National Academic champions

In Divine Onyx School, the winner of National Academic champions competition 2020 Asaba.

The competition was held in Asaba Delta State, a lot of schools where present, the competition was designed to ensure quality learning for students and pupils. The overall best Student, Ebube Obi a primary 5 student of Divine Onyx School

While other students from the same school clear the classes by taking the 1st position in their veriouse classes.

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CCTV Footage Shows Military Started Fire At Lekki Toll Gate

TonyGists App 3 Out Now. Download from Play store https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.TonyGists.TonyGistsapp The footage showed that the fire started at a side of the toll gate occupied by the military.   The review of the Closed-Circuit Television footage of the October 20 Lekki Toll Gate shooting has revealed some fresh details. According to SaharaReporters, the footage has shown that military, not protesters, started the fire at the area. The footage showed that the fire started at a side of the toll gate occupied by the military. SaharaReporters has reported that the footage showed soldiers arriving in about four vans and taking over the barricade at the toll gate after forcing the protesters to move inwards Lekki. In the CCTV footage played at the Lagos Judicial Panel on Saturday, protesters were not near the toll gate when the fire started except military vehicles. The video also showed protesters running towards the lagoon near the Lekki Toll Gate as they fled from the military.

Oh No! Popular Actress, Iyabo Ojo's Mother Is Dead

TonyGists App 3 Out Now. Download from Play store https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.TonyGists.TonyGistsapp The actress took to her social media page to announce the death of her mother, Mrs Victoria Olubunmi Fetuga. Ojo stated that her mother died in her sleep.   Iyabo Ojo and her mother Iyabo Ojo, one of Nigeria's most popular actresses, has been plunged into a very sad mood. The actress who is known to put smiles on the faces of her fans as an actress, especially on Tik Tok is currently very unhappy as she has lost her mother. The actress took to her social media page to announce the death of her mother, Mrs Victoria Olubunmi Fetuga. Ojo stated that her mother died in her sleep. She wrote on her verified Instagram page, “My mother, my jewel, my guardian, my pearl, this is how you said goodbye? We were joking about this days ago. I told you how much I want you to live long and watch the children become grown men and women but you said no; your joy was that I am happy. That your spirit would protect and be with us. Little did I know you were set to leave. “With total submission to the will of God, I announce the death of my mother, Mrs Victoria Olubunmi Fetuga, who passed away in her sleep in the early hours of today, Saturday 21st November at the age of 67-years. Mama, you might be gone but we, your children and grandkids would make sure your memories remain and linger on. Like you promised, your spirit remains with us. Iyabo Ojo, your love.”

BREAKING: Lekki Shootings: CCTV Reveals Soldiers Arrived In Seven Trucks

TonyGists App 3 Out Now. Download from Play store https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.TonyGists.TonyGistsapp The footage showed that the scene was calm until about 6.43pm when people could be seen running towards the tollgate from the Oriental Hotel end.   The protesters at Lekki toll gate Fresh details about the unfortunate events that happened at the Lekki toll gate during the #EndSARS protests have emerged as investigations continue. According to The PUNCH, the Lagos State Judicial Panel of Judicial Inquiry probing the alleged killing of #EndSARS protesters by soldiers at the Lekki tollgate on the night of October 20 on Saturday resumed the viewing of a CCTV footage submitted by the Lekki Concession Company, operators of the tollgate. The footage showed that the scene was calm until about 6.43pm when people could be seen running towards the tollgate from the Oriental Hotel end. Two minutes later, at 6.45pm, military trucks with flashing headlights arrived the scene. There were no fewer than seven of them. At 6.53pm, about 10 minutes after the arrival of the military vehicles, the tollgate went into a blackout. Two minutes later, at 6.55pm, one of the military vehicles drove through the tollgate to the other end where the crowd of protesters was gathered. Details later…

BREAKING: Nigeria Officially Slides Into Worst Recession Since 1987

TonyGists App 3 Out Now. Download from Play store https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.TonyGists.TonyGistsap According to gross domestic product numbers released by the National Bureau of Statistics on Saturday, the nation recorded a contraction of 3.62 percent in the third quarter of 2020.   National Bureau of Statistics According to TheCable, the world's most populous black nation, Nigeria has officially slid into its worst economic recession in over three decades. TheCable reports that according to gross domestic product numbers released by the National Bureau of Statistics on Saturday, the nation recorded a contraction of 3.62 percent in the third quarter of 2020. This is the second consecutive quarterly GDP decline since the recession of 2016. The cumulative GDP for the first nine months of 2020, therefore, stood at -2.48 percent. The last time Nigeria recorded such cummulative GDP was in 1987, when GDP declined by 10.8 percent. According to World Bank and NBS figures monitored by TheCable, this is also the second recession under President Muhamadu Buhari’s democratic reign — and his fourth as head of state. More to follow…

