By Wole Mosadomi One hundred and seventy members of Vigilante group have been confirmed killed in the fight against insurgency this year in Niger State. Some of those identified to have lost their lives   include Alhaji Dan Asabe Mariga, AlhTukur Karanbana, Magaji Dangata Liyo Gudaci, Tanko Gurmana and Aminu Bassa, among others. The state commander […]

By Chancel Sunday Catholic bishop, Most Rev. Hyacinth Egbebo, has endorsed the ongoing nationwide #EndSARSprotest with a call on all right-thinking Nigerians to join the movement. Egbebo, who is leader, Catholic Diocese of Bomadi, Delta state,, declared his endorsement, Monday, noted that if nothing was done quick enough, the country would disintegrate. He said, “the […]

Former Presidential Aspirant, Dr Thomas-Wilson Ikubese, has written President Muhammadu Buhari, suggesting 10 solutions to the ongoing protest by Nigerian youths against police brutality, tagged, #EndSARS. Dr. Ikubese, in the letter, also alerted the president of what he described as a looming danger if the demands of the protesters are not met. Dr. Ikubese, who […]

Twitter has yesterday removed a “misleading” tweet downplaying the efficacy of masks posted by a top corona virus adviser to President Donald Trump, while U.S. cases surged before the November 3 election. As the Trump administration fends off accusations that its mixed messaging on wearing masks hampered the fight against the corona virus, Dr. Scott […]

Paris Saint-Germain will have to do without midfield duo Marco Verratti and Leandro Paredes for their Champions League group-stage opener at home to Manchester United on Tuesday, coach Thomas Tuchel has confirmed, but captain Marquinhos could return. Verratti suffered a leg muscle injury on international duty with Italy and could be sidelined for up to […]

By Chimaobi Nwaiwu, Nnewi The Indigenous People Of Biafra, IPOB, and the Yoruba One Voice, YOV, yesterday, alleged that the Nigerian Federal Government has concluded plans to deploy the armed forces under the guise of “Operation Crocodile Smile” with the sole aim to quell the popular #ENDSARS protests across the country. A joint statement by […]

Students chased home, commuters stranded, commercial activities paralyzed   By Rotimi Ojomoyela – Ado Ekiti The nationwide antiSARS protest assumed a dangerous dimension on Monday in Ekiti State as youths take over all the major towns in the state, aside from Ado Ekiti’s capital city. All the strategic roads in Ado-Ekiti, Ikere other major towns […]

The Chief Press Secretary to the Osun State governor, Ismail Omipidan, has said that alleged deaths in the state are not in any way linked to the governor, Gboyega Oyebola, when he visited the EndSARS protest ground. In a recent statement signed by the governors spokesman, ”the death happened in a motorcycle accident prior to […]

China’s e-commerce behemoth Alibaba has bought a controlling $3.6 billion stake in SunArt which runs hundreds of hypermarkets on the mainland for French shopping giant Auchan. The move to take a 72 per cent holding in SunArt tightens Alibaba’s grip on China’s vast e-commerce sector as it looks to soak up the new customers pushed […]

By Peter Okutu Abakaliki-Ebonyi State House of Assembly, Monday gave the National Working Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, 7 days ultimatum to zone the 2023 presidential slot to the southeast zone of the country. Addressing Newsmen in Abakaliki, the Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Francis Ogbonna Nwifuru made it […]