Some suspected hoodlums on Saturday invaded the residence of Senator Teslim Folarin (APC-Oyo Central) in Ibadan and carted away empowerment materials worth N200 million. The ugly incident was confirmed by Folarin during a radio programme, monitored on Saturday in Ibadan. The News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) reports that the items carted away were meant for constituency empowerment programme of the lawmaker, scheduled to take place in December. Among the items carted away are about 300 motorcycles, deep freezers and food items. Folarin, the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Local Content and former Senate Leader, said he was relieved that no…
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Gunmen suspected to be members of ISWAP/Boko Haram who drove in a convoy of vehicles, on Saturday evening, attacked Babbangida, the headquarters of Tarmuwa Local Government Area of Yobe State. Reports from the town indicated that, the gunmen, upon storming the town, started shooting sporadically, which caused pandemonium with locals scampering for safety. Yobe State Police Command’s Public Relations Officer, ASP Dungus Abdulkarim, who confirmed the intrusion by the suspected insurgents, said details of the attack were still sketchy as of the time of filling in this report. Babbagida is about 44 kilometers away from Damaturu, the Yobe State capital…
All Progressives Congress chieftain, Bola Tinubu, has lamented the invasion and wanton looting of public and private assets in the state of late. Tinubu made this known on Saturday when he paid a visit to Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, at the State House in Marina. Addressing journalists after the meeting with the governor, Tinubu said he did not travel out of the country as reported by some sections of the media (not The PUNCH). He told reporters that the purpose of his meeting with Sanwo-Olu was to ask him if he had ordered soldiers to attack #EndSARS protesters at…
Hoodlums had a field day on Saturday when they attacked a government warehouse on Medical Store Road, Uselu, and looted COVID-19 palliatives stored in the warehouse. The thugs, who had earlier in the morning, been prevented by military personnel from carrying out the act, succeeded in breaking the human shield mounted by the military and entered the store in their scores. No incident of shooting was recorded as the miscreants, mostly youths, carted away food items from the warehouse. Many, however, sustained varying degrees of injuries in the ensuing rush. In a statement, Special Adviser to Governor Godwin Obaseki on…
The Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare, says the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), will speak to Nigerians on the Lekki shootings when he has all the facts on the incident. Dare made this known on Saturday morning while speaking on Arise TV programme monitored by our correspondent. Buhari addressed the nation on Thursday but has since come under fire by many who described his speech as one lacking empathy. The President has also been fiercely criticised for keeping silent on the Lekki toll gate shootings of Tuesday night. Eyewitnesses said soldiers opened fire on #EndSARS protesters…
The Rivers State Government has reinforced its ban on the activities of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra in the state in line with the prescription order by the federal government. Governor Nyesom Wike, who stated this in a state broadcast on Friday night, said henceforth, no form of procession or agitation by the group or any of its affiliates was allowed in any part of the state. This is as the governor declared one Stanley Mgbere wanted for leading members of the banned IPOB to cause the recent violence and destruction of lives and property in the Oyigbo Local Government…
The Osun Food and Relief Committee on COVID-19 on Friday said the looted items at a warehouse in Ede town were not hoarded, but rather kept for flag-off of official distribution. Alhaji Bayo Jimoh, Secretary to the committee, in a statement in Osogbo, said that the looted items were donated to the committee as palliatives to the people by Private Sector Coalition Against COVID-19 (CACOVID). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that some angry youths in the early hours of Friday broke into a warehouse in Ede town and carted away COVID-19 palliatives meant for distribution. Items such as…
Fellow Nigerians, This is a difficult time for our nation, but together we will prevail. On Tuesday, October 20th, 2020, in the Lekki area of Lagos, innocent Nigerians exercising their democratic right to protest were attacked by soldiers of the Nigerian Army. Some died. Many were injured. This terrible incidence has no place in our country. The role of the Nigerian Army is to protect the lives of Nigerian citizens. I condole with the families of those who were killed and with all those who were injured. I have ordered an immediate investigation and have directed that a report be…
President Muhammadu Buhari has said at least 69 people have been killed during the #EndSARS protests across the country. According to the BBC, Buhari gave the number during a virtual meeting with former leaders and security chiefs on Friday. He was quoted as saying 51 civilians, 11 police officers and seven soldiers had died. A statement released by presidential spokesman, Femi Adesina, at the end of the meeting also quoted Buhari as saying it is unfortunate that the “initial genuine and well-intended protest of youths was hijacked and misdirected”. The past Nigerian leaders present at the meeting included Gen. Yakubu…
…Says, enough is enough …Relaxes curfew …Releases names of officers on trial …As chiefs issue 24-hr ultimatum over stolen Oba Akiolu’s staff of office Following the massive damage that trailed the protest by the #EndSARS protesters, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos state yesterday directed the state Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosu to deploy anti-riot policemen to crisis ridden areas of the state to ensure protection of lives and property. Governor Sanwo-Olu gave the directive as he led a team on an on-the-spot assessment of the level of destruction to installations and government property across the state. The governor, who…