By Shina Abubakar – Osogbo Following the legitimacy crisis rocking the Akire of Ikire, in Irewole Local Government Area of Osun State, Oba Olatunde Falabi, some angry youths on Monday invaded the palace and attempted to chased away the monarch. The stool had been a subject of legal controversy since 1990 and the matter went […]

The Police in Jigawa have confirmed that hoodlums shot dead a Customs officer and injured one other in Ringim Local Government Area of the state.   The Police Spokesman in the state, SP Abdu Jinjiri, confirmed the incident to newsmen in Dutse on Monday.   Jinjiri said the hoodlums allegedly attacked the officers while on […]

By Emmanuel Elebeke The National Broadcasting Commission, NBC has sanctioned major broadcast stations for violating broadcasting code during the #ENDSARS protest. They include: Channels Television, African Independent Television and Arise TV; all fined N3m each. The decision was announced on Monday by the acting Director General of the Commission, Prof. Armstrong Idachaba, at a press […]

By Luminous Jannamike Two women died on Monday in a vicious struggle for COVID-19 palliatives looted by hoodlums in a warehouse on the Secretariat road in Gwagwalada Area Council, Abuja. Vanguard correspondent learnt that many people were stabbed, some fainted in the commotion, while several others were injured during the struggle. The palliatives were said […]

*As YWC changes name to Ilana Omo Oodua By Gabriel Olawale The umbrella body of all Yoruba socio-cultural and self-determination group within and outside Nigeria, Ilana Omo Oodua, formerly known as the Yoruba World Congress, YWC, has said that the quest for Yoruba Nation self-determination is non-negotiable.   Speaking during stakeholders’ virtual meeting where YWC […]

By James Ogunnaike – Abeokuta A former member of the Federal House of Representatives, Hon Kayode Jelili Amusan on Monday called on the federal government to seize the opportunity of the grievances of the youth against police brutality and other acts of bad governance to build a new Nigeria that prioritise good governance and massive […]

By Umar Yusuf Looting and vandalization of government properties continued Monday unchecked in Adamawa state on the second day of the curfew imposed on the state. This is even as the  state police command confirmed the arrest of over 120 suspects who allegedly took advantage of the #EndSARS protests to vandalize and loot public and […]

By Nwafor Sunday Mr Femi Falana, a human Rights Lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN, Monday said a group he oversees has identified the barracks where officers of the military who shot protesters at the Lekki Toll Gate, came from. Based on the investigation gathered so far, ASCAB has facts that shots were actually […]

By Johnbosco Agbakwuru THE Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has demanded that the Federal Government should order the immediate release of all the welfare provisions and materials provided to cushion the effects of Coronavirus pandemic to citizens. Recall that NLC had before now demanded that the distribution of the palliative provisions should be transparent, and inclusive […]

The National Broadcasting Commission, NBC, Monday sanctioned Channels Television, Arise Television and Africa Independent Television over their coverage of #ENDSARS protests that lasted for about two weeks in the country. The Commission, according to its Director-General, Prof. Armstrong Idachaba, sanctioned the above listed media houses due to their unprofessional coverage of the protests in the […]

By Chris Ochayi The Executive Committee of African Democratic Congress, ADC-DN Worldwide, has demanded justice for the victims of extra judicial killings during the peaceful #EndSARS protests in Nigerian. The group in a communiqué noted that, no civil society can tolerate such inhuman acts of violence meted on innocent civilians and peaceful protesters in their […]

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory FCT, Malam Muhammad Musa Bello has asked those who looted warehouses in the territory to return their loot, directing security agencies in the territory to go after them and ensure their arrest and prosecution.

…Attack on Oba of Lagos, Palace Sacrilegious with daring consequences …Describes looting as in-house terrorism …Urges President to be proactive in addressing Nigerians Renowned international security expert, Ambassador Abayomi Nurain Mumuni has advised Nigerians home and abroad to desist from spreading fake news, which he said triggered the mass looting, arson and vandalisation of private […]

The umbrella body of all Yoruba socio-cultural and self-determination group within and outside Nigeria, Ilana Omo Oodua, ONALA, formerly known as the Yoruba World Congress, YWC has said that the quest for Yoruba Nation self-determination is non-negotiable.

Normalcy has returned to the Lekki-Ajah area of Lagos State, as commuters and residents now ply the road with little or no obstruction. The New Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Correspondent reports that commuters were seen driving through the Admiralty and Ikoyi-Link Bridge Toll Gates to their various destinations. NAN reports that protests over a now-disbanded […]