Category: Politics
EndSARS Protest Reloaded Phase 2 Set To Resume In Abuja, Lagos, Delta, On Monday, Police Ready To Attack
The Lagos State Police Command, has on Sunday, said that the Security Agencies in the country under President Muhammadu Buhari’s watch, will not fold their arms as...
EndSARS protest is responsible for increased insecurity in the country – Lai Mohammed
Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has blamed fake news, social media and unbalanced coverage of the recent EndSARS protests for the sagging...
Nobody Can Stop Nigerian Government From Prosecuting # EndSARS Protesters, Lai Mohammed Says
Mohammed gloated over the prosecution on Friday in Lagos during a meeting with newspaper editors. Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has boasted that...
I’m afraid Nigeria is divided – Jonathan
The immediate past president, Dr Goodluck Jonathan, has passed a damning verdict on the unity of the country, saying it is questionable. This was even as Jonathan said...
Zulum gives 48 bereaved families N600,000 each, Northern govs donate
Borno Governor, Babagana Zulum, on Thursday, compensated 48 bereaved families of Zabarmari farmers killed by Boko Haram last Saturday with twenty-eight million, eight...
We’ll not help Nigeria again, Buhari rubbished us after Jonathan left – Mercenaries
Days after North-East Governors urged President Muhammadu Buhari to use mercenaries to fight Boko Haram, the foreign military contractors earlier engaged by Nigeria have...
DSS Arrests Lagos Based Lawyer While Protesting Alone In Abuja
A Lagos State-based lawyer and activist, Malcolm Omirhobo, has been arrested at the Presidential Villa gate in Abuja by the operatives of the Department of State...
Boko Haram badly degraded, they can only attack defenceless people – Lai Mohammed
Lai Mohammed, minister of information and culture, says the killing of 45 farmers in Borno state does not reflect the progress made against Boko Haram insurgents by the...
Slain rice farmers didn’t get military clearance — FG
The Presidency has blamed the 43 rice farmers killed in Borno over the weekend for not getting military clearance before going to their farms. Senior Special Assistant...
ICPC Uncovers $919,000 Kept In Secret Account By Government Officials Since 2014
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission has discovered the sum of USD 919,202.07 (approximately N450 million) fraudulently hidden in a...
Nigeria needs prayers – President Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has urged Nigerians to continue to pray for peace and stability. Buhari made the call in his address at the 70th anniversary of the Qaddriyya...
Niger Delta militants who bombed oil pipelines in Bayelsa make 5 demands to Nigerian govt
A newly formed coalition of 36 militant groups in the Niger Delta region, Continuous Emancipation of Niger Delta, CEND, which recently attacked gas and crude oil...
Almajiris are potential Boko Haram in waiting if not addressed – Zulum
Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Zulum on Thursday warned that if the Almajiri system is not completely overhauled, the Northeast may end up having to deal with an...
Despite video, Lai Mohammed denies announcing N5m hate speech fine despite video evidence
Despite video evidence to the contrary , the Minister of Information and Culture , Lai Mohammed, has denied announcing an increment in the fine for hate speech from N...
Campaigning for Buhari in 2015 was my greatest mistake in life, says Ogunfuwa
A traditional leader in Ogun State, Joseph Ogunfuwa, has expressed his regrets campaigning for President Muhammed Buhari in 2015. Mr Ogunfuwa, who is the Babalaje of...
Nigeria Is Third Most Terrorized Country, Report Reveals
A new report, the Global Terrorism Index, has ranked Nigeria the third terrorism most impacted country in the world. According to the report, which was released on...
Joe Biden Unveils Cabinet
United States President-elect, Joe Biden, has officially unveiled members of the cabinet that will serve in his administration from January 20, 2021. In a broadcast on...
CNN Releases Second Report On Lekki Shooting
Despite threats of sanction from the Nigerian Government over its investigative report on the shooting at Lekki Toll Gate during the #EndSARS protests, CNN has released...
UK Parliament Debating Sanctions On Nigerian Government Officials Involved In Attack On #EndSARS Protesters, Lekki Shooting
The United Kingdom parliament is currently debating sanctions to hand out on Nigerian Government officials involved in the killing of peaceful protesters in Lekki on...
