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Man Whose Viral Video Sparks #EndSARS Protests Reportedly Re-arrested
Nicholas Makolomi whose video showing SARS operatives allegedly shooting a boy in Ugheli, Delta State which led to the #EndSARS protests across the country, has been re-arrested by the police. Makolomi’s consel, Ekenemolise Osifo who confirmed the development stressed that it goes against the Federal High Court’s ruling. Describing his client’s re-arrest as a violation of his human rights,…
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#EndSARS: Lawyer Slams N50 billion Lawsuit against FG, Lai Mohammed, Police
Human rights lawyer Joe Nwokedi has filed a N50 billion lawsuit against the Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed, the Federal Government of Nigeria and the Nigeria Police Force over their roles in the #EndSARS protests. Other respondents in the suit are the Attorney General of the Federation, Inspector General of Police, Nigeria Armed Forces, Chief…
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Flash: Buhari Orders Reopening of Land Borders
President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the reopening of four land borders including Seme in Lagos, Illela in Sokoto, Maigatari in Jigawa and Mfun in Cross River. Minister of Finance Zainab Ahmed who announced this at the end of the Federal Executive Council meeting said the president has directed that the borders should be reopened from…
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Two Graduating Students Break LASU Records, as 76 Bag First Class
Seventy-six students bagged first class degrees in different fields as the Lagos State University, LASU, Ojo, Lagos on Wednesday held its 24th convocation ceremony for the 2018/19 academic session. A total of 6,197 students bagged first degrees in various fields, while 1,089 got masters degrees and 47 got doctorate degrees. Of the lot that bagged…
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Nigerians React Over N20 Charged For Confirmation of NIN Status
Some Nigerians have taken to social media platforms to carpet the government over the N20 charged for the confirmation of National Identity Number, NIN, status through their respective network providers which is ,*346#. Recall that the Federal government has given marching order to the network providers to disconnect every SIM card not synchronized with valid…
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Omah Lay is one of the numerous lawbreakers we have in Nigeria, Man Writes Ugandan President
A Nigerian man has written an open letter to the Ugandan president, Yoweri Museveni, before the release of Nigerian singers arrested in Uganda on Tuesday, asking him to ensure severe punishment is meted on Omah Lay and Tems for breaking Covid-19 rules. The Nigerian man identified as Adejare Ibrahim on Facebook, tagged the singer a…
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Ganduje Gives Reasons For Dethroning Sanusi as Emir of Kano
Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano state has given reasons why he dethroned former CBN governor, Alhaji Muhammadu Lamido Sanusi, as the Emir of Kano. Recall that Emir Sanusi’s removal was confirmed on March 9, 2020, by Kano State Secretary to the Government Usman Alhaji, who alleged that he disrespected the lawful instructions from the office…
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Kankara Abduction: More Missing Students Appear From Bush
Special Adviser to the Katsina state Governor has said that more students from the boarding school in Kankara that were earlier missing have appeared from the bush. BBC Hausa service report on Tuesday, revealed that over 500 students of the school were abducted by gunmen. The Special Adviser, however, said they have no knowledge of…
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NMA Accuses Nigerians Over Suden Rise in COVID-19 Cases
Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has accused Nigerians of being responsible for the sudden rise in cases of new COVID-19 infections and deaths as being recorded daily by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). NMA observed that Nigerians have totally failed in adhering to the COVID-19 prevention advisories which was designed to interrupt the transmission,…
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FG Reveals Effort To Free Detained Nigerian Singers in Uganda
Omah Lay, Tems arraigned in Uganda