The Delta State Governor, Sen Ifeanyi Okowa has directed the closure of all private and public schools in the state until Monday, November 2, 2020. He also Imposed a 48hour curfew starting 6 pm today 22nd, October 2020, with the exemption of essential services. The Governor commended the youths for rising and organizing themselves “in an impressive manner to express their views”. He appealed to the youths to remain calm and give peace a chance “because the Government is sure on their side”. It should be noted that this directive is coming after the #EndSARS protest turned violent in the…
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Former Vice President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar has described former Governor of Kano State, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso as a formidable democrat whose contributions to the deepening of democracy in Nigeria cannot be forgotten for years to come.Atiku, in a statement on the occasion of kwankwaso’s 64th birthday anniversary, described the former Governor as a fearless and dependable ally in the struggle for justice and democracy in Nigeria.”I’m proud of Kwankwaso because of his commitment to education which is key to any development agenda,” Atiku is quoted to have said in the statement by his Media Adviser, Mazi Paul Ibe.According to…
The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has called on the participants of the #EndSARS protest to halt the lingering protests to allow the government to actualize their demands. The body in a statement on Thursday by its director, Ishaq Akintola, said it is saddened by the carnage which attended the protests in the last 48 hours. MURIC said “Nigerian youths have demonstrated the ability to articulate their grievances. They showed ingenuity in the coordination of the welfare of fellow protesters thereby lending credence to the ‘not too young to rule’ mantra. “However, we are saddened by the carnage which attended the…
The European Union has expressed sadness over the killings of #EndSARS protesters in Nigeria. The body, in a statement on Wednesday by its High Representative and Vice President, Foreign Policy Chief and Security, Josep Borrell, said it is expedient that those behind the killings be brought to book. “It is alarming to learn that several people have been killed and injured during the ongoing protests against the Special Anti-Robbery Squad in Nigeria. “It is crucial that those responsible for abuses be brought to justice and held accountably. “Following the Government’s will to deliver on reforms, we expect to see decisive…
The Southern and Middle Belt Leaders Forum has outrightly condemned the mass shooting of #EndSARS protesters by the Nigerian army on Tuesday at Lekki tollgate in Lagos. The body in a statement on Wednesday which was jointly signed by Chief E k Clark (South-South), Chief Ayo Adebanjo (South West), Chief John Nwodo (South East), and Dr. Pogu Bitrus (Middle Belt), said the gruesome killings was a reflection of what dictators do with ethnic militia which Buhari has turned “our security forces to in the last five years which is part of his atrocities we are currently challenging in court”. The…
The lingering crisis emanating from the #EndSARS Protest has hit a new rock as suspected hoodlums have set fire to Television Continental, aka TVC, at Ketu, Lagos. As at the time the hoodlums besieged the station, a popular talk show programme, YourView, was ongoing The programme host, Morayo Afolabi-Brown, who said the hoodlums entered in a van, asked to go on a commercial break. Following the attack, the station had since then been stuck. Videos online confirmed by workers at the station said the assailants set fire to the station over its connection to a former Governor of Lagos State,…
Former United States Presidential candidate, Hillary Clinton has called on President Muhammadu Buhari and the Nigerian Army to stop killing #EndSARS protesters in Nigeria. The US political stakeholder made the call following the series of killings of #EndSARS protesters across the nation particularly the mass killing of protesters at Lekki tollgate on Tuesday. Hillary Tweeted: “I’m calling on @mbuhari and the @hqnigerianarmy to stop killing young #EndSARS protesters. #StopNigeriaGovernment” It should be noted that #EndSARS protest has been rocking the nation in the last two weeks. Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton is an American politician, diplomat, lawyer, writer, and public speaker…
