The Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC), has blamed the disruption of power supply in parts of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on vandals. Mr Oyebode Fadipe, AEDC General Manager, Corporate Communications said this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. Fadipe listed some of the affected areas to include Kaura District, Galadimawa, Lokogoma, Suncity, Moccido […]

Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has presented the 2021 budget estimate to the House of Assembly. It is christened the “Budget of Growth.” Presenting the N290,295,465,423 Appropriation Bill on the floor of the assembly yesterday, Diri noted that the the outgoing year 2020 has been challenging due to the impact of COVID-19 and the […]

•Seek law amendment for AGF to cede prosecutorial right •Call for action to stem rape, youth unemployment •Insecurity has made North the worst place to live in Nigeria, says Sultan •DHQ foresees end to banditry Kingsley Nwezeh, Onyebuchi Ezigbo in Abuja, Michael Olugbode in Maiduguri and Daji Sani in Yola Northern leaders yesterday upped the […]

Three months after the federal government raised hate speech fine from N500,000 to N5 million, Nigeria’s Minister of Information and culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed says he didn’t announce the fine. Mohammed announced the increase in hate speech fine during the unveiling of the Reviewed Broadcasting code in August. Days after the announcement, the minister while […]

Unlike other humans that eat processed food and feels safe in homes, a video of Zanzimana Ellie, a Rwanda boy who feeds on grass and prefers to live in the forest have surfaced online. It was learnt that Ellie who is 21 years old cannot speak, eats grass and prefers to live in the jungle […]

The first set of installations will be done nationwide in December 2020. In continuation of a coordinated implementation of the Economic Sustainability Plan (ESP) across the country, the Buhari administration will next week, commence the process of installation of five million solar home systems in under-served and off-grid communities across the country. The programme will […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned the killing of over 40 rice farmers in Borno State on Saturday, November 28, 2020, by suspected Boko Haram terrorists. The farmers were reported to have been attacked while harvesting their crops at a rice field in Garin Kwashebe area of the state. Reacting to the brutal murder of the […]

Police operatives in Rivers State have arrested three out of five suspects who allegedly detonated explosives at a Pentecostal church owned by the father of the state governor, Nyesom Wike. The suspects reportedly attacked the church around 8 pm on Saturday, November 28, 2020 According to Punch, after the suspects detonated the explosives, some men […]

Police operatives attached to Ojoto Division in Anambra State have arrested one Emila Sunday who claimed to be 21 years old from Akwa Ibom State, for attempting to sell her three months old baby boy at Ire-village Ojoto for N150, 000 on Tuesday, November 24. When interrogated, the suspect claimed she decided to sell her […]

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, yesterday said he had handed over the security operative, Abdullahi M. Hassan, who shot a newspaper vendor, Ifeanyi Okereke, to the Department of State Security (DSS) for investigation and appropriate administrative and judicial action. Okereke died at the National Hospital Abuja on Thursday after he […]

The Federal High Court, in Abuja, has adjourned hearing in the trial of Colonel Nicholas Ashinze, former aide of ex-National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki, till January 19, 2021. Justice Okon Abang gave the ruling on Thursday, following the withdrawal of the seventh prosecution witness (PW7), Hassan Seidu by prosecution counsel, Offem Uket, due to his […]

“The suspended acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu, will be vindicated at the end of the day,” his lawyer, Wahab Shittu has said. Shittu made the remark in a statement on Friday, following the submission of the report of the Justice Ayo Salami led Judicial Commission of Enquiry to […]

The Nigerian Army has admitted that it took live and blank bullets to the Lekki tollgate in Lagos – the venue where #EndSARS protesters staged a peaceful demonstration against police brutality. A representative of the army, Brigadier General Ahmed Taiwo, stated this on Saturday when he appeared before the Judicial Panel of Inquiry set up […]

The Federal Government has finally consented to the demand by the Academic Staff Union (ASUU) that they be exempted from the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System. Senator Chris Ngige, the Minister of Labour and Employment announced this on Friday, November 20, 2020, at the end of a seven-hour negotiation with ASUU members in Abuja, […]

ECOWAS Community Court of Justice has awarded a N10 million each as compensation in favour of two Nigerians; Abu Dennis Uluebeka and Mary Bahago, who were subjected to inhuman treatment while on death row. A panel of three judges led by Justice Dupe Atoki ordered the Nigerian government to pay Uluebeka and Bahago N10 million […]

The Federal Government says the CNN report on the hoax Lekki Toll Gate killings is “fake, disservice to journalism profession’’ and calls for sanction against the international news organisation. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed made the call on Thursday in Abuja at a media briefing on the EndSARS protest and its […]

The Federal Government says the sanctions imposed on some broadcast media stations in the aftermath of the #EndSARS protests were justified and that the affected stations already paid their fines Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, stated this on Thursday in Abuja at a media briefing on the #EndSARS protest and its aftermaths. […]

Deputy Secretary General of the United Nations Amina Mohammed has advised Nigerian leaders to see young people as an asset, if they want peaceful retirement. Mohammed gave the advice during her visit to the Nigeria Governors’ Forum Secretariat, in Abuja on Tuesday as part of her tour of some West African States including Ghana, Sierra […]

The Nigerian Embassy in Berlin, Germany has suspended a member of staff over allegations of sexual abuse and other serious criminal activity. The embassy said in a statement on Tuesday, November 17, 2020 the staff works in its security unit and cannot be named for legal reasons. He was suspended following the circulation of a […]

US President Donald Trump in tweets on Sunday morning said President-elect Joe Biden “won because election was rigged.” Trump who had refused to concede defeat despite losing to Democratic party’s candidate Joe Biden, and had been promoting election conspiracy theories, also claimed that the “Mail-in elections are a sick joke!” “He won because the Election […]

The Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) has summoned the suspended acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu. Magu is expected to appear before the bureau on November 17 with documents of all his landed properties. In a letter dated November 2 and signed by CCB’s Director of Intelligence, Investigation and […]

The Lagos State Judicial Panel of Inquiry set up to investigate cases of police brutality and the incident at the Lekki tollgate area of the state has resumed its sitting with the Nigerian Army continuing its testimony. Commander 81 military intelligence brigade, Brigadier Ahmed Taiwo, speaking before the panel on Saturday, claimed that the events […]

The Lagos State Judicial Panel of Inquiry continued its sitting on Saturday with new information about the shooting at the Lekki tollgate uncovered. While the session was ongoing, lawyers took turns to question the representative of the Nigerian Army, Brigadier General Ahmed Taiwo, on the role of the Force at the tollgate where peaceful #EndSARS […]

As part of efforts to mitigate the effect of COVID-19, the Minister of Finance, Budget, and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, says the Federal Government, is in the process of acquiring a 750 million dollar loan, from the world bank to help states. This loan according to her is to stimulate the local economy and support […]

Former President J.J Rawlings of Ghana, who died during the week, has been described as an exceptional leader that connected with the people. Senator Ben Obi stated this in his brief condolence message on death of the former Ghanaian leader, saying the “‘Junior Jesus’, as we fondly called him, throughout his career, both in military […]

A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos State, Chief Willie Akinlude, has said that the postponement of the Lagos East Senatorial District and Lagos Constituency Kosofe 2 by-elections which were put off as a result of the #EndSARS campaigns, was a blessing in disguise for the party. The Independent National Electoral Commission […]

There were indications yesterday that the naira had fallen to its weakest level in six weeks in informal trading as Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) interventions in the official window failed to meet demand. At the parallel market yesterday, the naira changed hands for N470 per dollar, the lowest since September 29, according to abokifx.com, […]

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to reverse the increase in the pump price of fuel which increased from N159 to N170 per liter. The party in a statement issued by its National Publicity Secretary, Mr Kola Ologbondiyan, on Friday in Abuja, rejected the increase describing it as unbearable to Nigeria […]

Chief Whip of the Senate, Sen. Orji Kalu has commiserated with the government and people of Ghana over the death of former President Jerry Rawlings on Thursday. Kalu, while applauding the qualities of the former Ghanaian leader noted that the deceased played key roles in the promotion of democratic virtues in Ghana and Africa. In […]

Military officers representing the Nigerian Army before the Lagos State Judicial Panel of Inquiry probing the Lekki tollgate shooting said soldiers did not use live ammunitions on peaceful protesters at Lekki on Tuesday, October 20, 2020. The top army officers said soldiers did not shoot at or kill anyone, adding that there was no massacre […]

The Nigerian Army has inaugurated manhunt for the 4th Batch of wanted Boko Haram terrorists. It has also co-opted more Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF) members into its operation. A banner showing photographs of the wanted terrorists was unveiled by Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno and the Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai on Wednesday […]

In its bid to promote discipline and core values, the Lagos State Police Command says it has dismissed 10 police officers for offences ranging from corruption, murder, negligence and excessive use of power. The command announced this in a statement signed by the Force Public Relations Officer in the state, Olumuyiwa Adejobi on Wednesday, November […]

President of the Senate, Dr. Ahmad Lawan has warned that Nigeria may not escape another youths’ restiveness in the mode of #EndSARS protest, if it failed to effectively address the issue of youth unemployment and make practical steps in its national budget to meaningfully engage them. This is just as the federal parliament flayed the […]

