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Banwo “Proficience” Olagokun If wishes were horses, beggars would ride, every pop sensation would be an activist and every fan club would be a rebel movement. But the barricades are not for dreamers. Political rebellions are carried out by those willing to defy the repression the state wields towards a serious challenge against the status quo.  Azeez Fashola popularly known as Naira Marley is a rapper and singer, known for his witty Yoruba rap lyrics laced in the idiom of Lagos street life. He comes out of the recent school of millennial Afrobeat superstars who have both caught the eye of the globe and held sway over Nigerian pop culture since around 2017. He grew up in South London, in the UK, where his career also started and where he developed an early following. But it was in Nigeria that he became a star. It started when in 2019 he released the song “Am I a yahoo Boy.” The latter refers to online scammers who have given Nigeria a bad name. The song offered a comical def...

Gunmen Suspected armed hoodlums have abducted two travellers in Ondo State.  The travellers were seized on the Ikun-Oba Akoko area of the state.  The Akoko axis of the state is well known for kidnapping including Fulani herdsmen attacks.  Gunmen Google The victims were kidnapped on Saturday evening while returning from a festival in the community.  A member of the local vigilante group confirmed the incident to our correspondent.  One of the kidnapped victims was identified as Surajudeen Alao.  The abduction comes barely five days after Governor Rotimi Akeredolu launched the South-West security code-named ‘Operation Amotekun’, promising that crimes of such nature would be nipped in the bud.   Tee-Leo Ikoro, spokesperson for the police in Ondo, could not immediately confirm the abduction when contacted. CRIME News AddThis :  Original Author :  SaharaReporters, New York Disable advertisements :  from 24HRSNEWS v...

Hundreds of families were on Saturday rendered homeless at Apo Akpmajenya in Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, as no fewer than 134 houses were demolished. Residents were seen running in different directions while bulldozers and other heavy duty equipment arrived the area for the exercise. The FCTA said the demolition of the houses was to pave the way for construction of a major road network in the area. The demolition, which was coordinated and carried out by the FCT Task Force on City Sanitation, took place in the early hours when residents of the community were yet to fully get out of bed. Some of those whose houses were demolished described the exercise as ‘wicked’ and blamed the FCT authorities of not providing them with an alternative. A man, who identified himself as Ezekiel John, said he lost his house and shop to the demolition. He said, “They came with bulldozers and started destroying everything in sight. They didn’t even allow us salvage our properties.  “...

The Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, has ordered officials in his country to send urgent medical aid and food supplies to Nigeria.  This was revealed in a Twitter post by the UAE Embassy in Nigeria.  The humanitarian aid to Nigeria according to Maktoum is a way of showing support for Nigeria’s efforts in combatting the COVID-19 pandemic.  The statement read, “His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum orders urgent medical aid and food supplies to be sent to the friendly Nigerian people to support the efforts of the Federal Republic of Nigeria in combating the COVID-19 pandemic and limiting its spread. In a clear confirmation of the UAE’s solidarity with all brotherly and friendly countries in crises.” The relief shipment, which includes seven tonnes of medical supplies and five tonnes of food supplies, were dispatched from Dubai. PUBLIC HEALTH News AddThis :  Original Author :  SaharaRe...

File Photo Some Nigerian airport officials have been discovered to be collecting money in place of carrying out COVID-19 tests to those entering Nigeria from other countries. Chairman, Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, Boss Mustapha, had in July said that inbound passengers from foreign trips will be tested for COVID-19 on arrival at Nigeria airports. Mustapha said this was aimed at protecting all stakeholders and preventing further spread of the Coronavirus disease, especially through the airports. File Photo SaharaReporters gathered that airport officials rather than do the right thing, now collect money in place of COVID-19 tests from passengers. “In this Coronavirus pandemic, they are still putting money above the lives of the common man. Someone very close to me came to Nigeria from Dubai on Wednesday night and they were routed to Abuja. “Before leaving Dubai, he had already been tested and he was negative. On getting to Nigeria, their passports were seized and the...