Popular Nigerian musician, David Adedeji Adeleke better known as Davido has called on President Mahummadu Buhari to step down. Davido, who made the call in a post on his official Twitter handle, also declared Buhari wanted for murder. “Buhari it’s game over step down,” he Tweeted. The artist sued for the President’s resignation after personnel of the Nigerian army opened fire on and shot at peaceful protesters at Lekki Tollgate on Tuesday, killing many, with several others injured. Recall that there have been protests across the nation in the last two weeks calling for an end to Police brutality. Born November…
The Ibadan Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday, arrested two ladies, Jumoke Ayodele and Opeoluwa Temitayo, for an attempt to smuggle substances believed to be a hard drug to suspects in the custody of the zonal office. The substance, according to a medical officer with the Commission, is ‘colorado drug’ noted for having a dire psychological effect on its abusers. The ladies on their part admitted that the substance was a hard drug, meant for the consumption of the detainees. To convey the drugs, the duo wrapped them in small cellophane packs and tucked…
As the lingering #EndSARS protest continue to flame, Nigerian musician, Innocent Ujah Idibia popularly known as 2Baba has sued for the need to shut down the nation until the President Muhammadu Buhari government meet the demands of the protesters. The music star who made the call on his official Twitter handle said there is no reason for people to continue going to work in this period. “I wonder why everybody is still going to work. We need total shutdown until these politicians start to answer!! Unless them wan use sars come pursue us go work #EndSARS #EndPoliceBrutality #endimpunity #endlooting Make only…
The Lagos State Government has declared a 24-hour curfew in the state. This is coming after hoodlums set a police station ablaze in Iganmu area of the state on Tuesday. The government in a statement by the Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, said the peaceful #EndSARS has degenerated into a monster threatening the peace and well-being of the society. “I have watched with shock how what began as a peaceful #EndSARS protest has degenerated into a monster that is threatening the well-being of our society. Lives and limbs have been lost as criminals and miscreants are now hiding under the umbrella of…
The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Ali Ibrahim Pantami has engaged relevant industry players and agencies under the Ministry to discuss ways for achieving accelerated implementation of the new Nigerian National Broadband Plan (NNBP), 2020-2025. According to Nigerian Communications Commission’s Director of Public Affairs, Ikechukwu Adinde in a statement on Tuesday, Pantami made the call at the first stakeholders’ consultation with the industry players held under the auspices of the Ministry in Abuja on Monday. Adinde said Pantami harped on the need for collaboration between the public Andreas private stakeholders to achieve the national target of 70 per cent…
The Nigerian Islamic human rights organization, the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC), has stated that the lingering #EndSARS protest has been hijacked by merchants of death, hoodlums and disgruntled politicians. The body, in a statement on Tuesday by its Director, Ishaq Akintola, decried the recent attack on the convoy of Osun State Governor, Alhaji Isiaka Adegboyega Oyetola. “Governor Isiaka Adegboyega Oyetola was viciously attacked in Oshogbo on Saturday 17th October 2020. It was a clear assassination attempt. The attackers used guns, axes and cutlasses. An axe thrown at his car got stuck in the door. His aides and others in his…
The Lagos State Government has urged participants of the #EndSARS protest to shun violence as they go about making their demands known. The government in a statement by Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Gbenga Omotoso, also urged parents to ensure that their children do not become tools for violence. “The Lagos State Government has noticed the unpleasant events that have occurred today following the degeneration of the anti-SARS protests. “Some policemen have been injured in attacks on RRS vehicles on Herbert Macaulay and Alapere; ordinary citizens have had their lives disrupted in many ways. “The Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu Administration abhors…
The ongoing nationwide #EndSARS protests turned bloody on Monday at Jimmy Carter Street in Asokoro area of Abuja as hoodlums attacked protesters who were taking cover at one J-Plus Plaza situated on the street. The attack, which turned into a duel between the hoodlums and the protesters, resulted in one of the protester’s suffering a serious head injury. Also, the protesters destroyed several properties at the plaza including its gate. Speaking with our correspondent, one of the protesters’ who narrated the ordeal, said: “It was a peaceful protest, we started at AYA although we met policemen at ECOWAS and they…