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has congratulated the United States President-elect, Joe Biden, on his successful election as the 46th President of the United States. The party also congratulated Americans for a successful and peaceful election in strict adherence to democratic principles and extant laws of their country, despite the intense competition. The PDP in […]

The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) has declared a nationwide strike, sparking fears of fuel scarcity in the country. PENGASSAN President, Festus Osifo, confirmed the union’s position during his appearance on Sunrise Daily on Monday. “Today, PENGASSAN has declared a strike,” he said in an interview on the Channels Television […]

Amnesty International has called on foreign countries and international organisations to compel the Nigerian Government to ensure the protection of lives and properties in the country without discrimination. Osai Ojigho, Country Director of Amnesty International, Nigeria, made the call while speaking with the sub-committee on International Human Rights of the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs […]

Nigerian have reacted to President Muhammadu Buhari’s congratulatory message to Joe Biden, US president-elect. They took to social media to knock the President for lecturing Biden on democracy due to his government’s lack of respect for citizens’ rights. Biden was projected as the winner of the 2020 presidential election after results from Pennsylvania meant his […]

Garba Shehu, Senior Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari, has said that all Nigerians and celebrities, who promoted protests against police brutality in the country must face the law. The Central Bank of Nigeria had recently frozen the account of some protest organisers in a bid to stop further protests from occurring. The Nigeria Immigration […]

Young Nigerians in Delta State have asked the Nigerian Government to stop the prosecution and harassment of peaceful #EndSARS protesters and focus instead on governing the country. Delegates drawn from EndSARS protesters, community youth groups, ethnic nationalities, civil society organisations, female advocacy groups, student groups and youth stakeholders in the state registered their displeasure during […]

Former President of Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo says Kamala Harris, the Vice President-Elect of the United States has some Nigerian DNA because her father is from Jamaica. Obasanjo said this in a congratulatory message to Joe Biden, the President-elect of the US. He wrote, “I felicitate with Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris as the first female Vice-President […]

Paula White wants Angels from Africa to help Trump beat Biden and Twitter finds that weird. A viral video of televangelist and prosperity preacher, Paula White, summoning angels from Africa and South America to prevent Donald Trump from losing the presidential election to Joe Biden, has spurned hilarious reactions from Twitter Nigeria. Full disclosure: White […]

Despite his crackdown on peaceful protesters, freedom of speech and assembly, President Muhammadu Buhari congratulated Joe Biden, President-elect of the United States of America, offering him advice on respecting the will of the people. Buhari is notorious for numerous rights violations under his administration including the recent killing of peaceful protesters at the Lekki Toll […]

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, yesterday, presented a report on the numerous property destroyed by hoodlums in the state during the #EndSARS protests to President Muhammadu Buhari at the Aso Rock Villa, with an appeal to the president to assist the state in its recovery process. This is just as a Magistrate Court remanded six […]

•Overtakes Trump in Pennsylvania • Jonathan: It’s better to lose power and gain honour Martins Ifijeh in New Jersey, USA The United States Secret Service has increased its protective bubble around the Democratic Party’s Presidential candidate, Joe Biden, who last night overtook his closest rival, President Donald Trump in the count in Pennsylvania, putting him […]

The Nigerian Army has filed papers at the registry of the Lagos State Panel of Judicial Inquiry probing the alleged shooting of #EndSARS protesters at the Lekki tollgate on the night of October 20. One of our correspondents saw about three military men on Friday filing papers at the panel’s registry. Saturday PUNCH investigations revealed […]

On November 1, 2020, as Modupe Odele did the pre-boarding rounds at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport in Lagos, she had her passport yanked off her by stern-looking immigration officials. Odele is a lawyer by profession. During recent nationwide protests calling for an end to decades of police brutality and extra-judicial killings under the #EndSARS […]

The United Nations, Special Investigator on Religious Freedom, Ahmed Shaheed, has accused Nigeria and several other countries across the world of religious intolerance. Shaheed said in a report submitted to the UN General Assembly that Nigeria is one of the countries that has created laws proscribing religious groups and defining them as terrorist organizations. The […]

President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday, November 6, appealed to Nigerians yet to feel the impacts of his Administration and those who feel the government is not doing enough to bear with the government. The President made the appeal at a town hall meeting with the traditional rulers, youths, students, organised labour, market women and other […]

The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi has said the Federal Government requires the sum of $656 million to complete work on the Lagos-Ibadan railway project. Amaechi disclosed this on Friday while defending his ministry’s 2021 budget at the Senate. He explained that the amount is needed to put the necessary infrastructure in place for the […]

One of the lawyers who provided legal aid to #EndSARS protesters, Moe Odele is yet to get back her passport five days after it was seized by officials of the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS). Ms Odele, a tech and startup lawyer with international experience, was on her way to the Maldives on Sunday when she […]

A federal high court in Abuja has granted the request of the Central Bank of Nigeria to freeze the accounts of 19 individuals and a public affairs company linked to the #EndSARS protests, Channels Television learned on Friday. The request, granted by Justice Ahmed Mohammed, was filed by the CBN on October 20. Some of […]

Hundreds of armed cult members on Monday invaded the commercial office of the telecom giant, MTN, along the DSP Alamieyeseigha Way in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital, killing a customer who was alleged to be a rival cult member. The murdered customer, who was identified as Victor Abasii, was a native of Ogu town in […]

Mrs Chidimma Edozieuno, a petitioner to the Anambra Judicial Panel of Inquiry on police brutality, has narrated how men of the disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad took away her husband in 2017 and told her to kiss him goodbye. Edozieuno, who petitioned the panel and appeared for testimony, said her husband, who lived in Benin Republic, […]

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said that former Gov. Rashidi Ladoja was impeached and removed as governor of Oyo State for being ungrateful to Chief Lamidi Adedibu and Chief Yekini Adeojo. He made the disclosure on Thursday during the launching of former Gov. Adebayo Alao-Akala’s autobiography titled Amazing Grace in Ibadan. The News Agency of […]

It was a tearful day as more petitioners in Abuja gave various testimonies at the Independent Investigation Panel set up to look into the allegations of brutality and highhandedness by personnel of the disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS). While the session is ongoing in some states, that of the nation’s capital continued for the second […]

The budget defence session of the House of Representatives took a dramatic turn on Wednesday, as members of the Committee on Electoral Matters disagreed with their chairman on the modality she employed in engaging the Chairman of the Independent Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmud Yakubu concerning the performance of his commissions 2020 budget. The committee […]

Former Presidential candidate, Adamu Garba has chided the United States over its ongoing election which he said is filled with rigging machines. According to former Presidential candidate under the All Progressives Congress, APC in the 2019 general elections, the 2020 US election is the most adulterated in the United States of America’s election history. He […]

The Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) are yet to reach an agreement on the union demands. Sen. Chris Ngige, Minister of Labour and Employment, said this while addressing newsmen at the end of a closed door conciliation meeting between Federal Government representatives and ASUU on Wednesday in Abuja. “There are […]

The Judicial Panel of Inquiry in Kaduna State on Wednesday invited members of the public to submit petitions against police brutality and others related extra-judicial killings in the state. In a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), by the secretary of the panel, Hajara Jibrin Abubakar, the public is advised to […]

The Governor of Anambra State, Willie Obiano, has presented the Appropriation Bill of N143.65 billion to the state House of Assembly for the ahead of the 2021 fiscal year. According to the governor, who presented the bill on Tuesday, the budget is based on the realistic projections of all sources of revenue (both external and […]

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has threatened to sue the Northern Governors’ Forum and the National Assembly and the social media bill is passed SERAP said this in a tweet on Tuesday while reacting to the call by the northern governors for more social media regulations in the wake of the #EndSARS protests. […]

The Judicial Panel of Inquiry set up by the Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, following the #EndSARS protest has received nine petitions from the public. Governor Obaseki had set up the 22-man panel headed by a retired judge, Justice Ada Ehigiamusoe, to look into cases of police brutality, human rights violations, and allegations of extra-judicial […]

The Minister of Foreign Affairs says Nigerian missions owe a lot to host countri The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, has complained about the inadequate overhead budgetary provisions to Nigerian missions abroad, resulting in a lot of debt for electricity and rent. While defending the ministry’s 2021 budget at the House of Representatives on […]

President Muhammadu Buhari’s several initiatives targeted at jobs for the youths and alleviating poverty among women and vulnerable groups remain the best in the history of the country. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed stated this in Kaduna at a meeting of the Northern Governors Forum with traditional rulers on the aftermath […]

Gov. Nyesom Wike of Rivers says his administration will replace all the properties allegedly destroyed by members of the proscribed Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) during the #EndSARS protest in parts of Rivers. Wike, who made this known on Monday in a statement by his Media Aide, Mr Kelvin Ebiri, expressed regrets that the damage […]

The Minister of Youth and Sport Development, Mr Sunday Dare has appealed to the youth to embrace dialogue in order to move the country forward. Dare said this on Sunday in Abuja at the maiden edition of the National Youth Day celebration with the theme ”Invest in the Youth, Secure Our Future”. He said that […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has condoled with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey and the Prime Minister of the Hellenic Republic, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, over the reported earthquakes in the two countries, leaving many casualties. President Muhammadu Buhari. [Presidency] The Nigerian leader’s condolence message was contained in a statement issued by his Senior Special Assistant on Media […]

