Category: National
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Saraki, sister unite at late father’s memorial prayer
Former Senate President Bukola Saraki on Saturday received a heroic welcome from associates and supporters in Ilorin, Kwara state capital Senator Saraki was in the town for the 8th year memorial prayer of his late father Dr Olusola Saraki. A mammoth crowd of supporters and well wishers had earlier besieged Ilorin International Airport to welcome…
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#EndSARS: We’re sad Lagos Governor denied inviting us — Army
The Commander of 81 Military Intelligence Brigade, Victoria Island, Lagos, Brig. Gen. Ahmed Taiwo, says the Nigerian Army was unhappy that the Governor of Lagos State, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, denied inviting the military on October 20, 2020, when soldiers shot at the Lekki tollgate where #EndSARS protesters were gathered. Taiwo said this on Saturday in…
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#EndSARS: Igbo most affected in looted, destroyed businesses — Army
The Nigerian Army has said that most of the businesses looted or destroyed in Lekki, Ajah, Sangotedo and nearby places were owned by people of Igbo extraction. Brigadier-General Ahmed Ibrahim Taiwo stated this in his testimony at the Lagos State Judicial Panel of Enquiry and Restitution for Victims of SARS related abuses and other matters.…
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We’ll dislodge terrorism from Nigeria, US Secretary of State vows
United States Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, on Wednesday, says the US government will use all tools at its disposal in the fight against terrorist elements in Nigeria and West Africa. Pompeo made this known after the virtual meeting of the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS co-hosted by Nigeria on Tuesday, PUNCH reports. According to…
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INEC: Mu’azu takes over from Yakubu
The chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, on Monday, handed over to Air Vice Marshall Ahmed Mu’azu (retd.) to oversee the affairs of the commission. Mu’azu would oversee the INEC pending the confirmation of Yakubu by the Senate, the Punch reports. Yakubu said, “You may recall that the current Commission was…
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#EndSARS: Gov. Emmanuel reviews curfew in Akwa Ibom
Akwa Ibom State governor, Mr. Udom Emmanuel has further reviewed emergency curfew imposed in the state penultimate week to check escalation of the #EndSARS violence that erupted in the state capital. This is contained in a statement signed by the Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr. Ini Ememobong, and made available to newsmen in Uyo.…
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#EndSARS: Zulum, others visit Sanwo-Olu, decry destruction in Lagos
Political leaders from the North East led by Borno State Governor Prof. Babagana Umara Zulum, on Saturday paid a solidarity visit to the Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu to commiserate with him and Lagosians over the massive destruction in the state by hoodlums during the #EndSARS protest. In Zulum’s team was his predecessor in office…
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Lagos tanker explosion kills two, razes several vehicles
A tanker driver and his motor boy have been feared killed with several vehicles gutted after a petrol tanker exploded in Lagos. The incident occurred around 1am on Saturday on Kara Bridge, outward Lagos. It was gathered the tanker went up in flames after its break failed and it rammed into a barricade. Commercial vehicles…
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#EndSARS: Buhari receives Lagos destruction report
The Lagos State governor. Babajide Sanwo-Olu has presented a report on properties destroyed by hoodlums in Lagos to President Muhammadu Buhari. The presentation was done in the President’s office in the Aso Rock Presidential Villa, Abuja, on Friday, The Nation reports. A tweet on the Presidency’s verified Twitter handle, @NGRPresident, revealed the reason for Governor…
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China bars Nigeria from entry over COVID-19
The Chinese authorities have temporarily suspended entry into China by Nigerians and other nationals in Nigeria holding valid Chinese visas or residence permits due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The PUNCH learnt that the United Kingdom, Belgium, Luxembourg, Philippines and a few others were also affected by the policy. It was gathered that the decision was…