Senate President Ahmad Lawan has appealed to #EndSARS protesters to back down because it could worsen the nation’s economic situation. Speaking to State House Correspondents after meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari, alongside Speaker Femi Gbajabiamila, Lawan said quitting the protests at this point would be the best step to take by the protesters. According to […]
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NIGERIA stands the risk of forfeiting its bid for the office of the President of International Police (INTERPOL) on account of #EndSARS and police brutality, according to indications on Saturday. Some big powers are said to be opposed to the slot for Nigeria although lobbying for the top position for Nigeria is continuing. China is […]
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President Muhmmadu Buhari on Saturday authorised the immediate provision of assistance to 12 states most ravaged by the seasonal rains. The move followed representations to him by the governors of the affected states. His Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu, said last night that Kebbi, Niger, Kwara, Kogi, Edo, Anambra, Delta, […]
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The National Examination Council (NECO) has been forced to reschedule Paper I Computer Studies Practical’s scheduled to take place on Monday 19 October 2020 to November 16 In a statement by the Head, Information and Public Relations Division, NECO, Azeez Sani, the council blamed the decision on the #ENDSARS protests that blocked the free movement […]
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After concluding urgently needed repair works on Eko and Marine Bridges in Lagos, the Minister of Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, SAN, has directed that both bridges be reopened to traffic on Monday, October 19, 2020. The approval for the reopening of the completed First Phase of the repairs on the Bridges by midnight […]
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In the last five years or thereabouts, prominent Nigerians have continued to lament how their ilk and generation engineered the country’s downward spiral, as well as undermined her economic and political interests. On January 8, 2015, President Goodluck Jonathan, while flagging off his campaign for re-election declared that his generation had failed the country. He, […]
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By Martins Oloja No force on earth can stop an idea whose time has come. Nothing is stronger than an idea whose time has come. No army can stop an idea whose time has come. Nothing is as powerful as an idea whose time has come. There is one thing stronger than all the armies […]
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Vice Chancellor, Prof Roberts Ogunduyile The Management of Olusegun Agagu University of Science and Technology (OAUSTECH), Okitipupa, Ondo State, has directed all teaching and non-teaching staff of the institution to resume duty on Monday, Oct. 19. This directive is contained in a statement, signed by Mr Idowu Omowole, the acting Registrar of the institution, and […]
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Police Inspector General, Mohammed Adamu Executive Secretary, Lagos State Security Trust Fund (LSSTF), Dr. Abdurrazaq Balogun, has said proper leadership, equipment, modern policing policies, especially training and retraining are required for the reformation of the Nigeria Police for better delivery of their statutory duties. In a statement, yesterday, Balogun said LSSTF identifies with everyone demanding […]
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Oyetola Attacked As Protest Turns Violent Monarch Visits Bereaved Families Police Deny Arresting Protesters In Ibadan No fewer than three persons were reportedly killed during the #EndSARS protest in Osogbo, Osun State. The State Governor, Gboyega Oyetola, and his convoy were also attacked by suspected armed thugs that stormed the protest ground when he was […]
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