Nigerian students sponsored abroad in 2018 for further studies by the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) are currently holding a fresh protest over the non-release of funds for their scholarship for two years after being verified twice. The students bearing placards with various inscriptions in front of the Nigeria High Commission in London and official […]

Lara Adejoro A sexual health educator, Dr. Opeyemi Adeyemi, says lubricants that contain glycerin may lead to yeast infection. According to Adeyemi, if a water-based lubricant is left in the vagina, it can change the potential of hydrogen in the vagina; and if the pH level is changed, it gives room for organisms to grow […]

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission is presently interrogating a former Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service, Babatunde Fowler, over the N100 billion tax evasion allegations levelled against a tax firm, Alpha Beta Consulting. Fowler, who was also a former Chief Executive Officer, Lagos State Internal Revenue Service, responded to an invitation from the […]

The West African Examinations Council, on Monday, announced that it withheld the results of 215,149 candidates who sat for the 2020 West African Senior School Certificate Examination in Nigeria. The Council said the results of the candidates representing 13.98% of the total number of candidates who wrote the examination are being withheld in connection with […]

Two separate lawsuits have been filed against the National Broadcasting Commission over the N3m fine imposed by the commission on three television stations in relation to their coverage of the #EndSARS protests. One of the two suits was filed by Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project; while the second one was filed by a group of […]

Two men who allegedly duped a doctor into buying an “Aladdin’s lamp” for $93,000 — and even conjured up a fake genie — have been arrested in India, an official said Sunday. Laeek Khan approached police in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh after he realised the lamp did not have any magical powers, as […]

The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed has condemned the recent attack on some media houses. Mohammed who spoke in Lagos on Saturday when he paid a visit to the media organisations that were attacked in the aftermath of the EndSARS protest and the Lekki shooting, said any attack on media houses was an […]

Aggrieved members of the National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives (NANNM) at the Alex Ekwueme Federal University Teaching Hospital in Abakaliki have withdrawn from the association. The coordinator of the group, Okafor Christian, made the announcement on Saturday on behalf of his colleagues while briefing journalists in the Ebonyi state capital. He explained that […]

The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, has urged parents to instill family values in their children as a way to save the country from degeneration. The minister made the call on Saturday in Kaduna during a stakeholders’ engagement with 77 district heads, religious and community leaders from the 23 Local Government […]

All is not well in the National Assembly Legislative Aides’ Forum as a lawyer, Mr Joshua Okah, who is Senior Legislative Aide to a member of the House of Representatives, Mr Ben Igbakpa, has dragged the Chairman-elect, Mr Salisu Zuru, before a court for allegedly maintaining two public offices and drawing salaries from them. Okah […]

…says only state government, not panel, can invite us •Why we won’t reveal personnel deployed to Lekki tollgate – Army •Summons duly signed by panel chair can’t be disregarded – Member The Lagos State Judicial Panel of Inquiry probing the shooting of #EndSARS protesters at the Lekki tollgate on the night of October 20, 2020 […]

Notable elder statesmen and socio-cultural leaders on Saturday converged, saying Nigeria was long overdue for restructuring while warning the Federal Government that the country was bleeding from bad leadership and poor policies. The statesmen added that the government must not take Nigerians for granted, as the security and socioeconomic situations of the country were deteriorating. […]

Wike says those who do not understand his actions are accusing him of fighting the Igbo tribe in Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has accused members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) of killing six soldiers and 4 police officers during the #endsars protests in his state. Wike said this […]

The Delta State Government has announced a relaxation of the curfew imposed after the hijack of the peaceful #ENDSARS protests by suspected miscreants. The Commissioner for Information, Mr Charles Aniagwu, in a statement on Saturday said the curfew, which had run from 6 pm to 8 am will now be between 8 p.m. and 6 […]

A teacher, Mrs Ndubisi Obiechina, has narrated how she lost two pregnancies while in custody of the disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) over a suspect to which she was distantly acquainted. Narrating her ordeal before the Lagos State Judicial Panel on EndSARS protest, Ndubisi said that she was detained and tortured along with her husband, […]

Activist, Aisha Yesufu, says she has been informed that people now curse her at mosques. Yesufu, however, asked those cursing her why they had not done so when she was protesting against the government of former President Goodluck Jonathan. She tweeted, “I heard I am being cursed in mosques! People finish praying and take time […]

A Chief Superintendent of the Nigeria Police Force Catherine Ugorji has been selected for an award in peacekeeping. In a press statement by the National Information Officer, United Nations Information Centre, ( UNIC) Nigeria, Oluseyi Soremekun, Ugorji was selected by the United Nations as one of the two runners-up for the prestigious UN Woman Police […]

Fifty-three persons have been arrested in connection with the looting at the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) camp in Kubwa, the Federal Capital Territory. The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, announced this on Friday during an inspection tour of the camp with the Director-General of the NYSC, Brigadier General Shuaibu Ibrahim. The NYSC DG, however, […]

Five bullet shell casings were seen by the Lagos Judicial Panel on Friday at the Lekki Tollgate Plaza, the scene of the alleged Oct. 20 shootings of #EndSARS protesters by officers of the Nigerian Army. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the nine-man Judicial Panel headed by Justice Doris Okuwobi (Rtd) saw the […]

The Senate Public Account Committee has sustained an audit query issued against a former Nigerian ambassador to Israel, for spending $134,400 (N48,388,000 at N360 per dollar exchange rate) on personal domestic staff. The Auditor General of the Federation, Anthony Ayine, raised the query, following a 2015 audit report presented to the National Assembly for consideration. […]

Honourable Mojisola Alli-Maculay has called for the re-orientation of Nigerian Youths. According to the Lagos State House of Assembly Member, most youths are ‘high on drugs at all times.” Hon. Mojisola represents Amuwo Odofin 1 constituency, and this statement was made during her submission during the House’s deliberation on the crisis that rocked Lagos State […]

Rampaging youths who attacked Television Continental (TVC) left immense devastation as they destroyed the entire interior of the building. The Chief Executive Officer of the TV station, Mr Andrew Hanlon, who stated this on Thursday in Lagos also told the state governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, that no member of staff died in the incident. While showing […]

Sergeant Eze Aiwansoba has been arrested weeks after he shot his former girlfriend in Lagos. Aiwansoba shot Joy Eze at Salvation Bus Stop, Opebi, Ikeja area of Lagos after an argument between the duo on Thursday, October 8, 2020. The officer, attached to the Special Protection Unit, Base 16, Ikeja, was immediately declared wanted after […]

Vendor Positive Change Initiative, an NGO, has urged the Lagos State judicial panel on EndSARS protest to summon all those who promoted fake news during the protest In a petition submitted to the panel on Friday, the NGO said that the invitation was necessary as the spread of fake news fueled the civil disturbances that […]

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), says it remitted N344.71 billion into the Federal Government’s Consolidated Revenue Fund (CRF) in the last five years NCC Executive Vice Chairman, Prof. Umar Danbatta said this, when the House of Representatives Committee on Telecommunications, led by its Chairman, Mr Akeem Adeyemi, paid him a legislative oversight visit in Abuja. […]

Lagos lawmaker, Desmond Elliot has apologised for addressing Nigerian youths as children while pushing for social media regulation in Nigeria. Earlier on Thursday, October 29, 2020, Pulse published a video of the lawmaker reacting to the recent looting and destruction of properties in Lagos during a plenary session at the Lagos State House of Assembly. […]

• Invading soldiers prevented ambulances from reaching injured protesters – AI • Stop denials, admit errors, NBA tells FG • We demand accountability – #EndSARS protesters Eniola Akinkuotu, Adelani Adepegba, Ade Adesomoju and Samson Folarin The global rights group, Amnesty International, has collated and released a timeline of the killing of #EndSARS protesters by soldiers […]

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ekiti State has demanded explanation from the State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi, over the whereabouts of the over N3 billion gotten from the federal government, World Bank and donations from individuals and corporate organizations as well as the palliatives supplied by the Coalition Against COVID-19 (CACOVID) to ease the […]

The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Wednesday, refused to grant the EFCC’s application seeking the court order on issuance of warrant of arrest against former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs Diezani Alison-Madueke. Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu held that an affidavit with evidence in support to proof that the earlier court summon granted the agency had failed […]

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday approved N4.5 billion for printing of examination materials for the Basic Education Certification Examination, Senior Secondary Certificate Examination and National Common Entrance as well as rehabilitation of road projects in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the meeting was presided over […]

Gov. Nyesom Wike of Rivers has announced N20 million compensation each to families of soldiers and policemen allegedly killed by members of the proscribed Indigenous Peoples Organization of Biafra (IPOB) in Oyigbo during the EndSARS protest. Wike was accompanied by Secretary to the State Government, Dr Tammy Danagogo, the Commissioner for Information, Mr Paulinus Nsirim, […]

