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Sanwo-Olu Sounds Tough Over Inter-Tribal Clashes In Lagos

Sanwo-Olu Sounds Tough Over Inter-Tribal Clashes In Lagos

October 28, 2020 12:45 am

The Governor of Lagos State, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has bemoaned the destruction that trailed a clash between the Yoruba and the Hausa in the Fagba, Ifako-Ijaiye area of the state.

Read Also: Lekki Shooting: Lagos Panel Of Enquiry Issues Directives To Victims

Sanwo-Olu, during an assessment tour of the area on Tuesday, however, vowed to deal decisively with the those involved in inter-tribal clashes.

He assured residents who were affected by the mayhem that the state government would alleviate their pains.

The governor was accompanied on the tour by the Deputy Governor, Dr Obafemi Hamzat; Secretary to the State …

Afenifere, NEF Differ On Northerners’ Protection In South

Afenifere, NEF Differ On Northerners’ Protection In South

October 28, 2020 12:37 am

THE Northern Elders Forum on Tuesday raised the alarm over what it described as a deliberate targeting of northerners in southern part of Nigeria.

Read Also: EndSARS: Northern Governors In Emergency Meeting

The forum said there had been ‘reported killings, destruction and stealing of property belonging to northerners and other assaults, which had been going on for days’.

The organisation, therefore, called on northerners in the South to ‘compile a verifiable inventory of lives and property lost, and approach relevant authorities for appropriate restitution.’

But the pan-Yoruba socio-cultural organisation, Afenifere warned the northern elders to be careful about statements that …

‘Run-Away DJ’ - Lai Mohammed Mocks DJ Switch

Social Media Must Be Regulated – Lai Mohammed

October 27, 2020 5:48 pm

The Federal Government has warned that Nigeria is sitting on a keg of gunpowder if the issue of fake news is not urgently addressed, insisting on the regulation of social media in the country.

The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, made this known after appearing before the House Committee on Information, National Orientation, Ethics, and Values to to defend the 2021 budget proposed by his ministry.

The House of Representatives has, however, warned against clamping down on free speech and press freedom.

Read Also: No Govt Has Done So Much With Less Income Like Buhari – Lai

The …

INEC Chairman, Mahmood Sued Over Asset Declaration

Breaking: Buhari Reappoints INEC Chairman, Mahmood Yakubu

October 27, 2020 4:04 pm

President Muhammadu Buhari has re-appointed the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Mahmood Yakubu, for a second term in office.

Buhari made this known in a letter sent to President of the Senate, Ahmad Ibrahim Lawan on Tuesday.

Read Also: Buhari Names Lauretta Onochie, Others As INEC Commissioner

He said in accordance with the provision of Section 154 (1) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended), ‘I am pleased to present for confirmation by the Senate, the nomination of Professor Mahmood Yakubu for appointment as Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for

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Govs Got ₦1bn Each From Buhari, ₦1.1bn From World Bank – Bello

October 27, 2020 5:42 am

Governors of the 36 states were said to have received ₦1billion each from the President Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government to cushion the effects of the coronavirus pandemic.

The Governors were also said to have signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the World Bank to receive a sum of ₦1.1billion for the same purpose.

Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State made this revelation on Tuesday while featuring on Channels TV’s Sunrise Daily.

Read Also: Massive Crowd As Yahaya Bello Joins Akeredolu’s Campaign Train

According to Gov Bello, all the state governors have since received the ₦1billion from the Federal Government.

However, …

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.

Read Also: Lekki Shooting: Lagos Panel Of Enquiry Issues Directives To Victims

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 …

'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.

Read Also: There Are Cracks In Nigeria – Yemi Osinbajo

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 …

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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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 …

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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