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The screen is good, I think. They should get a replacement board/panel if the problem persists.

This Nigeria sef, everybody get opinion.

PDP opinion
APC opinion
Lai Mohammed opinion
Many many opinion

All na selfish opinions to favor themselves. Only few stand for the truth.

Abba Kyari go dey regret collecting that roger from Hushbingo. Regret na him name now.

Make Baba God no let us chop food wey go purge us las las.

This man done price market.

He think say na America he dey. In Nigeria na only herdsmen dey permitted to carry gun for self protection.

Lalasticlala
Mynd44 come and see

Nigerians don yab sense enter this man.

Nigerian filmmaker turned politician, Desmond Elliot, has learnt his voice against the Federal Government’s decision to ban Twitter operations in Nigeria.

On Friday the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, via a statement by his Special Assistant on Media, Segun Adeyemi, announced the indefinite suspension of Twitter operations in Nigeria.

The statement read, “The Federal Government has suspended, indefinitely, the operations of the microblogging and social networking service, Twitter, in Nigeria.

“The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, announced the suspension in a statement issued in Abuja on Friday, citing the persistent use of the platform for activities that are capable of undermining Nigeria’s corporate existence.

“The Minister said the Federal Government has also directed the National Broadcasting Commission to immediately commence the process of licensing all OTT and social media operations in Nigeria.”

Early today, the Twitter ban took effect to the displeasure of many Nigerians especially celebrities who use the platform to communicate directly with their fans.

In a Twitter thread, Elliot, the lawmaker representing Surulere at the Lagos State House of Assembly called on the federal government to reverse the suspension stating that the ban, ‘no matter the reasons proffered tramples upon our fundamental rights as people.’

The legislator said, “I want to admonish our government to always remember that the people’s right to express themselves freely must not be compromised. This ban, no matter the reasons proffered tramples upon our fundamental rights as people.”

Elliot reminded the government that Nigerian youths trade their wares and advertise their businesses and services via the micro-blogging site.

He said, “In a democratic society like ours, we must weigh the economic and social impact of this ban on the populace — especially our teeming youths and entrepreneurs who depend solely on this platform to carry out their legitimate business.

“In the past, our government have shown the required goodwill to stand on side of the people even when it’s not too convenient for them to do so. I believe that this won’t be an exception. I want to appeal to the government to reconsider this ban in the interest of our people and our country at large.”

Meanwhile, the politician has come under fire several times on Twitter after some of his comments did not sit down well with Nigerian youths.

For instance, in October 2020, during the #EndSARS protest, Elliot was heavily criticized for allegedly supporting Anti-Social Media Bills in Nigeria; an allegation he earlier denied when the news first filtered in via social media.

However, in a viral video that still circulates all over the internet, he was seen criticizing social media users and influencers, emphasising that if the Nigerian state doesn’t stop social media, it will destroy the country.

His comments were not taken lightly by Nigerians on social media and thus the popular Nigerian pidgin slang, Na Desmond Elliot Cause Am, meaning It’s Desmond Elliot’s fault, was born. The slangs trends occasionally on the Nigerian Twitter space.

Source
https://punchng.com/twitter-ban-violation-of-our-human-rights-desmond-elliot/

Welcome development.

Buhari banned Twitter before they could ban him like Trump.

Cosmo 105.5 Fm... Unbranded.

This station was, and remains the best I've ever listened to. I grew up a radio child... always with my mother's transistor radio, so I've had my fair share of favorite radio stations. Cosmo tops them all.

Sad that EFCC had to close down the station instead of appointing managers for it. For years I prayed that she'll come back on air.

I still hope it will.

More pics

Lalasticlala mynd44

A young man named Isiwele Lauren Raphael, who is a member of Association of Car Dealers, Edo State, lost his life when the Lexus ES330 car he was travelling in had a side collision with a Toyota Sienna vehicle at the outskirts of Ekpoma, very close to Irrua Specialist hospital.

The driver of the Sienna claimed a trailer caused the accident when it overtook another vehicle dangerously causing the oncoming Lexus to swerve off the road in a bid to avoid a head-on collision with the trailer. He said after the trailer passed, the Lexus tried to get back on the road but it's tires caught the edge of the road causing it to lose control, and because it was on a high speed, it swerved into the road sideways causing a collision with the Sienna.

The collision cut the Lexus in two, also causing extensive damage to the Sienna, and injuries to its passengers.

The driver of the Lexus was rescued and taken to the Irrua Specialist hospital (FG owned), but died before he could be attended to as resident doctors are on strike.