Mr Clement Agba, the Minister of State for Budget and National Planning, says Nigeria has received $26.94 billion Development Assistance funds from International Donors between 2015 and 2020. Agba made this known on Tuesday in Abuja while briefing House of Representatives Committee on Civil Society and Development Partners on Donor Funds Receipts, Transfers and Disbursement […]

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says engagement with the Nigerian youths has to be transparent and honest in order to build a progressive society and nation Osinbajo’s spokesman, Laolu Akande, in a statement in Abuja, said the Vice President received at the Presidential Villa, the executive committee of the Young Parliamentarians Forum, led by its Chairman, […]

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) says it has arrested officers caught on video assaulting civilians who violated curfew in Osun State. The Osun government imposed a 24-hour curfew last week after an escalation of violence in the state. A viral video emerged online on Tuesday, October 27, 2020 showing military officers flogging about half a dozen […]

The Kano State government is to spend about one hundred and forty eight billion Naira in 2021. Governor Abdullahi Ganduje tagged the 2021 fiscal document as “Budget of Economic Recovery And Sustainable Development” on Tuesday while laying it before the State House Of Assembly. The Governor says, the budget reflects the vision of his administration […]

After series of denials, the Nigerian Army has finally admitted its soldiers were involved in the assault on protesters in Lekki, Lagos State on the 20th of October 2020. In what appears to be a blame game, the Army says it did not act alone, but got involved at the invitation of the Lagos State […]

Vice President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo has insisted that engagement with the Nigerian youths has to be transparent and honest. This, according to him, will help build a progressive society, adding that this was why he refused to share slots among politicians in the implementation of the Buhari administration’s Social Investment Programmes (SIPs). The Vice President […]

Nwachukwu was arrested by the operatives of Awkuzu SARS, Anambra State The whereabouts of 18-year-old Victor Onyenka Nwachukwu remains unknown three years after he was arrested by operatives of the now-defunct Special Anti-Robbery Squad of the Nigeria Police Force. Nwachukwu was arrested by the operatives of Awkuzu SARS, Anambra State. The whereabouts of 18-year-old Victor […]

The court papers donating charges brought against Bola Tinubu, a former governor of Lagos, and tax consultancy firm, Alpha Beta Consulting, by a former Managing Director of the company, Dapo Apara, has been burnt according to claims by Tade Ipadeola, Apara’s lawyer. Apara had revealed that Tinubu controlled the company, which was receiving 10 per […]

The Nigerian Army has finally revealed that it was summoned to the scene of protest at Lekki Toll Gate by the Lagos State Government. The army said this after initial denial by both the military and Lagos State governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, over the involvement of the military in the shooting and killing of protesters. Chief […]

Yakubu was first appointed INEC chairman in November 2015. President Muhammadu Buhari has nominated Professor Mahmood Yakubu for a second term as the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). President Buhari’s spokesperson, Femi Adesina, said in a statement on Tuesday, October 27, 2020 that a letter has already been sent to the National […]

The victims says he was detained over a false allegation of theft levelled against him by his former employer. Mr Okoliagu Abunike, an alleged victim of the disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), has appeared before the Lagos Judicial Panel of Inquiry for Restitution for Victims of SARS-related abuses to seek redress. The News Agency of […]

The Army says troops were invited by the Sanwo-Olu-led government after he imposed a curfew last Tuesday. The 81 Division of the Nigerian Army in Lagos says its soldiers were not responsible for the bloodshed witnessed in the state last week. Eyewitnesses reported on Tuesday, October 20, 2020 how soldiers of the Nigerian Army fired […]

The Federal Government says the risk of resurgence of COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria is high due to the large gatherings of the #EndSARS protesters and the mayhem that followed.  Mr Boss Mustapha, Chairman of the, Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 , made the disclosure at a joint national media briefing of the taskforce in […]

Hundreds of irate youths on Monday defied the 24-hour curfew imposed on Jalingo, invaded and vandalised the State Radio station.  The state Commissioner of information and reorientation, Mr Danjuma Adamu, who visited the Taraba State Broadcasting Corporation (TSBS) premises to inspect the damage done to the station, condemned the action of the youths, saying the […]

Gov. Ben Ayade of Cross River has promised a reward of N100,000 to anyone who volunteered information that could lead to the recovery of property looted during the #EndSARS protests of .Oct. 23 and Oct. 24.  Mr Christian Ita, Special Adviser, Media and Publicity to the governor said in a statement issued in Calabar on […]

Sadiya Umar Farouq, the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, has said that she has forgiven those who accused her of hiding COVID-19 palliatives meant for the poor. Farouq stated this while fielding questions from journalists in Gusau on Monday. “I’m aware many people have made various spurious allegations and accusations against […]

Vice President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo and Governors of the 36 States of the federation, FCT Minister, Central Bank Governor, Inspector General of Police, representatives from the Military, the Directorate of State Security, and the National Human Rights Commission, on Monday had an emergency National Executive Council meeting in Abuja over the fallout of the #EndSARS […]

A judicial panel has been tasked with investigating the incident. Lagos State governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, says everyone culpable for the shooting will be held accountable [Twitter/@jidesanwoolu] Lagos State governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, says he will do everything within his powers to ensure that soldiers that attacked peaceful #EndSARS protesters last week are held to account. Eyewitnesses […]

An EndSARS protester, Godwin Iraoya, have been killed by operatives of the Nigerian Army in Auchi, Edo State, SaharaReporters has gathered. SaharaReporters gathered that four other protesters were also injured when the soldiers opened fire on peaceful protesters on Monday, 12th October, 2020. The protesters were rallying in the town to join the demand for […]

Sanwo-Olu said CCTV footage from the Lekki Toll Gate confirmed that persons, who carried out the massacre were in military gear. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, governor of Lagos State, has said that CCTV footage from the Lekki Toll Gate area where over 10 peaceful protesters were killed by soldiers last Tuesday night showed that men in Nigerian […]

         Femi Falana, rights activist and lawyer, has asked the Nigerian Government to apologise for hoarding COVID-19 palliatives meant to be distributed to vulnerable citizens at the peak of the pandemic. Some Nigerians in places like Lagos, Jos, Kaduna, Calabar, Ilorin, Ibadan and the FCT have recently discovered and began to cart […]

In a letter to the governor, Effiong also requested for the certified true copy of the instrument setting up the Judicial Panel of Inquiry as well as certified true copy of the instrument, order or directive under which a revised curfew was declared and imposed in Lagos State which took effect by 9:00pm on October […]

Two persons have allegedly been killed by operatives of the Nigerian Army in Ikire, the headquarters of Irewole Local Government Area of Osun State. SaharaReporters gathered that trouble started when some youth, calling for the removal of Akire of Ikire, Oba Olatunde Falabi (Lambeloye III), stormed the palace and drove the monarch out of the […]

Oge on Sunday afternoon allegedly stabbed Obinna during a quarrel inside their house. The police in India have arrested a Nigerian woman, Oge Florence, over the death of her boyfriend and fellow Nigerian identified as Obinna. Oge on Sunday afternoon allegedly stabbed Obinna during a quarrel inside their house. India Police He died of excessive […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has again condemned hate messages and eviction notices to ethnic and religious groups as a result of the consequences of the EndSARS protests in some parts of the country. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that many lives were lost, while both public and private assets, worth billions of naira, were […]

Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Raji Fashola, is getting dragged on the internet for picking up a camera at the scene of the Lekki shooting of October 20, 2020. The footage of the minister picking up the camera with all the care in the world, and with the aid of a black piece of […]

The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) has denied allegations that COVID-19 palliatives meant for distribution were hoarded by state governments. According to a statement signed by the forum’s spokesperson Abdulrazaque Bello-Barkindo, on Monday, the governors have held several meetings since the #EndSARS street protests and started to address concerns of members of the public and that […]

He said the IPOB members would embark on cleaning up towns in Benin, Enugu, Aba, Abakaliki, Umuahia, Nnewi, Uyo, Calabar, Onitsha and Igweocha to clear the debris caused by last week’s violenc The outlawed Indigenous People Of Biafra (IPOB) says its members across the country will resume peaceful protests from Monday, October 26, 2020, to […]

“Joint police and military units stationed at Bindin to avert and respond to any invasion in those areas were informed of the incident.” Gunmen suspected to be bandits have kidnapped the district head of Lingyado Village under Maru Local Government Area of Zamfara State, Dalha Danjago. Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Mohammed Shehu, […]

Sen. Bola Tinubu, a national leader of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), says for Nigeria to attain parity with older and more established democracies, the country must accept protests as part of its national development. According to him, protest is essential because it lends greater depth to the relationship between government and the governed. […]

Gov. Gboyega Oyetola of Osun has given the suspected hoodlums, who looted government and private property in the state, 72 hours within which to return them or face the wrath of the law. He called on the suspected hoodlums to surrender all the stolen items to the security agencies, traditional rulers, local government chairmen and […]

A group of Concerned Youths in Enugu State has condemned the claimed attack on the Adoration Ministry, Enugu, in the wake of the destruction of public and private properties by some people under the guise of the End SARS protest. DAILY POST reports that as some hoodlums who infiltrated the End SARS protest went about […]

