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#EndSARS: Buhari, Lawan, Gbajabiamila meet
President Muhammadu Buhari is currently meeting with the leaders of the National Assembly over the ongoing protests against the scrapped Special Anti-Robbery Unit of the Nigeria Police Force.
Those attending the meeting holding…
#EndSARS protests have been hijacked – Lai Mohammed
The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed says the federal government
will not allow the country to be thrown into anarchy following the violence that has trailed the #EndSARS protests in some states.
The Minister stated…
#EndSARS protesters float online radio, Soro Soke
The ongoing nationwide protest seeking an end to police brutality against the masses may have assumed a new dimension as the young people behind the protest have floated an online radio, Soro Soke.
One of the coordinators of…
SERAP sue Buhari, NASS leaders over hike in Electricity tariff, PMS price
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has dragged President Muhammadu Buhari and the leadership of the National Assembly to court over the recent hike in electricity tariff and fuel price.
The court…
Car bomb targeting Afghan police kills 12 civilians
A car bomb Sunday targeting an Afghan police headquarters in the western province of Ghor killed at least 12 civilians and wounded more than 100, officials said.
The attack took place in Feroz Koh, the capital of Ghor, a province…
Nigeria records 113 fresh COVID-19 infections
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced a total of 113 new COVID-19 infections in the country.
With the latest number of cases, Nigeria has now recorded a total 61, 307 cases so far.
The breakdown of the…
#EndSARS: Osun Gov’s convoy attacked
The ongoing #EndSARS protest in Osogbo, Osun State assumed a new dimension on Saturday as suspected hoodlums attacked vehicles in the convoy of Governor, Adegboyega Oyetola.
The incident reportedly happened while the governor…
Nine arrested in France over beheading of teacher
French police have arrested nine people over the beheading of a teacher near his school in a Paris suburb, a judicial source said on Saturday, in what President Emmanuel Macron labeled an Islamist terror attack.
The source said…
#EndSARS: NHRC begins probe of Rights Violations, sets up panel
By Michy Abraham in Maiduguri
The National Human Rights Commission has constituted an 11-man panel to probe allegations of violation of human rights by the now disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad.
The police unit was…
Army to commence ‘Operation Crocodile Smile’ on Tuesday
The Nigerian Army has said it will commence its annual exercise, 'Operation Crocodile Smile' on Tuesday, October 20.
A statement by army spokesman, Sagir Musa, said this year's exercise will include cyber warfare exercises…