Category: National
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#EndSARS: It’s not clear soldiers were involved in shooting — Malami
The Attorney General and Minister for Justice Abubakar Malami has alleged that “hoodlums” wearing military uniforms may have shot Nigerian protesters campaigning against police brutality. He said it was too soon to tell if soldiers were involved in the shooting spree. Demonstrations across the country turned violent on Oct. 20 when witnesses in Lagos said…
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Magu: Salami set to complete assignment, wants police out of EFCC
After about five months, Justice Isa Ayo Salami Judicial Commission of Inquiry is set to wind up investigation into the activities of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). It was learnt that the panel plans to conclude its assignment this week. Its report will then be sent to President Muhammadu Buhari. It was gathered…
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Buhari surrounded by liars, Mbaka cries out
The Spiritual Director of Adoration Ministry, Enugu, Nigeria, Rev. Fr. Ejike Mbaka, says the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), is being fed with lies by the people he surrounded himself with, PUNCH reports. Mbaka also accused security men in Enugu State of killing and dumping several bodies of some #EndSARS protesters into the Onyeama…
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Soldiers who rained assaults on Oyo lady, shaved man arrested — Commissioner
The Oyo State Commissioner for Youth and Sports Development, Seun Fakorede says the Nigerian Army has arrested soldiers who flogged a woman for ‘indecent dressing’ and shaved youths for ‘wearing improper hairstyles’. He made this known in a series of tweets on Monday. The PUNCH reports that the soldiers were caught on camera unleashing punishment…
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Soldiers assault lady in Ibadan over indecent dressing, shave man
Soldiers deployed in the streets of Beere in Ibadan, Oyo State, to curb the #EndSARS protests have been caught on camera flogging a woman for what they termed ‘indecent dressing’. Some of the soldiers, who were chanting ‘End SARS’, also shaved the heads of some youths said to be wearing improper hairstyles. PUNCH reports that…
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We’ve failed our children, Finance Minister decries
The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, has urged parents to instill family values in their children as a way to save the country from degeneration. The minister made the call on Saturday in Kaduna during a stakeholders’ engagement with 77 district heads, religious and community leaders from the 23 Local Government…
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Sanwo-Olu lifts curfew in Lagos
Directs Levels 1-12 public servants to resume work Monday Lagos State Governor Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu has totally lifted the curfew imposed on Lagos State after the hijack of the peaceful #EndSARS protests with immediate effect. This came barely 24 hours when the curfew was further relaxed from 10am to 6pm. Meanwhile, the 12 am to…
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Looting: NYSC seeks assistance to rebuild Cross River secretariat
The NYSC has appealed to Federal Government and other stakeholders to come to the aid of the Cross River State Secretariat in Calabar to rebuild the assets destroyed amid the #EndSARS protest hijacked by hoodlums. The Nation reports that the Cross River State Coordinator of NYSC, Alhaji Mohammed Nakamba on Friday inspected the vandalized Secretariat…
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#EndSARS: Looters of Kogi medical equipment enemies of state — Ramatu
Federal Capital Territory Minister of State, Dr. Ramatu Aliyu, has condemned in strong terms the wanton destruction and raiding of medical equipment worth billions of naira at the Central Medical Store in Kogi state by hoodlums. The minister who described the looters as enemies of the state, also called on the state government especially the…
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Arrest, prosecute all looters now, FCT Minister charges security agencies
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Minister, Malam Muhammad Bello has ordered the arrest and prosecution of the people who broke into the FCT warehouse in Gwagwalada Area Council and looted the food items. Bello gave the order during an emergency security meeting with leaders of various security agencies in the city, on Monday in Abuja.…