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Mob vandalises MTN office in Lagos protesting mass disconnection

5 months ago1034 min

A large crowd of angry MTN subscribers in the early hours of Monday, vandalised the telecommunications company’s office in the FESTAC Town area of Lagos State in response to the network blocking subscribers due to a mismatch in their National Identification Number and SIM registration. In a viral video circulating on social media, the mob could be seen destroying a barricade fence just outside the MTN office. The Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, Benjamin...

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Protesting FCE students incited by disgruntled employees – Provost

5 months ago6517 min

The Provost of the Federal College of Education (Technical), in Akoka, Lagos State, Dr Wahab Azeez, has said that protesting students of the college are being instigated by staff members eyeing his position. The students had on Monday and Tuesday stormed roads in Akoka and environs protesting poor conditions and dilapidating infrastructure on their campus. PUNCH Metro gathered that the students of the college which is affiliated to the University of Benin, Edo State, had...

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Abuja man protesting hardship on mast released on bail

5 months ago933 min

The Federal Capital Territory Police Command said a man identified as Shuaibu Yushau, who was arrested on July 8 for attempted suicide, had been released on bail to his lawyer, Deji Adeyanju. The FCT Police Command’s spokesperson, Josephine Adeh, in a statement on X.com on Friday, said Yushau’s release followed a mental assessment conducted by the FCTA SDS. She said, although the assessment report indicated that he is mentally stable, symptoms of anxiety, persistent worry,...