Davido Shows Off The Special Birthday Gift He Got From Chioma Which Made Him 'Emotional' (Photo)

TonyGists App 3 Out Now. Download from Play store https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.TonyGists.TonyGistsapp The singer who turned a year older today November 21, showed off a neck chain he got as birthday gift from Chioma.   Davido showed off the gift One of Nigeria's biggest music stars, Davido has received a unique birthday gift from his fiance, Chioma. The singer who turned a year older today November 21,  showed off a neck chain he got as birthday gift from Chioma.  Sharing a photo of the neck chain which has an image of him and his mother, Davido said he was 'emotional'. He wrote "me and my mother, emotional thank you @chefchi".

”If God did it for me, he will do it for you”, says Nigerian man who married a white woman and relocated to Canada

TonyGists App 3 Out Now. Download from Play store https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.TonyGists.TonyGistsapp SHARE TWEET   A Nigerian man residing in Canada has shared some words of encouragement to others who wish to seek greener pastures abroad. Identified as Valentino, the family man who got married to a Canadian shared his story on social media with before and after photos. The man who has two kids with his Canadian wife, shared his story in celebration of his 11th wedding anniversary. According to him, the journey overseas is not always a smooth ride but if ”God did it for me he will do same for you”. In his words; “Let me encourage you today. Your tomorrow will be better. If God did it for me he will do same for you and your family. Amen. “Pic on D left how it’s all started and pic on D right where we are today. “It’s not always a smooth ride but God has been faithful. “11 anniversary” Let me encourage you today. Your tomorrow will be better. If God did it for me he will do same for you and your family. Amen. Pic on D left how it’s all started and pic on D right where we are today. It’s not always a smooth ride but God has been faithful. 11 anniversary 🙏 pic.twitter.com/2l55JarV6J — Valentino A 🇨🇦 (@valentinowpg) November 20, 2020

Jetwing pioneer, Vince Reffet dies in training accident in Dubai

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Vince Reffet, the Jetwing pioneer famous for flying above city skyscrapers with jet engines strapped to his back has died in a training accident in Dubai.    The French stuntman, 36, was killed in the deserts of the Arabian sheikhdom, Jetman Dubai said in a statement, adding the company is "working closely with all relevant authorities".   The statement read: "It is with unimaginable sadness that we announce the passing of Jetman Pilot, Vincent (Vince) Reffet, who died this morning, 17 November during training in Dubai," Jetman posted.   "Vince was a talented athlete, and a much-loved and respected member of our team. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family and all those who knew and worked with him."   "We are working closely with all relevant authorities and ask that you please keep Vince's family in your thoughts and prayers."     Jetman Dubai gave no further details and Dubai police did not immediately acknowledge the incident.   Reffet made name for himself in the world of BASE jumping, skydiving, and wingsuit flying, and was a pioneer of the emerging industry of jet winging.   Reffet had BASE-jumped off the Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest building at 828 meters (2,716 feet) in Dubai, setting a world record. He earlier earned gold medals while competing as a free-flying skydiver on a team and competed as an extreme athlete sponsored by Red Bull. His parents were also skydivers.

Lagos clergyman, Prophet Israel Genesis sentenced to jail for fraud

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Justice Olabisi Akinlade of the Lagos State High Court Abuja has sentenced popular Lagos-based clergyman, Prophet Israel Ogundipe aka Israel Genesis, for fraud. Ogundipe, who is the Shepherd-in-Charge of Celestial Church of Christ Global Genesis parish, was arraigned before the court following a petition filed by a UK-based architect, Mrs Olaide Williams-Oni, who accused him of obtaining a total of N17m from her with the promise to help her procure some landed property.   In her testimony before the court, Williams-Oni had told the court that she met prophet Ogundipe in 2002 during her visit to Nigeria when she was taken to his church for prayers by her step-sister. The presiding judge found the clergyman guilty of two of the seven charges brought against him and dismissed the remaining five over lack of evidence. The judge sentenced Ogundipe, who was first arraigned in 2007, to one year’s imprisonment on each count but said the prison terms would run concurrently.