Following the violence that led to a prison break in Benin on Monday, the Edo State government has declared a 24-hour curfew. The secretary to the state government, Osarodion Ogie in a statement, said the curfew will remain across the state “till further notice”. Ogie said hoodlums have hijacked the #EndSARS protest and the government would not allow continuous attacks. The statement reads “The curfew is to take effect from 4pm, October 19, 2020. This decision has become necessary because of the very disturbing incidents of vandalism and attacks on private individuals and institutions by hoodlums in the guise of…
Suspected hoodlums on Monday broke into the Benin Prison popularly called White House and freed several inmates in one of the cells. The News Chronicle gathered that the armed squad of prison officials engaged the suspected hoodlums in gunfire which resulted in some persons sustaining injuries. Also destroyed was the High Court 4 which is beside the prison where the hoodlums vandalized In a swift reaction to the development, the Nigerian Police in a statement on its official Facebook page said “@policeNG regrettably confirms the unfortunate attacks on Police Facilities – Ugbekun Police Station, Oba Market Police Station, and Idogbo…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has accused the ruling All Progressives Congress of masterminding the litany of violations and abuses in the country. The party conveyed the remark in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan. Recall that President Muhammadu Buhari’s appointment of his aide, Lauretta Onochie as INEC Commissioner for Delta State has been largely decried by several corporate individuals and groups including the PDP. The PDP said such action by the ruling party is responsible for the growing tension, remonstration, and social restiveness currently threatening national cohesion. The statement reads: “The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says…
The Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC) has constituted a committee to review the framework for the licensing of Infrastructure Companies (InfraCo) and recommend sustainable funding options for effective implementation of the proposed national fibre project. this development was conveyed by Director, Public Affairs, Ikechukwu Adinde in a statement obtained by The News Chronicle. According to the statement, the constitution of the committee was sequel to the requirements of the new Nigerian National Broadband Plan (NNBP 2020-2025) and reports of relevant committees set up by the Federal Executive Council (FEC), which include the Inter-Ministerial Review Committee on Multiple Taxation on Telecommunications Operators…
As the clamor for #EndSARS lingers, the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has issued a statement to the participants of the protests, noting some SARS operatives have contributed immensely to the war against criminality over the years. The group in a statement on Monday by its Director, Ishaq Akintola, said closer attention should also be paid to other police departments if the excesses of the police are going to be curbed, adding that the good ones among the police should consider the ongoing protests with its attendant travails as a trial from Allah and a confirmation of His divine warning. The…
LaLiga giants, Barcelona and Real Madrid were stunned on Saturday as they both suffered their first defeats of the season, losing to Getafe and Cadiz respectively. Newly promoted side, Cadiz set about disrupting the defending Champions from the off and took a deserved lead through Anthony Lozano’s 16th-minute effort which eventually sealed the game. Madrid’s coach, Zinedine Zidane made four substitutions at the interval but not even the changes could inspire a come-back. On their part, Barcelona failed to capitalize on Madrid’s shock defeat as they slumped to a 1 – 0 defeat at Getafe. Jaime Mata’s 56th-minute penalty was…
President Muhammadu Buhari Saturday took stock of the flood situation in the country and authorized the dispatch of special teams to deliver urgently needed assistance to 12 states most ravaged by the seasonal rains. The development was contained in a statement by the President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu. The states to receive the teams conveying reinforcement of reliefs and other equipment through the National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, are: Kebbi, Niger, Kwara, Kogi, Edo, Anambra, Delta, Kano, Jigawa, Rivers, Bayelsa and Adamawa. Some of the states that have been reached with the first wave of…
