Lekki shootings: Outrage as Lagos swears panel members to secrecy

Several Nigerians on Twitter have expressed dissatisfaction over the oath of secrecy administered on members of the Judicial Panel of Inquiry set up by Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu. The oath of secrecy administered on panel members reads in part: “I … solemnly swear/affirm that I will not directly or indirectly communicate or reveal any […]

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Sanwo-Olu fully reopens Lagos markets

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has approved the full reopening of markets in the state. Commissioner for Local Government and Community Affairs, Dr Wale Ahmed, made this known in a statement on Tuesday. The statement, made available by the governor’s Senior Special Assistant on New Media, Gawat Jubril, noted that both food markets and non-food […]

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CACOVID explains delay in distribution of palliatives

The Coalition Against COVID-19 has explained that the scale of the nationwide food distribution programme and the magnitude of persons to benefit from the palliatives were some of the reasons that delayed the delivery of the items. In a statement issued by its spokesperson in Abuja, Nwanosiobi Osita, the coalition stated that it had been […]

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Police arrest 409 in Abuja, Ilorin, Ondo for looting

Some people carrying palliatives they removed from a warehouse opposite Local Education Authority (LEA) at Gwagwalada, in Abuja om Monday (26/10/20). 06015/26/10/2020/Henry Chukwuedo/BJO/NAN More arrests were made on Monday as security agencies intensified manhunt for those who looted palliative items and raided private homes to cart away valuables. No fewer than 409 suspects have been […]

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Adeboye declares 30-day fasting, prayer for Nigeria

Pastor Enoch Adeboye, General Overseer, the Redeemed Christian Church of God, has directed all members of the church to commence a 30-day fast and prayer for Nigeria. The RCCG Assistant General Overseer, Admin, and Personnel, Pastor Johnson Odesola, announced this in a statement on Tuesday in Ibadan. According to Adeboye, the programme tagged, “Fasting and […]

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We won’t allow Nigeria slid into anarchy – Army

Buratai gives marching order UK urges restraint as normalcy is restored The army has joined the battle to restore security in the country which broke down after the #EndSARS protests were hijacked by hoodlums. Troops will prevent the ongoing looting of public and private properties by miscreants and criminals across the country, the Army High […]

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British Airways to turn retired B747 aircraft to cinema

A retired British Airways Boeing 747 plane is set to be converted into a cinema and educational facility in Gloucestershire. According Sky News, the jumbo jet will also be used as a conference venue, museum and visitor attraction when it goes on display at Cotswold Airport, near Kemble, next spring. A percentage of the money […]

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Police arrest 520 for arson, vandalism, others in Lagos

Some of the suspects (Photo: Deji Lambo) Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosu, on Tuesday, said 520 suspects have been arrested in connection with the series of arson, vandalism, burglary, and robbing of unsuspecting members of the public of their valuables during the unrest occasioned by the #EndSARS protest in the state. Odumosu, who […]

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#EndSARS violence: Panels begin work in states

Remains of the burnt buses at the Oyingbo BRT Terminal Judicial commissions of inquiries set up by state governments began sitting in some states on Monday. The Lagos Judicial Panel of Inquiry for Restitution for Victims of SARS related abuses and the Lekki Tollgate Incident urged victims of the October 20 shooting of #EndSARS protesters […]

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Imperatives of renegotiating Nigeria

By Ikenna Kamalu “Our country is an abiku country. Like the spirit-child, it keeps coming and going. One day it will decide to remain. It will become strong.” – Ben Okri The Nigeria-Biafra civil war of 1967-1970, the multiple rashes of political and religious upheavals since independence, the Boko Haram insurgency, the banditry in the northern […]

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