Another PDP Governor will leave - Governor Wike says

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Governor Nyesom Wike has disclosed that another Governor who was elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will also leave, days after Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi State defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC).    The Rivers state Governor who disclosed this in an interview on Channels Television on Wednesday November 18, declined giving the name of the governor or when he will leave the party.   Wike said;    “I can tell you, there is one PDP governor that will leave. The point is that these are the people who have been playing anti-party (politics). They will be romancing with the APC in the night and coming out to PDP in the day time. “My problem with our party is that when you speak the truth, they want to crucify you. I have raised this issue severally and severally and severally.”   Citing the 2019 victories PDP recorded over incumbent APC governors in Bauchi and Adamawa, he downplayed the impact of Umahi’s defection on future elections. He added that people attribute too much power to governors when the real power lies with the people.   Wike said;    "We didn’t have party structure in Adamawa, we won because the people spoke. We didn’t have party structure in Bauchi, we won. The people spoke.  “As I speak to you today, performance is what gives any party, assuming a ruling party in that state, an advantage to win a future election. It is not because you are the governor.”

Lovedup photos: ‘I would rather be beheaded than apologise’- Bashir El-Rufai tells critics

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Bashir El-Rufai, son to Kaduna state governor, says he would rather be beheaded than apologies for posting his loved-up photos of himself and his fiancee, Halima Nwakaego Kazaure.    On Wednesday, November 18, Bashir came under attack for sharing loved-up photos of he and Halima who he will be tying the knot with this Saturday, November 21.     Muslims on Twitter claim the photos were inappropriate. Read here.   When one of his followers mentioned that she hopes he doesn't apologize for the photos, Bashir responded ''I would rather I am beheaded than do that. God forbid. Faceless idiots? Lmao''

Commissioner's brother killed, 1 other beheaded in Ibadan

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Some unknown gunmen who struck on Tuesday evening along Nihort- Idi-isin, Ibadan reportedly killed 45-year-old, Isaac Orisadeyi Adedokun, younger brother to the Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Matters in Oyo state, Mrs Funmilayo Orisadeyi.   Mrs Orisadeyi who confirmed the incident, told Daily Trust that two hospitals rejected the victim before he died. It was learnt that Issac was a passenger was on motorcycle when some gunmen tried to snatch the bike from the rider around 8pm on Tuesday night November 16.   The armed men shot the victim when the driver of the motorcycle resisted the attempt to snatch the motorcycle.   Daily Trust also reported that in another case, a young man identified as Adoja Tanaku, was beheaded after a brief argument with his friend simply identified as Joseph in Bakatare area of Ibadan. The two engaged in the hot argument before the middle aged man went into his room, took a cutlass and beheaded him.    Oyo police spokesperson, Olugbemiga Fadeyi who confirmed the incident said the deceased and Joseph were Beniniose. Fadeyi said Joseph is already in the police net while the corpse of the victim had been deposited in the morgue of Adeoyo Hospital, Ibadan.

Twitter user compiles list of journalists who have been killed in Nigeria to counter comments by some that 'Nigerian journalists are not trying' following CNN documentary of the Lekki shooting

