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[Press Statement] The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has condemned in strong terms the detention of two Kwara-based online journalists, Abdulrazaq Aiyelabegan Babatunde and Lukman Oluwatoyin Bolakale, publishers of Just Events Online and Satcom Media, respectively, over a report on the alleged infighting within the ranks of the Kwara State Government. The journalists have been under incarceration at …

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has presented grand prizes to 10 outstanding civil servants in the state in commemoration of the 2023 Lagos State Public Service Week. The prize winners – five each in both junior and senior cadres – were picked by a raffle draw at a special luncheon organised at the Marriott Hotel, Ikeja, Lagos State. An office …

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) said on Friday that the 2022 floods impacted 16,000 families in Lagos State. The Director-General of NEMA, Mustapha Ahmed, stated this in a statement issued by the agency’s Coordinator, Lagos Territorial Office, Ibrahim Farinloye. He said 6,000 farmers lost various seedlings and farm produce during the period. The NEMA chief stated this against the …

The Borno State government has banned street begging and loitering in Maiduguri and neighbouring towns. The state’s Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Prof. Usman Tar, announced this in a statement on Sunday in Maiduguri. He added that the ban took immediate effect. READ ALSO:Gov Zulum orders demolition of brothels in Borno “In Borno State, street begging and aimless loitering are …

Tramatch, a Nigerian-founded dating app that connects lovers, has announced its beta launch on mobile to democratize how people connect with potential partners. The cofounder and product manager, Ani Okono, made the announcement in a press release forwarded to Ripples Nigeria on Thursday, August 17, 2023. Founded in 2023, Tramatch.com, according to Ani, is on a mission to address “the …

The ex-wife of a Microsoft executive who was gunned down in what the US police said was a ‘targeted ambush’ last year, has been charged with his murder. The suspect, Shanna Gardner who was arrested on Thursday in West Richland, Washington, has been indicted for first-degree murder of her husband, Jared Bridegan, in what Florida prosecutors called the “cold, calculated …

The three tiers of government on Friday shared a total sum of N1.088.783 trillion as revenue allocation for November. The Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) disclosed this in a communiqué issued at the end of its meeting in Abuja. According to the committee, the distributable revenue comprised statutory revenue of N376.306 billion, Value Added Tax (VAT) revenue of N335.656 billion, …

African and international investors are set to meet with tech founders and budding innovators in Nigeria to discuss how stakeholders can build radical solutions to the continent’s most pressing problems. Between 2015 to 2022, the Nigerian tech sector raised $2.06 billion from deep-pocket investors globally to fund their operations. However, these funds and the existing tech innovations are not enough …

Governor Seyi Makinde on Friday in Iseyin has said the vacant stool of Alaafin of Oyo is not for sale. The governor made this known while speaking at the commissioning of the Iseyin campus of Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), Governor Makinde said all those that allegedly collected money from contestants to the Alaafin’s stool to without wasting time …

The Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has accused state governor Ademola Adeleke of refusing to distribute bags of rice that the federal government had provided as a palliative to ease the effects of the removal of fuel subsidies on the populace. This was contained in a statement issued on Thursday, by APC state Chairman, Tajudeen Lawal. …