Senior pastor of Awaiting The Second Coming Of Jesus Christ Ministry, Adewale Giwa says he would have fired Nigeria’s Vice president, Prof Yemi Osinbajo from the Redeemed Christian Church of God. Giwa, who was addressing his members on the state of the nation, in Akure on Sunday, wondered why the leader of the Redeemed Christian […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has asked parents and guardians not to encourage their children and wards to partake in the nationwide looting, destruction of property.  “Families must turn back children who bring home unaccounted goods, in the same way, wives must ask their husbands to return looted items brought home,” the President said. This statement is […]

  Few days after he addressed the nation regarding the violence and unrest that marred the #EndSARS protests, President Muhammadu Buhari says he is avoiding to get into any debates until all facts are established. President Buhari disclosed this on Sunday in a communique by his special media aide, Mr. Garba Shehu. The president who […]

NAFDAC says chemical preservatives have rendered the food items unsafe for consumption. Kaduna youths COVID-19 warehouse in the state to loot food items (Vanguard) The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has warned residents of Kaduna State on the health risk of drugs allegedly looted from a warehouse in the state. […]

Tinubu asks Nigerians to conduct investigation into the ownership of the toll gate. APC National Leader, Bola Tinubu asks Nigerians to conduct investigation into the ownership of the toll gate. (Punch) Bola Tinubu, national leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has denied the claim that he sent soldiers to attack peaceful protesters at Lekki […]

In the last few days, thousands of Nigerians have been invading warehouses to loot COVID-19 palliatives kept in the buildings. Zahra Buhari says her father is not Nigeria’s problem (JustNaija) President Muhammadu Buhari’s daughter, Zahra Buhari-Indimi says the discovery of COVID-19 palliatives in warehouses across the country have shown that her father is not the […]

  Former Senior Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly, Senator Florence Ita-Giwa went on her knees to beg youths to stop the incessant looting of properties in Calabar. She made the appeal on Saturday in Calabar, admitting that the leaders have failed the youths. According to the ex-lawmaker, the vandalization and havoc has […]

File photo:  Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodinma addresses residents of the state in his Easter message at the Government House in Owerri on April 12, 2020.   In fulfilling his promise of initiating a dedicated empowerment package to address the needs of youths in Imo state, the state Governor, Hope Uzodimma has approved the immediate […]

The National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, has called for a thorough probe into the shooting of #EndSARS protesters in the Lekki area of Lagos State.  “Those who suffered casualty during the gunshots (Lekki shooting) need to answer some questions too,” Tinubu said on Saturday during a visit to the Lagos […]

    Some South West governors and ministers have arrived in Lagos State on a commiseration visit to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu following attacks by hoodlums on various private and state-owned facilities across the metropolis.  The governors and ministers on Sunday met with Governor Sanwo-Olu at the government house in Marina. Those present include; Governor Rotimi […]

A logo of the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP).   Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has asked the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) to “promptly, thoroughly, transparently and effectively investigate the circumstances surrounding the alleged hoarding of COVID-19 palliatives in warehouses in several states, which ought to have been […]

The Ekiti State government have raised an alarm on Saturday warning members of the public not to consume the food items looted in the state. According to the government, residents mistaken the some treated agricultural products as foods yet to be distributed as Covid-19 palliatives. Commissioner for Information and Civic Orientation, Mr Akin Omole, said […]

Some motorcycles are seen at the residence of Senator Teslim Folarin at the Oluyole Estate extension in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital.   The lawmaker representing Oyo Central Senatorial District in the National Assembly, Senator Teslim Folarin, has condemned the invasion of his house by a crowd of residents. In a statement on Saturday after […]

The Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has ordered the immediate mobilisation of all police operational assets and resources to bring an end to the wanton violence, killings, looting and destruction of public and private property in the country. He gave the order to all Assistant Inspectors General of Police (AIGs), Commissioners of Police (CPs), […]

  Gbenga Adeniji, Eniola Akinkuotu, Ade Adesomoju, Tunde Ajaja and Olaleye Aluko A former governor of Lagos State and National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, said on Saturday that he visited the incumbent governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, to ask him if he had anything to do with the killing of protesters at the Lekki Tollgate […]

  GODWIN ISENYO The Minister of Finance, Zainab Ahmed, on Saturday, said the Federal Government had created a N25bn Youth Fund as part of efforts to address the #EndSARS protests and other related youth restiveness in the country. Ahmed made this known at a stakeholder meeting with the Deputy Governor of Kaduna State, Dr Hadiza […]

The state government says 229 suspected hoodlums have been arrested in connection with destruction of properties in Lagos. Lagos High Court is one of the numerous public properties that were razed down by hoodlums. (Jubril Gawat) Lagos State Government says all suspected hoodlums arrested in connection with the recent destruction of public properties in the […]

The governor says he is in support of the reforms in the country being championed by the #ENDSARS protesters. Gov Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State (Twitter: @IAOkowa) Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta has warned hoodlums hiding under the guise of #ENDSARS protest to loot and destroy public and private assets in the state to stop […]

Tinubu says he’ll like to visit the victims of Lekki shooting at the hospital. All Progressives Congress (APC) National Leader, Sen. Bola Tinubu. [Guardian] Four days after soldiers shot at peaceful protesters in Lekki, Bola Tinubu, the national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) says the victims of the incident need to answer some […]

A file photo of APC National Leader, Mr Bola Tinubu.   Former governor of Lagos State, Chief Bola Ahmed Tinubu says he has no dime in the funds generated at the Lekki Tollgate. Tinubu follows claims and reports that his interest and involvement in the shooting that took place on Tuesday is based on the […]

Soldiers walk toward the protesters with a terrifyingly casual calm, the kind of calm you cannot have if you are under attack. Chimamanda Adichie For years, the name SARS hung in the air here in Nigeria like a putrid fog. SARS, which stood for Special Anti-Robbery Squad, was supposed to be the elite Nigerian police […]

  Adelani Adepegba, Abuja Traders at the UTC market, Area 10, Garki, Abuja and residents of the area are currently cowering in fear as security operatives battled hoodlums attempting to loot a warehouse in the vicinity. Policemen and other security personnel are firing gunshots and tear gas to deter hoodlums who stormed a warehouse with […]

  • We’re prosecuting 31 policemen for murder, armed robbery, others –Sanwo-Olu • Indicted ex-SARS operatives’ll be punished -Police commission Ade Adesomoju, Adelani Adepegba, Oladimeji Ramon, Afeez Hanafi and Tobi Aworinde Sixteen operatives of the disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad have been indicted for extrajudicial killings and enforced disappearance in five states and the Federal Capital […]

…Retired generals condemn shootings, probe begins Monday …Lagos, others warn hoodlums as looting, arson continue Our Reporters The United States Government may impose a visa restriction on persons found culpable in the shooting of unarmed #EndSARS protesters at the Lekki Toll Plaza in Lagos on Tuesday. This is just as the judicial panel set up […]

  Kayode Oyero Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has lamented the wanton destruction of private and public assets as hoodlums under the guise of the #EndSARS protests looted and razed important government infrastructure and business premises in the state. Sanwo-Olu, who led some members of his cabinets to the vandalised sites across the state, said […]

Daud Olatunji, Abeokuta Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, has said that the state needs additional 150 doctors in the junior cadre to reduce the acute shortage of manpower in the state-owned hospitals. The governor disclosed this while speaking with journalists during the National Physicians’ Week of the Nigerian Medical Association in Abeokuta, the state capital. […]

Obaseki says the new window will allow more prisoners to voluntarily return to the two correctional centres they escaped from. Governor Godwin Obaseki believes the new ultimatum issued to fleeing prisoners will allow more of them to return to the prisons they escaped from. [dailypost] Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State has extended the ultimatum […]

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says the plan of both the federal and state governments on police reform will be a game-changer in ensuring an end to impunity. Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says police reform agenda will end impunity. (Guardian) The plan include investigating police brutality as well as providing compensation to victims of the disbanded […]

Former President, Goodluck Jonathan has condemned the attack on peaceful #ENDSARS protesters on Tuesday, October 20, 2020, at the Lekki area of Lagos state. President Goodluck Jonathan says no nation can defeat its people. (Punch) In a statement on Thursday, October 22, 2020, the former president said the ‘use of deadly force’ will only worsen […]

Nigeria’s economic capital is the picture of destruction and black smoke. Lagos Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu inspects the damage to his city after hoodlums hijacked EndSARS protests this week (Jubril Gawat) Lagos is in ruins and charred. There is black soot everywhere and the current picture of Nigeria’s most populous, thrumming city looks straight out of […]

ENDSARS protesters in Anambra State have reportedly burnt the statue of the late Dr Nnamdi Azikiwe at Denis Memorial Grammar School Roundabout, Awka Avenue, Onitsha. Protesting youths in Anambra burnt statue of the late Dr Nnamdi Azikiwe in Onitsha (Opea) Azikiwe served as the first president of Nigeria from 1963 to 1966. According to The […]

In reaction to the Tina Knowles’ post, Savage commented on an article by Warri Tatafo and wrote, “All of us get mothers o.” EndSARS: Tiwa Savage and Beyonce’s mom, Tina Knowles go back and forth on social media. (GH Gossip) On October 21, 2020, Beyonce’s publicist, Yvette Noel-Schure responded to the Grammy winner being called […]

