October 2021

Lagos Govt Suspends LNSC Officers For Brutalising Uber Driver

Lagos Govt Suspends LNSC Officers For Brutalising Uber Driver

October 22, 2021 3:27 pm

Lagos State Neighbourhood Safety Agency (LNSA) has sanctioned two officers involved in the unlawful treatment of Uber driver, Adedotun Clement, during the End SARS protest.

Africa Daily News, New York reported how Lagos Neighborhood Safety Corps (LNSC) personnel and police officers brutalized Clement on Wednesday despite identifying himself.

The operatives and supervising officers went through an orderly room trial after they were charged with disreputable conduct

Read Also: #EndSARS: 3 Survivors Drag Nigerian Govt To ECOWAS Court

Their action was contempt of the rules contained in the LNSA Handbook Articles E (ii) & (iii), O (iv) and N (x).

The …

Justice Odili: HURIWA Accuses EFCC Of Political Witch-Hunt

Malami Playing Politics To Divide Yoruba, Igbo People – HURIWA

October 22, 2021 3:25 pm

The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, HURIWA, has rejected what it called the persistent double standards in federal government policies and initiatives.

HURIWA said the Federal Government through the Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, was trying to cause separation between the Yoruba and Igbo nations.

The group was responding to Malami’s claims that the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) was responsible for some disturbances during last year’s End SARS protests in Lagos State.

Malami had said IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu hijacked the EndSARS protest and ordered his followers to kill security operatives.

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Declare Bandits Terrorist Now, Senator Sani Musa Tells FG

Declare Bandits Terrorist Now, Senator Sani Musa Tells FG

October 22, 2021 3:23 pm

The Senator representing Niger East Senatorial district, Alhaji Sani Musa has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to as a matter of urgency declare armed bandits as terrorists to enable security Agents lunch a full-scale war against them with a view to bringing to an end the activities of the criminals.

Speaking on Friday, Musa decried the action of the bandits and said the recent activities of these criminal elements have confirmed that they are terrorists who have the intention of destabilizing the country.

‘Unless and until we tag these criminals as terrorists, our security agencies will not have the unfettered …

#EndSARS 3 Survivors Drag Nigerian Govt To ECOWAS Court

#EndSARS: 3 Survivors Drag Nigerian Govt To ECOWAS Court

October 22, 2021 2:59 pm

No fewer than three survivors who claim to be brutalised by military and police during the #EndSARS protests which took place on October 20, 2020, at Lekki Tollgate have sued the Federal Government of Nigeria at the ECOWAS court, for abuse of their fundamental rights.

The survivors known as Bolaji Gabari, Ogunlana-Nkanga, Nelson Olanipekun, in a statement, yesterday, claimed to have suffer psychological, mental trauma and threat to life, and want the court to consider and sanction the Federal Government.

Also, they want the court to declare that the Nigerian State failed to protect the lives of the citizens from …

Kanu’s Detention Signifies Igbos In Captivity – Group

How Kanu Hijacked Protest, Killed Security Agents – Malami

October 22, 2021 2:32 pm

The Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, on Friday narrated how the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) Nnamdi Kanu, hijacked the EndSARS protest to carry out nefarious activities.

Malami disclosed that Kanu took advantage of the EndSARS protest last year to create mayhem that led to the death of security agents.

The AGF alleged the Indigenous People of Biafra leader, IPOB, seized the protests through subversive and inciting statements.

Addressing a press conference in his office, Malami said: “As you are aware, Nnamdi Kanu, the self-acclaimed leader of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has been …

Zulum Announces Return Of Naval Base To Baga

Zulum Announces Return Of Naval Base To Baga

October 22, 2021 1:57 pm

The Borno State Government has announced that the naval base has been relocated to Baga as part of efforts to improve security in the lake chad region.

Governor Babagana Zulum made this disclosure during a media briefing on Friday after a visit to President Muhammadu Buhari at Aso Rock.

