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  Fed up with the noise pollution they cause, a Nigerian lady reported a Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) worship centre close to her house to LASEPA According to her, the church disturbed her with its noise every time, making it difficult for her to have a decent sleep or take calls She shared how she went about the process and the resultant effect since the Lagos agency looked into the matter A Nigerian lady has reported a worship centre of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) to the Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency (LASEPA) over noise pollution. The lady identified as Oreoluwa disclosed this in a tweet on Saturday, January 28, heaving a sigh of relief that the agency gave her a call with the promis address the issue. Toscana media report 🇱🇷

Fuel scarcity, new Naira notes: What makes Ogun State such a confident place for Tinubu? in Politics  bySodiq Adewale ChocomiloJanuary 30, 2023 On Wednesday, the campaign train of Bola Ahmed Tinubu, presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) landed in Abeokuta, Ogun State. It is interesting that each time Tinubu visited the gateway state, he goes there with a clear conscience. Before the APC presidential primary on June 2, 2022, Tinubu made his first trip to Ogun State. He had likely seen the political climate and sensed betrayal or a plot on the part of people with whom he had previously worked to ensure their electoral triumph. By bringing up recollections of the occasion from party delegates, the politician from Lagos grabbed the opportunity to verbally dispel the purported conspiracy. As the presidential candidate for the All Progressives Congress, Tinubu described how he made Yemi Osinbajo (APC). Additionally, he described how Muhammadu Buhari approached him for

   Nollywood actor Alexx Ekubo finally returned to Instagram with a new year message to his fans and followers Alexx, who has been offline since his drama with his former lover Fancy Acholonu He shared a new picture as he revealed his yearly pep talk wouldn’t hold this year Many of the actors’ followers have stormed his comment section to react to his return, as many joyfully welcomed him back While he didn’t give any reason behind his latest decision, many of his followers took to his comment section to raise questions.  In his statement,  "Happy New Year Everyone. Usually, i start the year with #AlexxEkuboNewYearPepTalk This year there will be none. pls click the hashtag to read from previous years, everything i’ve said before is still VALID Toscana media report 🇱🇷

  A truck fell on a commercial bus at Ojuelegba, inwards Fadeyi, Lagos State, on Sunday, claiming eight lives. The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority officials were seen trying to rescue the victims. According to the agency, efforts were being made to rescue the victims. “A container laden truck has fallen on a bus at Ojuelegba, inwards Fadeyi. The effort is currently being made towards rescue and evacuation,” the statement by the Permanent Secretary of the agency, Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu Recovery of the fallen container is still ongoing, though it has been taken off on top of the minibus but is yet to be completely removed from the location, traffic is still on hold, and we have a backlog of traffic presently at Alaka. “Kindly exercise patience or find an alternative if you are not trapped in the traffic,” he added Toscana media report 🇱🇷

  The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has extended the deadline for the exchange of old naira notes by 10 days. This was disclosed in a press statement issued today January 29. The CBN governor, Godwin Emefiele, said the new deadline is February 10, 2023. Nigerians had been complaining about the inability to swap their old notes for the new designs as the January 31 deadline drew nearer. Emefiele said following the hardship Nigerians have experienced in their attempt to access the newly redesigned notes, President Buhari has given approval for the extension of the deadline. “Based on the foregoing, we have sought and obtained Mr President’s approval for the following: a 10-day extension of the deadline from January 31, 2023, to February 10, 2023; to allow for collection of more old notes legitimately held by  Nigerians and  achieve more success in cash swap in our rural communities  after  which all  old notes outside the CBN loses their Legal Tender Status. Our CBN staff currently on ma

  Richard Tumwine and Fortunate Kyarikunda fell in love in 2015 and started dating with a view to getting married Tumwine, who teaches at Kiringa Primary School, told the court that he supported Kyarikunda financially Eventually, Kyarikunda refused to marry Tumwine, and he hauled her to court where she was ordered to pay him over N1m A court in Uganda has declared that a Kanungu District woman should pay her fiancee over N1m as compensation According to Magistrate Asanasio Mukoi the promise to marry was never fulfilled by Kyarikunda and, therefore, it was detrimental to her boyfriend. That was what made him entitled to a re-reimbursement of the money spent on her. Mukobi also ordered Kyarikunda to pay Tumwine N125k for general damages, inconvenience, as well as mental anguish.. Toscana media report 🇱🇷

