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Nigerian female artiste, Tiwa Savage has expressed her disappointment in Nigerian men and the handling of issues concerning the female gender. The artiste took to her Instagram page and ranted about all the issues women were facing in the country. She posted a series on her page amidst the rumor of the rape allegation between Pastor Biodun Fatoyinbo of Commonwealth of Zion Assembly (COZA) church and a popular figure in the Nigerian industry, Busola Dakolo. Stating that she is embarrassed to be a Nigerian, she also added that she personally cannot stand the situation and has to do more than just a post. “I don’t know where we went wrong as a nation that women are treated so badly. This past week has been filled with very disturbing news towards women. I personally can no longer keep quiet anymore. I have to do more than a post. Kilode gan na, do we deserve all this?" “Today I am actually embarrassed to be a Nigerian. The way women are treated is DISGUSTING. I don’t care w

The Tricycle Owners Association of Nigeria (TOAN) has been banned by Anambra  State Government from operating in the state. Following a statement made by the commissioner for transport, Mr Uchenna Okafor, he said the ban became necessary following ceaseless negative reports over activities of the association in the state. “TOAN is strange to Anambra State Government, the group operate in disguise and in very negative circumstances. No union can exist without the consent of the government,’’ he added. The security agencies in the state were urged by the commissioner to ensure that TOAN and any other such unknown groups operating under the name ceased to exist in the state. He warned that any person or group operating on the guise of tricycle operators would be dealt with.

Residents flee from their houses in the early hours of Thursday as pipeline along Ijegun axis was gutted by inferno. There is still contemplation on the main cause of the inferno as fire fighter from the terminal just arrived at the scene, trying to extinguish the fire. The community has about 12 tank farms operating in the community, some of which are A.A. RANO, Emadeb Energy, Wosbab, Chipet Nig. Ltd., Star Oil and Gas and Bond Global Energy Ltd. “Others are Mao Petroleum Company, Stallionaire Nig. Ltd., First Deep Water, Menj Oil and Ocean Pride Oil. It has been alleged that all the tank farms did not have a fire-fighting boat in case of fire in their depots. Meanwhile, Ibassa Ijegun-Egba Youth Association in the Ojo Local Government Area of Lagos State had pleaded with the state government to remove tank farms from the community, due to incessant fire incidents at the tank farms. The association’s reaction came against the backdrop of the fire incident that razed an oi

The Commonwealth of Zion Assembly (COZA) church is no longer a member of the Christian Association Of Nigeria family (CAN) family following the rape allegation levelled against its Senior Pastor, Biodun Fatoyinbo. In press statement signed by National Legal and Public Affairs, CAN, Evang Barr Kwamkur, Samuel Vondip, the body condemned the act and admonished pastors in the country to distance themselves from rape and any act of infidelity. CAN is deeply concerned about the ongoing rape allegation saga arising from a confessional statement by a former female member of the Commonwealth of Zion Assembly (COZA), Mrs. Bisola Dakolo, against Pastor Biodun Fatoyinbo, the senior pastor of COZA. The association recognises that COZA, to the best of our knowledge, is not a member of any of the families that belong to CAN. “While efforts must be made to get to the root of the matter through thorough investigation, the association condemns totally, any act of infidelity either by a pastor o