Afenifere – Not our initiative Dayo Johnson Akure AFENIFERE, the Pan Yoruba Socio- Political Group has disowned the 48 hours ultimatum given to some Nigeria nationals especially the lgbos to quit yorubaland. A statement issued last night in Akure by its national leader, Pa Reuben Fasoranti said that the ultimatum purportedly issued by one Adeyinka Grandson …

ACP Markus Ishaku Basiran, Head of the Nigerian Police Force Complaint Response Unit (CRU) has responded to the report, made against some officers from Ovwian Aladja Station in Delta State. Vanguard reporter, Akpokona Omafuaire, Saturday was abused on his way to an official assignment, by yet to be identified police officers from Ovwian Aladja station. …

The Sokoto State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), on Saturday commenced the distribution of the Federal Government COVID-19 palliatives to beneficiaries at Isa, Sabon Birni and Gada Local Government Areas (LGAs) of the state. Malam Zubairu Albadau, the Special Adviser to Gov. Aminu Tambuwal on Relief and Rehabilitation, flagged off the exercise. He said that other …

Governor Ifeanyi Okowa Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta has warned hoodlums hiding under the guise of #ENDSARS protest to loot and destroy public and private assets in the state to stop or face the full wrath of the law. The governor gave the warning while inspecting buildings and other structures torched on Wednesday night in Asaba …

By Bashir Bello – Kano The Minister of Defence, Major General, Bashir Magashi (Retd), and his counter, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Muhammad Sabo Nanono has on Saturday called on protesters not to allow protest and security situation degenerate to anarchy. They reminded the protesters that they are all Nigerians and have no other …

EndSars Protester continue at Lekki Toll Gate in Lagos.Photo Akeem Salau By Bashir Bello The Minister of Defence, Major General, Bashir Magashi (Retd) and his counter, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Muhammad Sabo Nanono has on Saturday called on protesters not to allow protest and security situation degenerate to anarchy. They reminded the protesters that …

By Emmanuel Elebeke The Federal government is to establish a National Centre for Artificial Intelligence and Robotics to engage youths for the emerging challenges in digital Nigeria. The Centre, when established is also expected to take Nigerian youths a step ahead and make them globally competitive in their ICT carriers. The Minister of Communications and …

By Ibrahim HassanWuyo The Federal Government said it has set aside N75 billion Youths Fund for youth development projects for the next three years. The Minister of Finance, Zainab Ahmed, said in Kaduna that the fund would be broken down to N25 billion per year. She said the fund was meant to support the youths …

The National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola  Ahmed Tinubu, has reacted to the shooting of Nigerian youths at Lekki Tollgate on Tuesday. It was alleged that some men in army uniform shot innocent youths protesting against police brutality, extra judicial killings, maltreatment and of course an end to the Special Anti Robbery Squad, …

Delta State Governor, Ifeanyi Okowa By Festus Ahon, Asaba Delta State Governor, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa, Saturday, warned that hoodlums hiding under the guise of #ENDSARS protest to perpetrate arson and destruction of public and private assets in the state would contend with the law. Okowa gave the warning while inspecting buildings and other structures torched Wednesday …

By Ozioruva Aliu BENIN CITY – YOUTHS in Benin City, Edo State capital yesterday stormed the government warehouses on Medical Store Road in Uselu and Textile Mill Road where they looted the palliative items allegedly meant for Covid-19 pandemic. The youths also tried to access a private residence of a senior government official but were …

IGP, Mr. Mohammed Adamu The Inspector-General of Police, IGP M.A Adamu, Saturday, ordered the immediate mobilization of all police operational assets and resources to bring an end to the wanton violence, killings, looting and destruction of public and private property, and reclaim the public space from criminal elements masquerading as protesters in some parts of the …

AAC LOGO The Delta State Chapter of the African Action Congress has condemned the attack on private and government properties by thugs, who hijacked the #ENDSARS protest. ACC in a statement signed by its Public Relation Officer Mr.Eworise Tsola stated that “ the current burglaries by hoodlums, destruction of private and public facilities and stealing across …

Deputy Whip, Rep. Nkeiruka Onyejeocha (APC-Abia) By Tordue Salem, Abuja The South-East Caucus of the House of Representatives has bemoaned the impression in some quarters that the protest has been hijacked by some ethnic nationalists. The statement signed by all members of the Southeast Caucus in the House, led by Deputy Whip, Rep. Nkeiruka Onyejeocha (APC-Abia), …

By Emma Amaize, Jimitota Onoyume & Perez Brisibe Overzealous police officers at Ovwian-Aladja Police Station, Udu Local Government Area, Delta State, yesterday, battered a reporter/photojournalist with Vanguard Newspapers, Akpokona Omafuaire, cutting and whipping him with cutlass and butt of gun. Akpokona, who is also a lawyer, was on his way to an official assignment when he …

Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lapos State. By Olasunkanmi Akoni Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu has urged residents to disregard the videos trending on social media which he said “are the tools of anarchists,” whose plan is to create hatred and divisiveness for which Lagos is not known. The state government, while assuring that the state …

…say after reforms same police will protect Nigerians Disturbed by the incessant killing of police men and the burning of police structures, members of the House of Representatives have pleaded with protesters to halt their actions because Nigerians still need the police and the structures after reforms. Rep Uzoma Nkem-Abonta, PDP, Abia who spoke on …

By Adeola Badru The Oyo State chapter of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), yesterday, commended Governor Seyi Makinde and the angry ENDSARS protesters for finding a common ground to finally bring an end to the protest and restoring peace and normalcy back to the pacesetter’s state. The party’s spokesman, Engr Akeem Olatunji, who made this known …

Pic EndSars Protest: Youths from Various Religious denomination March alongside each other during a Prayer walk in Port Harcourt in Support of the EndSARS Campaign yesterday in Rivers State. Photo. Nwankpa Chijioke. *Tasks region’s governors to engage youths on peace advocacy By Joseph Erunke ABUJA-A South East peace building group under the aegis of Coalition of …

"I don't want a single shot or a single teargas fired against the people" @NigAirForce officer. Taking back the streets and making efforts to deescalate the situation. pic.twitter.com/0G7eRhh0MI — Káyọ̀dé Ògúndámisí (@ogundamisi) October 24, 2020 The post VIDEO: I don’t want teargas or gun shot, military man warns police officer appeared first on Vanguard News.