  A leading Nigerian commercial bank, Zenith Bank has returned N3.23 million to Chiamaka Agim, a Lagos State resident whose N4.039 million was erroneously deducted on January 9. It had been reported how Zenith Bank earlier told Agim that she would only get N800,500 out of the debited N4,039,900. However, the bank returned N3,239,400 on the evening of Monday, January 16. The Zenith Bank customer had shared a post yesterday on her Twitter page about the refund. Agim said the bank contacted her on that Monday to update her on the refunded money. “I did not receive any alert because they had to put my account on hold after the incident happened. I was asked to come to the bank the following day,” she said. “When I got to the bank, my account statement was printed and I saw that they had credited my account with N3,239,400 around 7.30pm on Monday.” She said she learnt that the remaining N800,500 was still with Access, one of the two banks where the money was transferred to. “Zenith Bank sai

  A young lady who claims to be kid comedian   Kiriku’s   elder sister has called him out online. The young lady in a video currently making the rounds online introduced herself as Kiriku’s mother’s first daughter and claimed that the 8-year-old skit maker abandoned his family after becoming rich and famous. She debunked reports that the little boy bought his father a car, claiming that he bought a car for his friend’s father and not their own father. She begged Kiriku to return home to take care of the family, explaining that he is the family’s last born and has continued to ignore his family since his rise to fame. “I don’t know what we did to him. He left us for the past few years. I am the first daughter of his family. He is my mummy’s last born. He just abandon us for no no reason at all. He has been following umbrella boy since he became famous. He has not been asking about us. The man he bought car for is Umbrella Boy’s dad, he is not my dad. He should come home and buy car for

  A 28-year-old man, Folorunsho Olaniyan, has been caught while allegedly trying to steal a generator belonging to a customary court in the Ado-Odo Ota Local Government Area of Ogun State. P UNCH Metro  gathered that Olaniyan, a native of Ota, was caught by the court registrar, Kareem Tolulope. A source said the suspect, on Tuesday, January 24, broke into the office where the generator was kept by unscrewing the lock to the building. The source said the suspect took advantage of the public holiday declared by the state government for the collection of Permanent Voter Cards to commit the crime. An official of the Local Government Service Commission, Mercy Ajewole, also confirmed the arrest of the suspect. She said Olaniyan confessed to have entered the secretariat by jumping the fence, adding that he was handed over to the police. “Items found on him were two screwdrivers and a bag,” she added. Toscana media report 🇱🇷

  Presidential candidate of the All Progressive Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has vowed that he will return Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Benue to their ancestral homes once he is elected. Tinubu made this assurance while addressing thousands of supporters during the APC presidential rally at Aper Aku Stadium in Makurdi, Benue state capital. According to the former Lagos state governor, Nigerians have no business staying in IDP camps. He said, “Once you elect me I will close IDP camps and return those displaced to their various communities and bring hope to them. “Non-payment of salaries will be over. There will be stable electricity and improved quality of education in the country including loans for students,’’ he said. Tinubu recalled his long-standing relationship with the Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs and Special Duties, Senator George Akume, describing him as a trusted and very dependable politician. He questioned the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) pre

  The organizing secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos State, Ayodele Adewale on Thursday declared that the bullion vans spotted on the eve of a 2019 election at the residence of Asiwaju Bola Tinubu actually missed their way. The APC chieftain submitted that the vans had no business at the Bourdillion residence of the former Lagos State Governor on that day. Defending the 2023 presidential candidate of the APC  further , Adewale said Tinubu didn’t invite the vans neither did anyone in the house invite them. He added that he was at the Lagos Bourdillion residence of  Bola Tinubu  on the day of the bullion van saga and there was no money in the bullion vans. Toscana media report 🇱🇷

