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OCTOBER 1 PROTEST: OGUN COURT RESTRICTS PROTESTERS TO MKO ABIOLA STADIUM, THREE OTHER VENUES. (PHOTOS). #PRESS RELEASE.

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 October 1 protest: Ogun court restricts protesters to MKO Abiola Stadium, three other venues A High Court sitting in Abeokuta, Ogun State, has restricted members of the #FearlessInOctober protest groups in the state to the MKO Abiola Stadium in Abeokuta, Gateway International Stadium, Sagamu; Dipo Dina Stadium, Ijebu Ode, and Ansar-Ud-Deen Comprehensive High School, Ota. The court presided by Tajudeen. A.Okunsokan gave this order following an application brought by the Attorney-General of Ogun State in suit no AB/667/2024, and with Messers Afolabi Adeboye, Ifemosu Michael, Lekan Soneye (for themselves and members of the#FearlessInOctober protests); Bestman Okereafor (on behalf of the Progressive Students Movement), Francis Adeyanju (on behalf of the National Association of Nigerian Students) and Thomas Kehinde (on behalf of the National Association of Ogun Students), as respondents. Other respondents listed in the suit are Yinka Folarin (on behalf of the Committee for the Defence of H
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TOMORROW IS ASH WEDNESDAY+THE MEANING OF ASH WEDNESDAY.

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                  Tomorrow wednesday is ash wednesday,and it is mostly practice by the Catholics.Ash wednesday is a day of fasting and it is the first day of Lent.It occurs 46 days {40 fasting days,if the 6 sundays,which are not days of fast,are excluded} before Easter and can fall as early as 4 February or as late as 10th of March.Ash wednesday is observed by many Western Christians,including Anglicans,Lutherans,Methodists,Presbyterians and Roman Catholics.According to the canonical gospels of Matthew,Mark and Luke,Jesus Christ spent 40 days fasting in the desert,where he endured temptation by Satan.Lent originated as a mirroring of this,fasting days as preparation for Easter.Every sunday was seen as a commemoration of the sunday of Christ's resurrection and so as a feast day on which fasting was inappropriate.Ash wednesday derives its name from the practice of blessing ashes made from palm branches blessed on the previous year's Palm Sunday,and placing them on the heads of pa
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GOVERNOR AMBODE,HOSTED GERMAN PRESIDENT YESTERDAY MONDAY IN LAGOS.{PHOTOS}.

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                        Lagos State Governor,Mr Akinwunmi Ambode yesterday monday expressed the desire of his administration to partner with the Federal Republic of Germany in the areas of power,transport,technology and development finance to bring about a quantum leap in establishment and sustenance of businesses in the State.Governor Ambode,who spoke at Lagos House in Ikeja while playing host to the President of Germany,Mr.Joachim Gauck,said he was also favourably disposed to a sister city relationship between Lagos,the economic capital of Nigeria and Frankfurt,the commercial hub in Germany,especially in the area of financial service sector.He said Lagos being a commercial hub and the fourth largest economy in Africa with a GDP that is bigger than those of 41 countries in the continent combined,and Frankfurt a major economic hub in Europe should explore a working relationship in terms of massive financial service that would be mutually beneficial to the two cities.''One of th
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IN A CIRCULAR,ALL TINTED/NON TINTED CARS,MUST WIND DOWN BEFORE DRIVING INTO THE PRESIDENTIAL VILLA.

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                      Today tuesday,President Mhammadu Buhari,put in place strict measures to forestall terror attacks at the Presidential Villa,Abuja.The Chief Security Officer {CSO} to President Muhammadu Buhari,B Abubakar,in a circular dated 26th of January,2016 with Reference number C-in-C/CSO/LTU/558 directed all tinted cars and other vehicles to be thoroughly searched.According to him,most of the major attacks by terrorists groups around the world against high profile targets were done with hijacked vehicles or tinted vehicles.The circular titled 'Use of tinted cars around the Presidential Villa,Abuja reads''. ''It has been observed that some staff of the Presidential Villa driving tinted cars,especially security personnel are in the habit of refusing to wind down their windscreen for security checks before diving into the villa.It is most worrisome that some off them used the excuse of either driving official cars or driving VIPs to justify their acts.This ac
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OVER THE WEEKEND,AT LEAST 21 HUTUS WERE KILLED IN EASTERN CONGO.

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                            According to the United Nation who said yesterday monday that,at least 21 people were killed,40 wounded and dozens of houses burned down in this weekend attacks aimed at Hutus in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.U.N spokesman Amouzoun Codjo Martin said the weekend attacks were carried out by members of two militias,the Nande-dominated UPDI and the NDC,which is mostly made up of Nyanga,and another local ethnic group.The U.N said in a statement that ''The fighting had reached an alarming level and could cause a large scale of violence in the region,as well as displacement of civilians.The U.N has also receive reports of looting,abduction and rape over the past few days''.Tensions have spiked between the Hutu and neighboring communities since Congo's army launched a military offensive last year against the FDLR,displacing large numbers of fighters and Hutu civilians.Congolese troops and U.N peacekeepers were forced to fire inti the air l
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AMBODE PAYS CONDOLENCE VISIT TO THE 1ST MILITARY GOVERNOR OF LAGOS/BE WARY OF ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES OF FACELESS AGENCIES.

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                     Following the Resolution reached by the Lagos State House of Assembly on the illegal and dangerous activities of faceless recruitment agencies/organizations,the Lagos State Government hereby urges Lagosians to be wary of dubious outfits that are fraudulently seeking patronage from unsuspecting job seekers.A release today by the State Commissioner for Information and Strategy,Mr Steve Ayorinde,stated that the Government is worried by the increasing activities of unscrupulous individuals and organizations,employing various tactics to advertise for phony job placement and in the course take advantage of unsuspecting innocent citizens.While reaffirming the present administration's commitment to improve security and protect lives and properties of all residents,the Commissioner warns criminally minded individuals and organizations to desist from these despicable acts as anyone caught will be prosecuted according to the Law.The release also urged the residents to alw
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READ THE TRUE LOVE STORY OF A FEMALE LAWYER,ON HOW SHE MET HER HUSBAND.# VALENTINE.

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                  Her name his Barrister Hardeytorow Farshawlar Benson,and she is sharing her love story today on how she met her husband.She wrote ''I met my husband through a friend of mine that happens to be one of his brother called Lanre.He said he was scrolling through his phone and saw my picture.He called his attention that he really liked me.He demanded for my pin and number,Lanre was relunctant to give it to him at first;but when he called me,i told him to go ahead and give it to him.We started talking on the phone,we exchanged pictures everyday and when we finally met for the first time,he came to my house and went to pick him half way..The first thing i said was i thought you're very tall'' and he said Atleast,am taller than you are,,,and we shared our first kiss when he was leaving that day..It was like have known him all my life and the rest is history.We re happily married and blessed with a handsome baby boy that doesn't look like me butt 100% li
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