Moments after the video clip of how Operation Fox Hunt 2 of the Dubai police arrested an Instagram celebrity, Ramoni Igbalode, popularly known as Hushpuppi for committing a fraud amounting to 1.6 billion dirhams, Nigerians have taken it to their twitter accounts to react differently to the apprehension. Reactions to Hushpuppi’s arrest A UK based Nigerian doctor and a popular figure on Twitter, Dr Harvey Olufunmilayo, @DrOlufunmilayo has decried the acts of Hushpuppi and other internet fraudsters, saying they are not only trying to survive but are capable of killing their victims. Another twitter user @danny_rabz posted a screenshot of…
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Ahead of the September 19 governorship election in Edo State, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors’ Forum, has asked the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the nation’s security agencies, among others government agencies to ensure that the election is free and fair. The PDP Governors’ Forum, under the leadership of Hon. Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, made the call in his congratulatory message to Governor Godwin Obaseki on his emergence as the flag bearer of the PDP in the Edo State governorship election. The Forum, in a statement signed by its Director General, Hon CID Maduabum in Abuja, also urged Nigerians…
The vigilant Nigerian Army troops of Operation Lafiya Dole have dealt decisively with the fighters of Boko Haram on Thursday, June 25, 2020 at Malam Fatori axis of northern Borno as they attempted to infiltrate the neighboring villages in search of food items. It was gathered that the terrorists are already battling with shortage of logistics since their Main Supply Routes (MSR) have been blocked by the military. However, dozens of the terrorists were reportedly killed by the troops of Nigerian Army while several others escaped with fatal gun shot wounds.
Governor of Delta State, Dr Ifeanyi Okowa has confirmed that one his daughters has tested positive to coronavirus. The governor on his verified Twitter handle said he and his wife, Edith, received the news that one of their daughters tested positive for COVID-19. The governor said inline with laid down procedures, he and his wife are going into 14 days isolation. His tweet read: “Earlier today, Edith and I received the news that one of our daughters has tested positive for #COVID19. Hence, in-line with the laid out procedures, we are both going into isolation for the next 14-days. We…
The Nigerian government has hinted on ordering another lockdown across the country. Boss Mustapha, Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF, said ordering another lockdown won’t be out of place, considering the increasing number of COVID-19 cases across the country. The Chairman of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 stated this during the Thursday’s daily briefing of the committee. He stressed that the way Nigerians are romancing the virus was an indication of danger in the nearest future. According to Mustapha: “This is the time to lock down if it were within my power. This is the time to…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has urged the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) to intervene with its members over the spate of similar and contradictory court orders around party primaries. INEC said the multiplicity of ex-parte orders only put it in an awkward and impossible situation. There have been various court orders and counter-orders regarding the governorship primaries in both the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo State. One of the most controversial involved a PDP aspirant, Omoregie Ogbeide-Ihama, who asked the federal high court in Port-Harcourt to bar the Edo Governor Godwin Obaseki from contesting in the…
The troops of Operation Lafiya Dole have dealt a massive deadly blow on the fighters of Boko Haram on Thursday, June 25, 2020. Scores of the terrorists have been reportedly killed at Cross Kauwa in Kukawa Local Government of Borno State and within the Lake Chad basin also in Borno State. A credible military source exclusively reported that the terrorists recorded very heavy casualties while huge cache of arms and ammunition were recovered from the killed insurgents by the troops. Also, It was however gathered that the troops of Operation Lafiya Dole are currently conducting a mob up exercise…
Ondo State residents have picked a leading Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) aspirant in forthcoming Ondo 2020 governorship election, Eyitayo Jegede (SAN) as their preferred personality to lead the state. This formed part of opinion poll result released by FactualTimes Network on Thursday in Akure. The Data Mining unit of FactualTimes Media in a statement released by its Lead Data Analyst, Nasir Abdulganiy said they administered 4000 questionnaires in 18 local government areas of Ondo State with every council receiving 200 expect for Akure South and North LGs with 400 each due to their population. According to the report, 3927…
Nigeria has recorded 594 new cases of coronavirus, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 22,614. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) made this known via its Twitter handle on Thursday. “594 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria; Lagos-159 Delta-106 Ondo-44 FCT-34 Edo-34 Oyo-33 Kaduna-33 Enugu-28 Katsina-25 Imo-22 Adamawa-15 Ogun-12 Osun-11 Abia-8 Rivers-6 Nasarawa-5 Bauchi-5 Niger-5 Kebbi-4 Ekiti-3 Plateau-1 Taraba-1.”
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Lt Gen Tukur Yusufu Buratai today Thursday 25 June 2020 commissioned various landmark projects within Jaji Military Cantonment (JMC). The COAS commenced the day by commissioning the newly remodeled entrance gate (Number One) of JMC, he proceeded to the ecological friendly garden named the Infantry Geological Gardens which houses all Infantry formations and unit mascot there he planted TY Buratai tree. The commissioning climaxed when he laid the foundation stone of the Infantry Polo Club. The events was witnessed by Principal Staff Officers from Army Headquarters, Commander Infantry Corps Maj Gen SO Olabanji,…