Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has, again, appealed to the youths demonstrating against police brutality in the State to leave the roads and embrace the dialogue for the resolution of their agitations. The Governor, on Monday, said the State Government had shown sincerity and willingness to address all concerns raised by the protesters, given the actions taken so far, including the constitution of the Judicial Panel of Inquiry and setting up of compensation funds for the victims. Sanwo-Olu made the appeal during the swearing-in of members of the Judicial Panel of Inquiry and Restitution at the State House in Marina.…
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PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari on Monday said that it was the right of the youths to protest and make certain demands from their leaders. The President also said that the young generation should be allowed to exercise their fundamental rights, but advised that they should not allow their genuine concerns to be hijacked by hoodlums. This was disclosed by the Minister of Youths and Sports Development, Mr. Sunday Dare, after meeting with the President at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Briefing State House correspondents at the end of the meeting, Mr. Dare said President Buhari appealed to #EndSARS protesters to give the…
Hoodlums on Monday attacked the Oko Medium Security Centre in Edo State and freed the inmates. The surging hoodlums overpowered the five armed guards in the facility and had a free day looting shops along roadsides leading to the prison. They also reportedly carted away valuables from offices of prison officials. This is coming some hours after some hoodlums hijacked #EndSARS protest to attack the Benin Correctional Centre and free inmates. It was gathered that immediately after the attack in Benin Prison, security was alerted in Oko but calls to the Nigerian Army and the Police for reinforcement were not…
A 12 years old boy believe to be part of #EndSARS protesters who have died from injuries after he fell from a moving truck believed to be heading outside the town in Sapele, Sapele Local Government Area of Delta State. The teenager whose name cannot be ascertained as of press time was said to have joined the thousands of protesting youths who had stormed the streets of the town to push across their demand to the Federal Government to end the terror reign of the Special Anti Robbery Squad, SARS. “He jumped on a moving truck that was heading outside…
The Chief Of Army Staff (COAS), Lt-Gen Yusuf Tukur Buratai, has called on soldiers to combine their firepower as provided for them by the Nigerian Army in form of weapons and vehicles with action to rout the remnants of Boko Haram insurgents in the North-east. Buratai stated this on Sunday during a training of officers and live firing demonstration of newly procured VT4 MBT and ST1 tanks for the Nigerian Army Armoured Corps at the Geji firing range in Bauchi. The army chief charge soldiers to be decisive on the battlefield, adding that the newly acquired weapons and training will…
The Edo State Government has imposed a 24-hour curfew across the state until further notice. The curfew is to take effect from 4pm, October 19, 2020. This was contained in a press statement signed by the Secretary to the State Government, Osarodion Ogie, on Monday. The statement read in part, “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 #ENDSARS protesters. “While the government of Edo State respects the rights of its citizens to undertake legitimate protests, it cannot sit idly when hoodlums…
The Executive and entire members of the Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN), Ondo State chapter uses this medium to congratulate our Grand Patron and Governor of Ondo State, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Oduayo Akeredolu on his re-election as governor for another term. ONDO SWAN notes that the victory of Governor Akeredolu will further brings hopes and assurances of a brighter future to the state sports men and women as sporting activities are gradually returning following the outbreak of the COVID -19 pandemic. For us, the victory of our Grand Patron at the poll was a clear demonstration of the peoples’…
Defence Minister, Bashir Magashi, has warned End SARS protesters against national security breach. He advised them not to allow their agitation be hijacked by people with ulterior motives. The retired General gave the caution in Abuja on Sunday, when the Coordinator, Buhari Campaign Organisation (BCO), Danladi Pasali led the national and state officials on courtesy visit. Mohammad Abdulkadri, Magashi’s special assistant on media, gave details of the meeting in a statement. Magashi told the group to fortify their flanks and ranks against peneration of mischief makers capable of causing distraction and division. The minister advised them to use their structure…
Some officers of the Nigeria Police Force has again been accused of assaulting a security guard of a hotel in Abuja, the federal capital territory. Naija News learnt that the security guard whose name was not revealed was brutalized by the policemen after he demanded from them a warrant to search a hotel where he worked. A netizen [@KingTradR] who shared the video of the incident on Twitter on Monday, October 19, noted that people that were around the scene rushed the officers and were able to get hold of the officer behind the brutality while the others escaped. The…
Warri and neighbouring Effurun settlements bore the brunt of the protests, yesterday, as hoodlums from Uvwie axis resorted to snatching of handsets and valuables of travellers and motorists plying the strategic East-West Road. The rowdiness led to diversion of routes resulting in some passengers getting stranded, as the three motor parks in Effurun were rendered inoperable on account of the campaign. One of the leaders and chairman of Delta State Comedians Association, MC Okolokopapa, circulated a live video, warning government to accede to the demands of the marchers, hence they would storm Government House, Asaba. MOREOVER, no fewer than four…