36 Governors Deny Hoarding CACOVID Palliatives
Governors of the 36 states of the federation under the auspices of the Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF), have denied hoarding palliatives donated by the Coalition Against COVID-19 (CACOVID), a private sector initiative, to ease the economic hardship imposed on the poor by the COVID-19 lockdown. Read Also: Kaduna State Govt Explains Distribution Of COVID-19 Palliative The denial […]
Nigerians Accuse Police Of Withdrawing From Road
The aftermath of police killings and looting of their stations during the #EndSARS protest has continued to trail the populace as the police have refused to reclaim the public space, as directed by the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mr. Mohammed Adamu. Read Also: IGP Orders Police To Reclaim The Public Space Adamu had ordered that the police […]
French FM Says Dialogue With Mali Jihadists Not Possible
French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian, on a trip to Mali on Monday, ruled out dialogue with jihadists driving an eight-year-old insurgency in the Sahel state. “Let’s say things very clearly. There are peace accords (with former rebel groups) and there are terror groups which have not signed the peace accords,” the minister said. […]
Biden Accuses Trump Of Giving Up In Covid Fight
US presidential challenger Joe Biden on Sunday accused Donald Trump of giving up in the fight against Covid-19 as the president faced a new outbreak in his team, surging infections nationwide and an uncomfortable admission by his chief of staff. Nine days before the vote — and with reported US coronavirus deaths having surpassed the […]
Thai PM Says ‘Illegal Protests’ Must Be Controlled
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-O-Cha said Thailand needs to bring “illegal protests” under control on Monday as he opened a special parliamentary session to address months of pro-democracy rallies. Prayut, the former military chief who staged the 2014 coup, has faced increasing pressure in recent weeks from tens of thousands of protesters demanding his resignation. […]
#EndSARS: Gov Makinde Approves ₦500m Compensation Fund
Governor Seyi Makinde has approved a ₦500 million compensation fund for victims of injustice during the #EndSARS protests in the state. Makinde disclosed this on Monday during a post-protest meeting held with traditional rulers and other stakeholders in the state. The governor urged those who had suffered any form of injustice in the past or […]
Don’t Buy Trouble, Reject Looted Items – Police Warn Lagos Residents
The Commissioner of Police, Lagos State, Hakeem Odumosu, has warned against collection or purchase of looted or cheap items. Police warned everyone in the state to remain vigilant and avoid buying or collecting what may land them in trouble. Muyiwa Adejobi, Public Relations Officer, issued the warning in a statement on Monday. Odumosu said the […]
Lekki Shooting: FG Sanctions Arise News, AIT, Channels TV
The federal government has sanctioned some major broadcast stations for their coverage of the End SARS protests. They are Arise News, African Independent Television (AIT), and Channels Television. The media houses have been fined around ₦3 million each. The organisations were also accused of using unverified social media photos and videos of the protests and […]
Kaduna State Govt Explains Distribution Of COVID-19 Palliative
The Kaduna State government says items looted by hoodlums were meant to support the most vulnerable in the state. Addressing residents of the state in a broadcast on Sunday, the acting state governor, Dr. Hadiza Sabuwa Balarebe said the items looted did not belong to the persons who stole them. She said the state government […]
Return Looted Items In 72 Hours – Oyetola Warns Culprits
Osun State Governor, Gboyega Oyetola, has issued an ultimatum to those who looted government and private property. He warned them to return all items taken within 72 hours. Oyetola said failure to abide by the directive will lead to the prosecution of anyone arrested for the act. He spoke with newsmen on Sunday during an […]
7 Nigerian Stowaways Arrested In Oil Tanker By British Soldiers
British soldiers arrested seven Nigerian stowaways, aboard an oil tanker, Nave Andromeda, off England’s south coast. The crew of the vessel were forced to take shelter around 1000GMT and called for help, when they were reportedly threatened by the Nigerians. Read Also: Man falls from Kenya Airways plane ‘In response to a police request, the […]
It’ll Take ₦1trn To Replace Damaged Properties In Lagos – Gbajabiamila
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila on Sunday disclosed that the replacement of properties damaged in Lagos State as a result of #EndSARS violence will take ₦1 trillion. Hoodlums ran loose in Lagos, destroying and burning government and private properties in the aftermath of Lekki shooting. Gbajabiamila, who led delegation of lawmakers from […]