A viral video recently showed some thugs with some men in black suits driving towards protesters in Abuja. Hoodlums and some men in black suit driving towards protesters in Abuja (The Cable) Former Assistant Director in the Department of State Services (DSS), Dennis Amachree said the hoodlums that attacked ENDSARS in Abuja were brought to […]

He insists SARS has contributed immensely to the peacebuilding efforts in Zamfara. Zamfara’s Governor Bello Matawalle (left) says he’ll discuss the issue of SARS’ dissolution with President Muhammadu Buhari (right) [Twitter/BashirAhmaad] Zamfara governor, Bello Matawalle, has insisted that the defunct Special Anti-Robbery Suqad (SARS) of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) is an important component of […]

Buhari expressed concern that in the mayhem that ensued, many lives have been lost. President Buhari holds virtual meeting with former Heads of State on Friday, October 23, 2020 (Presidency) During a virtual meeting with former Heads of State, President Muhammadu Buhari said it is unfortunate that what was a genuine and well-intended protest by […]

Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo has assured youths in the state of 60 per cent representation in his new cabinet as part of his administration’s efforts to redress their grievances. Edo state Governor, Godwin Obaseki. [Pulse] Obaseki gave the assurance on Thursday, when he held an interactive meeting with youth groups at the Government House, […]

AAC knocked the President for failing to commiserate with victims of the shooting by the Nigerian Army. The African Action Congress has condemned the speech by President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday, saying it revealed he was heartless and adamant. AAC knocked the President for failing to commiserate with victims of the shooting by the Nigerian […]

They described as disappointing, the President’s failure to appreciate the magnitude of the threats, which the protests posed to national security, stability and unity. group of northern leaders has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to immediately change the leadership and structures of the military and police in Nigeria. They described as disappointing, the President’s failure […]

After weeks of #EndSARS protests, Buhari in a live broadcast on Thursday evening finally addressed angry Nigerians. Nigerians have expressed their displeasure with President Muhammadu Buhari’s speech on the current security situation in the country. After weeks of #EndSARS protests, Buhari in a live broadcast on Thursday evening finally addressed angry Nigerians. In his less […]

On Thursday night, 22nd October, 2020, the Nigerian Head of States, President Muhammadu Buhari, at 19:00hrs addressed the nation following the unrest and chaos that was looming in the country as a result of hoodlums hijacking the EndSARS peaceful protests by Nigerian youths. Read Full Text here Quite a large number of Nigerian youths were […]

  Gbenga Adeniji Poet-laureate, Prof Niyi Osundare, has urged the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd) to tell Nigerians the person who ordered soldiers to kill some unarmed protesters in the Lekki Toll Gate area of Lagos State on Tuesday. Some youths across many states in the country have been protesting against police brutality and […]

The United States government has condemned the savage attack on peaceful protesters that shook the world this week. Eyewitnesses reported on Tuesday, October 20, 2020 how soldiers of the Nigerian Army fired live ammunition at them at the Lekki-Epe toll gate in Lagos. The eyewitnesses were protesters who had shut down the lucrative toll gate […]

  President’s broadcast empty, devoid of leadership qualities, says African Bar Association Speech lacks empathy, emotion, short of expectations, contains gaps – #EndSARS protesters, SANs Olalekan Adetayo, Eniola Akinkuotu, John Alechenu, Chukwudi Akasike, Friday Olokor, Adelani  Adepegba, Ade Adesomoju, Samson Folarin, Oladimeji Ramon, Peter Dada and Abiodun Nejo The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.),  […]

Sodiq Oyeleke The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has advised youths in the country against embarking on further protests over police brutality and extrajudicial killings in the country. He said this during a nationwide broadcast on Thursday. He explained that the #EndSARS protesters’ failure to take advantage of initiatives designed by his regime may […]

  Sodiq Oyeleke The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has urged members of the international community against making “hasty” pronouncements on issues relating to #EndSARS protests in the country. He said this during a nationwide broadcast on Thursday. Buhari said, “To our neighbours in particular, and members of the international community, many of whom […]

Two days after soldiers shot at #ENDSARS protesters in Lekki on Tuesday, October 20, 2020, President Muhammadu Buhari finally addressed the nation. President Muhammadu Buhari. [[email protected]] Since the incident happened, Nigerians have been calling on the president to address the nation as hoodlums and arsonists took advantage of the crisis to set public and private […]

Adelani Adepegba, Abuja  The Defence Headquarters has asked Nigerians to wait for the outcome of an ongoing investigation into the Tuesday shooting of #EndSARS protesters by soldiers at Lekki, Lagos. Footage showed the soldiers firing at the protesters who were demanding police reforms. But responding to questions on the troops’ involvement in the incident during […]

The once peaceful End SARS protesters have set a tanker loaded with diesel ablaze for allegedly crushing a teenager to death near the Effurun roundabout in Uvwie Local Government Area of Delta State. The deceased who is about 13 years of age is simply identified as Oghenevwegba, Seeing the remains of the deceased on the […]

    The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, on Wednesday, linked the shooting at the lekki toll gate in Lagos State to Bola Tinubu, National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC. IPOB alleged that Tinubu “aided and abated” the killings of End SARS protesters by gunmen believed to be soldiers at the Lekki toll […]

  Delta State Governor, Arthur Ifeanyi Okowa has imposed a 48-hour curfew in the state to stem the violence emanating from the End SARS protest as hoodlums have now hijacked the process. The governor announced the protest in his State address today. He said the curfew takes effect as from 6pm today with the exception […]

Seyi, according to findings by SaharaReporters, disguised to avoid being identified by irate youth, who had taken over major roads across the city, to get to the airport to board the $60m Falcon 900X jet that flew him and his family out of the country. Seyi, son of a former Lagos State governor, Asiwaju Bola […]

The Governor of Lagos state, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has insisted that he did not order the removal of CCTV cameras from the Lekki toll gate on Tuesday. Sanwo-Olu disclosed this while addressing residents in a state-wide broadcast on Thursday morning. He agreed with the MD of the LCC, who claimed they took the decision to […]

The management of Loatsad Promomedia Limited has claimed it turned off the billboard at the Lekki toll gate, in obedience to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s curfew order. The advert company is owned by Seyi Tinubu, who is one of the sons of Bola Tinubu, the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC). There has been […]

  Leke Baiyewu, Abuja The House of Representatives has begun investigation into the alleged diversion of N6.2bn meant for COVID-19 palliatives under the Niger Delta Development Commission at the peak of the pandemic. The House is also investigating the mismanagement of N139.317bn between 2013 and 2018, as alleged by the Office of the Auditor General […]

The IGP says any officer found escorting VIPs will be sanctioned. Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu [Facebook/Nigeria Police Force] Mohammed Adamu, the Inspector-General of Police has again ordered the withdrawal of all police officers attached to Very Important Persons across the country with immediate effect. The IGP, however, exempted officers attached to Government Houses, the […]

Hours after the head office of Television Continental (TVC) was set on fire, irate youths have also torched the head office of TheNation newspaper at Matori area of Lagos State. The Nation newspaper head office at Matori , Lagos set on fire (firstnews) The two media houses are owned by Bola Tinubu, the national leader […]

The United States Mission to Nigeria has shut down its consulate in Lagos following the #EndSARS protest in the state. U.S Ambassador to Nigeria, Mary Beth Leonard. [US Embassy] The U.S Mission in Nigeria made this known in a message on its official website on Tuesday. The mission also issued security warnings to its nationals […]

He also said that the ongoing protest was tilting towards a change of regime, adding that the government will have to make use of force to end the ongoing protest Former governor of Lagos State, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has called on Nigerian youth to stop the ongoing #ENDSARS protests across the country, justifying the use […]

  Adelani Adepegba, Abuja The United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres, has called for an end to police brutality and attack on #EndSARS protesters in Nigeria. The UN scribe, who said he is following the developments in the country, condemned the killing of activists demanding police reforms in Lagos and other parts of the nation on […]

  Eniola Akinkuotu, Abuja The Nigerian Army has announced the arrest of Lance Corporal Harrison Friday who had gone on social media to advise his colleagues not to attack #EndSARS protesters. In the video uploaded last week, the soldier, who was wearing a mask, had asked his colleagues to understand that the protesters were fighting […]

  Kayode Oyero  Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, says no death was recorded in Tuesday night attack in the Lekki toll gate area of Lagos State. The governor made this known in a live broadcast on Wednesday morning, saying two critically wounded victims had been operated on and were in stable condition while others with […]

  Kayode Oyero All Progressives Congress chieftain, Bola Tinubu, says he will never be part of any carnage. Tinubu was reacting to Tuesday night attack which saw security forces open fire on #EndSARS protesters at the Lekki tollgate area of Lagos State. The former Lagos State governor spoke on Wednesday morning in a telephone interview […]

Saraki said what happened in Lekki was nothing but a massacre. Bukola Saraki [Twitter/@NGRSenate] Former Senate President, Bukola Saraki, has condemned the shooting of unarmed protesters in the Lekki area of Lagos on the night of Tuesday, October 20, 2020. Security personnel dressed in military attire arrived the sit-in protest venue two hours before a […]