Mainland Hospital: ‘Lagos Govt directs us not to release bodies of # EndSARS protesters’
The hospital says only Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu or Health Commissioner can release the corpses. The management of Mainland Hospital in Lagos says it received a clear...
Labour leaders stage walk out as meeting with FG ends in disarray
The meeting between the Federal Government and the organised labour on the hikes in fuel pump price and the electricity tariff on Sunday ended in disarray as the labour...
ASUU Meeting Ends, Government Sets Aside IPPIS, Agrees To Pay Outstanding Salaries
After weeks of negotiations and foot-dragging , the Federal Government on Friday accepted the demand by the Academic Staff Union of Universities that they be exempted...
Retire us in 2023 if you are tired of our faces — Lawan tells Nigerians
President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has warned that there could be anarchy if the Senate is scrapped as being clamoured by some Nigerians. Rather, he challenged those...
News update, Friday 20/11/2020
News update, Friday 20/11/2020 **CNN should be sanctioned over Lekki Shooting report – Lai Mohammed **No going back on social media regulation – FG **2023: PDP set...
FUEL PRICE HIKE: NIGERIANS WILL GET USED TO IT ―SYLVA
Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva, yesterday assured that Nigerians will get used to the deregulation of the pump price of petroleum product...
I won’t allow another EndSARS protest again —Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has declared that not under his watch another EndSARS protest will be staged by Nigerians as it happened in the month of October. Speaking on...
Discovery of Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine responsible for petrol price hike, says FG
The Federal Government yesterday blamed the latest increase in the pump price of petrol, also known as Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, on the announcement of Covid-19 vaccine...
Peru’s President Resigns After Outrage, Protest That Leads To Death Of Two Protesters
Manuel Merino, President of Peru, has resigned following the death of two protesters. The deaths, which happened while people were protesting the sudden impeachment of...
Governor Sanwo-Olu Failed To Communicate Curfew Time Change To Us- Nigerian Army
The Nigerian Army has said that Lagos State governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, did not inform them of a change in the time of the curfew imposed on the state on October 20,...
We’re Unhappy That Sanwo-Olu Denied Inviting The Military On October 20th – Army
The Commander of 81 Military Intelligence Brigade, Victoria Island, Lagos, Brig. Gen. Ahmed Taiwo today told the Lagos State Judicial Panel of Inquiry probing the...
‘Bandits Have More Budget Than Nigerian Army’: Reps Asks FG For More Funding
The Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Army, Abdulrazak Namdas, has asked the Federal to increase the funding for the Nigerian Army. Namdas made this call...
NDDC Under Fire As Acting MD Buys Cars, Buses For Auditors Investigating Commission’s Finances
The Acting Managing Director of the Niger Delta Developing Commission, Kemebradikumo Pondei, has again come under fire for purchasing 10 cars and five buses for auditors...
UK Responds To EndSars Petition Against Nigerian Government
The UK Government and Parliament on Thursday responded to the #ENDSARS petition by some Nigerians against the Nigerian Government. With about 219,702 signatures, the...
ASUU Strike: ASUU Advises Students To Acquire Skills, Travel And Have fun
The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU has urged undergraduates to explore other areas of keeping themselves engaged while the 8-month long strike action...
August 2015 Alive, September 2014 Dead, October 2014 Alive – Nigerian Man Calls Out FG For Spreading Fake News On Shekau’s Death
Abubakar Shekau, leader of Islamist group Boko Haram has released a video to reject reports that he was fatally wounded by Nigeria’s military last month. He has been...
Lawyer Writes Police To Release Eromosele On Bail
Lawyer representing Adene Eromosele, Babatunde Jinadu, has written to the Nigeria Police Force to release the rights activist on bail. Eromosele was arrested from his...
US will deploy all tools to dislodge Boko Haram from Nigeria – Pompeo
The United States Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, said on Wednesday Washington would deploy all the tools at its disposal in the fight against Boko Haram and other...
We can’t prosecute Boko Haram suspects without N2billion —FG tell Senate
The ministry of justice has proposed N2billion to cover its legal services for the 2021 fiscal year.However, the solicitor-general of the federation, Dayo Apata,...