  On Wednesday, it in Abeokuta Tinubu publicly announced his displeasure with the naira redesign approved by Buhari. “Let them increase the price of fuel, only them know where they have hoarded fuel, they hoarded money, they hoarded naira; we will go and vote and we will win. Even if they changed the ink on Naira notes. Whatever their plans, it will come to nought. We are going to win.” There’s something about Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, Presidential Candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Abeokuta, Ogun State capital. In 2015 when the APC campaign… In 2015 when the APC campaign was losing steam based on repeated promises in its nationwide tour, Tinubu changed the tempo in Abeokuta. When Britain was in trouble, they turned to their General, Winston Churchill, when France was is trouble, they turned to their General, Charles De Gaul. When America was in trouble, they turned to their General, Dwight Eisenhower, Nigeria is in trouble, we have brought you General Muhammadu Buhari,” A

  Meta has announced that it will end former United States President Donald Trump’s suspension across its major platforms, Facebook and Instagram, in coming weeks. The social media giant made this known on Wednesday evening in a blog post by the President of Global Affairs at Meta, Nick Clegg. Clegg wrote, “To assess whether the serious risk to public safety that existed in January 2021 has sufficiently receded, we have evaluated the current environment according to our Crisis Policy Protocol, which included looking at the conduct of the US 2022 midterm elections, and expert assessments on the current security environment. “Our determination is that the risk has sufficiently receded, and that we should therefore adhere to the two-year timeline we set out. As such, we will be reinstating Mr. Trump’s Facebook and Instagram accounts in the coming weeks. However, we are doing so with new guardrails in place to deter repeat offenses Clegg however stated that, “In light of his (Trump’s) viol

  The Obi’s campaign team confirmed the attack on Tuesday evening, saying it was condemnable how the hoodlums pelted the presidential campaign convoy with stones . Some residents of Katsina State, suspected to be political thugs, have attacked the presidential candidate of Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, who was in the state for his presidential campaign rally. The Obi’s campaign team confirmed the attack on Tuesday evening, saying it was condemnable how the hoodlums pelted the presidential campaign convoy with stones Obi had wooed voters and promised to tackle insecurity if elected. In a statement issued on his behalf, Diran Onifade, Head of Media, Obi/Datti Presidential Campaign Council, said, that the attack on Obi and his campaign team was planned by desperate politicians “To the glory of God, Mr Obi and other occupants of the car were unhurt. Subsequently another set of thugs also threw stones outside the stadium which damaged several vehicles including that of our official stage cr

The Federal Government has released half of November 2022 check-off dues deducted from the salaries of all lecturers of federal universities in the country to the Academic Staff Union of Universities,  The PUNCH  has learnt. The PUNCH  had exclusively reported how the Ministry of Labour and Employment withheld the check-off dues of the union. The ministry’s spokesman, Olajide Oshundun, in an interview with  The PUNCH  said the decision of the government was based on the failure of ASUU to submit its audit reports. The PUNCH  reports that check-off dues are the money deducted from an employee’s pay for membership in a union or an organisation that represents workers in a particular industry. ASUU warns Meanwhile, branches of ASUU have concluded congresses organised over the recent happenings between the union and the Federal Government. Some of the recent happenings include the decision of the government to pay the withheld salaries of lecturers under the aegis of the Congress of Nigeri

  Nollywood actress, Halima Abubakar, has alleged that she was three times pregnant for Apostle Johnson Suleman, General Overseer of Omega Fire Ministries International. Suleman and Halima allegedly dated at one point, according to Halima, who called him out on social media in September 2022.  Halima Abubakar  Nevertheless, Suleman threatened to sue her for making "defamatory accusations". As news of Halima's struggle with an unspecified sickness spread, it seemed as though the situation had subsided.... The movie star, however, said they dated for six years in a recent interview that was broadcast live on Instagram. She also said that when rumors of their alleged affair initially spread, she asked the cleric for advice on how to respond but he told her to “go and die”. Halima was asked if she had ever been pregnant for Suleman in a now-viral interview footage, and she said, “Yes, I was once pregnant for him three times.  Toscana media report 🇱🇷

