President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday, expressed sadness over a vehicle accident that claimed lives, including those of pupils of Presentation Nursery and Primary School in Mgbowu, Awgu Local Government Area of Enugu State. His condolence message was contained in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, titled “President Buhari mourns […]
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Muslim faithful celebrate Eid Maulud at Kaduna township stadium in Kaduna…yesterday Nigerians have called for an end to killings and other forms of violence that have, for long, plagued the country. The calls, amplified by Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), were contained in various messages of goodwill sent yesterday, to felicitate with the Nigerian Muslim faithful, […]
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Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, said the meeting between his boss and former Nigerian leaders on Friday, October 23, was “very touching, poignant”. He said they discussed issues surrounding the #EndSARS protests and the state of the nation. Adesina made this known in an article titled ‘#EndSARS: Inside […]
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Police Inspector-General, Mohammed Adamu, has faulted reports by global rights organisation, Amnesty International, that police officers shot at #EndSARS protesters. He described Amnesty’s report of October 21, 2020, that police personnel shot at peaceful protesters as “untrue, misleading and contrary to all available empirical evidence”. As reported by Punch, Adamu said police officers, instead, “acted […]
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Gen Yakubu Gowon, retired; Buhari By Femi Adesina It was very touching, poignant, as President Muhammadu Buhari met with all living former heads of state on October 23, 2020, to discuss the state of the nation. For about two weeks, the country had been suffused with unrest, later violence, precipitated by what began as legitimate protests against […]
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Police Inspector General Mohammed Adamu At least 22 police personnel were killed and many others injured during the #EndSARS protests, the Force Headquarters of the Nigeria Police, Abuja has stated. Many others were inflicted with life-threatening injuries while 205 police stations and formations were burnt, Force Public Relations Officer, DCP Frank Mba, said on Friday. […]
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• Free meters for Lagos, Kano consumers Talks between the Federal Government and Labour on electricity tariffs increase will resume next week, Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo (SAN), said on Thursday. The seven-man technical sub-committee set up to review the increase in electricity tariffs will meet with power Distribution Companies (DisCos) […]
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By Banji Ayoola Olowu of Kuta in Ayedire Local Government area of Osun state, Oba Adekunle Oyelude Makama, has called on the Federal Government to probe the claim by Amnesty International that it tracked troops of the Nigerian Army from Bonny Camp to the Lekki Toll Gate on October 20. He made the call in a statement on Thursday, appealing […]
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Violence-based sexual offences have been on the rise in Nigeria. This year, several high-profile cases of rape and sexual violence have been recorded in the country, some involving students. In May, there was a public outcry over the rape and murder of Vera Uwa Omozuwa, a 22-year-old University of Benin undergraduate. Also, in June, 19-year-old […]
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French members of the elite tactical police unit RAID enter to search the Basilica of Notre-Dame de Nice after a knife attack in Nice on October 29, 2020. – A man wielding a knife outside a church in the southern French city of Nice slit the throat of one person, leaving another dead and injured […]
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