His corpse was returned to the accident scene pending when the police arrive. I left the scene as they tried to contact his relatives to no avail as his phone was damaged in the accident and his SIM card was locked and so the contacts were inaccessible.

May God protect us all.
RIP to the young man.

The video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hN3SBonvYWg

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False. Professor Osariemen Osunbor from Iruekpen in Esan West ruled Edo State as governor under the PDP for about 18 months before he was removed as governor by the Court of Appeals due to a case filed by Comrade Adams Oshiomole, who was then declared governor.

God was on your side!

Any plan to make us and our family enter debt and witness sorrow this year will fail in Jesus name ooo.

Lalasticlala Mynd44 this is front page worthy.

This one done hear say IG go soon retire so he done dey buy awards upadan to show say he relevant. He dey hustle to IG of the Nigeria criminal police force.

Rubbish, non-sense and ingredients.

I would go for the Lexus, it's more luxurious, and it is foreign used.

Poor write up. Incoherent.

For almost three months I couldn't travel on that road even though it greatly affected my source of income. Na who dey alive dey count money.

MY EXPERIENCE IN THE KIDNAPPERS' DEN.

My name is ThankGod Okuk, I left for Abuja on Thursday 17th December 2020 in order to attend a friend's wedding on Friday and Saturday.

On Sunday 20th I boarded Big Joe bus to Benin city, getting to Ekpoma, the driver told us that he won't be going to Benin because it was already past 7pm, so some of us took our belongings and took a Sienna bus going to Benin, after Ehor we were attacked by a gang of Fulani herdsmen who shot sporadically into the air, after taking all our money and phones from us, the leader of the team then asked us to match into the bush, it was at this time that I knew that it was not just robbery but kidnapping.

After few minutes into the bush, the leader of the gang asked who was the driver of the vehicle, the driver identified himself, he was given a thorough beating after which he was allowed to go.

In the process of matching us into the bush with gun shots, one of us who is a pregnant woman fell down and could not move anymore, while they were trying to revive her, one other man escaped into the bush, this made the kidnappers very angry so they left the pregnant woman to die while we were matched into the forest .

We trekked for about three hours into the bush, crossed a river and ascended the hills which was about twenty minutes to climb and after which we descended into the ditch and then the thick forest.

I observed that the kidnappers had a sign of communication and direction inside the forest . I discovered that some rags were tied on some trees in the forest with a sign, once we approach the tree, they will point the torch to identify the point that the rag turn to, this happens to be the way and so we moved on and on using same strategy to find the way.

In another instance, once they heard any noise inside the forest we will be asked to stop while the kidnappers make a sound like that of a herdman to cows, if there is a similar response it means that it is their colleagues but if no response then they will start shooting into the bush before commanding us to move on.

There were lots of dead bodies inside the forest with their hands tied to their back . We trekked for another two hours before getting to their camp which is located inside the heart of the forest.

On our arrival, there was jubilation, the place was filled with dead bodies and then one of them came and started tieing our hands to our back but they never spoke any word to us until the morning.

On Monday morning the leader of the gang who was being referred to as Alhaji came to us after he had made some calls to their boss and then commanded that we been beaten, we were beaten like animals without mercy .

After the beating, we were then asked to call our families for negotiation, anyone whose family did not give positive answer to the ransome will be beaten seriously after series of gunshots in the air to put fear in their minds.

When it was my turn, the negotiator picked me up and began flogging me, then I began to beg him in Hausa language, I was shocked that he stopped and their boss then asked him to remove me among the others, then he asked me if I was from the north since I was bearded but I told him no but that I was born in the north, because of that, the kidnapper loose the blindfold that was on my eyes and asked me to sit in the ground while others lay on their stomach.

I then called my elder brother, at first I was scared that my brother will not respond positively and fear of being beaten again, but my brother in his wisdom even though fear could be felt in his voice, he told the kidnappers that firstly he has to talk to me and I was given the phone to speak to him, then he told the negotiator that things are hard but he was going to get them the money and that they should call him back by midday same day.

This conversation made them happy and I wasn't beaten anymore but the others were seriously dealt with. After series of negotiation with my brother who was always given them hope. Finally, the ransome was settled and yet to be paid.

I was in the kidnappers den for four days without food nor water, once in a day the kidnappers fetch river water then add tramadol inside the cup and give us to drink or else we will die of hunger, we poo and urinate on our body in the days we spent there. They kidnap passengers twice daily, both women and children, sometimes when the encounter any police escort, they kill the police and make away with his gun and cap and whenever this happens, the person that shot the policeman will be promoted.