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A Nigerian Twitter user has compiled list of journalists that have been killed and others who went through various challenges in Nigeria to counter comments of by some saying that "Nigerian journalists are not trying" following CNN documentary of the Lekki shooting.    Recall that CNN's documentary which aired yesterday stirred up mixed reactions and also gave more insight into what happened at Lekki Toll Gate.   Reacting to this, @Daddybillion tweeted;    You think Nigerian journalists aren’t trying cos of CNN #LekkiMassaccre investigation? Enenche Akogwu, a Nigerian journalist & cameraman for Channels Television in Kano, was investigating Boko Haram terrorism when he was shot and killed by an unidentified gunman in January 2012 2. Alex Ogbu, a reporter for the RegentAfrica Times magazine and website, was gunned down by the Nigerian police while he was covering a protest by the Islamic Movement in Nigerian capital, Abuja, on 21 January. 3. A young Channels TV journalist, Precious Owolabi, was killed in similar circumstances on 22 July 2019. He was hit by a bullet while covering an Islamic Movement in Nigeria protest in Abuja & died later in hospital. According to the NUJ, no one has been arrested for his murder.   4. Pelumi Onifade, a 200-level student of the Dept. of History, Tai Solarin University of Edu., Ogun State, was an intern with GboahTV. He was killed by the officials of the Nigerian police attached to the Lagos State Task Force, on Saturday, October 24 2020. A 20-year-old kid 5. In 2017, ‘unknown’ gunmen shot and killed Ikechukwu Onubogu, working with the Anambra Broadcasting Service (ABS). He was a cameraman with ABS based in the state capital Awka. He was found dead, four days after he was reported missing by his family. 6. January 2020, Maxwell Nashan, a newscaster with government-owned Federal Radio Corporation (FRCN), was abducted from his home before being bound, gagged and hacked to death. He was preparing for his wedding in the days leading up to the attack 7. Edo Ugbagwu, 42, a court reporter with the Nation, was shot dead at his home in Lagos after men broke in and began arguing with him. According to Lawal Ogienagbon, a deputy editor at the Nation, Ugbagwu had not been working on any controversial stories. 8. On the same day Ugbagwu was murdered, Nathan Dabak, 36, & Sunday Gyang Bwede, 39, working for the Christian newspaper the Light Bearer, were stabbed to death while on their way to Jos. 9. September 2009, Bayo Ohu, 45, an assistant news editor for The Guardian, was shot by unidentified assailants as he answered a knock at the front door of his house in Lagos. The 6 assailants took a laptop & cell phone, according to the journalist’s relatives. 10. April 1999, Fidelis Ikwuebe, a freelance journalist who contributed to the Lagos daily The Guardian, was abducted and murdered while covering violent clashes between the Aguleri and Umuleri communities in Anambra State. 11. Okezie Amaruben, publisher of Newsservice magazine, was shot and killed by an Enugu State police officer. Amaruben was checking on a printing job being done for him in a shop when police officers verbally and physically attacked him. One placed a pistol to his forehead & hit him with the gun after he had identified himself as a journalist.People at the scene told the police officers that Amaruben was not the person they were looking for. He was being forced into a police vehicle when the officer fired his gun & the bullet pierced Amaruben’s skull 12. Sam Nimfa-Jan, a journalist with the magazine Details, based in Jos, was killed in Kafanchan, Kaduna State, during ethnic clashes. He was on assignment covering riots between the Hausa Fulani and Zangon-Kataf groups that broke out over the installation of a new emir. 13. Samson Boyi, a photojournalist with the Adamawa State­owned newspaper The Scope, was killed when about 30 armed men attacked the convoy of the state governor, who was traveling from the state capital, Yola, to the town of Bauchi. 14. Sunday Bwede, 39, journalist for the monthly newspaper of the Church of Christ, was driving to an assignment when he was attacked by a mob in Jos, Plateau state, according to the local chapter of the Nigerian Union of Journalists and news reports. 15. Tunde Oladepo, a senior correspondent with TheGuardian newspaper of Lagos, was murdered by 5masked gunmen, who entered his home early in the morning & shot him to death in front of his wife & children.Nothing was removed from Oladepo’s residence,ruling out robbery as a motive 16. Zakariya Isa, 41, a reporter and cameraman for the state-run NTA, in the northeastern state of Borno, was murdered by Boko Haram. The militants Islamist terrorist later claimed responsibility for Isa murder. 17. @DavidHundeyin investigative journalist at Bussinessday, majoring in politics, tech and finance, two weeks ago went into exile for fear of being arrested by what he described as: The return of abacha-ism and the assault on freedom In Nigeria. 18. Obi-Young said he was forced to leave Brittle Paper because of its “censorship” and lack of “freedom”. The controversies began after Obi-Young wrote an article that was critical of novelist and the wife of Kaduna State governor of Hadiza Isma El-Rufai. 19. In September 2018 in Abuja, Jones Abiri spoke about being tortured with a hot iron and the experience of not knowing when or if he would ever walk free. Abiri was the publisher of The Weekly Source in Yenagoa, when he was arrested in July 2016 by DSS on terrorism allegations 20. Samuel Ogundipe, a very popular brilliant journalist resigns from @PremiumTimesng many linked his resignation to a story he did about Bello El-Rufai. In the story, Bello El-Rufai, son of the Kaduna state governor, Nasir Ahmad el-Rufai, had threatened to gang-rape an old woman Now pause for minute, and ask yourself...how many @CNN @CNNAfrica @cnnbrk journalists can withstand, survive or work round the clock under the harsh conditions Nigerian journalists work daily on extremely poor wages? How many prosecuted for killing these brilliant journalists? 21. 1. Brilliant Investigative Journalist, @fisayosoyombo  pretended he needed mental rehabilitation and went under cover for 3 weeks, including 10 straight days on ward admission, as a patient of the Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital, Yaba.  Fisayo brilliant but dangerous investigation exposed the corruption and decrepit state of the country’s oldest psychiatric hospital, Yaba Nero-Psychiatric Hospital. If this investigation was executed by a foreign journalists, we wouldn’t stop talking about it on this platform. 22. Again, @fisayosoyombo  risks his life, went undercover to expose bribery, bail for sale & the recycling of criminals in a Lagos police station. He also exposed the corruption in Nigerian prisons & how justice is perverted. He spent 2 weeks in detention. 23. In the face of harassment & threats from the Nigerian govt. officials, @nicholasibekwe and @PremiumTimesng  still went ahead and investigated what actually transpired at the Lekki tollgate on the 20/10/2020. Brilliant piece of investigation. Respect!!

