By Peter Duru – Makurdi Thousands of youths and EndSARS protesters Saturday morning grounded activities in Makurdi the Benue state capital. The protesters who gathered as early as 6am at IBB Square in the High Level area of the town marched through major roads in the town disrupting vehicular movement and creating gridlock around the […]

By Gabriel Ewepu – Abuja As Nigeria joins the rest of the world to mark 2020 Global Handwashing Day, WaterAid Nigeria, has called on the government to double investment in clean water and hygiene, especially in the prevention of the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. The call was made in a statement issued by WaterAid […]

Super Eagles striker Victor Osimhen has broken his duck for Napoli in their 4-1 victory over Atalanta in Serie A. Osimhen scored Napoli’s fourth, and celebrated by holding a shirt with the inscription “End Police Brutality in Nigeria”. Showing solidarity with the #EndSARS protest rocking Nigeria. ALSO READ: Inter boss Conte says Eriksen will get his […]

Delta State Government has constituted an eight-member Judicial Panel of Enquiry to investigate allegations of police brutality and extra-judicial killings in the state.

As police arrest lady protester who killed 2 people at Alagbado area By Olasunkanmi Akoni Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Saturday, paid a condolence visit to the family of the man, Okechukwu Iloamuazor, 55, who was killed by police during the #EndSARS protest in Surulere area of the state. Recall that the deceased, […]

By Ozioruva Aliu – Benin City Protests against the activities of disbanded SARS took a new dimension in Benin City as the demonstrators in their thousands converted part of the road under the pedestrian bridge by the University of Benin Main Gate into a kitchen as they cooked and ate jollof rice turning the protest […]

How Nigerian states rank By Emmanuel Aziken The Coronavirus lockdown and the inability of Nigeria’s governors and ministers to travel abroad in search of foreign investments may have changed the narrative of Nigeria and its states surviving without the elusive foreign investments! Indeed, belying that claim for foreign resources to develop the country is the […]

By Peter Okutu The member representing Ezza South/Ikwo Federal Constituency, Ebonyi State in the House of Representatives, Hon Chinedu Ogah has commended the state Governor, Chief David Umahi for defecting to the All Progressives Congress (APC). There were rumours that Umahi has defected to the APC after meeting several leaders of the party including President […]

By Charly Agwam – Bauchi  Bauchi state governor, Bala Mohammed has attributed the peaceful conduct of local government council elections in his state to keeping his campaign promise of conducting free and fair local council polls, while also noting that he has proved his critics wrong who had earlier alleged that the governor was not […]

By Joseph Erunke – Abuja Over 92,000 candidates, Saturday wrote the 2019/2020 Common Entrance Examination of National Examination Council NECO, for admission into unity schools. Mallam Adamu Adamu, Minister of Education, who disclosed this to newsmen when he led top officials of both the ministry and NECO on monitoring of the examination, said a total […]

By Gabriel Ewepu THE Founder and President of One Love Foundation and human rights activist, Chief Patrick Eholor, Friday, sued the Minister of Federal Capital Territory, Mohammed Bello, and the Nigerian Police for banning all EndSARS protests in Abuja. This was made known by the legal counsel for Eholor, Ihensekhien Samuel Jnr, who filed the […]

Says our father left home for two months, he has not returned By Ozioruva Aliu The family members of Awunor from Ubulu Uku in Aniocha South Local Government Area of Delta State but resident in Benin City, Edo State have cried out to the police and security agencies to help find their breadwinner, Godspower Awunor […]

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has commiserated with the Lagos State Government and victims of the tanker explosion which occurred on the Otedola Bridge in the early hours of Saturday, Oct. 17, 2020. The Group Managing Director of NNPC, Malam Mele Kyari, in a statement signed by the Corporation’s Group General Manager, Group Public […]

Victor Ogunyinka Just when you thought you have heard the worst of tales on endless brutality of the members of Special Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS, a lady narrated how Chijioke Iloanya’s father swam in a river of dead bodies to identify his son. At the candle night demonstration for fallen heroes of the #EndSARS protest in […]

  By Omeiza Ajayi A support group within the ruling All Progressives Congress APC, ‘the APC Young Stakeholders’ has weighed in on the ongoing #EndSARS protests, urging those who are still on the streets to ceasefire and allow for the implememtation of their demands rather than continuing with the protests and exhausting their goodwill. Speaking at […]