Withdrawal Of Police Escorts: “VIP’s Like Me Will Be Exposed To Security Risks” – Magnus Abe
Senator Magnus Abe has cried out over the withdrawal of police escorts from “VIP’. Senator Abe expressed his fear about the police escort withdrawal when he appeared...
Dasuki’s accomplice said he spent N2.2 billion for prayers against Boko Haram – EFCC
After listening to the testimony, Baba-Yusuf adjourned the matter until Nov 11 for continuation of hearing. An Economic and Financial Crimes Commission investigating...
Donald Trump will remain in power for the next 4 years, says Mike Pompeo
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday promised the world a “smooth transition” after US elections but refused to recognize President- elect Joe Biden’s...
Oyo State Kicks Against Regulation Of Social Media
The Oyo State House of Assembly has kicked against the regulation of social media in Nigeria. This was revealed by Speaker of the Assembly, Adebo Ogundoyin, via a tweet...
Government-sponsored Activist Sues Davido, Tiwa Savage, Falz, Aisha Yesufu, Other Celebrities For Promoting #EndSARS Protest
An acclaimed human rights activist sponsored by the Nigerian Government, Kenechukwu Okeke, has sued 50 Nigerian celebrities including musicians David Adeleke widely...
Niger State Governor, Sani Bello Tests Positive For Covid-19
Niger State governor, Alhaji Abubakar Sani Bello, has tested positive for Coronavirus. Bello disclosed this via his Twitter handle on Monday, adding that he has...
Ahmed Muazu takes over at INEC as Professor Yakubu vacates seat
Air Vice-Marshal, Ahmed Muazu, has been announced as the interim chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission. Erstwhile chairman of the Commission,...
I strongly advocate regulation of social media — Governor Hope Uzodinma
Imo state governor, Hope Uzodinma, says he is in full support of the Federal government’s plan to regulate social media. According to him, social media has been used...
Joe Biden Wins United States Presidential Election
Joe Biden, Democratic candidate in the United States presidential election, has won the race to the White House to become the 46th President of the America.He won by...
IGP orders withdrawal of police escorts from Fani-Kayode, Babachir, 58 others
The Inspector -General of Police , Mohammed Adamu , has ordered the immediate withdrawal of police personnel attached to billionaire businessman, Emeka Offor ; former...
Nigerian Police Arrests #EndSars Promoter At His Lagos Residence
Nigeria Police Force operatives on Saturday arrested Eromosele Peter Adene, one of the promoters of EndSARS protests. A video footage shows how the Edo State-born...
Strike May Continue For Years – ASUU
The Coordinator ASUU Akure Zone, Professor Olu Olufayo, flanked by Chairmen of ASUU of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State, Ekiti State University and that...
EndSars Representatives In Lagos Withdraws From Panel Sitting To Protest Move By CBN
The Lagos State Judicial Panel Of Inquiry set up to address the issue of police brutality has been suspended over the freezing of the bank account of one of the youth...
Former US President, Barack Obama Appreciates The Nigerian Lady Who Helps In Conducting US Election
Obama, former US president appreciate a Nigerian Igbo girl who helps in conducting US election. The 2020 United States presidential election was the 59th quadrennial...
Russian President, Vladimir Putin Likely To Step Down In January
Russian President And Strong Man Vladimir Putin Likely To Step Down In January. The Russian President and Ex KGB Spy Vladimir Putin Might resign in January 2021. He is...
EXPOSITORY: How The United States Electoral College Works
Ahead of the election, political parties either choose electors at their national conventions, or they are voted for by the party’s central committee. As vote count...
Another Nigerian, Chukwuocha Wins Delaware House Of Representatives In US
Another Nigerian-American, Nnamdi Chukwuocha, has emerged as the winner of a seat in the Delaware State House of Representatives, under the Democratic Party in the 2020...
Katsina Governor, Masari, Receives Two Repentant Bandit Commanders In Government House, Begs Others To Surrender
Katsina State governor, Aminu Bello Masari, on Wednesday received two repentant bandit leaders named Sale Turwa and Muhammed Sani Maidaji at the Government House in...
