Hoodlums have invaded the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) orientation camp in Kubwa, Abuja. The hoodlums, in large number, carted away the foodstuff and mattresses meant for the Corps members when the orientation programme resumes on November 9. Security men at the scene shot sporadic gunshots to deter the miscreants.Continue Reading
Bello made the statement when he featured on Sunrise Daily, a Channels Television programme, on Tuesday. Bello said the protest was sponsored by politicians who are benefitting from the disruptions caused by the demonstrations across the country. The governor said Nigerians do not need a soothsayer to tell them thatContinue Reading
Oby Ezekwesili, a former presidential aspirant, has told President Muhammadu Buhari that the blood of the dead Nigerians, who were shot during the End SARS protesters at Lekki Toll Gate, Lagos State are crying for justice. Ezekwesili stated this in a tweet via her Twitter handle on Tuesday morning. SheContinue Reading
There is anxiety in Kuje, one of the six area councils in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) as hoodlums are searching to loot any warehouse with COVID-19 palliatives. They have been marching round the streets with sticks, blocking roads within the Kuje township. Residents are running for safety as tradersContinue Reading
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has charged the 23 local government chairmen in the state and youths to fish out members of the proscribed Indigenous Peoples Organization of Biafra wherever they may be hiding in the State. The Governor warned that any council chairman that allows IPOB to hold processionsContinue Reading
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has condemned the fines imposed on Channels TV, AIT and Arise TV. The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) on Monday said the stations broadcasted online photos and videos of the End SARS protests. The government suggested that their actions fuelled violence across Nigeria. Acting NBCContinue Reading
The federal government has sanctioned some major broadcast stations for their coverage of the End SARS protests. They are Arise News, African Independent Television (AIT) and Channels Television. The media houses have been fined around N3 million each. The organizations were also accused of using unverified social media photos andContinue Reading
Ondo State Police Command has launched manhunt for robbers and looters of shops in Akure and other parts of the state. Already, over 15 persons were said to have been arrested in different parts of the state. In some areas, it was gathered that house to house search was conductedContinue Reading
The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, on Sunday qouted the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), as condemning the looting of public and private property in parts of the country. He qouted the President as saying that the development was inimical to publicContinue Reading
The national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has dismissed claims that he relies on payments made at the Lekki toll gate. His clarification was contained in a statement on Sunday titled ‘The End SARS protests; fundamental lesson in democratic governance’. The former Lagos State Governor has been repeatedlyContinue Reading
