. Mrs Musa, who got marred at
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NEMA promotes 212 staff
From Okwe Obi, Abuja The Director General of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Air Vice Marshal Muhammadu Muhammed (rtd), has announced the promotion of 212 members of staff, following their successful performance in the recent promotion examinations conducted by both the Senior and Junior Staff Establishment Committees of the Agency. According to Mohammed, 144
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COVID-19: Police parade 46 curfew violators in Delta
From Paul Osuyi, Asaba Forty-six persons have been arrested by the police in Delta State for allegedly violating the curfew imposed by the state government as part of measures to check the spread of COVID-19. The suspects which include 36 males and 10 females were arrested in various parts of the state for violating the
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Police take over Lekki Toll Plaza
In a move to forestall the planned #Occupylekkitollgate protest in Lagos, armed police men at the weekend took over the Lekki toll gate. Sources said heavy police presence was noticed at the toll plaza, as motorist who drove pass the toll plaza gave report of personnel of the Nigeria Police Force mounting vigil at the
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Planned Lekki Toll Gate protests: Back down, LCC pleads with organisers, participants
By Moses Akaigwe Lekki Concession Company Limited (LCC) has appealed to the organisers of the- #OccupyLekkiTollGate, #DefendLagos/ #DemNoBornDemPapa, planned to hold on Saturday, as well as the intending demonstrators, to reconsider their decisions in order to avoid the ruinous effects of similar protests in October, 2020. LCC Managing Director, Yomi Omomuwasan, said yesterday that
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Turkey: 15 sailors kidnapped off Nigeria are free
Turkey on Friday announced the release of 15 sailors kidnapped on a cargo ship off the coast of Nigeria last month. Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said the Mozart’s crew were all in good health and would fly back to Turkey from the Nigerian capital Abuja within days. “We are going to repatriate our compatriots,”
#OccupyLekkiTollGate: Popular Instagram comedian, ‘Mr Macaroni’ arrested by police
Popular Instagram comedian, Debo Adebayo aka Mr Macaroni, has been arrested by the police at Lekki Toll Plaza on Saturday morning. Although details of his arrest are sketchy, he later posted a video of himself inside the Black Maria which the police used to whisk him and about 10 others away from the location
Aussie Open: Tsitsipas strolls into fourth round
Fifth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas put in a dominant performance to thrash Swede Mikael Ymer 6-4 6-1 6-1 and canter into the fourth round of the Australian Open on Saturday. After a closely contested opening set when Tsitsipas could manage only a single break of the 95th-ranked Ymer’s serve, the Greek raised his level
JUST IN: Police arrest protesters at Lekki Toll Plaza
At least 10 protesters have been arrested at the Lekki Toll Plaza, venue of the proposed “Occupy Lagos” protest which was scheduled for Saturday. Although they had promised to be peaceful, however, security operatives were having none of that an promptly picked them up and drove them away inside one of their vehicles. Both
COVID-19: NCDC confirms 24 deaths,1,005 fresh infections
Nigeria’s single-day count of deaths recorded another increase on Friday, with 24 persons confirmed to have died of coronavirus complications across the country. According to data published by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), this is the country’s highest daily count within the past two weeks. The last time the single-day tally of
Melbourne starts snap virus lockdown, no crowds at Australian Open
Australia’s second most populous state Victoria entered a five-day lockdown on Saturday as authorities raced to prevent a third wave of COVID-19 cases sparked by the highly infections UK variant. One new locally acquired case was confirmed in the past 24 hours, health authorities said on Saturday, taking the number of cases tied to
L’Oreal sees post-pandemic ‘roaring 20s’ driving cosmetics rebound
L’Oreal, the world’s biggest cosmetics group, forecast a strong rebound in makeup sales when the COVID-19 pandemic gives way to a “roaring 20s” when people get dressed up and go out again to socialise. Shares in L’Oreal, owner of brands such as Maybelline, Lancome and Garnier, rose on Friday after the group reported higher
Aussie Open: Pliskova points to ring rust as Czech exits in third round
Karolina Pliskova said she never got into her comfort zone on Saturday as the sixth seed exited the Australian Open following a 7-5 7-5 third-round defeat by Czech compatriot Karolina Muchova at Rod Laver Arena. Pliskova’s frustrations boiled over in the first set as she received a code violation for racket abuse and
Tributes as Jakande is laid to rest in Lagos
?PDP urges Nigerian leaders to emulate former governor Even in death, tributes were in torrents yesterday as the body of the Lagos first Executive Governor, Alhaji Lateef Jakande, was laid to rest at the Vaults and Gardens, Ikoyi, Lagos. Eminent personalities comprising top politicians, business moguls, statesmen, family members, and other well-wishers were among the
S’Court affirms right of Nigerian communities to sue Shell in UK
Reprieve came the way of Nigerian farmers yesterday, when the United Kingdom’s Supreme Court allowed a group of 42,500 Nigerian farmers and fishermen to sue Royal Dutch Shell (RDS) in English courts, after years of oil spills in the Niger Delta contaminated land and groundwater. The decision comes almost two years after a seminal ruling
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