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2 feared dead, police stations, others burnt amidst gunshots in Rivers

Police Stations, Others Burnt Amidst Mayhem In Rivers

October 22, 2020 6:13 am

Just as it is going on in Lagos State,  criminal gangs have hijacked the #EndSARS protests in Rivers with two police stations already set ablaze amidst sporadic shooting in Oyigbo Local Government Area of the State.

The hoodlums also burnt down a building housing a State High Court.

An unconfirmed report indicated that a police vehicle was also burnt at Woji, a town in suburb of Port Harcourt, the state capital while two persons were also feared dead.

Read Also: End SARS: AU Reacts To Shooting Of Lagos Protesters

Reports of the burning of the buildings came amidst sounds of …

Rwanda genocide suspect to be transferred to The Hague

Rwanda Genocide Suspect To Be Transferred To The Hague

October 21, 2020 5:54 pm

An international tribunal prosecuting alleged Rwandan genocide financier Felicien Kabuga on charges of genocide and crimes against humanity said Wednesday he was to be temporarily transferred to The Hague for a medical assessment.

The order comes after Kabuga’s lawyers asked that he be transferred to the Dutch city instead of Arusha in Tanzania, saying long-haul air travel would pose a health risk to the 85-year-old businessman because of the Covid-19 pandemic.

“I hereby amend the arrest warrant and order of transfer,” Arusha-based judge Iain Bonomy said, ordering the Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals “to modify Kabuga’s conditions of detention to …

Soyinka Blasts FG Over Use Of Military On ‘Unarmed’ Protesters,

Soyinka Blasts FG Over Use Of Military On ‘Unarmed’ Protesters,

October 21, 2020 4:27 pm

Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka has condemned the deployment of soldiers by the Federal Government on “unarmed” protesting youths at Lekki Toll Gate on Tuesday, in which many persons were feared dead.

Read Also: Nigeria Has Always Been Divided – Presidency Replies Soyinka

Soyinka made the remarks in a lengthy statement he wrote from his A.R.I. Kemta Housing Estate, residence, Abeokuta, Ogun State, on Wednesday.

The Nobel Laureate, who urged affected state governors to demand from FG immediate withdrawal of armed soldiers from the states, stressed that the Centre had chosen to act in an “authoritarian manner.”

He added that …

Hoodlums shun curfew, attack Ondo APC secretariat

Hoodlums Shun Curfew, Attack Ondo APC Secretariat

October 21, 2020 3:01 pm
Despite the 24-hour curfew imposed by the State government of Ondo, some hoodlums have attacked the party secretariat of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state located at Oyemekun road on Wednesday.

The hoodlums who might have infiltrated the #EndSARS protest in the state stormed the party secretariat at 11.00 am and vandalised all the valuables in the secretariat.

It was gathered that the hoodlums also carted away some personal belongings of some officials of the party.

Alex Kalejaiye, the state publicity secretary of the APC, who confirmed …

#EndSARS - NPA Apapa office on fire

#EndSARS: NPA Apapa Office On Fire

October 21, 2020 12:34 pm
The Nigeria Port Authority (NPA) building has been set ablaze by hoodlums protesting the killing of peaceful young protesters by soldiers at the Lekki Toll-gate in Lagos on Tuesday night.

The building was razed as the NPA fire fighters run for their dear lives and therefore unable to arrest the inferno.

A staff of the authority confirmed that the hoodlums also attacked the NPA facility in Dockyard, Apapa and carted away valuable items.

All vehicles in the premises were also set on fire by some unidentified hoodlums.

Staff …

UN Secretary-General Condemns Killing Of Protesters In Nigeria

UN Secretary-General Condemns Killing Of Protesters In Nigeria

October 21, 2020 12:31 pm

The United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has condemned the killing of unarmed protesters by Nigerian authorities.

Read Also: Nigeria Army Guns Down Protesters At Lekki Toll Gate.

‘The Secretary-General is following recent developments in Nigeria and calls for an end to reported police brutality and abuses,” Guterres’s spokesman Stephanie Dujarric said in a statement on Wednesday.”He condemns the violent escalation on 20 October in Lagos which resulted in multiple deaths and caused many injuries.’
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Troops Neutralise 2 Bandits In Benue, Recover Arms

Troops Neutralise 2 Bandits In Benue, Recover Arms

October 21, 2020 12:16 pm

The Defence Headquarters says troops of Operation Whirl Stroke, neutralised two bandits during an operations at River Yo-Yo and Tachar villages in Benue.

 

Read Also: BRT Buses, Stations Set On Fire In Lagos.

The Coordinator, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. John Enenche, in a statement on Wednesday, said the troops had contact with the bandits who opened fire as troops closed in on their position.

Enenche said the troops responded with superior firepower, forcing the bandits to flee into the surrounding bushes.

He added that the two bandits were killed following a hot chase.

According to him, in the …

Nigeria Army Guns Down Protesters At Lekki Toll Gate

Nigeria Army Guns Down Protesters At Lekki Toll Gate

October 21, 2020 4:25 am

The Nigerian army have been accused of mass murder as unarmed protestants have been killed by the men who swore protect them.

The death rate still counts as 10 people have been confirmed dead and many of them have feared death.

Read Also: Army Launches ‘Crocodile Smile’ As #EndSARS Protests Persist

Some unarmed protestors are currently in critical conditions but the Nigerian army denies the Ambulance service to provide first aid.

 

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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 …

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 …

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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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 …

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