Governor Akeredolu meets with Buhari in Abuja to explain the mechanics of Amotekun

GOVERNOR Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State and President Muhammadu Buhari have scheduled a meeting for later today to thrash out the dynamics of the regional security outfit Amotekun that has been launched in southwest Nigeria.

 

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Tension mounts in Nnamdi Kanu's community as soldiers patrol amid fears he may show up

TENSION is mounting in Mazi Nnamdi Kanu's Isiama Afaraukwu community in Umuahia North Local Government Area of Abia State as soldiers have invaded the locality awaiting him should Mr Kanu arrival for his parents' funeral.

 

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Leon Balogun joins Championship side Wigan Athletic on loan until the end of the season

SUPER Eagles centreback Leon Balogun has joined English Championship side Wigan Athletic on loan until the end of the season in a bid to get more playing time due to his current inaction at Brighton Athletic.

 

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An alternative to Sanwoolu’s Okada ban: This would have been my Lagos transport policy to combat this hydra-headed monster

By Ayo Akinfe

(1) First and foremost, I would have staggered the ban, introducing new routes to it on a quarterly basis over the next two years. That way, people will be gradually moved into alternative employment

(2) Mobility technology companies like Gokada, ORide and Max.ng would be exempt from the ban. They pose no security risk whatsoever. If anything the states owes them as they have invested something like $100m into the Lagos economy

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Government drags 70,000 Kebbi farmers to court for failing to repay rice loans offered by CBN

NIGERIA'S federal government has dragged 70,000 farmers from Kebbi State to court for failing to repay the loans they received under a special N17bn ($46.8m) Anchor Borrower Programme funded by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).

 

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Edo State government and UK agree to work together on human trafficking and prostitution

EDO State government officials have entered into an agreement with the United Kingdom to introduce video-conferencing in courtrooms to make it easier for people to testify in cases of human trafficking as part of a move to stamp out the menace.

 

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Nama gives airlines owing it money 30 days to pay up of risk being shut down

NIGERIAN Airspace Management Agency (Nama) officials have given airlines that owe it money 30 days to bring their payments up to date of face the risk of having their operating licences revoked.

 

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Mikel restrained from punching Fernebahce's Emre who used the N world on him during league match

FORMER Super Eagles captain Mikel Obi had to be restrained by team mates over the weekend as he nearly punched Turkish player Emre Belozoglu who used racist language on him calling him a Nigger during a heated league match.

 

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Lagos State and Chinese embassy agree on quarantine regime for returning migrants

LAGOS State government officials and the Chinese embassy have reached an agreement on how travellers returning from China will be quarantined to prevent the spread of the corona virus across Nigeria.

 

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Amotekun will be protected by a anti-corruption unit or an ombudsman to prevent graft

GOVERNORS of the six states in southwestern Nigeria have resolved to set up anti-corruption units to monitor the funding of the regional security organisation Amotekun to ensure that its funds are not misappropriated.

 

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