January 27, 2021

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Police Clears-Air On Alleged Influx Of Herdsmen To Ekiti Forests

January 27, 2021 5:57 pm

The Police Command in Ekiti State on Wednesday denied insinuations that there was an influx of herdsmen into forests in the state from Ondo State forest reserves as being reported in the media.

The command disclosed this in a statement signed in Ado-Ekiti by Mr. Sunday Abutu, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), on behalf of the state Commissioner of Police (CP), Mr. Tunde Mobayo.

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The statement said the command had neither sighted nor received any report of herders migrating or relocating into any part of the state of its …

FG To Shut Third Mainland Bridge For Another 72 hours

FG To Shut Third Mainland Bridge For Another 72 hours

January 27, 2021 4:56 pm

The Federal Controller of Works Lagos, Mr. Olukayode Popoola on Wednesday announced another three days of a total shutdown of the Third Mainland Bridge for another round of delicate expansion joints replacement.

Popoola told a correspondent on a telephone that the shutdown would take effect from midnight on Friday to midnight of Monday, Feb. 1.

He explained that construction works had reached the stage for casting concrete on additional three expansion joints, hence the need to stop all movements on the bridge that could cause vibrations.

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He said …

National Assembly Will Pass PIB Into Law April - Gbajabiamila

National Assembly Will Pass PIB Into Law April – Gbajabiamila

January 27, 2021 2:06 pm

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, on Wednesday, promised Nigerians that the parliament will pass the long-awaited Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) into law in April this year all things being equal.

The Speaker gave the assurance while delivering his remarks at the public hearing organized by the House Ad hoc Committee on PIB at the National Assembly Complex in Abuja.

He said despite the position of any vested interest, the parliament will ensure that it protects the interest of Nigeria and Nigerians in the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB).

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Italy Quizzes Facebook After TikTok Child Death Row

Italy Quizzes Facebook After TikTok Child Death Row

January 27, 2021 1:20 pm

Italy’s privacy watchdog on Wednesday said it was probing how minors access Facebook and Instagram, after taking action against TikTok following the death of a 10-year-old girl.

The child died in a Sicilian hospital after allegedly taking part in a challenge on video-sharing network TikTok, despite its terms and conditions stating that users must be at least 13.

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Italy’s data protection agency last week blocked access to the network for users whose age could not be verified.

And following media reports that the girl also had accounts on other social …

Like Kamala Harris, Like Celia Osakwe-Hibbert

Like Kamala Harris, Like Celia Osakwe-Hibbert

January 27, 2021 6:56 am

Many women have made their marks in history. As queens, warriors, technocrats, housewives and chambermaids; the ancient phenomenon of giving a woman an inch and watching her fill a kilometre is still as riveting today as it was in the days of Marie Curie, Queen Boudicca, Catherine the Great, and Cleopatra.

Today, Kamala Harris is in the world’s spotlight as she recently became the third most powerful woman in the world. She became the third most powerful woman in the world by virtue of being elected as America’s vice-president, according to the latest rankings of a popular annual power list. …

Mali Officially Disbands Military Junta

Mali Officially Disbands Military Junta

January 27, 2021 6:01 am

Mali has officially disbanded its military junta, according to a government decree seen by AFP on Tuesday, over five months after the army deposed president Ibrahim Boubacar Keita.

The junta briefly governed the country after the August 18 coup and formally remained in place even after the putschists handed power to a civilian interim government.

As per a decree dated January 18 and obtained from a military official from sources of the ground, ‘The National Committee for the Salvation of the People (CNSP) is dissolved.’

This comes five months after the military coup staged on August 18 and in response …

Ondo People Cannot Continue To Live In Fear – Akeredolu

Ondo People Cannot Continue To Live In Fear – Akeredolu

January 27, 2021 5:51 am

The Governor of Ondo State, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, has affirmed that the people of the state cannot continue to live in fear occurring from kidnapping and crimes in the state.

Akeredolu disclosed this while receiving AIG Isaac Akinmoyede, the newly posted Assistant Inspection-General of Police for Zone 17, headquartered in Akure, and Brig. Gen. Raymond Utsaha, the new Brigade Commander of the 32 Artillery, Owena Cantonment in the state.

The governor advised the new AIG and Brigade Commander to collaborate with other security agencies in Ondo for optimal performance, assuring them of a good working relationship as extended to their predecessors …

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