Author: Prince Emmanuel Odunayo Ikusagba

The Lagos State Police Command on Friday, rescued another one-month-old female child that was abandoned at the junction of a popular petrol station, by Orile Bus Stop, Lagos.Time was about 8am when the baby was sighted by some passers-by who alerted the Police operatives attached to Orile Division of the Command before she was rescued and handed over to the Gender Unit of the Lagos State Police Command, Ikeja. The baby was taken to the office of the Commissioner of Police, Lagos State, CP Hakeem Odumosu by the Officer in charge of the Gender Unit where CP Hakeem Odumosu directed that…

Members of the House Representatives have resolved to invite the Minister of Culture and Information, Lai Mohammed in a bid to investigate the legality of the Twitter ban by the Federal Government.The decision was reached on Tuesday during plenary.The Speaker of the House, Femi Gbajabiamila, in his speech directed the House Committees on Justice, Commerce, and Information to investigate the process that led to the suspension of the microblogging site.The Speaker said the House recognises that Twitter is a very important means of communication.According to him, the social networking service has been used for both good and bad and the…

Magawa, a giant African pouched rat, alerts de-miners by scratching the earth [File: AFP] The award-winning seven-year-old rodent has detected 71 landmines and 38 items of unexploded ordnance, according to his employers. Magawa, an award-winning giant African pouched rat, is retiring after five years of sniffing out land mines and unexploded ordnance in Cambodia.The seven-year-old rodent, originally from Tanzania, was trained by the Belgian charity APOPO which says Magawa helped clear mines from 225,000 square metres of land in his career, the equivalent of 42 football pitches.But after detecting 71 landmines and 38 items of unexploded ordnance “he is getting…

This comes as an expression of the resolve of the government to enforce the widely condemned ban on Twitter, which is seen locally and globally as an attack on freedom of expression. Despite the widespread condemnation of the Nigerian government’s ban on Twitter operations in the country, the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, on Saturday, issued an order for its enforcement.The minister, in a statement by his spokesperson, Umar Gwandu, ordered the prosecution of “violators” of the suspension of the operations of Twitter in Nigeria.This comes as an expression of the resolve of the government to…

Professor Wole Soyinka says if President Muhammadu Buhari has a problem with the microblogging and social networking service, Twitter, then he should sort it out privately.Reacting on Friday to the ban placed on Twitter by the Federal Government, the Nobel Laureate said the move is a “petulant gesture” that is “unbecoming of a democratically elected president”.Soyinka noted that a Twitter ban in the country is a “technical issue Nigerians should be able to work their way around”.He added that “the field of expression remains wide open, free of any dictatorial spasms”.Below is the brief communique as put out by the…

First lady, Aisha Buhari, has deactivated her Twitter account after an announcement on Friday evening.“I will be deactivating my twitter account for now. Long live Federal Republic of Nigeria,” she wrote before deactivating her account.The first lady’s action follows the Federal Government’s proclamation that it is suspending the activities of the social media platform in the country. Saturday morning saw many Nigerians unable to access the site, except through Virtual Private Networks (VPNs), who gave the opportunity to establish a protected network connection while using the now blocked networks.As such, their Internet footprint does not bear Nigeria but the country…

The atmosphere is very dramatic across the gateway state as everyone eagerly awaits the ultimate announcement between now and tomorrow morning.

Trump’s actions on Facebook during the US Capitol riot were a ‘severe violation of our rules’, the company says. 4 Jun 2021 Former US President Donald Trump is suspended from Facebook for two years, the social media company announced on Friday, adding that they will no longer exempt public figures from some of its protocols. “Given the gravity of the circumstances that led to Mr. Trump’s suspension, we believe his actions constituted a severe violation of our rules which merit the highest penalty available under the new enforcement protocols,” Facebook Vice President of Global Affairs Nick Clegg said in a…

All Progressive Congress (APC),Odeda Ward ward 1 in Odeda Local Government Area of Ogun Sate have successfully decided on who they want to be their ticket bearer in the forth coming Local Government election in July 2021.After direct primary election was conducted, all Stakeholders of our great party chose a progressive mind,and their daughter Oyetunde Adeola Esther to represent their interest in the forth coming poll. There was great jubilation all over Odeda township and villages as their illustrous daughter in whom they are well pleased emerged as people’s choice. Previous Next While speaking to our correspondent,The in-coming Honourable; Mrs…

Omolayo Ojo, a worker of Chimola School, Oba Ile Estate, Akure North Local Government Area of Ondo state, who was whisked away after gunmen hijacked a bus belonging to the school on Thursday morning, has been freed.Some gunmen had on Thursday morning hijacked the school bus, abducted Ojo who was on duty to convey students to school. The incident occurred around 7am while the driver and the abducted staff were moving round to pick up the pupils.The gunmen numbering about eight who were on motorcycles, stopped the vehicle with registration number Lagos LSD 853 FJ.PmReporters gathered that Ojo returned to…