By Abdulmumin Giwa, As local governments election draws nearer in Kano state governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje has set-up the Reconciliation Committees to examine how to reach a consensus among aspiring candidates for local governments positions. He inaugurated the committees at Government House, Kano, Sunday, in the presence of party leaders and elders, while assuring them …

By Marie-Therese Nanlong – Jos Plateau State government has designated seven courts for the prosecution of the 307 suspects so far arrested at various locations where looting took place in Jos North and Jos South local government areas of the State. This is even as a truck with materials from the looted Plateau State Rural …

Edo State deputy governor, Philip Shaibu By Gabriel Enogholase – Benin Edo State Deputy Governor, Comrade Philip Shaibu, has dismissed the widespread allegation that some palliatives were found in his the Conference Hall describing it as wicked and dubious excuse by detractors to attack his home and destroy his properties. A statement in Benin on Monday …

Emma Ujah, Abuja The Coalition Against COVID-19 (CACOVID, last night explained that the palliatives COVID-19 looted from many warehouses across the country were waiting for distribution. In a  statement by the Ag. Director of Corporate Communications of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Mr Osita Nwanisobi, the coalition said that the magnitude of the number of …

By Ozioruva Aliu – Benin City The Benin branch of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has rejected proposed plan by Edo State government to set up mobile courts to try cases of suspected vandals, thieves and arsonists in the course of the on-going EndSARS protests. The mobile courts were expected to star sitting Monday in …

By Marie-Therese Nanlong, Jos Stakeholders in Nigeria have been urged to intensify efforts to redeem the country from anarchy and safeguard the unity of the nation for the good of all. The call came on the heels of the nationwide looting and vandalization of public and private property by miscreants who infiltrated the #ENDSARS protests by …

After more than four hours of deliberations at an emergency meeting of the National Economic Council today, a resolution has been reached by the Council that the deeper issues behind the #ENDSARS protests and its fallouts should be addressed by both the Federal and State Governments. To this end, a Council committee to engage the …

The Kaduna State Police Command has arrested no fewer than 25 suspects for allegedly looting private and public property, as hoodlums hijacked the #EndSARS protests. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, ASP Mohammed Jalige, said this at a press conference in Kaduna on Monday. READ ALSO:Looting: Some want to blame you, don’t buy the narrative, Sam …

..Says over two billion litres of petrol in stock By Michael Eboh The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, yesterday, blamed the reappearance of queues in petrol stations across the country on the protest against police brutality, especially the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS, of the Nigeria Police. For instance, most petrol stations in Abuja were shut …

Joe Igbokwe By Olasunkanmi Akoni Leaders of Ndigbo in All Progressives Congress, APC, Lagos, have condemned the attack on the palace of Oba of Lagos, Rilwanu Akiolu, and the destruction of public, private buildings and monuments in Lagos State, by hoodlums in the aftermath of the #EndSARS protests. The Ndigbo leaders, led by Joe Igbokwe, who …

Ace comedian, Ayodeji Richard Makun, popularly known as ‘A.Y’, has condemned those blaming celebrities for the death of protesters. A.Y in a post on his Instagram page said celebrities were involved in both online and offline protest calling for the end of Police brutality, and that pinning the death of people on the celebrities was …

After more than four hours of deliberations at an emergency meeting of the National Economic Council today, a resolution has been reached by the Council that the deeper issues behind the #ENDSARS protests and its fallouts should be addressed by both the Federal and State Governments. To this end, a Council committee to engage the …

By Johnbosco Agbakwuru ABUJA- THE National Economic Council, NEC, at an emergency virtual meeting on Monday set up a committee headed by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo to interface with youths in the country on employment, social safety net a s national security. The committee came on the heels of the nationwide #EndSARS protests embarked upon by …

Some Igbo leaders in Lagos on Monday condemned the widespread violence and destruction of public and private assets in the state following the hijacking of the ENDSARS protest. The leaders expressed the condemnation while speaking with newsmen in Lagos . READ ALSO:Flights grounded at Akure Airport, as hoodlums dig crater on runway The  leaders include …

The Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 (PTF), has called on hoodlums to stop invading medical warehouses as the medicines there are stored under specific conditions. Speaking at the daily briefing of the PTF on Monday in Abuja, the PTF Coordinator, Dr. Sani Aliyu, explained that vaccines and medicals used to fight the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic …

The Lagos State House of Assembly has set up an ad-hoc committee to meet with victims of the violence that trailed the EndSARS protests in the state. The committee is to look into the carnage that emanated from the destruction and looting of private and public properties by hoodlums. The resolution to set up the …

Ace comedian, Ayodeji Richard Makun, popularly known as ‘A.Y’, has condemned those blaming celebrities for the death of protesters. A.Y in a post on his Instagram page said celebrities were involved in both online and offline protest calling for the end of Police brutality, and that pinning the death of people on the celebrities …

Two Magistrates’ Courts on Monday in Ilorin, ordered that 34 suspects be remanded in Oke – Kura Correctional Centre, for their alleged involvement in looting and destruction of Kwara Mall and other stores. The police charged them charged with Criminal conspiracy, brigandage, theft, belonging to gang of thieves, destruction of public and private property. Magistrate Ibrahim …

Dayo Johnson Akure Flights operations were completely grounded in Akure Airport, Ondo State, following the discovery of a crater dug on the runway of the airport. The crater was allegedly dug on the runway by some suspected hoodlums during the #EndSARS protest in the state. READ ALSO:#EndSARS: PDP faults Sanwo-Olu’s projection of N1trn to restore …

.Warns against closure of isolation centres By Omeiza Ajayi ABUJA: The Federal Government has expressed shock at the looting of some warehouses across the country, begging those who looted medical storage facilities to return the vaccines and other medical consumables they carted away. Government also explained the inability of some states to complete the distribution …