The lagos State Government has announced that traffic will be restricted on  *Monday 23rd January* with diversion on *the Island* on Tuesday 24th January, 2023* in preparation for the visit of Mr. President to Lagos State. In a statement released by the Lagos State Ministry of Transportation, the Commissioner, Dr. Frederic Oladeinde assured that alternative routes have been mapped out as well as the deployment of the State Traffic Management Authority, LASTMA to manage Traffic flow during the 2 day visit. Explaining the routes that would be manned by the LASTMA Personnel, the Commissioner stated that; on the *First day which is Monday 23rd, movement around Lagos Rice Mill, Imota in Ikorodu, and the Lekki Deep Port Sea axis will be restricted.* While on the *Second day which is Tuesday 24th, movement around Eko Hotels and Suites, Ahmadu Bello Way, J-Randle through to Broad Street and Outer Marina will be diverted from 6.00am to 3.00pm.* Pleading with Motorists for their cooperation, Ola

  He proposed to me more than 7 times - Halima Abubakar In the four-part interview, the actress talked about the affair, claiming she was unaware that he was married as he had told her he was separated. She stated that even after he told her about being separated, she begged him to go back to his wife. Halima also stated that during their affair, he proposed to her 'more than seven times Actress Halima Abubakar  In an Instagram live, the actress answered questions about the said affair, claiming he lied to her about his marital status Halima also made allegations about their sexual escapades as well as about Suleman wanting to marry her This comes amid claims that the man of God has filed a lawsuit against the actress Toscana media report 🇱🇷

  Brazilian superstar Edson Arantes do Nascimento “Pele”, popularly regarded as the best soccer player to have ever lived, recently passed away, and now new details about his life continue to emerge after his death  Pele always denied being the father of Sandra Regina, even after a DNA test ruling from the court proved that she was indeed his daughter, refusing to acknowledge her still. But now, with his death, his will has been opened and he left his estate to all seven of his children, including her. Sandra Regina was born in 1964 after her mother, Anisio Machado, had an affair with Pele while she was his cleaner. Pele and secret daughter, Sandra.  She died 17 years ago, without knowing that his father would one day consider her as one of his children. Sandra Regina was the daughter of Anisia Machado, a cleaner who had an affair with Pele some decades ago. Despite Ms Machado providing a DNA test to prove Pele was the father of her daughter, the football legend refused to recognise he

Korra Obidi and ex-husband  A court in California, United States of America, has barred dancer Korra Obidi and her ex-husband, Justin Dean, from posting visuals of their children on social media. In a court document dated January 19th 2022, the former couple, who are parents to June Dean and Athena Dean, were forbidden from posting videos, photos or live-stream of their children or any content that have their children in it on social media until further notice. The court order partly reads, "Neither party may post any videos, photos or live-stream the minor children on any social media platform nor allow the minor children to appear in any picture, video or live-stream posted to any social media platform without further Court Order. Neither party may take video, photos or live stream any interaction between the parties in this matter until further Court Order." Justin announced in March 2022 that he was divorcing Korra, just days after she welcomed their second child. Their d

  Nigerian dancer   Korra Obidi’s   ex-husband,   Justin Dean , has reacted after she made new damning allegations against him on social media. You will recall that during a recent Facebook Live session, the mother of two shared what she went through at her estranged husband’s hands while revealing that they have begun another round of court battles for the custody of their children. According to Korra, Justin filed the suit on the grounds that she’s negligent of her duties as a mother and allegedly leaves the children unattended to while she focuses on her live sessions. Toscana media report 🇱🇷

   The Lagos State Government has declared a four-day work-free day for public servants to enable them collect their Permanent Voter Cards at their respective local government/local council development areas in the state. The Head of Service, Hakeem Muri-Okunola, who confirmed the development in a circular issued on Wednesday, said the state Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, graciously approved the work-free day for the public servants. He explained that the work-free day would commence on Tuesday, January 24, and end on Friday, January 27, 2023, for different grade levels of workers in the public service   The dates include Tuesday, January 24, 2023, for grade levels 01, 03, 07 and 15; Wednesday, January 25, 2023, for grade levels 02, 04, 08 and 13; Thursday, January 26, 2023, for grade levels 05, 09, 12, and 17; and Friday, January 27, 2023, for grade levels 06, 10, 14 and 16. Muri-Okunola said enjoined accounting officers to excuse their officers in respective grade levels on the design

