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Benin #EndSARS protest: Two police stations torched, AIT, RayPower office vandalized by hoodlums
The #EndSARS protest in Benin, Edo state capital, has left in its trail violence and wanton destruction of properties as two police...
Soldiers, other security agents take over Abuja road, scuttle #EndSARS protest
Abuja residents and #EndSARS protesters were shocked to find soldiers, Police and Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps men positioned strategically on...
End #EndSARS protest, Senate President appeals to protesters after meeting Buhari
After about nine days of festering #EndSARS protest across the country with crippling effect on the economy, Senate President Ahmed Lawan, has called...
SERAP, 302 Nigerians drag Buhari, Lawan, Gbajabiamila to court over electricity tarrif, petrol price hike
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) and some 302 concerned Nigerians have slammed a law suit against President Muhammadu Buhari and the...
#EndSARS protest: Gov. Sanwo-Olu visits widow, family of driver felled by police bullet
Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Saturday visited the widow of the driver hit by police stray bullet during the last Monday...
Buhari mourns as Awolowo’s eldest daughter, Tola Oyediran, exits
President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed grief over the death of the late Chief Obafemi Awolowo’s eldest daughter, Mrs Tola Oyediran, aged 80....
Again, petrol tanker fire rocks Otedola Bridge in Lagos as NNPC commiserates with LASG, victims
By Boye Ajayi Following a midnight tanker explosion that has hit Otedola Bridge in Lagos on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, the Nigerian...
#EndSARS: Senate urges FG to take action on protesters’ demands
As the #EndSARS continue to fester across the country, the Nigerian Senate has urged the Federal Government to expedite action...
Senegalese President in Abuja, hails Nigeria’s war on terrorism at Lake Chad Basin
President Macky Sall of Senegal has commended Nigeria‘s coordinated war against insurgency and terrorists in the Lake Chad Basin areas. Speaking...
Breaking: FG lifts ban on sports, asks all civil servants to resume work on Oct. 19
The Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 on Thursday announced the lifting of ban on sports in the country just as it directed...
Just in: Northern Governors say Yes to SARS
The North-South dicotomy in Nigeria played out on Thursday as Northern states have rejected the total disbandment of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad...
Hoodlums vandalize cars as #EndSARS protest turns violent in Abuja
By Ajuma Edwina Ameh The #EndSARS protesters, who were staged a peaceful protest at Berger Junction, Abuja, the nation’s capital, were reportedly...
#EndSARS protest: NBA says peaceful protest is citizens’ inalienable, fundamental right, demands release of detainees
Peeved by the arrest of #EndSARS protesters across the country, the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), has demanded their unconditional release, saying it...
#EndSARS protest: Ex-President Jonathan cautions no life should be lost or blood spilled
A former Nigeria’s President, Dr Goodluck Jonathan, has again demonstrated his undisguised democratic value by calling on the authorities to ensure that...
Falana swipes Pres. Buhari for nominating his aide, Onochie, as INEC National Commissioner
Human rights lawyer, Mr Femi Falana (SAN), has picked holes in the appointment of the Presidential Assistant on Social...
Ondo poll: Gov. Akeredolu mocks PDP, says Ondo is not Edo
Still basking in the euphoria of re-election victory, Ondo State Gov. Rotimi Akeredolu, has teased the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) for losing...
