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Day: October 25, 2020

Soyinka Dissociates Self From Inciting Video Against Igbo

Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka
Urges social media to stop promoting ethnic tension PANDEF seeks end to wanton destruction of property Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka has asked social media platforms to stop giving publicityRead More

2023 Presidency Behind Umahi’s Reported Defection Move

The Ebonyi State Governor, David Umahi
Our ticket not up for grabs by defectors – APC source Political permutations ahead of the 2023 presidential election may be behind the reported move by Ebonyi State Governor, DavidRead More

Tinubu Visits Sanwo-Olu, Seeks Clarification On Lekki Shootings

Former Lagos State governor, Bola Tinubu, and Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu
Former Lagos State governor, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, who resurfaced in Lagos yesterday, debunked the reports that he sneaked out of the country to France in the wake of the #ENDSARSRead More

TI Recommends Anti-corruption Reforms To Address #EndSARS Agitation

Transparency International
Condemns excessive use of forces on youth protesters Says no proof of killing during Lekki’s shooting yet Transparency International (TI), a global coalition against corruption, has recommended serious evidence-based anti-corruptionRead More

Lekki Shootings: Judicial Panel Commences Sitting Tuesday

EndSARS protesters on the Lekki-Epe Expressway, Lagos
229 suspects to be prosecuted for arson, murder The Lagos State Government yesterday disclosed that its Judicial Panel of Inquiry and Restitution for Victims of SARS-related Abuses and Lekki TollRead More

#EndSARS Protests: Calm Returns To Lagos As It Counts Losses

A clean up Exercise in IFAKO IJAIYE Local Government, Lagos State carried out on Saturday, October 24th, 2020 by community leaders, Lawma, LASEMA – DG Dr. Femi Osanyintolu and Hon. TemiTope Adewale
Governor Sanwo-olu assesses damages, relaxes curfew 8 officers face murder charges The city of Lagos, the commercial capital of Nigeria, is gradually experiencing calm after two days of arson byRead More

SARS: Fate Of Suspects In Detention Hanging

The disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) unit of the Nigeria Police Force
Following the disbandment of the controversial Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) unit of the Nigeria Police Force as a result of nationwide protests, tagged #EndSARS, the fate of suspects arrested byRead More

#EndSARS: Smugglers Operate Freely As Price Of Foreign Rice Drops In Ogun

#EndSARS protesters along Idiroko border in Ogun State
Smugglers now operate freely along the border axis of Nigeria and Benin Republic in Ogun State due to the withdrawal of security agents in that area as a result ofRead More