Kayode Fayemi By Rotimi Ojomoyela Ado-Ekiti—Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi has imposed 24-hour curfew in all parts of the State starting from 10.00 pm, Tuesday, October, 20, 2020. He said only essential workers and service providers with valid means of identifications would be allowed to move around during the period of the curfew. READ …

Kayode Fayemi By Rotimi Ojomoyela Ado-Ekiti—Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi has imposed 24-hour curfew in all parts of the State starting from 10.00 pm, Tuesday, October, 20, 2020. He said only essential workers and service providers with valid means of identifications would be allowed to move around during the period of the curfew. READ …

By Johnbosco Agbakwuru ABUJA –  AS the nationwide protest against police brutality especially the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, a unit of the Nigerian Police Force, continues, President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday met with the Chief of Defence Staff, General Gabriel Olonisakin and the Minister of Defense, Major General Bashir Magashi (retd) , at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. …

By Peter Duru, Makurdi The Middle Belt Movement for Peace and Justice, MBMPJ, has urged the Federal Government to urgently resolve its differences with the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, and have Nigerian students back to school to help douse the ongoing agitation and protests by the youths. Convener of MBMJP, Comrade Joe Bukka who …

The ENDSARS Protest along Kachia road, Kaduna weekend. PHOTOS:Olu Ajayi. By Henry Umoru ABUJA- FOLLOWING the continued protests across the country by Nigerians against the  notorious  Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (FSARS) and bad governance, the National Youth Council, NYC yesterday stormed the National Assembly, calling on President Muhammadu Buhari to immediately sack all the  Service Chiefs. In a 7-point demand made …

EndSARS Interdenominational Protest Sunday Services, Theme: The Glory of the Latter House, at Lagos House, Alausa, Ikeja. Photo: Bunmi Azeez Alleges fifth columnists planned actions to justify alleged planned clamp down on members *Asks members to be civil, refrain from responding to provocation By Joseph Erunke ABUJA-A pro#EndSARS coalition has denied involvement of members in …

EndSars Protesters at the CBN Headquarters, Abuja, Sunday. PHOTO: Abayomi Adeshida. By Dirisu Yakubu, Abuja Rights activist and constitutional lawyer, Inibehe Effiong, Tuesday, blamed increasing violence in some parts of the country on what he called the use of primitive and unlawful means by the federal and some state governments to address protesters against the brutality …

The ENDSARS Protest along Kachia road, Kaduna weekend. PHOTOS:Olu Ajayi. By Joseph Erunke ABUJA-A Social Analyst and promoter of good governance with Hope Initiative,an Abuja based nongovernmental organisation, Mallam Bashir Abdullahi,has said the Nigerian  youths needed not just a structured leadership but also a well-articulated compilation of demands for a roundtable meeting with authorities after the …

Governor Ifeanyi Okowa Delta Governor Dr Ifeanyi Okowa, has condoled with the Temile family and the Warri Kingdom on the passing of renowned industrialist and community leader, Chief E. A. Temile. Temile, who is Esama of Warri, reportedly passed on peacefully on Sunday after a brief illness. He was 84. In a statement by his …

The Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) says  the country’s oil revenue target declined by N1.06 trillion due to COVID-19 and low crude oil price. The NNPC’s Group Managing Director, Malam Mele Kyari, made the disclosure on Tuesday during a Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) oil and gas webinar with  theme as: “Perspectives of Operations and Industry …

By Omeiza Ajayi, Abuja The Federal Government has condemned Monday’s invasion of the Nigerian Correctional Service NCoS Custodial Centres in Benin City and Oko in Edo state, saying it has begun a manhunt for about 1, 993 inmates who were freed from both facilities. Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola disclosed this in a statement issued …

By Tordue Salem The House of Representatives Tuesday advised President Muhammadu Buhari to issue an executive order to deal with police brutality in the country. The House made the call after adopting a motion of national urgent importance, sponsored by Rep. Sada Soli (PDP-Katsina) on the “need to address the possible breach of national security …

Calls on Protesters to leave the Streets By Henry Umoru – Abuja The Senate, on Tuesday, asked President Muhammadu Buhari to immediately  address the nation on the current nationwide protests by youths against the  notorious  Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (FSARS) and bad governance. According to the Senate, addressing the nation would douse  the tension the …

CBN Governor, Mr Godwin Emefiele By Tordue Salem, Abuja The House of Representatives on Tuesday, urged the Governor of Central Bank (CBN), Mr Godwin Emefiele to unfreeze five thousand accounts, allegedly frozen by the apex monetary institution. The lawmakers issued the directive, after adopting a “Motion of Urgent National Importance”, sponsored by Rep. Mark Gbillah(Benue-PDP). …

By Omeiza Ajayi, Abuja The Nigeria Union of Journalists NUJ has expressed concerns at the continued indifference of President Muhammadu Buhari in the wake of sustained protests against police brutality across the country, noting that the country is currently sitting on a time bomb. The union in a statement signed by its National Secretary, Shuaibu Usman …

Constitute Judicial Panel of Inquiry on complaints by members of the public Rotimi Akeredolu Dayo Johnson – Akure Governor Rotimi Akeredolu has ordered the indefinite closure of all schools in the state following the #ENDSARS protest that has grounded the state in the last few days. A statement by the Commissioner for Education, Science, and Technology, …

By Ike Uchechukwu,Calabar The Cross River State Police Command has apprehended a 51 year old, Ekeng Asuquo in Calabar in possession of over 200kg of Indian hemp. Briefing Journalists at the Police Headquarters, Diamond Hill, Calabar on Tuesday , Commissioner of Police Abdulkadir Jimoh said it was unfortunate for such an elderly man to engage in …

..Say APC may pay a huge price in 2023 if… By Dirisu Yakubu, Abuja Retired military officer, Capt. Aliyu Umar Babangida has warned the federal government to resist the temptation of deploying soldiers to quell ongoing nationwide protests against operatives of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS, saying the boomerang effect will be difficult to manage. Rather, …

Commissions building of NPF Pension President Muhammadu Buhari By Johnbosco Agbakwuru – Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday assured officers and men of the Nigerian Police that the Federal Government was fully committed to improving their welfare. President Buhari also applauded Nigerian Police Fund Pensions Ltd for instituting a Retirees Resettlement Support Scheme, which will provide …

…as hoodlums hijack protest By Adeola Badru Following the violence that trailed the ENDSARS protest in Ibadan, Oyo State capital, Governor of the state, Mr. Seyi Makinde, has deployed members of the Operation Burst to various hotspots in the metropolis, to arrest the situation and restore normalcy. The governor, in a broadcast on Tuesday, hinted …