 An Ikeja Special Offences Court presided over by Justice Mojisola Dada sentenced a 32-year-old vulcaniser, Chidozie Onyinchiz to death by hanging on Tuesday for robbing a nurse of N57,000. Justice Dada held that the prosecution had proved the three-count-charge of conspiracy, armed robbery and membership of an unlawful society against Onyinchiz. This, she said was because he had earlier confirmed to the police at Igando, Lagos, that his victim, Mrs Veronica Uwayzor sighted him and they both recognised each other at the time of the offence. “The defendant had stated that the complainant pointed at him as one of the boys armed with a pair of scissors and forcefully snatched her bag containing N57,000 at Akesan Bus Stop .He also stated that they ended up sleeping in an uncompleted building because Endurance’s father did not open the door for them to spend the night in his house. “The statement corroborated the submission of the victim that she was accosted at about 4.30 a.m. by two boys

 An Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Court on Tuesday, sentenced a 27-year-old electrician, Olamide Ayodele, to life imprisonment for defiling the eight-year-old daughter of a man who gave him shelter. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the convict was 25 years old when he committed the offence. Justice Abiola Soladoye held that the prosecution had convincingly proved the charge of defilement against the convict. According to Soladoye, the court found that the evidence of the respective prosecution witness The court particularly noted that the attempts of the defense to pin the offence on the survivor’s brother was unsuccessful. “The attempt of the defense to also mislead the court by stating that the evidence of the survivor’s brother was expunged when in fact it was not. This was a complete misrepresentation of the records of the court. The judge ordered that the convict should have his name registered in the Sexual Offenders Register as maintained by Lagos State. The state co

Veteran Nollywood actress, Ireti Doyle, is in the news after opening up on being officially divorced from her ex-husband, Patrick Doyle On Twitter, the movie star answered a curious fan’s question on why she is yet to drop the ‘Doyle’ last name According to Ireti, the name has been 30 years in the making and it is hers, this got other netizens talking The actress’ explanation on why she still bears her ex-husband’s last name soon trended on social media and got more netizens talking. Read what some of them had to say about it.  More netizens react on social media Toscana media Report🇱🇷

 Big Brother Titans commenced on Sunday, January 15 with Nigeria’s Ebuka and South African Lawrence as host The two who took to the stage at the opening ceremony stood side by side as they kicked off the show However, netizens are already comparing the heights of the two TV hosts as shared funny reactions Popular Nigerian TV host Ebuka Obi-Uchendu joined his South African colleague Lawrence Maleka as the hosts of the Big Brother Titans (BBTitans) opening ceremony which commenced on Sunday, January 15. The duo came on stage together rocking black suits as they welcomed the audience to the new edition which is a combination of Nigerian and South African housemates More details on legit.com https://www.facebook.com/267978826632355/posts/pfbid06aTMt9X3dGY2t2oGpji1SvydjsupCav7NFtjPoRKVDw55e8LebBeudb61jmDU1ndl/?app=fbl More news.. Ireti Doyle divorces husband Toscana media report😯🙇

  Nigerian singer, Ugochi Anosike, popularly known as Ugoccie, has reassured ladies that there is nothing wrong with making advances at men. Ugoccie shared this during an interview while recalling how she once asked a guy out and he agreed to date her.

 She Didn’t Even Touch the Pedal With Her Legs”: Mo Bimpe Struggles to Learn How to Ride a Bicycle Read more Like a dutiful husband, Lateef Adedimeji stood by and offered words of encouragement to his wife Mo Bimpe while learning a new skill In the vide o shared by the actor,Toscana media  Bimpe was seen on a bicycle struggling to get her legs up as a man gave her directions All through the video, the actress used her body to push the bicycle forward as her legs refused to leave the ground Legit.ng is celebrating business personalities of 2022. See top entrepreneurs of Fintech, Startup,  Transportation, Banking and other sectors! Popular actor Lateef Adedimeji rated his wife a two out of ten after he shared a video of her taking bicycle riding lessons. The actress who was being tutored by a man while her husband filmed tried to keep her legs off the ground but couldn't.