International Criminal Court Begins Probe Into Lekki Shooting
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has disclosed that it’s conducting a preliminary investigation into the events surrounding the #EndSARS protests and shooting of...
Another Nigerian, Agbaje, Wins Legislative Sit In United States
A Nigerian, Ms Esther Agbaje, has been elected into the Minnesota House of Representatives in Tuesday’s United States general elections.Agbaje won by a landslide,...
Young Nigerian-born Democrat, Oye, Elected As United States House Of Representative Member
SaharaReporters gathered the 31-year-old politician is the first Nigerian congressman in the country’s history. A Nigerian, Oye Owolewa, has been elected to the United...
Why There Is Still No Winner In US Presidential Election?
The winner of the U.S. presidential election is not yet clear as officials in multiple states count ballots, including large numbers of mail-in votes sent in as an...
US Election Update: Joe Biden maintains narrow lead
Joe Biden maintains narrow lead over Trump as America expects result from battleground states of Pennsylvania, Michigan, Georgia and North Carolina. Mail-in ballots are...
US election 2020: I’ll make history again – Trump declares
President Donald Trump has insisted that he is gunning for another history as Americans cast their votes on Tuesday. Trump wrapped up his campaign at a frenetic pace...
News update, Tuesday, 03/11/2020
**FG approves N5b bailout fund for airlines **Second COVID-19 outbreak imminent, health minister warns **EndSARS: Buhari directs engagements across geopolitical zones...
‘SANWO-OLU MUST STEP ASIDE AND SURRENDER TO ICC’ – AAC
(Being a press release of the African Action Congress (AAC) Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu is very involved with the massacre committed through the Lekki shootings and...
Retirees Block Highway In Calabar, Protest Non-payment Of Pensions
Pensioners in Cross River State have taken to the streets to protest the non-payment of their benefits to them by the state government since 2014. The pensioners, who...
Meet The Nine Nigerian-Americans Contesting In United States Elections On Tuesday
As the United States of America heads to the polls on Tuesday, no less than nine Nigerian-Americans are on the ballot for various elective offices. Apart from the...
News update, Monday, 02/11/2020
**EndSARS: Now is time to restructure — Southern leaders **Nigeria will end impunity for crimes against journalists – Malami **Sanwo-Olu flags off reconstruction and...
British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, Imposes National Lockdown Until December 2 Over COVID-19 Spike
British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, has imposed a month-long lockdown in England expected to last until December 2. The new lockdown comes as a second wave of...
Photonews: Body Of Suspected #LekkiMassacre Victim Found Washed Ashore In Lekki, Close To Scene Of Attack
Body Of Suspected #LekkiMassacre Victim Found Washed Ashore In Lekki Close To Scene Of Attack Carried Out By The Nigerian Army On Peaceful Protesters On October 20, 2020...
Lawyer Sues President Buhari, Sanwo-Olu, Others Over Shooting Of Protesters At Lekki Toll Gate
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...
Soldiers stop Lagos judicial panel from accessing military mortuary
Soldiers manning the gate at the Military Hospital in Ikoyi have stopped the Lagos judicial panel on EndSARS from assessing the hospital’s mortuary. The panel,...
ASUU Strike To Continue As Meeting With FG Deadlocked
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, late...
If you are tired, come and enter government — Desmond Elliot tells youths
A video making rounds on social media show the moment Lagos legislator, Desmond Elliot called for a ‘change in narrative’ as regards the way some unruly behaviour is...
Lagos State Government Reopens Schools
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...
End Attempts To Cover Up Lekki Massacre, Amnesty International Tells Nigerian Government
Amnesty International Asks President Buhari Why Were CCTV Cameras Dismantled In Advance? And Who Ordered Electricity To Be Turned Off Before The Army Opened FireAmnesty...
Protesters Threaten To Start Another Protest Bigger Than EndSARS
The federal government and the Nigerian Army have been warned that another protest will take place if soldiers who killed protesters at Lekki toll gate are not arrested...
“Lagos Govt Invited Us To Intervene In The EndSars Crisis” – Nigerian Army
The Nigerian Army has finally revealed that it was summoned to the scene of protest at Lekki Toll Gate by the Lagos State Government. The army said this after initial...