#EndSARS protest: UK Parliament fixes date to debate sanctions against Nigerian government

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A date has been fixed for members of UK Parliament to debate sanctions against the Nigerian government over its handling of the historic #EndSARS protests last month.   Recall that in the wake of the #EndSARS protest, a petition was launched to implement sanctions against the Nigerian Government and officials. The petition got over 220,000 signatures.      Following the success of the petition, members of the UK Parliament have scheduled November 23 to debate sanctions against the Nigerian government. They will consider a petition from hundreds of thousands of Nigerians that asked them to look into the killings and gross violations of human rights abuses by security forces and other officials.    It is however unclear if the British lawmakers would recommend sanctions after debating the petitions, or if the government would implement them considering Nigeria’s long-standing ties with the UK.

Isha Sesay accuses the Nigerian government of telling "lies" about the shootings at the Lekki tollgate

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Former CNN news anchor Isha Sesay has called out the Nigerian government for the "lies" about what happened at the Lekki tollgate when peaceful End SARS protesters were shot at.   Ms Sesay, who has been actively keeping up with the End SARS protests and interviewing the key players, stayed with Nigerians on the night of the Lekki shootings, conducting virtual interviews and making efforts to let the world see what was going on in Nigeria. Soon after the CNN documentary on the Lekki tollgate shooting was released, apparently proving that the military were at the toll gate on the night of October 20, 2020, Isha Sesay took to Twitter to call out the Nigerian government.   She tweeted: "These lies being told by the Nigerian authorities about what happened at Lekki tollgate are an outrage. People’s children can’t just be killed, without anyone being held accountable!"

Atletico Madrid striker, Luis Suarez 'tests positive for Covid-19 again'

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Atletico Madrid striker, Luis Suarez, has reportedly tested positive for Coronavirus for a second time, ruling him out of a reunion with his former club Barcelona this weekend. The Uruguay international has been self-isolating since he tested positive for Covid-19 on November 16 while on International duty for his country.  According to Sport ES, a second test carried out on Wednesday November 18, confirmed that Luis Suarez tested positive for Coronavirus again. The news comes as a massive blow to Atletico and to the striker who will be ruled out of Saturday's La Liga clash with his former club Barcelona and the Champions League game with Lokomotiv Moscow midweek.

Kano youths express concern about a dilapidated school in the state

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Youths in Kano state have called on the state government to renovate a dilapidated school in the State. Photos of Sabon Garin Nera primary school leave little to be desired. Most of the classrooms are without roofs and the ones with roof are no better because they are caving in already.   Below are photos of the school and tweets raising awareness about its sorry state.

Muslims call out Bashir El-Rufai over 'inappropriate' loved-up photos with his bride

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Some Muslims have taken to Twitter to call out Bashir El-rufai, one of the sons of Kaduna state governor Nasir El-rufai, over a loved-up photos with his bride which they termed "inapproriate".    See the photos and the comments below;

In your dreams, Davido says to IG model who shared screenshot of singer in her DM (video)

TonyGists App 3 Out Now. Download from Play store https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.TonyGists.TonyGistsapp Singer Davido recently reacted to the accusation of an IG model called Maureen - Maureen said the father of three sent her a message on Instagram - Davido stated that it could only happen in her dreams  Nigerian singer Davido has responded to a model called Maureen who called him out on Instagram. It all started when the beautiful fair-skinned lady shared a screenshot of the singer in her DM. The screenshot showed a message from the father of three. The message read, 'Hi', alongside a love emoji. Commenting on the screenshot, Maureen called out to Davido's fiancee Chioma to come and get the father of her son out of her DM.   He went ahead to call her an idiot while pointing a finger at her. Check out Davido's response below. Swipe left to see Maureen's post.

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