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, ICPC has arrested a group of people involved in the advertisement and sale of completed academic projects to students online. According to the commission in a statement, “These persons allegedly package and market plagiarized academic projects to desperate students to assist them unlawfully fulfil the requirement for the award of different degrees across the country. “Investigations revealed that some of the culprits of the online project scam were resident at Cross River, Ebonyi, Enugu and Anambra States. “Ten suspects were arrested, out of which six have been released on bail, while…
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Saturday, visited the widow of the driver hit by a stray bullet during the last Monday demonstration by youths in Surulere for the dissolution of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS). It would be recalled that the protest ended bloody when the police attempted to disperse some of the protesters who were moving towards Anti-Cultism Police Command in the area. In the ensuing chaos, Mr. Okechukwu Iloamuazor, 55, was hit by a bullet and died on the spot. A policeman, Inspector Ayodeji Erinfolami, also died in the incident. While commiserating with the family over the…
The Kano Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission yesterday arraigned one Abubakar Ibrahim before Justice Lewis A. Allagoa of the Federal High Court, sitting in Kano, Kano State on a five-count charge of money laundering. One of the counts read ” That you Abubakar Ibrahim (being the Managing Director of Flexus Global Investment Ltd) while acting in such capacity, sometimes in 2019 in Kano, Kano State within the jurisdiction of this Honorable Court did fail to declare the existence of your company with Special Control Unit Against Money Laundry (SCUML) before commencing business under the name Flexus…
As part of efforts to address the #EndSARS protests rocking the nation, Ekiti State Governor, Kayode Fayemi has constituted a panel of inquiry and restitution for victims of SARS related abuses in the state. The Governor disclosed the development in a statement obtained by The News Chronicle. He said, “In line with the recommendations of the National Economic Council (NEC) on #EndSARS yesterday, I have today constituted a panel of inquiry and restitution for victims of SARS related abuses in Ekiti State.” “The panel of inquiry will look at all verified cases of SARS brutality and fatality and ensure offending…
Justice Darius Khobo of the Kaduna State High Court has convicted and sentenced one Nuhu Aliyu for fraud, the EFCC reports. Aliyu, a staff of Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, (NNPC)/Nigerian Pipeline and Storage Company Ltd (NPSC) and Chairman, PENGASSAN PPMC Kaduna Depot Branch, defrauded the NNPC to the tune of N1,834,900.00 (One Million, Eight Hundred and Thirty-four Thousand, Nine Hundred Naira) in October 2017. He was prosecuted by the Kaduna Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on an amended one-count charge of criminal breach of trust and abuse of office to which he pleaded guilty. Following…
has restated the commitment of his administration to ensure self-sufficiency in food production and stability in prices of commodities in the country. According to Femi Adesina, his Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, the President gave the assurance in a statement at the launch of Outgrow Hunger, Nigeria, an initiative of a non-governmental organisation, Agricultural Agenda Nigeria Initiative (AANI), founded by Mr Ephraim Odemwingie. The campaign was launched on World Food Day, observed on October 16 every year, and this year also commemorates the 75th anniversary of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), with the theme: ”Grow, Nourish,…
Popular American rapper, Cardi B has unearthed the reasons behind her decision to go back to her husband, Offset. It would be recalled that the 27-year-old filed for divorce from Offset back in September following his alleged serial infidelity. According to the Pulse.ng, the rapper took to her Instagram stories on Thursday, October 15, 2020, where she talked about the reconciliation moves between Offset and herself. She said “Listen y’all, I’m just a crazy bitch. You know how I be arguing with y’all on social media? That’s exactly how we are, between me and my man. So when people be…
Despite the disbandment of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, the #EndSARS protests have continued to rock the nation. These protests which have littered the streets of Nigeria seem to be waxing stronger as the days go by. Perhaps, it is because there have not been serious action by the government to meet the demands of the protesters who have noted that the protest is just the beginning of the numerous challenges that they are demanding an end to. One of the things that have added fuel to the burning flame is the immediate replacement of the disbanded SARS with SWAT -…
