By Adeola Badru Youths in Ibadan under the aegis of Oyo State Leading Patriots, yesterday, said it has begun a house-to-house appeal to #ENDSARS protesters and other people who have hijacked the protests in the state. The group said its members were worried over the recent development which led to burning of about five police …
Mr Clement Agba, the Minister of State for Budget and National Planning, says Nigeria has received $26.94 billion Development Assistance funds from International Donors between 2015 and 2020. Agba made this known on Tuesday in Abuja while briefing House of Representatives Committee on Civil Society and Development Partners on Donor Funds Receipts, Transfers and Disbursement to …
Dr. Goodluck Jonathan By Henry Umoru FORMER President, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan has described the renowned poet and playwright, Professor John Pepper Clark-Bekederemo who died on Tuesday, October 13, 2020, as a Nigerian who used his literary works as a tool for Nation building and National reconciliation. In a tribute to Late Professor JP Clark, former President …
The Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Danbatta, says that the present misinformation and misrepresentation of 5G technology has the potential to derail its implementation in the country. Danbatta, represented by Dr Ikechukwu Adinde, Director, Public Affairs of NCC, said this at the opening of a two-day capacity building for …
The paraded suspects By Shina Abubakar Osogbo The Osun State Police Command on Tuesday paraded 86 suspected suspects in connection to the looting of Government and public property in the state last Saturday. Addressing journalists on behalf of the Commissioner of Police, Undie Adie at the State Police Command headquarters in Osogbo, Deputy Commissioner of Police …
By Dirisu Yakubu A group, the Network for Best Practice and Integrity in Leadership, NEBPRIL has cautioned the National Broadcasting Commission, NBC not to inflame passions by seeking to truncate the free flow of information to Nigerians. This is coming against the background of the N9 m fine imposed on the trio of Arise TV, Channels …
Photo credit: @LhidhiasStanley By Onozure Dania Lagos- A victim of the disbanded Special Anti- Robbery Squad (SARS), Okoli Agu Abunike, at the on going #EndSARS protests Panel of Enquiry and Restitution for victims of SARS, related abuses and the Lekki Tollgate killings, yesterday told the panel how he was brutalised and his properties were sold by SARS. The petition marked LASG/JPI/01/2020, Okoli …
Supreme Court By Ikechukwu Nnochiri – Abuja The Supreme Court, on Tuesday, struck out two suits the Bayelsa State Government filed to reclaim ownership of disputed Soku oil wells, which it was earlier directed to hand over to Rivers State by the Federal High Court in Abuja. Bayelsa State had approached the apex court to stop …
inflation Dr Aminu Usman, an Economist says inflation may worsen if looting continues and states are forced to shut down, especially Lagos, as a result of effects of the activities of hoodlums in the aftermath of the #EndSARS protests. Usman, who is the Dean, Faculty of Social Sciences, Kaduna State University, said this in an interview with …
….words can’t express the pain I feel – Prince Jeddy By Ike Uchechukwu,Calabar The Minister of State for Power, Prince Goddy Jeddy Agba on Tuesday broke down in tears after inspecting various government owned properties destroyed in Calabar ,the Cross River State capital. The Minister who was speechless after seeing the level of destruction of government …
A coalition of 33 Civil Society Organisations has called on state governors to explain to Nigerians why palliatives meant for citizens were not shared. The CSOs include Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD), Enough is Enough (EIE), Partners for Electoral Reform and Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC). Some of the others are Centre for …
The Akwa Ibom Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), says it will collaborate with youth leaders across the state to ensure adequate protection of critical government infrastructure. The State Commandant of NSCDC, Mr Samuel Fadeyi, said this while answering questions from newsmen on Tuesday in Uyo. Fadeyi said that, in view …
By Arogbonlo Israel A lady allegedly killed by the Nigerian Army during the shooting that greeted the #ENDSARS protest at Lekki Tollgate, Lagos, said she’s still alive and hearty. She said the rumours of her death was a purported attack by unscrupulous elements who hid under the End SARS protest to tarnish her image. Security …
The Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) in Niger on Tuesday said that the turnout for the ongoing free business registration in the state was impressive. Malam Mohammed Dodo, the State Coordinator of the federal government programme, made this known when newsmen visited the registration centre in Minna. “The registration was slow when we started on 19th October …
The Akwa Ibom Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), says it will collaborate with youth leaders across the state to ensure adequate protection of critical government infrastructure. The State Commandant of NSCDC, Mr Samuel Fadeyi, said this while answering questions from newsmen on Tuesday in Uyo. Fadeyi said that, in view …
The Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) says it will investigate the sources of COVID-19 relief items looted across the country. Spokesperson of the commission, Mrs Azuka Ogugua, disclosed this in a statement issued on Tuesday in Abuja. Ogugua said the move was in response to increasing public demand on the commission …
Godswill Akpabio By Dirisu Yakubu, Abuja A chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, Lekan Jackson Ojo has identified some “self-centred elements” as the mastermind of the recent onslaught against the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio, saying the former governor of Akwa Ibom state should be supported to deliver on his mandate. …
South-West Senators on Tuesday visited the Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, to commiserate with him and Lagosians on the mayhem arising from the EndSARS protest. Addressing the media, the lawmakers, led by Sen. Ajayi Boroffice, said that the Senate was pained by the level of damage and sued for peace for the progress of the …
Senator George Sekibo By Henry Umoru, Abuja Following the ongoing protests by youths across the country against the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (FSARS) and bad governance, with attendant burning and looting of property, the Senate asked Security Agencies to go and nip the crisis in the bud, rather than participate in the ongoing budget defence. When …
By Vincent Ujumadu THE youth wing of the apex Igbo sociocultural organization, Ohaneze Ndigbo has said that the organization believed in the indivisibility of Nigeria, insisting that it would not be part of any agenda that would bring disunity in the country. In a statement Tuesday, the president of Ohaneze Ndigbo Youths worldwide, Ambassador Arthur …
