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The National Identity Management Commission has warned the public to beware of a fake app that claims to help link the National Identity Number to SIM cards. In a post on its Twitter handle, NIMC dissociated itself from the app saying it is run by fraudsters who use it to harvest people’s NIN and Bank Verification Number. “The app was ...
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January, 2021
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11 January
Damola Oke appointed acting LASU VC for 45 days
The Senate of the Lagos State University has appointed Oyedamola Oke as the acting vice-chancellor of the institution. He was appointed at the emergency senate meeting held on Monday. Oke succeeds Prof. Olanrewaju Fagbohun whose five-year tenure ended on January 11, 2021. LASU’s Head of Centre for Information, Press and Public Relations, Mr Ademola Adekoya, said, “Oke had over 61 ...
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11 January
37 perished in auto crashes…17 of them burnt to death
At least 20 people have been reported killed in a road accident along Bauchi – Maiduguri expressway near Tirwun village a suburb of Bauchi capital city. The Police Public Relations Officer, Bauchi Command Ahmed Wakili confirmed the accident to Channels Television and he says the corpses have been deposited in the ATBU Teaching Hospital Mortuary. According to Wakili, the accident ...
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11 January
Fani-Kayode Welcomes Baby, Hides Mum’s Identity
Former Aviation Minister,Chief Femi Fani-Kayode is in the news again. The Osun State born PDP chieftain has welcomed another baby boy. The baby, who was born on Saturday, is FFK ‘s fifth son. Announcing the baby’s birth on his social media handle, he wrote, “Welcome to the world son! You are a great blessing. I am so happy and so ...
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11 January
Lagos Health Centre closed, as staffs contract Covid-19
Some members of staff of the Meiran Health Centre, a suburb of ikeja, Lagos tested positive to the dreaded virus over the weekend! And in a swift reaction to contain and avert the spread of Corona Virus in the communities, the Chairman of Agbado/Oke-Odo LCDA, Hon. David Famuyiwa has ordered the immediate closure of Meiran Primary Health Centre. The Chairman ...
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11 January
Lagos govt impounds 100 Okadas Operating On Restricted Routes
In continuation of government efforts in ensuring sanity on Lagos roads and to get rid of defiant motorcyclists on restricted routes across the state, the operatives of the Lagos State Environmental and Special Offences (Enforcement) Unit (Taskforce) over the weekend impounded another 100 notorious illegal commercial motorcycles. The Chairman of the Agency, CSP Shola Jejeloye who led the enforcement exercise ...
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11 January
Bad times hit Dangote, loses $900m in 24 hrs, falls from 106 to 114th richest globally
The last few days are not the best of times for the richest person in Africa. The President/Chief Executive, Dangote Industries Limited, Aliko Dangote, saw his total net worth drop by $900m on Friday as his flagship company emerged the biggest loser at the end of trading on the Nigerian Stock Exchange. Bloomberg Billionaires Index, which is a ranking of ...
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11 January
Lagos closes Airport Bridge over tanker fire
The Lagos State Government has shut down Airport Bridge at Toyota on the Oshodi-Isolo Expressway over a recent tanker fire that affected the bridge. The state Commissioner for Transportation, Dr Frederic Oladeinde, in a statement he personally signed on Sunday, said the closure of the bridge to vehicular movement was to enable the government to conduct structural engineering tests on ...
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11 January
Ajax stay top after dramatic draw against PSV Eindhoven
Ajax maintained their lead at the top of the Eredivisie on Sunday after coming back from two goals down to draw 2-2 with title rivals PSV Eindhoven. The champions stay a point ahead of PSV after the draw in Amsterdam, which came thanks to goals from Quincy Promes and Antony after a first-half Eran Zahavi brace had put the away ...
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11 January
Claims & counter claims over Fulani/Amotekun clash in Oyo State
Untold stories are getting revealed about the clash between Fulani herdsmen and Amotekun ,around Ibarapa area of Oyo State last week. The Commandant, Oyo State Security Network Agency, Operation Amotekun, Col. Olayinka Olayanju (retd.), has dismissed a viral report alleging that there were clashes between the men of the corps and Fulani herdsmen in Ibarapa and Oke Ogun axis of ...
