hardball It started as a small fire. But it is growing into an inferno. The #EndSARS protests that started two weeks ago are showing no sign of abating. The youthful protesters are continuing the protests with increased energy and enthusiasm. “From the five demands which were initially tabled and have been addressed, they are now […]
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The #EndSARS protest continued in different parts of the country on Sunday, with several youths injured after they were attacked by hoodlums. In Lagos, Leke Adeboye, the son of the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, joined other Nigerian youths at the state secretariat at Alausa, Ikeja. Leke, who […]
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Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) and 302 Nigerians have sued President Muhammadu Buhari and National Assembly on the hike in electricity tariff and the pump price of fuel. SERAP and other applicants are asking the court to “declare as illegal, unconstitutional and unfair the recent hike in electricity tariff and fuel price because top […]
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There is a humanitarian crisis ravaging flood-prone communities across the Niger Delta and beyond, writes SHOLA O’NEIL Floods are wiping out communities, submerging homes, eating up farms and villages in the hinterland, hapless citizens are fleeing their areas and moving into neighbouring towns, which also soon feel the wrath of nature. Those fleeing are leaving behind […]
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Catholic Bishops, Okonjo-Iweala back #EndSARS protests The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN), Living Faith Church founder Bishop David Oyedepo and former Minister of Finance Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala have expressed support for the ongoing nationwide protests against police brutality and extra-judicial killings. According to a statement on Sunday by the National Director of Communications, Padre Mike […]
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Leke Adeboye leading service at Alausa protest ground yesterdayAfter a week of activities that included processions, speeches, candle night parade, prayer walks, Jumat prayers and vigils, #EndSARS protesters yesterday gathered at the epicentre of the campaign, Lekki tollgate for service. The service was conducted by Catholic Church of Divine Mercy, Lekki. This was after another […]
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By Kunle Ajibade Since Dele Giwa was killed by a letter bomb on 19 October 1986, every anniversary of his death has remained for me a moment of sobering reflection on the precarious nature and power of journalism. It has also remained for me a time to re-read Giwa’s essays, remembering the indebtedness of many […]
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It’s 34 years today since the flaming journalist, Dele Giwa, was killed via a parcel bomb, a novel manner of assassination. The question today remains unanswered: Who killed Dele Giwa? He is remembered for his famous quote: “Nigeria is on fire and the citizens are amused”. Giwa was one of Nigerian’s strongest journalists, who many […]
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#EndSARS protestors on Sunday raised over N3 million for a young lady, Jane Obiene, who marched out with one limb, to join them in Abuja. Obiene reportedly joined hundreds of Abuja #EndSARS protesters bearing crutches. A photo of Obiene marching was shared on Twitter by Jonathan Odoba, a user who described her as his “heroine.” […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari has described former military Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon as a patriot, who has invested much into Nigeria’s unity. The President, in a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu, noted the contributions of the former Head of State to the development of the country, […]
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