October 2020

Insecurity: Government Doing Its Best – Buhari

Buhari Won’t Speak On Lekki Shooting Until Facts Are Established

October 26, 2020 11:39 am

President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday broke his silence on the Lekki Toll Gate shooting, saying he would not comment on it until all facts are established.

The president said expressed his full support to the Judicial panel of inquiry set up by the Lagos State Government and other states to assist the nation to give justice to peaceful protesters who lost their lives, security men who were murdered and property owners whose assets were vandalized and looted.

He appealed to the people all over the country to maintain peace and brotherhood as the machinery of the government and the wheel …

Fashola Discovers Mystery Camera At Lekki Toll Gate (Video)

Fashola Discovers Mystery Camera At Lekki Toll Gate (Video)

October 26, 2020 6:26 am

The Minister for Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola on Sunday, discovered a hidden camera at the Lekki Toll Gate, Admiralty Circle, in Lagos.

Fashola, led a Federal Government delegation on the directive of  President Muhammadu Buhari to commiserate with the Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu over the loss of lives and destruction of properties in the violence that rocked the state last week.

Those in the Federal Government’s entourage include Ministers of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, Mines and Industries, Olamilekan Adegbite, Niyi Adebayo, Trade and Investments and Olorunnibe Mamora, Health state.

Read Also: Videos Of Lekki Tollgate Shooting Photoshopped

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State Sponsored Violence

State Sponsored Violence

October 26, 2020 6:21 am

Not all fights are conventional, and countries employ unconventional methods to quell protests, insurrections, or whatever they feel is not in their benefit.

Many still do not know that governments can sponsor violence to achieve a particular aim.

State-sponsored violence is very common as many state can sponsor violence against its citizens, as can be seen in the #EndSARS protests in Nigeria. Reasons, why a country can engage in state sponsored violence, can be strategic, expressive, or ideological. In most cases, major state actors like Presidents are the major initiators of the violence, who delegate the security agencies to …

Hold ‘Hitler’ Wike Responsible If Anything Happens To IPOB – Kanu

Nnamdi Kanu Calls For Governor Nyesom Wike’s Head

October 26, 2020 6:14 am

Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has launched a verbal attack and threat on the Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike on his Official facebook page.

This was after Governor Wike, had on Friday proscribed all activities of the IPOB, in the State.

Wike made the declaration in a statewide broadcast over the recent happenings in Rivers State, where the Police Command reported that IPOB members are responsible for the mayhem in the State.

He stated that his administration had severally pleaded, warned, and even advised IPOB and its members to discontinue its insurrectional actions …

EndSARS: Tinubu Warns Protesters, Tells Them What To Avoid

Presidency Is Not For Sale – Bamgbose Attacks Tinubu

October 26, 2020 5:18 am

Olusegun Bamgbose, a chieftain of the New Nigerian Peoples Party, NNPP, has advised the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Tinubu, to shelve his 2023 presidential ambitions.

Bamgbose described Tinubu as a daydreamer, who is unfit to preside over the affairs of the nation, adding that the presidency is not for sale.

Read Also: I’ve Asked Sanwo-Olu About Who Ordered Lekki Shootings – Tinubu

The senior lawyer, who stated this in a statement on Monday, said that Tinubu will meet his waterloo If he dared contest, noting that the APC leader’s statement on the Lagos #ENDSARS crisis …

Zamfara Police Confirm Abduction Of District Head, 4 Others

Zamfara Police Confirm Abduction Of District Head, 4 Others

October 26, 2020 5:18 am

The Zamfara State police command has confirmed that suspected bandits attacked Lingyado village of Maru Local Government Area of Zamfara State and abducted the district head and 4 others.

This was contained in a press statement signed by the State’s Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) Mohammed Shehu and made available to newsmen in Gusau, the State capital.

According to the statement, joint police and military units stationed at Bindin were alerted on the incident.

Read Also: Oyo Youths Resist Hoodlums’ Attempt To Burn Police Station

‘They quickly responded to the distress call and arrived the village to counter the threat.