According to him, he informed the President that the Chief of Naval Staff had ensured the return of the naval base to Baga last month, requesting additional support from the President to appropriately deal with the rising number of ISWAP members operating in the southern and northern part of the …

Diplomatic Relations: Chinese President Xi Writes Buhari

Diplomatic Relations: Chinese President Xi Writes Buhari

October 22, 2021 11:25 am

Chinese President Xi Jinping has fired a letter to Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari over diplomatic relations with Nigeria.

Mr Femi Adesina, the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, in a statement on Friday in Abuja, said President Xi stated this in a letter addressed to the Nigerian leader.

According to the Chinese leader, Nigeria is an important strategic partner of China in Africa, adding that China-Nigeria cooperation has been the pacesetter of China-Africa cooperation.

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He said China would use the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the establishment …

Jigawa Pension Board Introduces New Payment Strategy

Jigawa Pension Board Introduces New Payment Strategy

October 22, 2021 4:46 am

The Jigawa State Government says it has introduced another way of paying the retirees their benefits to ease their sufferings.

This was stated by the new Executive Secretary of the Jigawa State and Local Governments Contributory Pension Scheme, Alhaji Kamilu Aliyu, while addressing the beneficiaries on the payment of October retirees.

Africa Daily News, New York reported that Governor Muhammad Badaru Abubakar had sacked Hashim Ahmad Fagam for allegedly sponsoring protest over APC local Government Congress and replaced him with Alhaji Kamilu Aliyu.

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According to the new pension …

FIRS Seeks To Introduce Road Infrastructure Funding Scheme

FIRS Seeks To Introduce Road Infrastructure Funding Scheme

October 22, 2021 4:43 am

The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) is proposing the introduction of Road Infrastructure Tax in Nigeria.

This is to ensure the informal sector contributed to building a modern society.

FIRS executive chairman, Muhammad Mamman Nami, stated this while receiving a delegation of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) led by its National President, Chris Isiguzo in Abuja today.

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Nami explained that the proposed Road Infrastructure tax will provide the government with adequate funding for road construction, rehabilitation, and maintenance. It will also provide the needed security for …

No Cover-Up, Lagos Will Release Panel Report – Sanwo-Olu

No Cover-Up, Lagos Will Release Panel Report – Sanwo-Olu

October 22, 2021 4:41 am

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu said the final report of the Judicial Panel of Enquiry and Restitution, formed after the EndSARS protest in 2020, is being awaited.

On Thursday, he assured that the state government would make full disclosure of the report to the public.

The governor guaranteed that his administration would not make an attempt to cover up the findings and recommendations.

Sanwo-Olu said the report would be helpful in strengthening true reconciliation and preventing the re-occurrence of the civil unrest.

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The governor explained that the panel was …

Biden Accuses Trump Republicans Of White Supremacy

Biden Accuses Trump Republicans Of White Supremacy

October 22, 2021 2:01 am

US President Joe Biden on Thursday used the backdrop of the Martin Luther King Jr. memorial to accuse Republicans of following Donald Trump into a ‘deep black hole’ of white supremacy and voter suppression.

The blistering speech at a ceremony to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the memorial to the slain African-American civil rights hero on Washington’s National Mall was unusual for Biden’s direct attacks on Trump.

Biden claimed that the Republican state representatives, ranging from governors to officials in charge of overseeing elections, have launched ‘an unrelenting assault’ on access to free elections ahead of next year’s midterm legislative …

Trump Announces Plans To Launch New Social Network

Trump Announces Plans To Launch New Social Network

October 22, 2021 1:34 am

Ex-US President Donald Trump has announced plans to launch his own social networking platform called ‘TRUTH Social,’ which is expected to begin its beta launch for ‘invited guests’ next month.

The long-awaited platform will be owned by Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG), which also intends to launch a subscription video-on-demand service that will feature ‘non-woke’ entertainment programming, the group revealed in a statement.

‘I created TRUTH Social and TMTG to stand up to the tyranny of Big Tech,’ Trump, who was banned from Twitter and Facebook in the wake of the Capitol insurrection carried out by his supporters on …

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