BREAKING: Lagos Govt Invited Us To Intervene In EndSars Crisis – Nigerian Army
The Nigerian Army says the Lagos state government invited it to intervene in the fallout of the # EndSARS protest. Details later…
Oath Of Secrecy For Lagos Judicial Panel Is Illegal, Nigerians React
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 investigate...
If North had joined EndSARS protests , the story would have been different –Gbajabiamila
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila has commended Nigerians from the northern part of the country, especially the youth, for not actively...
COVID-19 Palliatives: Govt officials came to my office to find buyers – GALADIMA
An elder statesman, Buba Galadima, has made an explosive revelation about COVID-19 palliatives. He spoke on Monday during an interview aired on AIT. Allegations of...
Gunmen Kidnap Local Government Chairman In Oyo State
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 Awaye...
IPOB Directs Members To Resume Peaceful Protests On Monday
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 all...
Thugs Invade Warehouse In Abuja, Loot Food Items
Armed thugs have invaded and looted a warehouse in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, where COVID-19 palliatives believed to have been kept. The building located at...
Nigerian government targets to reduce data cost from N1,000 to N390 per gig in the next 3-5 years
Nigeria’s Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Ali-Ibrahim Pantami,The Executive Vice Chairman, EVC, of the Nigeria Communication Commission,...
“Those that looted Osun warehouse have 72 hours to return the loot or face prosecution” —Governor Oyetola
Osun State Governor, Mr Adegboyega Oyetola on Sunday issued 72-hour period of amnesty for looters to return stolen property or face the full wrath of the law. Oyetola...
Biafra: Nigerian govt given 90 days to conduct referendum, asked to withdraw police, army
The Organization of Emerging African States (OEAS), has renewed its call for the Nigerian government to meet the demands for the actualization of Biafra. OEAS is an...
“They are calling for my arrest, they want to kill me” – Aisha Yesufu cries out
Mrs Aisha Yesufu, a human right activist who has played a very important role in the protest against the inhuman treatment meted to the citizens by the disbanded...
‘Buhari’s Promise Is Annoying; I’m Not Afraid To Die’ – Falz Tells CNN Christiane Amanpour During An Interview
Folarin ‘Falz’ Falana, singer, actor and activist, has said Buhari’s promise to reform the police was infuriating and frustrating as his administration had been...
Jonathan Apologises To The Youths For The Ordered Lekki Toll Gate Shooting, Warns That A Nation Can Never Win A Battle Against Its Own People
“My heart goes out to the families of young Nigerians who have lost their lives in the past days, as a result of # EndSARS protests. May God grant them the fortitude...
President Buhari Warns Protesters; Fails To Address Shooting
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari spoke to the nation about the unrest that has gripped the country in recent days without making any mention of the deadly shooting of...
Makinde visits hot spots of violence in Ibadan
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 he declared that his...
Angry Nigerians Set Ablaze Nation Newspaper Head Office In Lagos
Angry Nigerians on Wednesday set ablaze The Nation Newspaper head office on Fatai Atere Street, Mushin, Lagos State. The newspaper is rumoured to be owned by a former...
Edo people seize helicopter
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 protests. The chopper reportedly landed...
Edo people seize helicopter
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 protests. The chopper reportedly landed...
Makinde closes schools in Ibadan, deploys Operation Burst to hot spots
…says we can’t allow those with ulterior motive to hijack protests …as govt unconditionally releases arrested protesters Oyo State Governor, Engineer Seyi...
Its Your Right To Protest, President Buhari Tells Nigerian Youths
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday, October 19th, said that it was the right of the youths to protest and make certain demands from their leaders. The President also...
EndSARS Protesters Barricade Lagos Roads
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...
Operation Crocodile Smile’ Not Against EndSARS Protesters ― Army
The Nigerian Army Sunday revealed that the “Operation Crocodile Smile” has nothing to do with # EndSARS protest. According to a statement by Army spokesman, Musa...
‘ You blocked their future , they are now blocking your roads’ — Shehu Sani to FG
A former senator and a public commentator , Shehu Sani , has taunted the federal government over the ongoing protest across the country . Recall that, Youth across the...
