Catholic Archbishop of Lagos, Most Rev. Adewale Martins, has urged the Federal Government to see the ongoing “#RevolutionNow” protest as a wake-up call to address the untold hardship Nigerians were undergoing. Martins made the plea on Wednesday in Lagos while reacting to the ongoing agitations for better living conditions for Nigerians, urging the government to […]
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Youths and facilitators under the auspices of the Global Coalition for Security and Democracy in Nigeria on Monday, August 4, defied threats of security agencies to hold the ‘Revolution Now’ protest in four states of the country and Abuja States where the Revolution protests took place are Lagos, Osun, Ondo and Cross River. It would be recalled […]
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Four students of the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Gubi, Bauchi, died on Tuesday when a bridge on which they were walking within the school campus collapsed. The bridge collapsed after a heavy downpour with about 20 students on it when the tragedy struck, according to students. The students have since trooped to the school gate […]
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The Chief Registrar of the Lagos State Judiciary, Mrs Taiwo Olatokun on Wednesday denied a news report that she instructed Magistrates to deny bail to #RevolutionNow protesters. She said the report published on an online medium yesterday was untrue and was could “mislead the public.” In a statement, the Chief Registrar noted that the six […]
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Some repentant bandits in Tsafe Local Government Area of Zamfara State, on Monday, explained why they took up arms against the people of the area. The ex-bandits said at a peace meeting in Tsafe that they were harassed and intimidated by the police and vigilantes, locally known as ”Yan Sakai, into becoming bandits and kidnappers. […]
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The Court of Appeal in Lagos has ordered the continuation of the petitions filed by the defeated governorship candidates of the Alliance for Democracy (AD) in Lagos State, Chief Owolabi Salis, and his Labour Party counterpart Ifagbemi Awamaridi challenging the victory of Babajide Sanwo-Olu at the March 9 governorship election. In a unanimous decision, a […]
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The Democracy Vanguard of Nigerians in the Diaspora (DVND) on Monday took President Muhammadu Buhari to the International Criminal Court (ICC) over his alleged inaction to curtail killings allegedly by herders in the country. In a petition dated July 17, 2019, titled: Acts of Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity in Nigeria, addressed to ICC’s Special Prosecutor in the Hague […]
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The Kaduna State High Court on Monday granted the leader of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN), Sheikh Ibraheem El-Zakzaky and his wife, Zeenat, permission to travel to an Indian hospital for medical treatment. The ruling was not without conditions attached. El-Zakzaky and Zeenat must not go to any other hospital other than the one […]
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The Federal Government has come under criticism over its suppression of unarmed #RevolutionNow protesters on Monday. The presidential candidate of the African Action Congress in the last general elections, Omoyele Sowore, had called for a mass protest against the alleged mis-governance of the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration. Sowore was however arrested on Saturday by operatives […]
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has said that it raided the residence of former Zamfara Governor, Abdulaziz Yari over allegations of economic and financial crimes. EFCC’s acting spokesman, Mr Tony Orilade said this in an interview in Abuja on Monday. The country home of Yari, who was also former chairman of the Nigeria […]
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