October 2020

End SARS - UK Govt Reacts To Protests In Nigeria

End SARS: UK Govt Reacts To Protests In Nigeria

October 10, 2020 7:56 am

The British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Catriona Laing, has reacted to the #EndSARS protests going on all over the country.

In a tweet from her verified handle, she noted that “peaceful protests are powerful”.

Laing also said that the recently passed Police Act by President Muhammadu Buhari, should provide a good foundation for accountable community police force.

‘Significant protests over #SARS demonstrating Nigerian people’s desire for police reform. Peaceful protests are powerful.’

‘The Police Act recently passed by @MBuhari provides a good foundation to build a more accountable community police force,’

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Nigerians React To Disbandment Of SARS By IGP Adamu

EndSARS Protest Now Sponsored By Fraudsters – NANS

October 10, 2020 7:55 am

The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has urged protesters against the Federal Anti-Robbery Squad (FSARS) of the police to tread carefully.

Mr Azeez Adeyemi, the National Public Relations Officer of the NANS association said this in a statement in Abeokuta on Saturday.

Adeyemi who noted that, though, the activities of FSARS needed to be checked, said that the ongoing protest in parts of the country has been hijacked by hoodlums.

He added that the hoodlums might take advantage of the protest to wreak havoc on law-abiding citizens of the country.…

Agboola Ajayi - I have not stepped down from Ondo race

Agboola Ajayi: I Have Not Stepped Down From Ondo Race

October 10, 2020 7:52 am
Deputy Governor Agboola Ajayi, the Zenith Labour candidate has denied stepping down from the Ondo governorship election.

A statement credited to him went viral on Saturday morning as voters streamed out for #OndoDecides2020..

Babatope Okeowo, the spokesperson for the ZLP candidate described the statement as fake‎.

Read Also: Ondo 2020: I Have Done My Best For Ondo People – Akeredolu

Ajayi is considered one of the three main candidates among the 17 that are on the ballot on the ongoing election.

The others are the incumbent Rotimi Akeredolu of the All Progressives Congress and Eyitayo Jegede of the Peoples Democratic …

Terrorists Attempted To Harm Igboho’s Mother – Fani-Kayode

Fani-Kayode Joins Youths In Protest Against Police Brutality

October 10, 2020 4:12 am

Former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode has added his voice to the voices of Nigerians calling for the end of Nigeria’s Special Anti-Robbery Squad popularly known as SARS.

Nigerian youths have been on the streets in large numbers for days now, to protest against the activities of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), a unit in the Nigeria Police Force.

Unlike other security outfits, SARS officials do not wear the usual police uniforms but they reportedly harass the public while discharging their duties across Nigeria.

Read Also: End SARS: Buhari’s Minister, Keyamo Backs Anti-Police Protesters

 

After several injustices which include …

Ondo Guber - Residents Flout IGP’s Order

Ondo Guber: Residents Flout IGP’s Order

October 10, 2020 4:11 am

As electorates in Ondo State decide today on who will pilot the affairs of the State for the next four years, the restriction order is being flouted.

In Akure, the Ondo State capital, aside the vehicles deployed for election duty, taxis, private vehicles as well as commercial motorcycles, popularly known as ‘Okada’ were seen moving about.

Recall that the Inspector General of Police, Muhammed Adamu had ordered the restriction of vehicular movement from 12 am to 6 pm on Saturday.

Read Also: Ondo: APC Accuses PDP, ZLP Of Planning To Rig Election

Africa Daily News, New York gathered that from …

FG Fumes As 3 Men Burn Nigerian Migrant Worker Alive In Tripoli

FG Fumes As 3 Men Burn Nigerian Migrant Worker Alive In Tripoli

October 10, 2020 4:08 am

The Federal Government has condemned ‘in strong terms’ the killing of a Nigerian in Tripoli, Libya.

The Nigerian whose identity has not been confirmed was doused in petrol on Wednesday at a factory in Tripoli by three Libyan nationals before being set on fire.

Read Also: Libya: Coronavirus Outbreak ‘Catastrophic’ For Migrants

Chairman/CEO of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) Abike Dabiri-Erewa in a statement on Thursday signed by a spokesperson for NIDCOM, Gabriel Odu described the act as ‘dastardly, beastial and unacceptable.’

