C&S leader warns FG not to delay implementation on #EndSARS demands

A file image of the #EndSARS protesters at Lekki Tollgate. By Demola Akinyemi, Ilorin The Spiritual father and Chairman of Cherubim and Seraphim Movement Church worldwide, Ayo ni o, Most Reverend Samuel Abidoye has called on the federal government not to delay implementation of demands for a new policing system in the country and several others …

Loading

KW-IRS generates N4.015bn in 3rd quarter of 2020

By Demola Akinyemi The Kwara State Internal Revenue Service (KW-IRS) has generated the sum of N4,015,178,972.55 (Four Billion, Fifteen Million, One Hundred and Seventy-Eight Thousand, Nine Hundred and Seventy- Two Naira, Fifty-Five Kobo Only) out of a quarterly budget of N6,499,393,323.99 (Six Billion, Four Hundred and Ninety-Nine Million, Three Hundred and Ninety-Three Thousand, Three Hundred and …

Loading

You must eschew cultism, other vices to graduate ― Provost

By Ikechukwu Odu, Nsukka The Acting Provost, College of Education, Nsukka, Dr Okwudili Nwosu, yesterday, cautioned the 118 students who were matriculated into the College to shun cultism and other vices capable of endangering their lives in order to graduate from the institution. The provost while restating the zero-tolerance stance of the College for cultism, enjoined …

Loading

Enugu govt commiserates with Catholics over Awgu pupils’ death

By Dennis Agbo The Enugu state ministry of Education has commiserated with the Awgu Catholic Diocese in the state over the loss of 5 primary school pupils and 2 staff through an auto crash on Wednesday. Seven Pupils and staff of Presentation Nursery and primary school Awgu, owned by the Diocese, had lost their lives in …

Loading

Minutes of the last Nigerian meeting

A file image of the #EndSARS protesters at Lekki Tollgate, before the gunfire. Uzor Maxim Uzoatu It is nightmare time in Nigeria. All over the place it is gloom and doom,but a writer must perforce write. The great French novelist Balzac called himself “the secretary of French society”. It is in that spirit that I …

Loading

#EndSARS carnage: We can’t walk freely again — Police

File: Police station Our lives, family threatened by hoodlums •We lost 23 policemen, 205 police stations burnt —IGP •It was total anarchy— Gov •It’s my worst nightmare —Victim •As others count their losses   By Evelyn Usman; Dayo Johnson;Vincent Ujumadu; Umar Yusuf; Demola Akinyemi; Peter Okutu; Rotimi Ojomoyela; Ike Uchechukwu; Shina Abubakar; Femi Bolaji and James …

Loading

#EndSARS: Fears, anxiety grip Edo residents

•Run away convicted criminals on the prowl •As police abandon patrols of highway By Ozioruva Aliu THE effects of EndSARS protest that went violent and resulted in two jail breaks in Edo state have continued to reverberate in several parts of the state as the residents are now gripped with fear and anxiety following an upsurge …

Loading

US Election: Democrats see chance of Texas victory for first time in decades

By Henry Ojelu with agency report Democrats once wrote off Texas as a guaranteed victory for Republican presidential candidates, but in 2020, Democratic party activists sense an opportunity to snatch victory from the GOP for the first time in more than four decades. Joe Biden currently maintains a substantial lead over President  Trump nationwide, according to a new CNN …

Loading

LEKKI SHOOTING: Prof. Akinyemi cautions Burutai, advises Buhari to be mindful of words to international community

By Dirisu Yakubu Renowned Professor of Political Science, Bolaji Akinyemi has warned writers of President Muhammadu Buhari speeches to be mindful of the implication of what they dish out for public consumption, particularly as it concern the international community. Akinyemi who stated this in a Breakfast programme, the Morning Show on Arise Television also cautioned the …

Loading

When, how SARS derailed—Retd AIG, Umaru Abubakar Manko

•Govt duplicating police services not helping Nigeria •Wants Mobile police returned to their original function •Now every politicians wants a mobile officer even when he’s just talking •Police will perform if you fund them Umaru Abubarkar Manko, a Sociologist and Prince of the Niger in Bida, Niger state was recruited into the Nigeria Police Force as …

Loading

Mayhem: How we secured Surulere from hoodlums — Lagos youth leader

#EndSARS protesters A youth leader in Surulere, Lagos, Mr Adedeji Adeoti, has narrated how young people in the area secured the community from attack by hoodlums during the recent EndSARS protest. Adeoti told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on Friday that the concerned youths had to safeguard the community because “it’s our heritage. …

Loading

VIDEO: Nigerians berate Desmond Elliot for asking celebrities to stop ‘Social Media hatred’

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2p791M9c6tI?rel=0] Trending News in Nigeria today Nigerians berate Desmond Elliot for asking celebrities to stop “social media hatred” citing social media as a major influencer of the Lagos carnage. Also read: 800,000 babies die of poor breastfeeding globally each year, says Health Commissioner Vanguard News The post VIDEO: Nigerians berate Desmond Elliot for asking celebrities to stop ‘Social Media …

Loading

Our differences, not irreconcilable – Uba Sani tells Nigerians

By Ibrahim HassanWuyo Senator representing Kaduna Central, Dr. Uba Sani has urged Nigerians to shun destructive acts ,telling Nigerians that their differences as a nation and as a people are not irreconcilable. He said in his Maulud message to Nigerians, that  “Nigeria is our pride. We must strive hard to make it work.” In the …

Loading