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The Amotekun Corps has not been integrated into the security architecture in Lagos because the state lacks a formal operational base for it to function, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu said on Monday. The Governor spoke on Arise Television while answering questions on how his administration has fared in the last two years. According to him, the concept of Amotekun was for ... Read More »

Acting Director-General, National Broadcasting Commission, Prof. Armstrong Idachaba The National Broadcasting Commission has directed all broadcast stations in the country to suspend the patronage of Twitter with immediate effect. The NBC said the decision followed the suspension of Twitter operations in Nigeria by the Federal Government over the persistent use of the platform for activities that are capable of undermining ... Read More »

Zaki of Arigidi, Oba Yisa Olanipekun, has asked the Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN) to keep the body of its late founder Prophet Temitope Joshua intact. A delegation from SCOAN is said to be heading for Arigidi to announce his demise and submit factual report on his passage. Late Prophet TB Joshua hails from Arigidi in Akoko North West ... Read More »

The Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN) has confirmed death of its founder and General Overseer Prophet TB Joshua. It said Joshua died in Lagos on Saturday after concluding a church programme. His last words, according to the church, were “Watch and pray.” Joshua was 57. The church made the announcement in a post on the TB Joshua Ministries official ... Read More »

Jack: “Dear @MBuhari, we have no idea or what country you are leading”. The derogatory manner to which Jack talks to an African President leaves sour taste suggesting a Whiteman’s wild imagination that he can talk dawn at any Blackman from any part in Africa – be it a President or its country. This is not just an insult to ... Read More »

Telecommunications companies in Nigeria including MTN, Airtel, Glo and 9Mobile have started blocking access to the  micrexoblogging site, Twitter, Newsthumb  confimed authoritatively. The telcos said they received a directive from the Nigerian Communications Commission to block access to Twitter in the country following the suspension by the Federal Government on Friday. The Nigerian Twitterati woke up on Saturday encountering difficulty ... Read More »

The Federal Government has suspended, indefinitely, the operations of microblogging and social networking service, Twitter, in Nigeria. This was announced on Friday by the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, according to a statement by his Special Assistant on Media, Segun Adeyemi. However, checks by our correspondent showed that Twitter is still up in Nigeria as of the time ... Read More »

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission(EFCC) has asked all Managing Directors of banks, their deputies and Executive Directors to submit their asset The Nation learnt they have up to two weeks to do so or risk 10-year jail term. The top executives are first on the list of bankers expected to declare their assets. According to a top source, the ... Read More »

•From left: Lagos State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice Moyosore Onigbanjo (SAN); Sanwo-Olu; Abiodun and Ogun State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice Akingbolahan Adeniran during the signing of athe MoU. In several places, the boundaries between Lagos and Ogun states have blurred so much that telling them apart is almost an exercise in futility. This reality has confronted residents of ... Read More »

     Johnson onifade Abeokuta A prominent Traditional ruler in Ogun central senatorial district of ogun state His Royal majesty Oba kayode kusoro has declared that The location of the proposed Airport at WASINMI town would boost commercial activities in Iga Olowu and its environs .     According to oba kayode Adio kusoro the oluaga of Iga Olowo land ... Read More »