October 26, 2020

Nnamdi Azikiwe University Student Wins Essay Competition

Nnamdi Azikiwe University Student Wins Essay Competition

October 26, 2020 8:58 pm

A 200-level Human Anatomy student of the Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra State, Esther Okeke, has won the Dr Chinedu Umeadi Foundation’s Essay Competition for undergraduates.

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The competition was organised for students in the seven Local Government Area of Anambra Central Senatorial District.

Okeke defeated 3000 others to emerge winner in the essay competition, titled, ‘Governance in Nigeria: How the Youths Can Get Involved.’

She was given a scholarship by the foundation to finish her course and a cash prize of N200,000.

The president of the foundation, Ikem …

CAF Appoints Kenyan Ref For Eagles, S’Leone Clash

CAF Appoints Kenyan Ref For Eagles, S’Leone Clash

October 26, 2020 8:54 pm

The Confederation of African Football has appointed Kenyan, Peter Kamaku, as the centre referee for next month’s 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying match between Nigeria and Sierra Leone in Benin City, the Edo State capital.

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The Super Eagles will square up against the Leone Stars in the first match of a crucial double-header on November 13 at the refurbished Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium in Benin City.

Kamaku will be assisted by compatriots Gilbert Kipkoech Cheruiyot (Assistant Referee 1) and Tony Mudanyi Kidiya (Assistant Referee 2), while Anthony Juma Ogwayo will serve …

Those Behind Lekki Shootings Will Be Held Accountable -Sanwo-Olu

Those Behind Lekki Shootings Will Be Held Accountable -Sanwo-Olu

October 26, 2020 8:43 pm

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has said those behind the shootings of protesters at the Lekki toll plaza last Tuesday would be brought to book.

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He said this in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Gboyega Akosile, on Monday.

The statement quoted the governor as speaking during an interview session on CNN.

Sanwo-Olu said the Federal Government and Lagos State Government would ensure that anyone found culpable in last Tuesday’s shooting at the Lekki Toll Plaza would be held accountable for their actions.

He …

Eagles to begin 2022 W’Cup qualifiers May 2021

FIFA: Eagles To Begin 2022 World Cup Qualifiers May 2021

October 26, 2020 8:32 pm

World Football governing body FIFA has confirmed that the Super Eagles will begin the Second Round of the Qatar 2022 World Cup qualifiers on May 31, 2021.

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A new date for the second round of the 2022 World Cup qualifiers.

The second round of the qualifiers was initially scheduled for October 2020 but has now been postponed to next year due to the disruption of the football calendar, following the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic.

According to FIFA, the Second Round of the qualifiers end September 2021.

Meanwhile, the first and …

'Osinbajo Has Paid His Dues, He Should Be Next President'

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo Heads Committee To Engage With Youths

October 26, 2020 7:44 pm

An emergency virtual meeting of the National Economic Council (NEC) on Monday set up a committee headed by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo to interface with youths in the country on employment, social safety net and national security.

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The committee is to also engage the representatives of civil society organisations, religious and traditional leaders for the same reasons.

This is coming on the heels of the nationwide #EndSARS youth protests demanding an end to police abuses and the disbanding of the controversial Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) of the Nigeria Police Force.…

Turkey’s Erdogan calls for boycott of French goods

Turkey’s Erdogan Calls For Boycott Of French Goods

October 26, 2020 4:52 pm
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday called on Turks to boycott French goods, as relations between the NATO allies deteriorated over Paris’s hardened stance against radical Islam.

 

“As it has been said in France, ‘don’t buy Turkish-labelled goods’, I call on my people here. Never give credit to French-labelled goods, don’t buy them,” Erdogan said during a televised speech in Ankara.

Boycotts of French goods are under way in supermarkets in Qatar and Kuwait, with further calls to spurn French products in Jordan and other states.

