PHOTOS: Man describes encounter with thugs who disrupted #ENDSARS protest
A photographer described his encounter with the armed thugs who disrupted Thursday’s #ENDSARS protest, in Alausa, Lagos state. He took to Twitter on his handle @danscottvisual to narrate his brief but scary encounter. He said: “I had just arrived at the #EndSWAT #EndSARS #EndPoliceBrutality Peaceful Protest @ Alausa, barely 10minutes before the Hooligans arrived. ALSO […]
PHOTOS: #EndSARS protests cause gridlock at Magboro
#EndSARS protest on-going in the front of Punch Newspapers office at Magboro, Lagos Ibadan expressway with both sides of the expressway blocked. Videos and photos by Lamidi Bamidele ALSO READ: Politicising #EndSARS protests irresponsible — Lagos APC to PDP Vanguard
INEC nomination: IPAC disowns AAC chair, Nzenwa
…Says we’re yet to take decision on Lauretta Onochie …As consultations ongoing with General Assembly By Chris Ochayi The leadership of Inter-Party Advisory Council of Nigeria, IPAC, has announced that it will soon come up with definite position on the nomination of Mrs. Lauretta Onochie, as National Commissioner at the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC. […]
60 YEARS ON: God has put my enemies to shame — Femi Fani-Kayode
I am 60 years old today! I give thanks to the Lord for He has been good to me. As is usually the case with me on my birthdays I shall spend most of the day quietly with a few members of my family, loved ones and household and, for the better part of the […]
Stakeholders call for independence of Auditor General
By Emmanuel Elebeke Stakeholders in the accounting sector have called on Federal government to grant Office of the Auditor General of the Federation full independence so as to discharge his constituted duties without undue inference. This is as a civic organization fostering public accountability in Nigeria, Paradigm Leadership Support Initiative (PLSI) has revealed that N9.7bn […]
Suspected armed robbers gun down Mopol in Delta
By Francis Sadhere Suspected armed robbers on Thursday night gunned down a mobile police officer believed to be attached to a Mobile Squadron outfit of the Warri Area Command. According to eyewitnesses living around the Petrol Station in Etuwewe, in Warri South Local Government area where the mobile policeman was killed, the armed men drove […]
Osanebi doles out over N19.5m, food items to women, to relief flood
In honour of Ndokwa East first female chairman, Enyi Mary Chidi and to cushion the effect of flood on his constituents, member representing Ndokwa East State Constituency in the Delta State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Friday Ossai Osanebi, has promised to send relief materials to Ndokwa East Women. Osanebi who made the statement during […]
Agbakoba heads FG’s arbitration policy devt c’ttee
By Dennis Agbo Cerebral Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Dr. Olisa Agbakoba has been appointed by the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami to head the federal government’s Committee for the Development of National Arbitration Policy that would guide the arbitral process and agreements in Nigeria. Performing the virtual inauguration […]
BREAKING: NBC confirms Twitter account hack
Victor Ogunyinka The National Broadcasting Commission, NBC, has confirmed that its Twitter account has been hacked, stating that they are working on the retrieval. This happened barely 48 hours after viral audio released by an ‘anonymous’ supported the #EndSARS protest, thereby giving the government 72 hours or risked hacking. The NBC official Twitter account tweeted […]
7 Star global airline, a new baby birthed amidst travails of Covid-19 pandemic – Isaac Balami
The entire management and board of 7Star global hangar, the first private and independent aircraft Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) in West and Central Africa is pleased to announce to the public that the aviation firm has received the Airline Transport License (ATL) from the federal government to float an airline, the first African premium […]
Politicising #EndSARS protests irresponsible — Lagos APC to PDP
The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Thursday decried the alleged politicisation of #EndSARS protests by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), describing it as “irresponsible.” The Lagos APC expressed this concern in a statement by the party’s Publicity Secretary, Mr Seye Oladejo. “Our attention has been drawn to the needless and irresponsible politicising of the #EndSARS […]
Kano, NDLEA train 200 LG officials on drug abuse
The Kano State Government, says it has trained about 200 local government officials on substance and drug abuse, to enhance awareness creation activities at the grassroots. Murtala Sule-Garo, the state’s Commissioner for Local Government, stated this in a statement signed by Farouk Masanawa, the Public Relations Officer of the ministry, on Friday in Kano. Sule-Garo […]
#EndSARS: Reckless driving kills two at Alagbado Lagos
The Lagos State Police Command has arrested one Mrs Nike Lawal, of 30 Anjorin Street, Aminkanle, Lagos State, for driving recklessly and killing two innocent Nigerians at Ikola Road, Alagbado, during the EndSars protest. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, in a statement released on Thursday, said that Lawal was the driver of […]
Fish out attackers of Lagos #EndSARS protesters, PDP charges Sanwo-Olu
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Lagos State Chapter, has charged Gov. Babajde Sanwo-Olu to fish out all the attackers of the #ENDSARS protesters in the state. The Lagos PDP, in a statement on Thursday by its Spokesman, Taofik Gani, urged Sanwo-Olu to ensure no such attack occurs anymore. ” The governor should come out […]
Umar Farouq flags off first ever grant for rural women program in Plateau
The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development has launched the one off payment of a special Grant for rural women in Plateau state. Over one hundred and fifty thousand women will receive a one-off special grant of twenty thousand naira each in all the 774 local government councils. On her maiden launch […]
