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Akwa Ibom terminates operations of Chinese mining firm
orders operators to seek clearance from ministry The Akwa Ibom State Government has ordered a Chinese firm, Ruitai, to stop further mining operations in the state until it’s duly cleared by the Ministry of Environment and Mineral Resources. The Commissioner for Environment and Mineral Resources, Uno Uno, handed down the order during an unscheduled inspection
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Singer, Portable’s Instagram account hacked
The official Instagram account of singer, Habeeb Olalomi Oyegbile aka Portable has been hacked. In a statement by the singer’s management on Wednesday, it assured it was working actively to resolve the issue. The message reads in part, “We regret to inform you that Portable’s official Instagram account has been hacked and taken over by
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Turkish Airlines announces flight change due to closed airspace
Turkish Airlines has announced plans to disrupt its flights scheduled to depart from Nigeria starting September 2 due to the closure of Niger’s airspace. The airline said the disruption would mainly affect flights going to London and some other unnamed destinations. The PUNCH reports that following the military coup on July 26 that ousted president Mohamed Bazoum,
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Coup: Five things to know about Gabon
Army officers on Wednesday announced they have taken over power in Gabon, the Central African country. They said they were annulling the results of Saturday’s election, in which President Ali Bongo was declared the winner. “We have decided to defend peace by putting an end to the regime in power,” the soldiers who introduced themselves
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Profile of Ali Bongo, ousted Gabonese president
President of Gabon, Ali Bongo, was ousted on Wednesday morning by the military officers of the country. The military takeover, according to the statement released by the officers under the aegis of the Committee for the Transition and Restoration of Institutions, cited “serious institutional, political, economic and social crises” as among the factors responsible for
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Isese: I have a tape proving Kwara CP hates Tani Olohun, Sowore alleges
The publisher of Saharareporters and prominent human rights activist, Omoyele Sowore, has said that he has an audio clip in which the Kwara State Commissioner of Police, Ebunoluwa Adelesi, made hateful comments about Isese activist, Adegbola Abdulazeez aka Tani Olorun. “The Kwara State police commissioner expressed her hatred for Tani Olohu in a cell phone
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Two churchgoers drown in Ogun river
Two churchgoers, Femi Akinola and Tunde Falade, have died after drowning in a river where they went to swim on Monday. The Ogun State Police Public Relations Officer, Omolola Odutola, in a statement on Tuesday, said the two persons who came from Lagos to the Cherubim and Seraphim Church, Onikoko, via the Itori area of
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Timeline of recent coups in Africa
A group of military officers in Gabon announced on Wednesday they had seized power in the African nation, according to a televised address circulating on social media. The announcement came minutes after Gabon’s election body announced incumbent President Ali Bongo had won a third term, extending his family’s half-century rule over the oil-rich Central African
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I was okay with people not liking my music – Tems
Temilade Opeyemi, Nigerian singer and producer professionally known as Tems, has spoken out about earning acceptance for her music, years before she became an international breakout star. In a conversation published via Interview Magazine on Tuesday, the musician spoke with superstar rapper, Kendrick Lamar, about her experience as an upcoming artiste whose sound was yet
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Coup: Why we sacked President Ali Bongo – Gabonese army
Gabonese army officers under the aegis of the Committee for the Transition and Restoration of Institutions on Wednesday morning announced on national television why they are taking over power from President Ali Bongo in the country. The soldiers highlighted serious institutional, political, economic and social crises as factors responsible for the coup that they tagged,
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