Month: October 2020
Sean Connery, the first actor to play the iconic role of James Bond, has died at the age of 90. The Scottish actor went on…
Quoting Pentagon sources, NBC News reporting that the United States of America forces have conducted a hostage rescue operation in northern Nigeria. The report says…
A truck loaded with about 50 ,000 litres of petroleum was gutted by fire in front of Ogun State Governor’ s Office , Oke -Mosan,…
The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, says the Federal Government will do everything possible to discourage doctors from leaving the country . He said…
A legal practitioner, Yusuf Temilola Nurudeen, has dragged President Muhammadu Buhari and Lagos State governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, to court over the killing of peaceful #ENDSARS…
The ongoing strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) continues as the meeting between the Federal Government and the leadership of ASUU held,…
Scores of persons have been left injured after a petrol tanker exploded at Mile 2, along the Oshodi/Apapa Expressway in Lagos on Thursday.The incident left…
The Lagos State Government has reopened private and public schools. Folashade Adefisayo, Commissioner for Education in the state, in a statement on Thursday said schools…
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Nigeria’s nominee for the office of the director-general of the World Trade Organisation, has emerged winner of the highly competitive race. The former…
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has said it postponed the release of the just concluded West African Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) to…
The Federal Government has declared Thursday October 29, 2020 as Public Holiday to mark this year’s Eidul-Mawlid Celebration in commemoration of the birth of the…
Nigerians on Twitter have condemned the oath of secrecy the Lagos State government is foisting on members of the Judicial Panel of Inquiry established to…
A petrol station has been engulfed in fire in Lagos. The filling station along Ajayi Road, Ogba, Lagos, went up in flames in the early…
The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has imposed N3 million sanction each on AIT, Channels and Arise News television stations, for alleged violation of broadcasting code…
Gunmen have kidnapped Olayiwola Adeleke, Chairman of Iganna Local Council Development Area of Oyo State and his driver. The duo were kidnapped along the Okeho-Ado…
The national leader of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu , has said the # EndSARS protest , and its fallout , including the…
The outlawed Indigenous People Of Biafra (IPOB) says its members across the country will resume peaceful protests from Monday, October 26, 2020, to ensure that…
Some citizens who stormed a warehouse where COVID-19 palliatives were stored have donated some of the items taken to beggars. A viral video showing the…
The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has urged the Federal Government to lead the way in restoring peace and justice in Nigeria. ASUU also…
The Management of Kwara Polytechnic, in Ilorin, has suspended the ongoing first semester examinations. Ajibola S. Jimoh, Deputy Registrar, Information and Publication, of the institution,…
Lagos State governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has relaxed the curfew imposed in the state with effect from Saturday, October 24. He made the statement during a…
Oyo State Governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde, on Thursday, embarked on a tour of hot spots of EndSARS protests in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, where…
A helicopter has been seized by the people of Edo State. There are heightened tensions in many states due to the turn of End SARS…
A helicopter has been seized by the people of Edo State. There are heightened tensions in many states due to the turn of End SARS…
Lagos State Governor , Babajide Sanwo -Olu , has imposed a 24 -hour curfew on the state effective 4 pm Tuesday ( today) . The…
Nigeria’s total COVID-19 cases hit 61,558 on Monday as the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) confirmed 118 new cases. The infections were recorded in…
Bola Tinubu, a National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, on Tuesday, warned End SARS protesters against creating a platform that would lead to…
The Lagos State Government has directed all pupils/students in public and private schools to stay at home following the tension generated by the anti- SARS…
EndSARS protesters in the early hours on Monday, stormed Lagos State Secretariat, Alausa, Ikeja, and shut the premises preventing workers from entering the premises. The…
Four officials of the Coalition of Northern Groups were on Friday detained by the Department of State Services. Nastura Ashir Sharif, Balarabe Rufai, Aminu Adam…
Hoodlums wielding cutlasses on Saturday morning attacked #EndSARS protesters around the Olaiya Junction in Osogbo, the Osun State capital. One of the protesters simply identified…
The incident of this morning is said to have occurred when a trailer ladened with fabrics, experienced a mechanical error and crashed into the oil…
Thugs have again attacked peaceful #ENDSARS protesters in front of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Alausa, Ikeja. This attack makes it the third consecutive…
The National Association of Nigeria Students, University of Uyo chapter, on Friday embarked on a peaceful demonstration, calling on the federal government and the Academic…
The Federal Government has agreed to release N30 billion earned academic allowance to the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU. The Government will pay the…
The Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo has announced the death of his driver, Yohanna Shankuk. Keyamo, in a tweet, said that…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 179 new COVID-19 infections and 1116 fatalities in the country. NCDC disclosed this in a Tweet…
The Federal Government has approved the reopening of all camps where the National Youth Service Corps orientation exercises hold on November 10 . The Minister…
Thugs sponsored by the government have again launched an attack on peaceful #ENDSARS protesters demonstrating at the Lagos State House of Assembly. Shockingly, police and…
The Coalition of Northern Teams, CNG, has stated it will start continuous protests in opposition to the wave of insecurity within the Northern area on…
The President of the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP), Anderson Ezeibe, has said that polytechnic lecturers regret enrolling on the Integrated Payroll and Personnel…
The Federal Ministry of Health has urged Nigerians to visit and utilise the newly deployed health platform to report issues around COVID -19 and other…
Lawyers in Lagos State on Tuesday boycotted court sessions to attend anti-police brutality protest. The lawyers joined thousands of Nigerians calling for an end to…
An unconfirmed number of policemen have been feared killed in a lone accident in Akure, Ondo State.SaharaReporters gathered that the accident occurred at about 11:00am…
Nigerians calling for an end to police brutality in the country have blocked the toll gate at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Ikeja, Lagos.…
As the Nigerian airspace opens up gradually for international travels, measures have been put in place to ensure the safety of all passengers entering or…
Despite the disbandment of the Special Anti- Robbery Squad of the Nigeria Police Force , # EndSARS protesters on Monday morning hit the Lekki Toll…
Nigerian musician, David Adeleke widely known as Davido, has joined protesters in Abuja to demand justice for victims of brutality by personnel of the freshly…
Despite the disbandment of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, policemen have opened fire onprotesters in front of the Nigeria Police Force headquarters to demand justice for…
The Independent National Electoral Commission has declared Governor Rotimi Akeredolu winner of the Ondo State governorship election. The election was held in all the 18…
The Inspector – General of Police , Mohammed Adamu , has announced the dissolved the Federal Special Anti -Robbery Squad of the Nigeria Police Force…
The protesters had converged to demand an end to police brutality and the disbandment of the special anti-robbery squad (SARS) which is notorious for human…
About 15 Nigerian youth were on Saturday arrested in Ogun State after men of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad unleashed violence on peaceful #EndSARS protesters. It…
The Director-General, National Youth Service Corps, Brigadier General Shuaibu Ibrahim conveys his deepest appreciation to all the PCMs who have been at home in the…
President Muhammadu Buhari’s daughter, Zahra, and Vice President Osinbajo’s daughter, Kiki have joined the ongoing # EndSARS protest against police brutality in the country. Photo…
Super Eagles players have called on the federal government to disband the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) , a unit of the Nigeria Police. Recall that…