Ohanaeze UK, N/Ireland condemn arson, looting by hoodlums

The Ohanaeze Ndigbo UK and Northern Ireland on Sunday condemned the looting and wanton destruction of private properties, public utilities, institutions and facilities by hoodlums following the #EndSARS protests in the country. The Igbo socio-cultural group in a statement jointly signed by its President, Dr Nnanna Igwe and Secretary Mazi Kingsley Offor (Esq), stated that the …

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NDDC: Ijaw Youth leader calls for collaboration for dev elopement of Niger Delta

By Chris Ochayi A frontline Niger Delta and Ijaw youth leader, Ambassador Kingsley Muturu has called for collaboration by political leaders and ex-agitators in the region to enable accelerated development in the region by the federal government. Ambassador Muturu, who is also a leader of the ex-agitators said only bipartisan collaboration by all stakeholders would ensure …

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Hoodlums wreak havoc in NASS members houses in Calabar

By Emma Una – Calabar The homes of National Assembly members in Cross River State came under severe attack on Saturday, October 2020 with property worth billions naira vandalized, looted, or set ablaze. The hoodlums who hijacked the EndSARS protest in the city invaded the homes of Senator Gershom Bassey, representing the Southern Senatorial District, …

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Mass looting: Sack IGP now, HURIWA tells Buhari

Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu. By Dirisu Yakubu, Abuja Against the backdrop of mass looting and destruction of public and private properties in some parts of the country by hoodlums, foremost rights advocacy group, the Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, HURIWA, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to relieve Inspector General of Police, Muhammad Adamu …

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EndSARS: How protests, demonstration can be tackled ― Ex-Army provost

By Ozioruva Aliu, Benin-City A former Provost Marshal of the Nigerian Army, Brigadier-General Idada Ikponmwen (rtd) has said the challenges that led to the current protests predates the current administration but that the current administration needs to do more to justify the confidence Nigerians reposed in it when it was voted in 2015 and 2019. In …

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Zahra Buhari to Nigerians: My dad is not the problem

Zahra Buhari By Nwafor Sunday “Now that people confirmed that Buhari distributed enough palliatives nationwide, it is clear Buhari is not our problem”, said President Muhammadu Buhari’s daughter, Zahra Buhari-Indimi. In the past few days warehouses where Covid-19 palliatives are stored have been invaded, vandalised and burnt down. Goods such as Indomie, rice, beans, others have …

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#EndSARS: Our leaders lack compassion hence the protests ― Owie

Roland Owie By Ozioruva Aliu, Benin-City Former Chief Whip of the Senate, Sir Roland Owie has said that the lack of compassion on the part of Nigerian leaders may have been responsible for the violent dimension the anti-police brutality demonstration assumed across the country with the invasion of caring away of palliatives for COVID-19 in several …

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OSUN: Residents desert street, as Military, police enforce curfew

By Shina Abubakar, Osogbo Residents in Osun have deserted major streets in different communities of the state has joint security personnel enforces the curfew imposed on the state. This is as youths in some communities in Osogbo helped police to arrest some hoodlums who looted government and private properties in the state. It would be recalled …

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My father is not Nigeria’s problem – Buhari’s daughter

Zahra Buhari By Nwafor Sunday “Now that people confirmed that Buhari distributed enough palliatives nationwide, it is clear Buhari is not our problem”, said President Muhammadu Buhari’s daughter, Zahra Buhari-Indimi. Warehouses where Covid-19 palliatives are stored have been invaded and goods carted away by unknown hoodlums. This event sprung up moments when Buhari ordered Nigerian …

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#ENDSARS: Pope Francis calls for prayers for Nigeria

By Perez Brisibe Amidst growing tension across the country, the head of the Catholic Church, Pope Francis, Sunday called for prayers for the country. The Pope in a tweet on his verified tweeter handle, @Pontifex called on everyone particularly Catholics to pray against every form of violence brewing in the country in the aftermath of the …

