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  Abuja policemen reportedly released tear gas on polytechnic lecturers and students who were engaging in peaceful protests today at the National Assembly complex. The protesters staged the event in order to urge the Nigerian government to have a dialogue about reopening Nigerian polytechnics. The lecturers have been on a 1o-month-strike due to unmet demands. Armed policemen allegedly fired tear gas canisters at the protesters and used hot water hoses to disperse the crowd, according to Sahara Reporters . Here are some photos from the scene below.

Alex Ekubo Reveals He Is 28 Alex Ekubo who just landed Ghana posted a photo of his ECOWAS travel certificate where he revealed he was born in 1986, which makes him 28. But trust our people now, And here’s how Alex replied them.

Nollywood film maker Amaka Igwe is dead. Igwe, who was 54 years old, reportedly died a few hours ago after an asthma attack. Her death is said to have been confirmed by the president of the Actors Guild of Nigeria, Ibinabo Fiberesima. Igwe is survived by her husband, Charles, three children and an aged mother. May her soul rest in peace.

Elders of Chibok community in Borno State, where 234 girls were abducted by Boko Haram gunmen, yesterday alleged that the Federal Government had failed in its responsibility of rescuing the girls, two weeks after they were taken hostages. Leader of the Chibok Elders Forum (CHEF) Dr. Pogu Bitrus, said 43 girls escaped from their captors; others are still being held in the forest by suspected insurgents. He said: “As the Federal Government has failed to rescue these abducted girls, we as elders; have now handed our case over to the Almighty God; because government has already dashed our hopes on releasing the girls immediately and unconditionally to join their parents, who are still grieving with “hopelessness and fear”. Bitrus said last week’s expanded security meeting hosted by President Goodluck Jonathan yielded no result even after expressed commitment to securing the release of the girls. Bitrus said: “We are not also aware of any serious effort to secure the release of t...

Activities were disrupted yesterday at the headquarters of the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) as members of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Nigeria Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE) and the Campaign for Democratic and Workers Rights () barricaded the entrance of the office. The workers, who stormed the place around 7:15am, prevented many of the company’s staff from entering the premises. They said they were protesting sundry issues that started from the privatisation of PHCN. Their grievances included the “unlawful” sack of their members from the defunct PHCN by the new owners, non-payment of severance packages to workers who had worked up to 10 years as casual workers and the issuance of exorbitant electricity bills. The protesters, in full glare of soldiers who had been guarding the office, mobile policemen and Department of State Security (DSS) operatives, sang solidarity songs for hours. They carried placards reading: “Recall sacked workers now”;...

According to report that back in England two decades ago, Elvina Ibru won an unusual beauty contest. She was crowned the Miss Big and Beautiful Competition UK. Apart from being beautiful, to win the equally prestigious beauty contest, Elvina had to be on the big side. At her peak, Elvina weighed all of 210 kgs. And that really is big. Along with her sisters, Gloria and Obukome Ibru, they remained three of a kind! The famous daughters of an equally famous father, Olorogun Michael Ibru, Elvina has had life as rosy as it possibly could be. And she openly agreed to this, when she boldly declared, “I have always had everything I wanted. I have not really ever thought about not having anything I want.” But Elvina also agrees that life is not a bed of roses! With a rich father who has been under health care over the years, living a quiet life at an ocean front in America, Elvina says life has taught her to be passionate about the things that mean much to her. Elvina explains it all in thi...

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