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 …

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 …

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 …

…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 …

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 …

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 …

By Ibrahim HassanWuyo The Kaduna State Government has extended the 24-hour curfew to cover the state. It was earlier imposed on some communities in Chikun and Kaduna South LGAs. Samuel Aruwan, Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, said the measure was taken to “help safeguard our communities, protect lives and property and contain criminal …

By Emma Amaize PAN-Niger Delta Forum, PANDEF, has criticized President Muhammadu Buhari for allegedly stirring trouble with his government’s failure to swiftly placate the merited anger of the youth and insensitively deploying military, police to attack and assault the peaceful #EndSARS protesters. The South-South regional group in a statement by the national publicity secretary, Hon …

Some hoodlums have vandalised the Plateau State Secretariat, the Plateau Publishing Company (PPC), publishers of the Nigerian Standard Newspaper, and the State Water Board, all located in Jos. Mr Tanimola Obasa, the Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), confirmed the incident on Sunday in Jos. According to Obasa, …

By Ugochukwu Alaribe EndSARS protesters, at the weekend in Umuahia, Abia state, broke into a warehouse they suspected the state government had hoarded COVID-19 palliatives. Vanguard gathered that the angry youths got a tip-off that the warehouse was loaded with bags of rice and noodles. The youths mobilized and broke into the warehouse and looted …

Governor Ben Ayade, of Cross Rivers state Gov. Ben Ayade of Cross River has charged security agencies in the state to take legitimate actions to halt the spate of arson and carnage witnessed in some parts of Calabar. The charge was contained in a statement issued on Sunday in Calabar by, Mr Christian Ita, Special Adviser, …

The Police Command in Yobe on Sunday said that its personnel had killed six suspected Boko Haram terrorists who earlier attacked Babbangida town in Tarmuwa Local Government Area of the state. The Spokesman of the command, ASP Dungus Abdulkarim, disclosed this in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Damaturu. Also read: Police …

by Mufutau Ojo It started somewhat as a whimper of protest against the excesses of the police. Today, the simmering #EndSARS protest has veered out of control and has assumed a life of its own, having been infiltrated by hordes of street urchins and hoodlums who set fire to critical public assets as well as …

..imposes dusk to dawn curfew By Chioma Onuegbu, Uyo Governor Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom State has directed that all demonstrations and protests be suspended forthwith following the unleashing of mayhem in the state capital last Thursday by hoodlums in the guise of #EndSARS protesters. The Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Comrade Ini Ememobong who …

Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi State. By Peter Okutu – Abakaliki Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi State, weekend sacked three Coordinators of various Development Centres in the State and the Special Assistant to the Governor on Internal Security and Utility (Urban), Mr. Saint Nchekwube Anakor. The Coordinators, according to a statement by the Secretary to the …

The Taraba Government has imposed a curfew on Jalingo, the State capital, following the invasion of government warehouses by hoodlums on Saturday. The Deputy Governor of the State, Alhaji Haruna Manu, announced the order in a state wide broadcast in Jalingo on Saturday night. Manu expressed worry that some hoodlums invaded government warehouses containing palliatives …

Kwara State Governor, Abdulrazaq By Demola Akinyemi – Ilorin Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has announced N500m fund to assist all those whose businesses in Ilorin were looted by hoodlums, as parts of the administration’s efforts to bring them back on their feet following the incident. The governor said this Saturday evening after he visited various …

The Police Command in Yobe on Sunday said that its personnel had killed six suspected Boko Haram terrorists who earlier attacked Babbangida town in Tarmuwa Local Government Area of the state. The Spokesman of the command, ASP Dungus Abdulkarim, disclosed this in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Damaturu. Abdulkarim said the …

Fani-Kayode and Tinubu By Idowu Bankole A former Aviation Minister and foremost Chieftain of the main opposition party in Nigeria, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode has on Sunday blasted the former governor of Lagos state and the current National leader of the APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu over comments on the Lekki shootings. Fani-Kayode …

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has asked the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) to “promptly, thoroughly, transparently and effectively investigate the circumstances surrounding the alleged hoarding of COVID-19 palliatives in warehouses in several states, which ought to have been distributed to the poorest and most vulnerable people during the lockdown, and …