Meanwhile a statement by the Libyan Interior Ministry has condemned the act insisting that it is a …

Trump To Vacate White House Hours To Biden Swearing-In

Trump Should Be Able To Resume ‘Public Engagements’ – Doctor

October 9, 2020 5:39 pm

President Donald Trump should be able to resume “public engagements” from Saturday, the White House physician announced Thursday, saying the US leader has responded “extremely well” to Covid-19 treatment.

“Saturday will be day 10 since Thursday’s diagnosis, and based on the trajectory of advanced diagnostics the team has been conducting, I fully anticipate the President’s safe return to public engagements at that time,” Trump’s doctor Sean Conley said in a statement.

Read Also: President Trump Replies Pope Francis On Christian Remark

Trump spent three days in the hospital before returning to the White House on Monday evening. The White House …

World Food Programme Wins Nobel Peace Prize

World Food Programme Wins Nobel Peace Prize

October 9, 2020 5:38 pm

The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to the World Food Programme on Friday for feeding millions of people from Yemen to North Korea, with the coronavirus pandemic pushing millions more into hunger.

The WFP was “a driving force in efforts to prevent the use of hunger as a weapon of war and conflict”, Nobel committee chairwoman Berit Reiss-Andersen said on unveiling the winner in Oslo.

“This is a powerful reminder to the world that peace and #ZeroHunger go hand-in-hand,” the Rome-based organisation said on Twitter.

Founded in 1961, the UN body helped 97 million people last year, distributing 15 billion …

Algeria expels thousands of migrants to Niger - HRW

Algeria Expels Thousands Of Migrants To Niger: HRW

October 9, 2020 3:14 pm

Algerian security forces have arrested thousands of migrants and asylum seekers, cramming them onto trucks and buses before expelling them across the border in Niger, Human Rights Watch said Friday.

“Algeria is entitled to protect its borders, but not to arbitrarily detain and collectively expel migrants, including children and asylum seekers, without a trace of due process,” HRW said.

Over 3,400 migrants have been expelled in the past month, HRW said in a statement issued in Beirut.

It brings the total number expelled this year to over 16,000, the watchdog …

EndSARS: Tinubu Warns Protesters, Tells Them What To Avoid

Alpha Beta Fights Back: Accuses Ex-MD Of Diverting ₦6bn

October 9, 2020 3:09 pm

Alpha Beta Consulting LLP  has accused its former Managing Director, Dapo Apara of allegedly diverting ₦6 billion belonging to the company for personal use.

It also exonerated the National leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu of any wrong doing or fraud levelled against him by Apara.

Apara, had alleged that Alpha Beta got over ₦150 billion as 10 per cent commission for “computing, tracking and reconciling” Lagos State’s Internally Generated Revenue since 2000.

He also claimed that the company is being operated by Tinubu, through proxies and that the business model was his brainchild.

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Those Seeking To Void Constitution Should Go To Court – Omo-Agege

#ENDSARS: Omo-Agege Condemns Killing Of Police Officer

October 9, 2020 3:03 pm

Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, the Deputy President of the Senate, has condemned the reported killing of a policeman in Ughelli, Delta.

Etaga Stanley, a police corporal, believed to be an indigene of Ughelli South council area, reportedly lost his life on Thursday during #EndSARS protests in Ughelli town.

It was also reported that another police officer, Sgt. Patrick Okuone, sustained injuries during the incident.

Read Also: End SARS: ‘I’m Ready To Sacrifice My Life’ – Aisha Yesufu

Omo-Agege in a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Yomi Odunuga in Abuja on Friday, described the incident as …

Massive gridlock as #EndSARS protesters shutdown Lagos-Ibadan Expressway

Massive Gridlock As #EndSARS Protesters Shutdown Lagos

October 9, 2020 2:56 pm
There is massive gridlock on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway as #EndSARS protesters have shutdown the expressway.

The hundreds of protesters, which had earlier caused massive gridlock in Alausa when they came to protest at the State House of Assembly marched to the expressway, blocking the Alausa section of the road.

The protesters, armed with placards barricaded the highway from the Secretariat bus-stop, opposite Magodo Phase II.

The effect of the gridlock had begun to extend to the Otedola Bridge along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.

On Friday, thousands of protesters stormed the State House of Assembly to demand outright disbandment of the Special Anti-Robbery …

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