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George W. Bush Congratulates Biden On Victory, Rejects Trump’s Fraud Claims
Former President George W. Bush congratulated President-Elect Joe Biden on his victory, stating Sunday that “this election was fundamentally fair” and “its outcome is clear,” becoming one of the most prominent members of the Republican Party to reject President Trump’s last ditch efforts to deny his loss through baseless claims about voter fraud. Read more
NCC sets up portal for dissatisfied customers of MTN, Glo, others to lodge their complaints
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has set up a consumer portal and procedure for dissatisfied customers of Telecommunication companies like MTN, Glo, Airtel, and others to lodge their complaints. This was disclosed in a statement issued on its official website. Read more
#EndSARS Protest: Lagos directs release of 253 persons arrested by police
The Lagos State Government has directed the immediate release of 253 persons arrested by the police for criminal offences in connection with the #EndSARS protests in the state, due to non-disclosure of a prima facie case against them by the police force. This directive was contained in a statement issued earlier on Sunday by the Office of Lagos State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr Moyosore Onigbanjo. Read more
#EndSARS: SERAP, 365 others urge Federal High Court to reject suit to shut down Twitter
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) and 365 concerned Nigerians have petitioned the Federal High Court, Abuja to reject a suit signed by an APC Chieftain to shut down Twitter’s access in Nigeria, which they say will “ultimately restrict the rights to freedom of expression, peaceful assembly, and media freedom in the country.” SERAP disclosed this on Sunday via its Twitter handle. Read more
Aircraft, engine manufacturers, leasing companies record dip in revenue
AIRCRAFT manufacturer- Airbus, airplane leasing company Avolon and engine maker, General Electric Aviation, have recoded significant dip in their revenues in the third quarter of 2020. Industry experts attribute this development to the difficult market environment resulting in fewer airplane deliveries, lower cost efficiencies and adjustment of business to the the new COVID -19 market environment. Read more
Sales Of Kamala Harris Books Jump After Election Victory
The day after the Biden-Harris ticket was projected to have won the presidential election, Americans appear to be brushing up their knowledge of Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris or teaching the children in their life more about her, boosting demand for books about her. Read more
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Inspector General Of Police Orders The Arrest Of Rahama Sadau
The Nigerian Police Force (NPF) has ordered the arrest and investigation of Rahama Sadau after a complaint was lodged with the police over a series of sexually explicit images of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). According to BBC, police have not been able to arrest Rahama contrary to some media reports, but strong sources indicate that she is trying to organize a team of her lawyers to take her to the police station. Read more
Davido's 'Holy Ground' featuring Nicki Minaj leaks on social media
On November 8, 2020, Nigerian superstar, Davido's anticipated song, 'Full Ground' featuring Nicki Minaj has leaked on the internet. A two-minute version of the song has been floating around on social media and the song is produced by Speroach. Read more
BBNaija's Laycon gets Mercedes Benz car gift worth N12M for birthday
Olamilekan Moshood Agbeleshe also known as Laycon, the winner of the fifth season of Big Brother Naija has been gifted a Mercedes Benz car to mark his birthday. The reality TV star was gifted the car by his fans popularly known as Icons on his 27th birthday. Read more
AGS Quote of the day
“Have the courage to stand up for yourself and have your own outspoken courage when time calls for it.” - Sky M. Armstrong
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