October 20, 2020

EndSARS: US Issues Security Alert To Nationals In Nigeria

EndSARS: US Issues Security Alert To Nationals In Nigeria

October 20, 2020 9:24 pm
The United States Diplomatic Mission to Nigeria, has warned its nationals living in the country against dangers occasioned by the #EndSARS protest across the country.
Titled ‘Message for American Citizens – Demonstration Alert,’ the US Government said multiple demonstrations were ongoing across Nigeria, to include areas within the consular districts of Abuja and Lagos.
The United States Embassy also said although most demonstrations were peaceful, some have become violent and have shut down major thoroughfares and bridges.
Some police stations have been targeted.  Lagos State closed all schools
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Sudan trial defence rejects case against ousted Bashir

Sudan Trial Defence Rejects Case Against Ousted Bashir

October 20, 2020 6:08 pm
The trial of Sudan’s ousted president Omar al-Bashir and others over a 1989 coup heard defence arguments Tuesday dismissing charges of illegal use of military force.

The latest hearing coincided with a mission to Khartoum by a team from the International Criminal Court (ICC), which has sought for almost a decade to try Bashir for alleged war crimes in Darfur.

It was held as Sudan celebrated a US decision to remove the country from Washington’s blacklist of state sponsors of terrorism.

The ex-president and 27 others are being tried in Khartoum accused of plotting the 1989 Islamist-backed military coup that …

Obama to hold ‘drive-in’ rally for Biden in Philadelphia

Obama To Hold ‘Drive-In’ Rally For Biden In Philadelphia

October 20, 2020 6:07 pm
Former US president Barack Obama’s first appearance on the campaign trail for Democratic nominee Joe Biden will be a “drive-in car rally” in Philadelphia on Wednesday, the Biden campaign said.

 

Philadelphia, with a population of 1.6 million, is the largest city in Pennsylvania, a key battleground state in the November 3 election between Biden and President Donald Trump.

The 59-year-old Obama will “hold a drive-in car rally and encourage Pennsylvanians to make their plans to vote early,” the Biden campaign said in a statement.

Democrats have been urging voters …

Fulani Own All Lands In Nigeria – Miyetti Allah

Tinubu Is Using EndSARS Protest To Overthrow Buhari – Miyetti

October 20, 2020 2:28 pm

Fulani Pastoral Group, Miyetti Allah has described the #EndSARS protests as part of a plot by some Southern Politicians to overthrow President Muhammadu Buhari and force the North to give up it’s right’ to contest for 2023 Elections.

In a statement made available to Africa Daily News, New York, jointly signed by the President and Secretary of the Miyetti Organisation, Bello Badejo and Saleh Alhassan, queried why the protests are still ongoing despite the Federal government’s disbandment of the rogue SARS police unit.

Read Also: EndSARS: Tinubu Warns Protesters, Tells Them What To Avoid

The described the blockage of roads …

Ndume Kicks Against Blanket Amnesty For Bandits

Money Laundering: Court Gives Ndume 21 Days To Produce Maina

October 20, 2020 2:27 pm

The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Monday, gave Senator Ali Ndume who is representing Borno South, 21 days, to produce the former Chairman of the defunct Pension Reform Task Team, Abdulrasheed Maina, who has repeatedly failed to appear for continuation of his trial on money laundering charges.

The former pension boss is facing a 12-count criminal charge the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, preferred against him and a firm, Common Input Properties & Investment Limited.

Maina spent over seven months on remand at the Kuje Correctional Center before the court released on bail after Senator Ndume agreed to …

Reps To Bar Courts From Sacking President, Governors

Reps To Bar Courts From Sacking President, Governors

October 20, 2020 2:25 pm

A law to bar courts and election tribunals from voiding the election of a President-elect and governors-elect, because of blemishes in the educational qualifications of their running mates, is underway in the House of Representatives.

The Bill to that effect is entitled: “An Act to Alter the Provisions of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999, to Preserve the Elections of a Candidate to the Office of the President and Governor whose running mates are found to have Defected in their Qualification”.

The Bill, sponsored by Rep. Solomon T. Bob (Rivers-PDP), seeks to alter ” Section 142 (1) …

Six Chad soldiers killed by Boko Haram fighters: army

Six Chad Soldiers Killed By Boko Haram Fighters: Army

October 20, 2020 1:09 pm

Boko Haram fighters killed six Chadian soldiers in the Lake Chad region, where deadly jihadist attacks against civilians and security forces are on the rise, the army said Tuesday.

