Bauchi State COVID-19 palliatives warehouse before October. Photo: Bala Mohammed/Twitter The Nigeria Governors’ Forum on Monday denied allegations that governors hoarded palliatives meant for distribution to Nigerians in order to ameliorate their sufferings during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the forum, governors have held several meetings since the #EndSARS street protests […]
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The national leader of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has said the #EndSARS protest, and its fallout, including the shooting of the peaceful protesters at the Lekki tollgate by soldiers, has “complicated matters” for him. He lamented that he was first accused of sponsoring the #EndSARS protest, then later accused of sending soldiers […]
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Some suspected looters arrested during the house-to-house raids in Osogbo, Osun State…on Sunday. Photos: @HameedOyegbade We will fish out looters, Lagos, Osun, Akwa Ibom police commands vow 14 killed during looting of Kogi, Adamawa, Taraba palliative warehouses Palliatives in warehouses, evidence Buhari isn’t our problem – Daughter The police on Sunday ordered their officers and […]
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Ogun State Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure, Ade Adesanya, says contractors repairing the Lagos-Abeokuta expressway have stopped work after being attacked by hoodlums. The commissioner said, “The hoodlums beat and chased the contractors and their team away from site.” He said the development was responsible for the slow pace of palliative works on the road. […]
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Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has directed schools in Ibadan, the state capital, to resume academic activities today (Monday). The Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology in the state, Olasunkanmi Olaleye, gave the indication in a statement issued on Sunday. The statement reads in part, “Governor Seyi Makinde directed the closure of schools in […]
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Abuja warehouses looted The looting of warehouses for the storage of COVID-19 palliative items spread to the Federal Capital Territory as well as Adamawa and Kogi states on Sunday, with looters making away with foodstuffs and other items. In Abuja, warehouses at the Idu Industrial Estate, Jabi, were attacked by some persons. This happened 24 […]
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Two weeks after a 67-year-old widow, Mrs Josephine Isiza, was burnt beyond recognition by unknown hoodlums in Abavo, Ika North East Local Government area of Delta State, the police are yet to commence investigation as the state’s Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Onome Onovughagbogaya, said the command is not aware of the incident. It was […]
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Suspected hoodlums yesterday attacked the head office of Complete Communications Limited, publishers of Complete Sports newspapers in Okota, Lagos. The hoodlums seized on the curfew imposed by the Lagos State government following the violence and looting that engulfed the state in the aftermath of the #EndSARS protests in the country, to carry out the attack. […]
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People take the metal sheets off the roof of a warehouse during a mass looting of a warehouse with COVID-19 food palliatives that were not given during lockdown to relieve people of hunger, in Jos, Nigeria, on October 24, 2020. Ifiok Ettang / AFP There is no gainsaying the fact that the nationwide protest with […]
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Former Governor of Cross River State, Donald Duke, has sought forgiveness from youths on behalf of Nigerian leaders, insisting that the political leadership had failed them. The development, he added, was behind the high level of trust deficit between government and the people. Briefing newsmen yesterday in Calabar on the #EndSARS protests that have claimed […]
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