Eniola Akinkuotu, Abuja The Nigerian Army headquarters has denied deploying soldiers to the Lekki tollgate despite video evidence showing uniformed soldiers shooting at the scene. The army in a Facebook post branded several reports linking soldiers at the tollgate as fake news, stating, “No soldiers were at the scene”. Officials of the Lekki Concession Company […]

  Sodiq Oyeleke British-Nigerian heavyweight boxing champion, Anthony Joshua, has said that it’s time for change to happen in Nigeria. This is as he expressed displeasure at the shooting of #EndSARS protesters at Lekki toll gate on Tuesday. He made his concerns known in a series of tweets after the incident. Replying to Femi Anikulapo-Kuti’s […]

Kayode Oyero Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Wednesday morning, visited protesters injured at the Lekki tollgate area on Tuesday evening. He was at some of the hospitals where #EndSARS protesters rushed their injured after they were attacked by security forces. With Sanwo-Olu on the visit was the deputy governor, Obafemi Hamzat, and other state […]

  Ade Adesomoju, Abuja The Nigerian Bar Association on Tuesday condemned the killing of peaceful #EndSARS protesters by soldiers at Lekki tollgate in Lagos. The NBA President, Mr Olumide Akpata, stated in a statement asked the Nigerian Army to immediately identify the soldiers who carried out the attack and dismiss them from service. He also […]

Chukwudi Akasike THE Pan Niger Delta Forum has described as “most provocative” the nationwide military exercise codenamed Operation Crocodile Smile by the Nigerian Army. PANDEF also described the deployment of soldiers at a time Nigerian youths were agitating for an end to police brutality as another unnecessary misadventure, adding that the Army shouldn’t have involved […]

Violence that rocked #EndSARS protests across the country worsened on Tuesday with 43  protesters and six policemen losing their lives. Protesters calling for the disbanding of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad of the Nigeria Police have been carrying out peaceful demonstrations across the country since October 8. However, the protests assumed a violent dimension last week […]

  Kayode Oyero Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has condemned Tuesday night attack on #EndSARS protesters at the Lekki tollgate area. The governor said forces beyond the state’s control were responsible for the gruesome act. He made this known when he visited the wounded protesters at some Lagos hospitals on Wednesday morning. Sanwo-Olu vowed to […]

  Kayode Oyero Former Presidential aspirant, Adamu Garba, has sued the founder of Twitter, Jack Dorsey, $1bn over the resultant violence that has marred the #EndSARS protests rocking the nation. Dorsey had expressed his support for the #EndSARS protests across the nation. Details later…

The Senate on Tuesday asked the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), to address the nation immediately on the current nationwide protests by youths against police brutality and bad governance. The Senate also directed the police to offer protection to the #EndSARS protesters to prevent hoodlums from hijacking their genuine action. The Senate decision was […]

  The Speaker of the House of Representatives Femi Gbajabiamila says he will not sign the 2021 budget if provisions are not made to compensate the families of victims of police brutality in the last decade. He disclosed this on Tuesday during the House Plenary Session which held in Abuja, the nation’s capital. “I will […]

No one is allowed on the streets during the curfew, save for essential workers and first responders. Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu. [Twitter/@jidesanwoolu] Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has imposed a dusk to dawn curfew in Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial capital and most populous city, as protests against police brutality turn violent. Three police stations […]

The indigenous people of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have urged the #EndSARS protesters to vacate major roads in the FCT. Abuja #EndSARS protesters (SaharaReporters) The indigenes frowned at the continued disruption of economic and social activities in the nation’s capital city, and particularly expressed displeasure and anger at the needless deaths from the protests […]

About three police stations have been burnt in Lagos. Police station in Orile Iganmu burnt by thugs A band of thugs have razed three police posts in the Orile-Iganmu suburb of Lagos, to the ground. The Pako police station in Amukoko and the Orile police station were the facilities torched by miscreants. Latest reports say […]

He appeals to protesters to give the government the opportunity to implement the reforms. #EndSARS protesters in Lagos The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, says he envisions a better Nigeria where fundamental human rights of people will be respected after the #EndSARS protests. The minister, who spoke at a Special NAN Forum […]

No reason was given for the removal. President Muhammadu Buhari [Presidency] President Muhammad Buhari has approved the removal of the Board Chairman of the Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC), Mr Tonye Jaja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the board was inaugurated on May 28, 2019 by the Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN). […]

At least 15 people have been killed, including two policemen, since protests against police brutality erupted in Nigeria this month, according to Amnesty International on Monday. Anger over abuses by Nigeria police’s notorious Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) forced the government to scrap the unit, but protests have continued and snowballed into calls for sweeping changes […]

All vehicles were forced to use the other lane in a bid to stop #EndSARS protesters from coming close to the headquarter building of the police. Also, around 2pm on Monday, armed policemen were seen dispersing some hoodlums numbering over 50 who were sighted with sticks and other harmful materials. Our correspondent observed the hoodlums […]

The Alliance for Surviving COVID-19 and Beyond (ASCAB), a coalition of 70 labour and civil society organisations (CSOs), says Tukur Buratai, chief of army staff, risks facing the International Criminal Court (ICC)  if any of the #ENDSARs protesters is killed. On Saturday, the Nigerian Army announced its plan to kick off “Operation Crocodile Smile” amid […]

Benin protesters have closed major roads as well. Illustrative photo of a prison gate (NigerianNews) Hoodlums have stormed a prison facility along Benin-Sapele road, sent the wardens scampering and setting the captives free. The prison break in Benin arrives amid nationwide protests against police brutality and extortion under the #EndSARS banner and hashtag. https://www.instagram.com/p/CGhcQkbjzaI/ The […]

The Police Service Commission (PSC) is set to dismiss 37 former officers of the disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS). SARS operatives are always in the news for assaulting Nigerians  The Commission is also expected to prosecute 24 other ex-SARS operatives for various acts of professional misconduct. These were highlighted in the report of the Presidential […]

A group of hoodlums wielding cutlasses have attacked #ENDSARS protesters in Osun State. Nigerian youths have been protesting against police brutality for over a week. The hoodlums were said to have attacked the protesters and disrupted their peaceful demonstration around 9:00 am at Olaiya Junction in Osogbo, the state capital on Saturday, October 17, 2020. […]

As the #EndSARS protest continues through its second week, without hope of resolution from both sides, there is widespread fear that Nigeria’s leaders may consider a total internet shutdown soon. #EndSARS protesters in Lagos It is possible for the Nigerian government to pull the plug on the country’s internet. The means and the motivation are […]

Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has announced the names of the police officers who assaulted #ENDSARS protesters in the Surulere area of the state. Lagos state Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu. [Twitter/@Jidesanwoolu] In a short video shared on Twitter by Jubril Gawat, the Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on New Media, the governor gave the […]

Despite the dissolution of SARS by the IGP, the nationwide protests have intensified. Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu. [Daily Post] An ad hoc committee set up by the House of Representatives has summoned the Inspector-General of Police, Adamu Mohammed over the ongoing protests against the recently-disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad of the Nigeria Police Force. […]

The ex-SARS officers are asked to resume to their new posting not later than Thursday, October 15, 2020. Police authorities in Ogun state have redeployed almost 200 former SARS operatives to other police departments. (Premium Times) Following the dissolution of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), police authorities in Ogun State have approved the redeployment 179 […]

Pastor Adeboye has encouraged Nigerian youths to speak up. Pastor Adeboye, The cleric says he wont . Pastor Enoch Adeboye, the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) has expressed his support for the ongoing protest against police brutality in Nigeria. Nigerian youths have been on the streets protesting and demanding an […]

leadership crisis is currently rocking the National Association of Nigerian Students over a bribe given to the group by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation. SaharaReporters gathered that the $200,000 bribe was given to leaders of the association to compromise them on the recent increment in fuel price. On Monday, some members of the association announced […]

The Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has directed the Police to release all those arrested during the #EndSARS protests. Lagos State governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu [LASG] To that end, the Police had released the following individuals: Nkemakolam Okpara Felicia, female; Nduka Treasure Chiamaka, female; Adefila Olanrewaju, male; Adeola Adebayo, male; Ayodeji Ayeni, male; and Adebola […]

SWAT will fill the gaps arising from the dissolution of SARS who tackled violent crimes. The Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has appealed for patience to implement reforms [Presidency] The Nigeria Police Force has announced the creation of the Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) unit to replace the recently-dissolved Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS). SARS […]

  The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has dissolved the infamous subunit of the force, the Special Anti-robbery Squad (SARS). “The Special Anti-Robbery Squad of the Nigerian Police, otherwise known as SARS, is hereby dissolved across all formations, the 36 state police command and the Federal Capital Territory where they currently exist,” the IGP said […]

SaharaReporters gathered that Kabiru was a Special Assistant to one lawmaker from Adamawa State and was known by many people in the complex. young man identified as Kabiru on Friday beat security checks at the National Assembly complex to gain entry into the office of a member of the House of Representatives and carted away […]

