Nigeriam Army James Ogunnaike – Abeokuta The 2020 Captain to Major practical examination 2020 of the 81 General Command of the Nigerian Army on Sunday kicked off the 35 Artillery Brigade, Alamala, Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital with 62 candidates participating in the examination. Addressing the candidates, the Examination President, Major General Lucky Irabor said, their …

By Omeiza Ajayi – Abuja The worsening security situation in the nation’s capital, Abuja again manifested at the weekend when gunmen again stormed Pegi Community and abducted the Vice Chairman of the Kuje Area Council, Mr. Mohammed Baba, some legislative members and among others. Chairman of Pegi Community Development Association (PECDA), Mr. Taiwo Aderibigbe, who …

Governor Rotimi Akeredolu By Nwafor Sunday The current governor and the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Rotimi Akeredolu, has won the October 9, 2020 gubernatorial election in Ondo. Akerdolu defeated his major contenders the Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Mr Eyitayo Jegede, and Hon Agboola Ajayi of the Zenith Labour Party, ZLP,  …

IGP, Mr. Mohammed Adamu In a live broadcast on Sunday, Muhammed Adamu, inspector general of police, said the Special Anti-Robbery Squad unit under the Force Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department had been abolished “with immediate effect”. He added, however, that all SARS officers would be redeployed to other police commands, formations and units. READ ALSO: #EndSARS: Man displays bullets shot …

Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu. By Nwafor Sunday Inspector General of Police, Mohemmed Adamu, Sunday dissolved the activities and operations of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), following massive protests that rocked the nation. Nigerians have campaigned for days, for the disbandment of SARS, following reports that some elements in the force, use their positions to commit …

Violence continued to erupt in Ogbomosho city, Oyo State on Sunday as the EndSARS protest continued after the killing of Jimoh Isiaka. You would recall that the EndSARS protest, held on Saturday in Ogbomoso, had turned bloody, leaving Jimoh dead and several others injured. READ ALSO: #ENDSARS Protest: Police deny killing protester in …

A group, Count Disability Coalition, has reacted to the news of the approval for the release of funds to the National Population Commission (NPC) and the inclusion of additional funds in the 2021 budget in preparation for the next National census. In a statement sent to journalists on Saturday, October 10, the CDC commended President …

By Kingsley Omonobi, Unknown gunmen on Saturday night attacked Pegi community in the Kuje local government area, in Abuja and kidnapped 24 people including the former Vice Chairman of the local government area, Mr Mohammed Baba. Sources said most of the kidnapped person’s who are top officials of the Kuje Area Council includes the Transport …

A former aviation Minister and foremost chieftain of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode has likened United States president, Donald Trump to biblical characters used by God to deliver nations and set the oppress free. Fani-Kayode noted that President Trump is God’s anointed and such no one can stop him. According to Fani-Kayode, …

By Ozioruva Aliu THE police in Edo state have arrested three suspects including a pregnant woman and two men for alleged armed robbery with the woman alleged to usually pretend that she was in labour along the road while her accomplices would pounce on any would-be helper and rob them. The three persons were identified as …

By Omeiza Ajayi Following its decision to reopen schools in Abuja after seven months of forced closure, the Federal Capital Territory Administration FCTA has announced a two-day intra-action review workshop in line with the recommendations of the World Health Organization, WHO. Acting Secretary, FCT Health and Human Services Secretariat HHSS, Dr. Mohammed Kawu, who disclosed …

Fast rising Nigerian rapper, Caxtro Blade has hailed music superstar, Ayo Balogun, also known as Wizkid for speaking out loud against Police brutality currently going on in Nigeria. Caxtro who on Sunday, October 11, released his latest single, EndSARS via the song expressed his massive respect to Wizkid for igniting the youths to fight for their …

By Nwafor Sunday #EndSARS protesters have been attacked by the Nigerian Police officers at the Unity Fountain, Abuja. They fire water cannons and tear gas to disperse the protesters, who are campaigning for the disbandment of SARS in the country. SARS have been accused of killing and maltreating innocent Nigerians for no just cause. READ ALSO: Daughters of President Buhari, …

…Destroy 8 bandits camps in Katsina Arrested bandits and soldiers By Kingsley Omonobi In continuation of military operations to rid armed bandits from the North West, troops of Operation Sahel Sanity have rescued 26 kidnapped victims including market men and women as well as other victims, killing several bandits in the process and destroying 8 bandits …

By Ibrahim HassanWuyo The Center for Media Advocacy for Mother and Child (CAMAC), has called on all stakeholders to join hands in ensuring all forms of discrimination against girls are eradicated in Nigeria. Executive Director of CAMAC, Alex Uangbaoje in a statement to commemorate the 2020 “International Day of the Girl Child”, with the theme: “My …

**As PSC commends Police Conduct By Kingsley Omonobi The Police Service Commission (PSC) disclosed on Sunday that one of the Police Officers deployed for election duties in Ondo state rejected a #50,000 inducement from a group of person’s at a polling unit in Okitipupa to allow thumb printing for voters who failed to turn up. …

Manchester City’s Chief Football Operations Officer Omar Berrada has revealed that last year’s Premier League runners-up have the ‘financial strength’ to make the type of investment required to sign Lionel Messi. The legendary Argentinian forward came as close to leaving Barcelona as he ever has in the summer, famously sending the club a burofax in …

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has sent an Urgent Appeal to Rt Hon Patricia Scotland QC, Secretary-General of the Commonwealth, urging her to use her “leadership position to apply the Commonwealth Charter to hold Nigerian authorities to account for widespread and persistent attacks on peaceful protesters, reports of human rights violations and abuses, corruption, impunity, …

…As Trump holds first in-person gathering amid virus spread concerns U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday conducted his first in-person event since testing positive for the coronavirus, proclaiming that he is “feeling great,” as he seeks to reboot his embattled re-election bid. “We got to vote these people into oblivion,” Trump said addressing hundreds of supporters from …

File: Police dragging a man along the road Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has sent an Urgent Appeal to Rt Hon Patricia Scotland QC, Secretary-General of the Commonwealth, urging her to use her “leadership position to apply the Commonwealth Charter to hold Nigerian authorities to account for widespread and persistent attacks on peaceful protesters, reports …