Day: February 12, 2021

Herdsmen: Wole Soyinka decries ‘cattle imperialism,’ confirms attack

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Professor Wole Soyinka has berated the Ogun State Police Command for lying over the invasion of his Abeokuta residence by herdsmen and their cattle. The Noble Laureate, yesterday in a statement he personally signed in Abeokuta, said, “Cattle imperialism under any guise is an obscenity to humanity.” He promised to commence a process of public sensitisation on the need to eliminate open grazing and called on the police to join hands with the agenda as it progresses. Making “a special practical plea,” he drew the attention of the Federal Government…

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NURTW, RTEAN clash over Lagos park, scores injured

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Members of the Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria and the National Union of Road Transport Workers clashed in the Obalende area of Lagos State leaving scores injured on Thursday. It was gathered that passersby, residents and business owners operating in the area fled for safety as the groups exchanged gunfire around 7am. The hoodlums reportedly used different weapons, including guns, which created tension in the area. A resident, Afeez Ilesanmi, said the fight was over the Obalende motor park. He said, “The RTEAN members drive cabs, while the NURTW…

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US Porn Tycoon And Publisher Of ‘Hustlers’ Magazine, Dead At 78

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Larry Flynt, the publisher of the American porn magazine Hustler, has died. He passed away on Wednesday at his Hollywood Hills home in Los Angeles. He was 78. Flynt died “from the recent onset of a sudden illness,” the statement added, without specifying the cause. Various US media outlets have reported Flynt died from heart failure. Flynt rose from abject poverty to run a vast adult entertainment empire. He published the first issue of Hustler Magazine, created as a lowbrow, explicit counterpart to magazines like Playboy in 1974. Sales skyrocketed…

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Facts about Alhaji Lateef Jakande: The former Governor of Lagos State

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Former Governor of Lagos State, Alhaji Lateef Kayode Jakande, who died on Thursday, February, , 2021 at the age of 91 would be remembered for his developmental strides in Lagos as governor between October 1, 1979 and December 31, 1983. A staunch member of Unity Party of Nigeria (UPN) founded by the former Premier of the Western Region, Chief Obafemi Awolowo, Alhaji Jakande was happily married to Alhaja Abimbola Sikirat and survived by children. Here are some facts about his life: Alhaji Lateef Kayode Jakande was born July 23, 1929…

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