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#EndSARS: Nigerian youths are bruised, we need their forgiveness — Duke

There is deficit between Gov’t and the people Youths feel a state of hopelessness, they need our assurance By Ike Uchechukwu – Calabar The former governor of Cross River State, Mr Donald Duke has asserted that Nigerian youth were badly bruised and their scares must be healed before the Nation can move forward. Duke said …

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Hoodlums attack APC council Secretariat in Delta

Perez Brisibe, Udu Hoodlums operating under the guise of the #ENDSARS protest, over the weekend invaded the headquarters of the All Progressives Congress, APC in Udu local government area of Delta State destroying and carting away office items in the building. The secretariat which is located in a rented property in Udu town was allegedly invaded …

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#EndSars: Nigerian youths are bruised; we need their forgiveness – Duke

Donald Duke …says there is deficit between Government and the people …youths feel a state of hopelessness, they need our assurance By Ike Uchechukwu, Calabar The former governor of Cross River State, Mr Donald Duke has said that the nation can not move forward unless Nigerian youths forgive the leaders. He said the youths are badly …

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Military arrest 123 hoodlums for vandalising, looting public properties in Jos

The Special Military Task Force, Operation Safe Haven (OPSH),maintaining peace in Plateau has arrested 123 suspects for vandalising and looting items from private businesses and government properties in Jos. The Commander of the task force, Maj.-Gen. Chukwuemeka Okonkwo, presented the suspects to newsmen on Sunday in Jos. Okonkwo said that the suspects defied the 24-hour …

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BREAKING: NECO suspends ongoing examination indefinitely

By Joseph Erunke, Abuja The National Examinations Council, NECO, announced Sunday, that it has suspended its ongoing internal Senior Secondary Schools Certificate Examinations, SSCE, indefinitely. The council, in a statement by its Head, Information and Public Relations Division, Azeez Sani explained that the action was taken by its governing board, following the current turn of events …

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NSCDC urges residents to obey curfew in Kaduna State

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, (NSCDC) Kaduna State Command has appealed to residents of the state to obey the 24-hour curfew imposed on the state to forestall any breakdown of law of order. The State Commandant of the Corps, Nuradeen Abdullahi, made the appeal in a statement made available to newsmen by the …

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Kaduna curfew: Police will deal with persons disturbing peace — CP

Mr Umar Muri, Commissioner of Police (CP), Kaduna State Police Command, says the command will deal decisively with any person or group disturbing the peace in the state. Muri gave the warning in a statement issued by the Command’s spokesman, ASP Mohammed Jaleh in Kaduna on Sunday. He ordered the immediate enforcement of the 24-hour …

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EndSARS: CUPP advises Buhari to connect with youths

…Demands independent panel of inquiry into extra judicial killings By Chris Ochayi ABUJA: The Coalition of United Political Parries, CUPP, has advised President Muhammadu Buhari to take all necessary steps to connect with the Nigerian youth in order to understand their pulse. The National Secretary of CUPP, High Chief Peter Ameh,  who gave the advice in …

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EndSARS: Tension as N’Delta militants roll out 11-point demand

By Emma Amaize, Regional Editor, South-South WARRI- MILITANT groups from the nine states of the Niger Delta region, which vowed to resume hostilities, last Monday in support of #EndSARS protests, triggered fresh anxiety, weekend, as it presented  11 new demands to the Federal Government. Leader of the militants under the auspices of Reformed Niger Delta …

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Kaduna warns on health risks from looted drugs, grains

Some youths with looted bags of grains from the Commodities Marketers warehouse, Kakuri Industrial layout, Kaduna. Photo: Olu Ajayi. By Ibrahim HassanWuyo The National Agency for Food & Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has updated the Kaduna State Government about the items looted from their warehouse in the Narayi area of Chikun LGA. Samuel Aruwan, Commissioner …

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