By Perez Brisibe THE United Kingdom High Commission in Nigeria on Wednesday said it has shut down its centers in Nigeria for the next 48 hours beginning from today (Wednesday) due to the ongoing nationwide protest in the country. It also stated that its TLS contact visa application centers in Nigeria are currently closed. Though […]

British inflation rose to 0.5 per cent in September, official data showed Wednesday, as the UK government ended a meals discount scheme boosting the restaurant sector battered by the coronavirus pandemic. The annual inflation rate, as measured by the UK’s Consumer Prices Index, increased from a near five-year low of 0.2 percent in August. The […]

Delta Governor Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, has called on all leaders in the country to rally and earnestly begin the process of correcting the wrongs in the society.

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China wants to unite its 1.4 billion people through football while also using the sport as “a bridge to work with the rest of the world”, a top FA official says. Chinese Football Association Secretary General Liu Yi explained to AFP what lies behind the country’s aggressive push to become a major football power by […]

Air pollution killed 476,000 newborns in 2019, with the biggest hotspots in India and Sub-Saharan Africa, according to a new global study which said that nearly two-thirds of the deaths came from noxious fumes from cooking fuels. More than 116,000 Indian infants died from air pollution in the first month of life, and the corresponding […]

Angry youths, Wednesday stormed BRT Oyinbo station, and set vehicles ablaze, following alleged killing of innocent #ENDSARS protesters by the Nigerian Army. Watch video below:

There are reports of gunshots in Yaba area of Lagos State. An eyewitness captured uniformed men shooting at rioters as the sound of live bullets rent the air. Policemen are shooting live rounds at Adekunle, YABA right now. On Herbert Macaulay. Please stay safe everyone #EndSARS pic.twitter.com/OFGQKR4JfA — Ephy🦅 (@AuntyAbigael) October 21, 2020 Vanguard

Some youths in Edo State continued with their EndSars protest on Tuesday despite the 24-hour curfew announced by the state government. The protesters converged at Ugbowo Main gate of the University of Benin (UNIBEN) and the Federal Government Girls College (FGGC) junction, Ugbowo road, on Tuesday. Youths came out, as usual, to mount roadblocks in […]

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By Adesina Wahab The Chairman/CEO of Tony Amechi Foindation, TOF, Chief Tony Amechi, has condemned in strong terms the shooting of unarmed #EndSARS protesters at Lekki Tollgate, Lagos onTuesday night, saying the act was unnecessary and avoidable. Amechi, in a statement on Wednesday a copy of which was made available to our correspondent,  condemned in […]

By Olasunkanmi Akoni At about 8.15 am on Wednesday, gunshots by soldiers rented the air at Isheri- a roundabout area of Egbe-Idimu Local Council Development Area, LCDA, Alimosho to disperse #EndSARS protesters. People were seen scampering into different streets for safety. The number of causalities yet to be confirmed at press time. Vanguard

Swedish telecoms equipment maker Ericsson, one of Europe’s key 5G suppliers, reported Wednesday better-than-expected third quarter results on the back of its highest profitability rating since 2006. Ericsson posted a three months to September net profit of 5.6 billion kronor (522 million euros, $622 million) compared with a loss in the same period the previous […]

…Asks oil workers to be on alert for directives By Victor Ahiuma-Young Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, NUPENG, has condemned Tuesday night shooting of peaceful #EndSARS protesters at Lekki Toll gate, describing it as barbaric. The Union has asked members to stay calm and await further directives from its leadership. A statement […]

By Shina Abubakar Coalition for Civil Societies in Osun State has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to address the rising unemployment in the country to avert imminent national outburst. It also called on the Federal Government to deploy military to areas witnessing insurgency attacks rather than deploying them to quell peaceful #ENDSARD protesters across the […]