Within the den of the kidnappers there is an amourer who services their guns.They have bags of bullets, different types of guns including two SMGs. Arms and ammunitions litter the ground as they always change guns in each operation, which means that the guns used in the morning won't be used in the evening till two days time because their funder from the look of things is highly placed. They don't eat real food, what they eat is garri soaked in oil with onions and Maggi. They don't rape their victims but beat their victims to death.

Guns don't penetrate them there in the forest. Before going out for any operation, they shot at each other randomly after which the leader brings out a white rag, spread it on the floor and all others will surround the rag and chant their incantations before leaving.

After my elder brother paid the ransome for four of us that night, the leader of the team sent me a message to the Nigerian police, he asked me to tell the police that they have come for the police and that they will kill all policemen that come their way because they have taken over Edo state and will soon start a war that will lead to the taking over of the whole state. I promised him I will personally deliver the message to the Commissioner of Police, Edo state. Four of them walked us into the bush until we got to a village, then they told us to walk into the village and from there find our way since my brother was already waiting to receive us .

Finally it was freedom at last .

PLEASE DONT EVEN ENCOURAGE YOUR ENEMIES TO TRAVEL OUT OF BENIN NOT TO TALK OF YOUR FRIENDS.

Thanks for a the love and care shown to me during my abduction in the kidnappers' den.

ThankGod Okuk

# speechless
Stay safe friends.

https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10159436772972971&id=566027970&scmts=scwspsdd

NB. I personally saw this Sienna being towed into the police station at Ehor, along the same road on the 21st of December, 2020 as I was driving to Ekpoma. The luggage of the kidnapped passengers were still in the vehicle.

cc mynd44 lalasticlala

Na wah for COVID ONE NINE ohhh!

It didn't occur to you that they may still be working on some technical issues? As at 9:12 am this morning they were transmitting. You may check again later, they will be back. Have a pleasant day.

writetopoker2:
Lies, I just tuned to TVC just now, they are still off

Channel 418 on DSTV

After being burnt down in the #Endsars protests on Wednesday 21st October, 2020, TVC News has resumed broadcasting this morning. Although I noticed that they are only showing old recorded programs and not live studio content yet, it is a step in the right direction.

I hope they will learn from this to have multiple live studios in more cities across the nation. Imagine CNN or even NTA being shut down because the lost one studio.

I wish them the best.

Modified:
I also noticed that their radio arm Max Fm 102.3 Lagos is also back on air too. Their Max Fm 90.1 Abuja which was also taken off air, I believe for security reasons, is now back on air.

I pray for Divine recovery for everyone affected in one way or the other by the protests.
God bless Nigeria and Nigerians.

#Endsars
#EndTheLooting
#EndTheDistruction

I am the eye witness. I have videos but can't post directly here on Nairaland. I have to go through YouTube and I don't have that time to spare.

MODIFIED
I have added the videos.

Izupoi3:
please more pictures and eyewitness please

A trailer transporting an airplane causes heavy traffic gridlock in Edo. The plane which has its wings cut off is said to be coming from Lagos on its way to Abuja. Officials of the FRSC and NPF were on ground trying to direct the traffic.

My question here is this; since it's apparently a scrap plane, why not fully dismantle it before transporting it? Why put Nigerians through the pains of being stuck in traffic on a highway for hours just because of a scrap plane. Abi them wan go refurbish the plane?

I tire for Nigerians oh.

Videos


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cgrss7kJn90

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xNRBtKswWR0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X10vZEeg8mQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p21y7UZMGjc

Where is this coming from?

Ezekiel36vs28:
The word of God that Governor Emmanuel Udom And his deputy Moses Ekpo will be overthrown for the sin of blasphemy and his seat given to Nsima Ekere will soon come to pass.An acting governor will be installed before the election is conducted.This prophecy is God’s word declaring the “END OF THE WORLD”.By Emmanuel Paddy Ogon.22/09/2020

Moral lesson; always keep to agreed agreements.

Congrats Chief Harry Akande.

I believe he is the father in-law to actress Dakore Egbuson.

Serious candidates campaign seriously.

In your hurry to post, you didn't bother to read and see that the lawyer quoted the said Bayelsa case.

drskyfly007:
This lawyer is still in the the denial stage of shock!

He will enter the acceptance stage, by the time he studies the bayelsa case, to know the latest judgement by the supreme court...

Transfer window and door is still open.

Ashawo politicians. Zero ideology.

If Obaseki relies on this CP he will be disappointed.

September 19 is around the corner. Everything go clear then.

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Good one