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School teacher reportedly on the run after he allegedly beat his student to death in Lagos

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  A Nigerian man, Ridwan Oyewunmi, has called on Nigerians on social media to help him get justice after a school teacher who is currently on the run, allegedly beat his younger brother, Boluwatife Omelaja, to death at a school in Ikorodu, Lagos state on Thursday,  November 26.   In a Twitter thread, the distraught brother said the teacher beat Omelaja because he couldn’t answer a question. His tweets read   " Twitter NG i just lost my brother to School Teacher Brutality. Mr Emmanuel(frame 1)is a sec school teacher at Elihans college, Ikorodu in Lagos. He beat up my brother Boluwatife Omelaja(frame 2) to death on 26th of November in the school premises because he couldn't answer a math question he was asked correctly. The school initially made us believe he slumped and died while he was trying to answer the question on the board, a boy who wasn't ill or showed any sign of sickness before. He was brought home in the school's bus by the school proprietress and principal,

FG asks for one week to review petrol price

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The Federal Government has requested for a week break from a meeting with organised labour to review the new petrol price increase.   The Group Managing Director of the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Mele Kyari who attended the meeting on November 26, stated that the cooperation cannot unilaterally announce a reversal of the new price without consultation.   Both the labour and government team led by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF, Boss Mustapha then agreed that the meeting should be adjourned to December 7.   Speaking at the end of the meeting, Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige said;    “By Monday, December 7, we will come back, because the message from the organised labour is clear. They want a reversal of the pump price to what it was. So, the government side will take it back to our principals. “Even though government is not fixing the price of premium motor spirit (PMS) anymore because it is deregulated, it is part of the econom

Buhari says FG can no longer bear electricity tariff shortfalls

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President Muhammadu Buhari has said it is no longer sustainable for the Federal Government to bear the tariff shortfalls in the power sector.   Buhari said this on Thursday, Nov 26, at the inauguration of Eko Electricity Distribution Company’s Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition-Distribution (SCADA) Management System Centre in Lagos.   Buhari, represented by the Minister of Power, Mr. Sale Mamman, said the SCADA system would help EKEDC monitor and respond more quickly to faults and reduce outage durations, thereby improving the quality of service to customers.   He added that his regime remains committed to addressing the liquidity challenges adversely affecting the power sector’s viability.   “We have noted with grave concern the increased financial burden on the Federal Government occasioned by the tariff shortfalls in the sector which are no longer sustainable,” he said.   He said the Central Bank of Nigeria’s Power Assistance Fund targeted at supporting tariff shortfalls could

"Future husband, my mates are getting married. Locate me" Cee-C says as she prepares to attend a wedding (video)

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Big Brother Naija reality star, Cynthia  "Cee-C" Nwadiora took to Instagram to call for her future husband to locate her.   While getting styled for a wedding, Cee-C recorded a video revealing she's ready to get married too.   She said in the video: "Future husband, my mates are getting married. I don't know what you're waiting for oh. This is the last wedding I'm going to attend a single. You better locate me."   Watch the video below.  

Mum sends internet into meltdown after recreating Jennifer Lopez's naked snap

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A mum has left people in stitches after she replicated Jennifer Lopez's latest naked snap.   Earlier this week, Jennifer Lopez, 51, went naked for the official cover of her latest single.   It didn't take long for Australian comedian Celeste Barber to attempt the naked shot herself.   Celeste, 38, delighted her 7.8 million followers on Instagram with the hilarious parody and Jennifer's snap went down well among her millions of fans.   In the photo, captioned "I'm on the right", the comedian ditched her clothes and posed seductively just like J.Lo.    

UK to regulate Google and Facebook

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The U.K. government said Friday, Nov 27, that it plans to create a Digital Markets Unit (DMU) to enforce "a new code to govern the behavior of platforms that currently dominate the market, such as Google and Facebook."   The aim is to protect smaller competitors and give consumers more control over personal data.   Under the new code, some of the world’s biggest tech companies may have to be more transparent about the services they provide and how they use consumers’ data. They may also be forced to give consumers a choice over whether to receive personalized advertising, and they won’t be able to place restrictions on customers that make it difficult for them to use rival platforms.    The DMU, which will be part of the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), will start work in April 2021.   The government said the DMU may be given the power to suspend, block and reverse decisions made by large tech companies. The DMU could also order them to take certain actions to achieve