Zulum, other northern govs hold emergency meeting in Kaduna

Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State By Ibrahim HassanWuyo Governor Babagana Umara Zulum of Borno state, eight governors from the north, and three deputy governors converged on Kaduna Thursday for an emergency meeting. Sources from the Sir Kashim Ibrahim House said the meeting was chaired by the governor of Plateau state and chairman of the northern …

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One of the #EndSARS protesters at the Lekki Tollgate with bullet wounds speaks

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9qlhIzd7dk?rel=0] VIDEO: One of the EndSARS protesters that were shot at the lekki Tollgate, speaks Also read: #EndSARS: Nigerians react as Buhari ignores Lekki Tollgate shooting in his nationwide broadcast Vanguard News The post One of the #EndSARS protesters at the Lekki Tollgate with bullet wounds speaks appeared first on Vanguard News.

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Spared by Covid-19, Seychelles suffers dearth of tourists

Photo Credit: UK Telegraph The Seychelles, with its idyllic white beaches and luxury resorts, has had only 149 cases of Covid-19, but the global crisis caused by the pandemic has ravaged its vital tourism industry. The Indian Ocean island nation, famed as a honeymoon destination, took swift action against the virus in March, banning cruise ships …

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Lekki Shooting: LASEMA debunks refusal to rescue protesters

EndSars Protesters continue at Lekki Toll Gate in Lagos. Photo Akeem Salau The Lagos State EmThe Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), has debunked allegations making the rounds in the media that it refused to come to the aid of protesters during the shooting incident at Lekki on Tuesday night.The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), …

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Edo Govt reviews 24-hour curfew, now 4 p.m to 6 a.m

Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State. Edo Government has reviewed the 24-hour curfew earlier imposed in the state on Monday, to check hijack of the #ENDSARS protests by hoodlums. A statement by Mr Crusoe Osagie, Special Adviser on Media and Communications Strategy to Gov. Godwin Obaseki announced this in a statement on Thursday in Benin. …

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Lagos CP condemns burning of Ikotun, Ojodu police stations

The Commissioner of Police (CP), Lagos State, Hakeem Odumosu, on Thursday warned that the command will neutralise any move that will jeopardise security architecture and the maintenance of law and order in Lagos state. Odumosu, in a statement signed by the command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, condemned the continuous attacks on police stations, …

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Police confirm attack on station in Ebonyi community

The Police Command in Ebonyi has confirmed Thursday’s attack on Uburu Police Station in Ohaozara Local Government Area of the state by suspected hoodlums. The Commissioner of Police in Ebonyi, Mr Philip Maku, said suspected hoodlums attacked some police officers on duty, after which they razed the station down. According to him, some of the …

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#EndSARS protests: MAMA Centre condemns diversion of COVID-19 palliatives

Calls for total respect for the rights of peaceful protesters By Chioma Obinna & Gabriel Olawale Mothers And Marginalised Advocacy Centre, MAMA Centre, on Thursday expressed shock and greater disappointment over the alleged footages showing aggrieved citizens whopping Covid-19 palliatives illegally diverted and stocked in secluded warehouses across the country. MAMA Centre claimed that while …

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Protests: INEC postpones by-elections indefinitely

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has postponed indefinitely, the outstanding 15 bye-elections earlier scheduled to hold on Oct 31. The commission made the disclosure in a statement issued by its National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Mr Festus Okoye, in Abuja after INEC’s meeting held on Thursday. He cited the security …

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VIDEO: One of the EndSARS protesters that were shot at the lekki Tollgate, speaks

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9qlhIzd7dk?rel=0] VIDEO: One of the EndSARS protesters that were shot at the lekki Tollgate, speaks Also read: #EndSARS: Nigerians react as Buhari ignores Lekki Tollgate shooting in his nationwide broadcast Vanguard News The post VIDEO: One of the EndSARS protesters that were shot at the lekki Tollgate, speaks appeared first on Vanguard News.

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#ENDSARS Protest:I’m pained that innocent lives have been lost – Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari President Muhammadu Buhari has warned  those who hijacked and misdirected the  genuine and well-intended protest against the excesses of some members of the now disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS).noting that he is pained that innocent lives have been lost . Buhari  made this known during his Natoinwide broadcast on Thursday noting that “I acknowledged the …

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My heart goes out to all victims of Lekki shootings — Osinbajo

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has condoled with victims of shootings which occurred in Lekki, Lagos. The Vice President also expressed grief over loss lives in Lagos and other parts of the country as a result of the #ENDSARS protests. #EndSARS protesters at Lekki Toll Gate were attacked with guns on Oct. 20. Osinbajo, in a …

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Edo govt reviews 24-hour curfew, now 4 pm to 6 am

Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State Edo Government has reviewed the 24-hour curfew earlier imposed in the state on Monday, to check hijack of the #ENDSARS protests by hoodlums. A statement by Mr Crusoe Osagie, Special Adviser on Media and Communications Strategy to Gov. Godwin Obaseki announced this in a statement on Thursday in Benin. …

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#EndSARS: Probe Lekki shootings, women coalition urges Buhari

EndSars Protester continue at Lekki Toll Gate in Lagos.Photo Akeem Salau A coalition of women groups, Mothers United and Mobilised (MUM), has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to constitute a transparent panel of inquiry into alleged shooting of unarmed EndSARS protesters in Lekki on Tuesday. The coalition made the call in a statement issued on …

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Protests: Together we must protect, rebuild Lagos ― Olulade

A former Lagos lawmaker, Mr Olusegun Olulade, has urged youths in the state to come together to protect and rebuild Lagos after the mindless destruction of lives and property by hoodlums under the guise of #EndSARS protest. Olulade, who represented Epe Constituency II between 2011 and 2019 in Lagos House of Assembly, made the appeal …

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US Counsellor meets Osinbajo, raises concern over violence in Nigeria

A United States representative, Counselor T. Ulrich Brechbühl, has met with Vice President Professor Yemi Osinbajo on the ongoing violence in Nigeria as a result of the agitations over police brutality. The meeting was part of a previously scheduled delegation, which included Assistant Secretary Robert Destro and Assistant Secretary Denise Natali, to raise U.S. concerns …

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PANDEF says nothing knew in Buhari’s Speech

By Chioma Onuegbu, Uyo The Pan Niger Delta Forum, PANDEF, has expressed disappointment that there was nothing knew in the speech presented to Nigerians on Thursday evening by President Muhammadu Buhari besides what he had been saying since the #EndSARS protest by Nigerian youths started. National Chairman of PANDEF, Air Commodore Idongesit Nkanga, retd, who spoke …

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Buhari lists achievements, silent on Lekki Tollgate killings

President Muhammadu Buhari President Muhammadu Buhari has listed the things his government had achieved, their plans for the welfare of Nigerians and security, but said nothing about the Lekki Tollgate killing of peaceful #EndSARS protesters by soldiers in Lagos on Tuesday. The President made the enumeration during his much-anticipated address, following the killings of protesters, the …

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