In writ of summons marked LD/7330GCMW/2020 deposed at a Lagos high court, Apara, who claims to own 30 per cent stake in the company, alleged that the former governor reneged on certain agreements reached in the past about the management and control of the consulting firm. former Managing Director of Alpha Beta Consulting, Oladapo Apara, […]

In a document sighted by SaharaReporters dated July 09, 2018, the Speaker had requested the Assembly to release the funds, so he could attend the summit along with six others. In yet another grand corruption scheme, SaharaReporters has uncovered how Speaker of Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, fraudulently collected about N32.5m as travel […]

    Nigerian celebrities including Folarin Falana popularly known as Falz; and pop star, Runtown have joined voices calling for an end to police brutality and extra-judicial killings. The music artistes led a group of young Nigerians in a protest calling for the total disbandment of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) and reform of Nigeria […]

There was palpable chaos in Owerri, the Imo State capital where End SARS protesters comprising mainly youths took to the streets to protest against the crimes committed by some members of the police Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS). The protesters had gathered around the popular Imo state university junction in Owerri bearing carrying placards with various […]

  Nigerians on Thursday took the #EndSARS protest to the Police Headquarters in Abuja, the nation’s capital. The protest which is demanding an end to brutality and extra-judicial killings by operatives of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) also took place in other states including Lagos, Edo, Kwara, and Imo State. In Abuja, the protesters were […]

A newly married couple have gone viral on social media after images of their wedding went viral online. The photos show a aged groom who is said to be 106 years old and his very young bride at their traditional wedding. In the video making the rounds , the groom and bride were seen dressed […]

Former Governor of Imo State, Senator Rochas Okorocha, has reacted to the report that his administration between 2011 and 2019 awarded fraudulent contracts worth N106 billion. The lawmaker representing Imo West challenged Governor Hope Uzodinma to publish the report of the Justice Benjamin Iheka-led panel, which indicted him for contract scams. Speaking on the reports […]

Laycon gets an office, more money and a bungalow from his home state. Laycon is this season’s winner! [Twitter/@bbnaija] Ogun State Governor Dapo Abiodun, has appointed winner of the reality TV show ‘Big Brother Naija’, Olamilekan Laycon Agbeleshe, as youth ambassador. The governor has also gifted Laycon with a three-bedroom bungalow and N5 million. “Once […]

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says it recorded 646 convictions and recovered more than N11 billion in monetary assets this year, despite the restriction imposed by the Covid-19 pandemic. Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). [dailynigerian] The Acting Chairman of the EFCC, Mr Umar Abba, disclosed this while addressing the […]

Ramoni Igbalode aka Hushpuppi, was arrested by Dubai Police in June for fraud, among other crimes.   The trial of Nigerian Internet celebrity Hushpuppi, earlier scheduled to commence this month, has been suspended as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. The suspension is contained in the orders of a district judge in California, Otis Wright, […]

The IG also directed that no officer should embark on patrols or tactical assignments in mufti or search Nigerians’ mobile phones and laptops. Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu [Facebook/Nigeria Police Force] Mohammed Adamu, the Inspector-General of Police has banned the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (FSARS) from routines patrols and other duties such as stop and […]

Labour leaders had earlier said the negotiation between workers and the federal government to prevent the industrial action has failed. Nigeria Labour Congress and Trade Union Congress insist on planned strike on Monday despite court order (Punch) Following their meeting with Femi Gbajabiamila, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) […]

In the build-up to last Saturday’s election, Oshiomhole had boasted that he was going to teach Godwin Obaseki, candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party and incumbent governor of the state, a lasting lesson in politics. former National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Adams Oshiomhole, on Wednesday said he was not affected by the party’s […]

In his 2017 Independence Day speech, Buhari said, “We should remind ourselves of the recent journey from 1999-2015 when our country happily returned to democratic rule   Nigeria’s president, Muhammadu Buhari, has continued to conjure fake figures of the country’s oil production during his tenure and the average price of a barrel of crude oil […]

COPS have seized 324,000 used condoms which were being washed and resold as new to unsuspecting men after a raid in a warehouse. Authorities found an estimated 324,000 condoms weighing 360kg at a ragged facility in Binh Duong, Vietnam on September 19. Cops found 324k used condoms being prepared to be resoldCredit: ViralPress The supplier […]

    Kayode Oyero Edo State Governor and winner of the September 19, 2020, governorship election in the state, Godwin Obaseki, has called on the former National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Adams Oshiomhole; and the APC candidate in the Saturday election, Osagie Ize-Iyamu, to put their differences aside and work for the betterment […]

  Adelani Adepegba, Abuja A fraud suspect on the wanted list of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Felix Okpoh, has surrendered to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission in Lagos. Okpoh, alongside Richard Uzuh, Alex Ogunshakin, Abiola Kayode and Nnamdi Benson, had been declared wanted by the FBI sometime in 2019 for their alleged involvement […]

  Tony Okafor, Awka The police in Anambra State have arrested a 31-year-old man, Chijioke Chukwulota, for allegedly selling twin babies of his ex-girlfriend. The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Haruna Mohammed, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday in Awka, the state capital. Mohammed said the suspect sold the twin babies from […]

Delta Governor, Sen. (Dr) Ifeanyi Okowa, has congratulated his Edo counterpart, Mr Godwin Obaseki and his deputy, Comrade Philip Shaibu, on their re-election. (Right) Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State congratulates Governor Godwin Obaseki on his re-election (Source Magazine) Obaseki, a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) was announced winner of Saturday governorship election […]

Buhari also commends the people of Edo State, the parties, candidates and security agencies for conducting themselves responsibly. Illustrative Photo : President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated Governor Godwin Obaseki on his re-election. (Sahara Reporters) President Muhammadu Buhari has commended the election process which led to the re-election of Governor Godwin Obaseki in Edo State. The […]

  Oluwatosin Omojuyigbe A Dubai-bound passenger, Ishaq Abubakar, has been handed over to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission following his arrest with 2,886 Automated Teller Machine cards and four Subscriber Identification Module cards concealed inside cartons of noodles. PUNCH Metro learnt that suspect with passport number A08333717 was arrested by the personnel of the […]

Barcelona is currently battling to keep Messi as the 33-year-old pushes for a free transfer to reunite with his former manager, Pep Guardiola, at Man City. Prophet T.B Joshua of the Synagogue Church of All Nations has advised Barcelona captain, Lionel Messi, against leaving Camp Nou amid interest from Manchester City. Barcelona is currently battling […]

Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have abducted the Chief Medical Director, CMD, of the General Hospital in Idoani, Ose Local Government Area of Ondo State. The kidnappers who laid ambush on the CMD, Dr. Olufemi Adeogun also abducted a record officer with the hospital, Mrs. Foluke Ajibola and another yet to be identified victim. The […]

Prophet T.B Joshua of the Synagogue Church of All Nations, SCOAN, has called on the government to gather COVID-19 patients in their different isolation centres for healing. Joshua said he wants to reach out to those in isolation centres for interactive prayers, while recounting how he had healed many in different countries. In a Facebook […]

The Senior Pastor of Awaiting The Second Coming Of Jesus Christ Ministry, Adewale Giwa has alleged that President Muhammadu Buhari wants to take over the funds of churches through the Companies and Allied Matters Act, CAMA, 2020. He called on President Muhammadu Buhari to perish the thought of controlling the church. Pastor Giwa claimed that […]

Cairo Ojougboh, Executive Director (Projects), Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has refuted claims that the agency gave federal lawmakers money. He allegedly said Senators and House of Representatives members got N20million and N15million respectively as COVID-19 palliatives. Denying the allegation, the Senate dared him to provide proof. In a statement on Tuesday, Ojougboh said he […]

#JusticeForUwa: We got N1m to kill her for rituals — Suspects involved in the rape and murder of Vera Uwaila inside church . . Six suspects have been paraded by the Edo police command, for their alleged involvement in the rape and murder of a 100-Level Microbiology student of University of Benin, Uwaila Vera Omozuwa, […]

President Muhammadu Buhari. [Twitter/@BashirAhmaad] Malam Garba Shehu, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, confirmed this in a statement in Abuja on Thursday. He said the appointment followed the president’s approval of the disengagement of Prof. Charles Quarker Dokubo from Office as the Coordinator, Amnesty Programme with immediate effect. “Prof. Dokubo […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has said the priority of ECOWAS in the Republic of Mali is to secure the country, which is now largely occupied by terrorists. The President spoke as he received briefings from ECOWAS Special Envoy to the West African country, former President Goodluck Jonathan. The meeting came ahead of an extraordinary virtual summit […]

I The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has re-arrested alleged Internet fraudster, Ismaila Mustapha, aka Mompha, who is facing money laundering charges before the Federal High Court in Lagos. Mompha was re-arrested last Friday when he went to the EFCC office in Ikoyi, Lagos to reclaim his belongings seized by the EFCC. Justice Mohammed […]

The asset was frozen by the Criminal Assets Bureau in October 2014. The late General Sani Abacha, who died in 1998, is notorious for having overseen the massive looting of the nation’s treasury [Reuters]Reuters The government of Ireland has signed a memorandum of understanding with Nigeria to return over N2 billion (€5.5 million) misappropriated by […]