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Actress Ada Ameh has made a passionate appeal to President Buhari and Governor Sanwo-Olu to make it possible for her to fly to Abuja to bury her daughter. The actress lost her daughter, Godgifts, on October 20 after a surgery in Abuja. In an emotional video she shared on her Instagram page this morning, Ada […]
Continue ReadingSuspected hoodlums have attempted to attack the Ikoyi and Kirikiri Correctional Service centres in Lagos state, Nigeria. The Lagos state police command confirmed the incident but said that security agents are on ground to repel the attacks. Videos shared online show smoke emanating from areas around the vicinity of the prison facility. In the same […]
Continue ReadingOn Tuesday afternoon, when the news first circulated that they were removing surveillance cameras from the Lekki toll gate and that the government could be up to some mischief, my first instinct was to dismiss the alarm. This was no longer 1983, and the state could not be so reckless they would unleash violence on […]
Continue ReadingLeader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mr. Nnamdi Kanu, has debunked claims that he instructed his followers to destroy properties belonging to the people of Yoruba on Wednesday. The IPOB leader maintained that enemies twisted his statement to suit their purposes. Kanu stated this during an emergency IPOB Zoom meeting titled: “#EndSARS is […]
Continue ReadingAn International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor, Fatou Bensouda has commented on the #EndSARS crisis rocking the nation in the last few days. Bensouda in a tweet shared on the official Twitter handle of the ICC, revealed that they have been receiving information alleging crimes in Nigeria and are keeping a close eye on the development. She added that […]
Continue ReadingNigerian president, Muhammadu Buhari finally came out to address Nigerians on the intractable unrest, arson and looting by hoodlums who hijacked the #EndSARS protests. Below is the full text of his address: ADDRESS TO THE NATION BY HIS EXCELLENCY, MUHAMMADU BUHARI, PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA ON THE ENDSARS PROTESTS, 22ND OCTOBER, 2020 […]
Continue ReadingThe Onitsha bridge is currently impassable as angry youths have continued to block the bridge, causing major traffic for those traveling. Watch the video below: Video: PMtv
Continue ReadingNothing less than 20 people were killed by armed bandits in Tungar Kwana village in Talata Mafara local government area of Zamfara State on Tuesday night, October 20. According to residents who spoke to Premium Times, the gunmen stormed the community around 11pm on motorcycles after blocking the community’s entry and exit points and began to […]
Continue ReadingPhoto of a Ugandan gospel singer, Julie Mutesasira’s wedding to a fellow woman has gone viral on social media days after her ex-husband, Pastor Steven Mutesasira remarried. The news is the current topic of conversation among Ugandans on social media. It was gathered that Julie Mutesasira and Pastor Mutesasira were married for many years […]
Continue ReadingThe High Representative/Vice-President of the European Union, Josep Borrell, has released a statement regarding the shooting of unarmed protesters at the Lekki toll gate. Evening of October 20, 2020, security operatives opened fire on unarmed End SARS protesters who were singing the National Anthem at the Lekki toll gate. The shooting came moments after the […]
Continue Reading‘Soro soke, ki o se idajo ododo, ba talaka ati alaini gba eto won’ (Speak up and judge fairly; defend the rights of the poor and needy)—Proverbs 31: 9 When the army announced last week that beginning Tuesday it would commence ‘Operation Crocodile Smile’—not against Boko Haram insurgents in the North-east but rather across the […]
Continue ReadingContrary to Governor Sanwo-olu’s position of no fatality, Amnesty International said at least 12 protesters were killed at the Lekki tollgate plaza and at the Alausa areas of Lagos State, adding that like in previous killings, security agents hid some of the corpses of the protesters. It said since the #EndSARS protests began, 56 people […]
Continue ReadingRev. Father Ejike Mbaka of the Adoration Ministry, Enugu, Nigeria, while addressing his congregants in a viral video said he is in support of the #EndSARS protests across the country and noted that he has been calling on the Nigerian youth to rise up and challenge the bad system. Mbaka absolved the president Buhari of […]
Continue ReadingUnited Nations (UN) Secretary-General, Mr. António Guterres, has called for an end to police brutality and attack on #EndSARS protesters in Nigeria. He condemned the killing of activists demanding police reforms in Lagos and other parts of the nation on Tuesday. In a statement on Wednesday, the UN scribe also expressed his condolences to the […]
Continue ReadingFormer US Secretary of State and ex-presidential candidate, Hillary Clinton, has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to stop the killing of #EndSARS protesters. Photos and videos posted online showed soldiers had invaded the Lekki toll gate area of Lagos earlier on Tuesday, shooting at unarmed protesters. The incident had generated an uproar, within and outside the […]
Continue ReadingRight now, it is no longer at ease in Lagos as suspected hoodlums have set fire on Television Continental, known as TVC, at Ketu, Lagos. According to reports, a popular talkshow programme, ‘YourView’, was on air when the hoodlums besieged the station. Morayo Afolabi-Brown, the programme host, who said the hoodlums entered in a van, […]
Continue ReadingIn my first year at the University of Ife (now Obafemi Awolowo University) I took part in the “Ali Must Go” Protest of 1978. It was a popular protest against the commercialisation of education by the Olusegun Obasanjo military junta. Since then, I have participated in many protests against military and civilian dictatorial regimes in […]
Continue ReadingEkiti State Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi has approved a dusk-to-dawn curfew across the state as part of efforts to ensure peace and normalcy. The curfew, will take effect from 10pm, Tuesday, October 20, would have both human and vehicular movements restricted across the state. Governor Fayemi, in a statement signed by the Secretary to the […]
Continue ReadingNollywood actress and youtuber, Treasure Daniels got engaged to her man, Michael Richardson in Calabasas, California. She took to Instagram on Tuesday morning, October 20 to announce the big news along with photos from her engagement and a beautiful note to her husband-to-be; “Amongst the chaos and tears in the world today; you gave me […]
Continue ReadingLagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has ordered investigation into Tuesday evening’s shooting of #EndSARS protesters at Lekki Toll Plaza, allegedly killing no less than 4 people. There were reports of massive shooting by security agents at protesters on Tuesday evening at the Lekki Toll Gate. The governor, in a statement issued by his Commissioner for […]
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