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Agege, Surulere top list of areas with worst air quality in Lagos

Agege, Surulere top list of areas with worst air quality�in�Lagos

The Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency (LASEPA) has unveiled its latest Air Quality Index, revealing that Agege and Surulere rank as the areas with the worst air quality in Lagos State. This was disclosed in LASEPA’s Air Quality Index report for October 2024, which was shared on its verified X page on Tuesday. According to the report, Agege recorded the …

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Bill Gates quietly donates $50 Million to support Kamala Harris’ US Presidential campaign.

Bill Gates quietly donates $50 Million to support Kamala Harris’ US Presidential campaign.

Bill Gates, one of the richest people in the world, has reportedly donated USD 50 million to a nonprofit organisation supporting Democratic Presidential candidate Kamala Harris.   According to The New York Times, the donation was intended to remain confidential, as Gates has not publicly endorsed Harris, who is running against Republican Donald Trump in the upcoming November 5 election.   …

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Relocate now – Ogun Govt tells residents of flooded areas

Relocate now - Ogun Govt tells residents of flooded areas

The Ogun State Government has urged residents of flooded areas and communities across the state to relocate immediately. Some of the communities impacted by the recent release of water from Oyan Dam include Isheri, Riverview Estate, Oshorun Estate, OPIC Estate, Arepo, Mawere, Akute, Alagbole, Orimerunmu, and Magboro, among others. The government urged residents in these areas to pay attention to …

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Canadian lady bags 11 years imprisonment for importing illicit drug into Nigeria

Canadian lady bags 11 years imprisonment for importing illicit drug into Nigeria

A 41-year-old Canadian lady, Adrienne Munju, was on Wednesday 23rd October 2024 convicted and sentenced to 11 years imprisonment by a Federal High Court in Lagos for importing 74 parcels of Canadian Loud, a strong strain of synthetic cannabis weighing 35.20 kilograms into Nigeria.     Munju’s conviction followed her arraignment on two counts charge before Justice Dehinde Dipeolu of …

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Bobrisky rushed to hospital

Bobrisky rushed to hospital

Controversial cross dresser, Idris Okuneye, popularly known as Bobrisky has been reportedly rushed to a hospital due to rising body temperature, The Nation reported on Wednesday, October 23.   Bobrisky was arrested by the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) at Seme Border on Monday.    According to the Public Relations Officer of NIS, Deputy Controller of Immigration, Kenneth Udo, Bobrisky was …

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Tinubu nominates Bianca Odumegwu Ojukwu and six others as ministers

Tinubu nominates Bianca Odumegwu Ojukwu and six others as ministers

President Bola Tinubu has nominated seven new Ministers in a major restructuring aimed at improving government operations.   The appointment was announced in a statement issued by the presidency after the federal executive council meeting on Wednesday, October 23.   The seven newly nominated ministers are: Dr Nentawe Yilwatda (Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction); Muhammadu Maigari Dingyadi (Minister …

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Bauchi lawmaker laments kidnap and m8rder of his aide by one-chance criminals in Abuja despite ransom payment

Bauchi lawmaker laments kidnap and m8rder of his aide by one-chance criminals in Abuja despite ransom payment

A member of the House of Representatives, Hon. Ismail Dabo Haruna, has lamented the kidnap and brutal m8rder of his legislative aide, Nimah Sulaiman, despite ransom payment.   LIB reported that Nimah was kidnapped and killed by suspected ‘one chance’ criminals in Abuja on October 17, 2024.   Moving a motion at plenary on Tuesday, October 22, Haruna, who represents …

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