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Rivers Police recover burnt bodies of three officers, soldier

IPOB: Rivers Police Recover Burnt Bodies Of 3 Officers, Soldier

October 26, 2020 5:16 am
Remains of three police officers and a soldier killed and burnt by suspected members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) last week have been recovered by the Rivers State Police Command.

The state Commissioner of Police, Joseph Mukan, disclosed this when he led heads of other security agencies to Afam in Oyigbo and other places where violence took place to assess the extent of damage on Saturday.

Other areas visited were Sangana and Ilkwerre road in Mile one, Diobu axis of Port Harcourt and Onne in Eleme LGA.…

Tinubu Tells Lagos Govt To Donate Revenue Of Toll Gate To Victims

Tinubu Tells Lagos Govt To Donate Revenue Of Toll Gate To Victims

October 26, 2020 5:13 am

Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, the All Progressives Congress (APC) leader, has proposed that revenue from the Lekki Toll Gate be donated to confirmed victims of the shooting that occurred during the #EndSARS protest.

According to him, other identifiable victims of police brutality in the state should also benefit from the proceeds.

Tinubu in a statement on Sunday also absolved himself from allegations of ordering the deployment of soldiers against peaceful protesters at Lekki toll plaza on Oct.20, 2020.

Read Also: I’ve Asked Sanwo-Olu About Who Ordered Lekki Shootings – Tinubu

‘I propose to government that the tollgate be left closed for

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Covid In Australia Victoria Sees First Day Without A Case Since June

Covid In Australia: Victoria Sees First Day Without A Case Since June

October 25, 2020 8:08 pm

Victoria in Australia has recorded no new Covid-19 cases for the first time since Melbourne – the state capital – went into lockdown 111 days ago.

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The state was the epicentre of Australia’s second wave, accounting for over 90% of the country’s 905 deaths.

It saw cases surge to over 700 per day in July, but strict stay-at-home rules and a curfew have curbed the numbers.

State officials are expected to soon ease restrictions in Melbourne, the country’s second-largest city.

An announcement had been expected on Sunday, but a small

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Oyo Youths Resist Hoodlums’ Attempt To Burn Police Station

Oyo Youths Resist Hoodlums’ Attempt To Burn Police Station

October 25, 2020 7:56 pm

A yet-to-be identified man was said to have died on Sunday when armed thugs attacked Mokola police station, Ibadan.

Read Also: Why Nigerian Youths Shouldn’t Lose Their Lives Protesting

The victim was reportedly killed by a stray bullet that rent the air during the attack.

The hoodlums were said to have tried to set the police station ablaze but met stiff resistance by youths in the area who did all they could to prevent the arsonists.

But, another information gathered had it that fresh crisis erupted after the man was allegedly killed at Inalende area of Ibadan.

The corpse was …

Arnold Schwarzenegger Feeling Fantastic After Heart Surgery

Arnold Schwarzenegger Feeling Fantastic After Heart Surgery

October 25, 2020 7:40 pm

Hollywood legend Arnold Schwarzenegger said he was feeling fantastic after undergoing a heart surgery over the weekend.

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The Austrian-born actor posted a picture of himself giving a thumbs up from his hospital bed at the Cleveland Clinic, and thanked medical staff there.

I have a new aortic valve to go along with my new pulmonary valve from my last surgery. I feel fantastic and have already been walking the streets of Cleveland,” the former Republican governor of California said.

Schwarzenegger 73, was born with a heart defect, underwent emergency open-heart …

Gen. Useni Appeals For Calm, Self-Restraint Amidst Unrest

Gen. Useni Appeals For Calm, Self-Restraint Amidst Unrest

October 25, 2020 7:16 pm

Lt. Gen Jeremiah Useni (Rtd.) has appealed for calm and self-restraint in the face of on-going break-ins, looting and destruction of both government and private property across the country.

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Useni, a former FCT minister, in a statement on Sunday in Jos, said that such actions could dent and diminish the genuine agitations for justice that triggered the #EndSARS protests nationwide.

The former senator added that since the initial demands had already been received and acknowledged by the governing authorities it was only proper for the protesting groups to end the …

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