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Day: November 20, 2020

EndSARS: Eromosele Regains Freedom 12 Days After Arrest

Peter Eromosele
After 12 days in police detention in Abuja and Lagos, #EndSARS promoter, Peter Eromosele, regained freedom on Thursday. One of his counsels, Moe Odele, took to her Twitter handle, @Mochievous,Read More

Senator Lawan Denies Collecting N2bn Bribe

Senate President, Dr. Ahmad Lawan
The Senate President, Dr. Ahmad Lawan, has washed his hands off an alleged collection of N2 billion bribe to hasten the re-appointment of Prof. Mahmood Yakubu as Chairman of theRead More

How Commercial Banks Are Aiding Fraud – Sen. Lawan

Senate President, Ahmad Lawan
Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, yesterday in Abuja urged the nation’s anti-corruption agencies to beam their searchlights on operations of commercial banks. Lawan, during his investiture and induction as Patron byRead More

FG, CNN Trade Words Over Lekki Shootings

The Commander of 81 Military Intelligence Brigade, Victoria Island, Lagos, Brig.- Gen. Ahmed Taiwo during the Army’s defence at the venue of the probe into the alleged shooting of #EndSARS protesters by soldiers on the night of October 20 at the Lekki tollgate in Lagos
The Federal Government Thursday attributed the reports of a massacre during the Lekki shootings by security operatives to those it described as “purveyors of fake news.” The Minister of InformationRead More

Disclosed: Abducted Police Officers Travelled In Mufti, Unarmed

Nigeria Police Force
Sources confirm five freed, four in captivity The nine police officers, who were abducted by gunmen during their journey from Borno State Police Command to Zamfara State, embarked on theRead More

Three PDP Govs Negotiate With APC As Others Reassure Party

APC vs PDP
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) may lose more gubernatorial weight, if ongoing negotiations between three of its governors and the ruling All Progressives Congress succeed. Ebonyi State Governor, Mr. DaveRead More

NUJ, NGE Kick As FG Insists On Social Media Regulation

Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed to regulate social media
Govt threatens sanction against CNN The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) and the Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) yesterday cautioned the Federal Government against its insistence on regulating the socialRead More

Access Bank Grows Profit By 16% To N102bn In Nine Months

Access Bank
Access Bank Plc’s unaudited results for the nine months ended September 30, 2020, has shown that the bank delivered strong top line figures despite the challenging landscape occasioned by COVID-19Read More

Kyari: Era Of Waste In Nigeria’s Oil Industry Over

The Group Managing Director, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Mallam Mele Kyari
The Group Managing Director, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Mallam Mele Kyari, has said the era of waste and lack of transparency in the oil industry is over. He saidRead More