Erdogan’s comments follow …

Cameroon Blames Separatists For School Massacre Of Children

Cameroon Blames Separatists For School Massacre Of Children

October 26, 2020 4:51 pm

Cameroon was in shock on Sunday after a massacre at a school in the English-speaking southwest of the country, which the government has blamed on separatist militants there.

Communications Minister Rene Emmanuel Sadi said that “groups of armed secessionist terrorists” had carried out “a terrorist act of unbearable cruelty and barbarity”.
Army spokesman Cyrille Atonfack Guemo told AFP that seven children had been killed, while the government had initially spoken of six “murdered” and the UN said at least eight were killed and twelve wounded by gunfire and blows from machetes.

The government said 13 children had been wounded during

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Court to hear appeal on Kano blasphemy case

Court To Hear Appeal On Kano Blasphemy Case

October 26, 2020 3:28 pm

A High Court sitting in Kano on Monday fixed date to hear an appeal filed by Yahaya Sharif-Aminu against the judgment of an Upper Sharia Court which condemned him to death for blasphemy.

The hearing is to hold on Nov. 26 and those joined in the suit are Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje and the state’s Commissioner of Justice and Attorney General.

Earlier, a 30-year-old singer was sentenced to death by hanging after his conviction for blasphemy.

Appellant in a case No: CR/43/2020, prayed for the court relieve to set aside the lower court judgment, arguing that it was unconstitutional, null and …

Travel Ban Threats: I Don’t Mind Living In Nigeria – Buratai

Travel Ban Threats: I Don’t Mind Living In Nigeria – Buratai

October 26, 2020 3:27 pm

Chief of Army Staff, Tukur Buratai, has taken a swipe at those threatening Nigerian military officers with a travel ban.

He spoke on Monday at a meeting with Army commanders in Abuja on the End SARS protest and violent incidents across the country.

The COAS lambasted international organisations clamouring for a ban on top personnel and soldiers over rights abuses.

‘Criminal elements are threatening us with travel ban but we are not worried because we must remain in this country to make it better.’

‘The first time I travelled outside of this country, I was already 50 years and a

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Lekki shooting Lagos panel of inquiry issues directives to victims

Lekki Shooting: Lagos Panel Of Enquiry Issues Directives To Victims

October 26, 2020 3:09 pm

The Lagos State Judicial Panel of Inquiry for Restitution for Victims of SARS related abuses and the Lekki Tollgate Incident has urged victims of the October 20 shooting of End SARS protesters by the Army to come forward with their petitions.

The body made the call during its sitting on Monday in Lagos.

Justice Doris Okuwobi (Rtd), the chairperson of the panel, also said that the judicial panel had so far received 15 petitions from abuse victims of the disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS).

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Okuwobi explained that the …

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Police Arrest 51 Suspected Looters In Abuja, Warn Criminals

October 26, 2020 3:06 pm

The police command in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has arrested 51 suspected looters and recovered some stolen items at Jabi-Daki-biu, Idu Industrial Estate Karim area.

Mr. Bala Ciroma, the FCT Commissioner of Police, made the disclosure at a news conference on Monday in Abuja.

Ciroma said that the operation that led to the arrest was necessitated by the looting and destruction of public and private warehouses in Abuja by some suspected hoodlums.

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He also warned people involved in all forms of criminality in the territory to desist from such …

Hijab Controversy: Hoodlums Attempt To Set School On Fire

Four Government Agencies Razed In Ondo State

October 26, 2020 2:05 pm

Few days after calm and order returned to Ondo State following days of violent protest occasioned by the End SARS campaign, four government agencies have been gutted by fire.

The government agencies affected are situated in Oke-Eda/Alagbaka axis of Akure, the state capital.

The affected government agencies are the Ondo State Scholarship Board; Ondo State Radiovison Corporation, OSRC; Ondo State Universal Basic Education Board annex, and the French Language Centre.

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According to sources, the fire which started around 11 pm on Sunday razed all the offices within the …

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