Read Also: Boko Haram Slaughters 14 Farmers Near Maiduguri

Security experts say Boko Haram, which originated in Nigeria in 2009, has established bases on islets dotting Lake Chad, a vast swampy expanse in the border region straddled by Nigeria, Chad, Niger and Cameroon.

The soldiers were killed while patrolling a group of islets on the Chad-Nigeria border, army spokesman General Azem Bermendoa Agouna told AFP.

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Buhari'll Commission Lagos-Ibadan Railway January – Amaechi

FG Seeks $11bn Loan For Construction Of Railway – Amaechi

October 20, 2020 10:45 am

Rotimi Amaechi, the Minister of Transportation has said that the Federal Government was set to apply for $11billion loan to construct Lagos-Calabar railway.

Ameachi also called on the people from the South East and South-South to work together to enable them foster growth in the region.

The former Rivers State government stated this in a statement to newsmen on Monday during an interactive session with the South East, South South Professionals of Nigeria (SESSPN) in Lagos State.

Read Also: What Gov Wike, Amaechi Said About Late Karibi-Whyte

The SESSPN invited the Minister to address some concerns of the people, which …

Why I Will Not Resign As Ondo Deputy Governor – Ajayi

Why I Will Not Resign As Ondo Deputy Governor – Ajayi

October 20, 2020 10:35 am

The Deputy Governor of Ondo State, Agboola Ajayi, has insisted he would not step down from his position, no matter the intimidation he receives.

Ajayi had dumped the All Progressive Congress (APC) for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), but eventually ended up in the Zenith Labour Party (ZLP).

He contested the October 10 governorship election under ZLP and finished third.

After the election, Governor Rotimi Akeredolu called on him to resign as Deputy Governor.

Read Also: Peace Accord: Akeredolu Rejects Handshake With Agboola Ajayi

However, a statement signed by Ajayi’s Media Adviser, Allen Sowore, in Akure dispelled the rumour …

Omokore Bought Vehicles For Akwa Ibom Senator – EFCC Witness

Omokore Bought Vehicles For Akwa Ibom Senator – EFCC Witness

October 20, 2020 10:10 am

Kakwagh Ngunan, a prosecution witness in the money laundering trial of Senator Bassey Albert by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has narrated how the lawmaker, as Commissioner for Finance in Akwa Ibom, allegedly received vehicles as gift from Jide Omokore.

Omokore’s companies were said to have executed over N3 billion contracts for the government.

The EFCC is prosecuting Albert before Justice Agatha Okeke of the Federal High Court sitting in Uyo, the Akwa Ibom capital.

He is accused of involvement in offences bordering on money laundering and being in possession of six vehicles worth N204million, allegedly given to …

Journalists Elect NUJ New National Officers

EndSARS: Tell Soldiers Not To Kill Any Protester – NUJ To Buhari

October 20, 2020 10:09 am

The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to instruct soldiers not to shoot any of the youths protesting police brutality.

NUJ said that as men of the Nigerian Army take over the streets across the country in the name of Operation Crocodile Smile, Buhari should instruct the troops to ensure that none of the protesting youths is killed or brutalised during the exercise.

NUJ Chairman in Oyo State, Comrade Ademola Babalola and the secretary, Comrade Sola Oladapo in a statement, urged the Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Tukur Buratai, to direct his men to exercise …

Lagos State Governor Sanwo-Olu Imposes 24 Hours Curfew

Lagos State Governor Sanwo-Olu Imposes 24 Hours Curfew

October 20, 2020 8:23 am

Following the violent trend of #EndSARS protests, Governor Babaji  Sanwo-Olu has imposed 24 hours curfew in Lagos state.

Read Also: Hoodlums Hijack Protest, Set Lagos Police Station On Fire

Governor Sanwo-Olu made this known on Tuesday, through his social media handle. Sanwo-Olu says the peaceful protest has slid into a monster that is threatening social lives of Lagosians. The governor lamented that criminal elements are hiding behind the peaceful protest to unleash terror on the state.

‘I have watched with shock how what began as a peaceful #EndSARS protest has degenerated into a monster that is threatening the well-being …

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