The Lagos State police command has warned residents of the State against staging any protest in commemoration of the EndSARS protest. Recall that youths across Nigeria took to the streets in October 2020 to demand an end to police brutality. Unfortunately, the protest took a violent turn after it was hijacked by thugs. However, there…
The Muslim Rights Concern, MURIC, has called on Muslims in Kwara State and the general public to desist from jumping to conclusions on the viral video in which students of an Arabic school were severely beaten. DAILY POST reports that the video footage of the incident which went viral showed the students being punished for…
The Spiritual Director, Adoration Ministry Enugu, Rev. Fr. Ejike Mbaka has claimed there is agitation in the Military and the Police. Mbaka stated this on Sunday while addressing his congregation. He said, “people are not agitating for nothing”, urging President Muhammadu Buhari to “listen to the reason for their agitation”. Mbaka also said that if…
The Spiritual Director, Adoration Ministry Enugu, Rev. Fr. Ejike Mbaka, has warned President Muhammadu Buhari that the fighter jets he is purchasing will be used to destroy the country. The cleric stated this during a sermon at his church on Sunday. According to Mbaka, Buhari should rather focus on building more industries “The jets you…
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says anything that is not towards the advancement of Nigeria’s unity is senseless. The VP spoke at a session with Nigerian High Commission officials in London at the Abuja House, the High Commissioner’s residence. “If you look at all of us sitting here, we represent all the geo-political zones. This is…
Yobe State Governor, Mai Mala Buni, has expressed sadness at the death of a former member of the House of Representatives, Alhaji Zanna Laisu, who died on Sunday 10th October 2021. Gov Buni, in a statement via his spokesman, Mamman Mohammed, said: “It is with total submission to the will of Allah (SWT) that we…
The National Union of Petroleum and Gas Workers (NUPENG) on Sunday announced the suspension of its planned strike. Recall that Petroleum Tanker Drivers (PTD) had announced that it will embark on a strike due to the deplorable state of the nation’s highways and other issues. It lamented that the union has lost many lives and…
The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, on Sunday said Governor Willie Obiano of Anambra State has vindicated its members with his recent remark linking the killings in the southeast to the region’s political elites. In a statement by its mouthpiece, Emma Powerful, the separatist group stressed that Igbo elites and politicians should be held responsible…
National President of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Comrade Chris Isiguzo, has described his re-election for a second term at the just concluded national triennial delegate conference, as a vote of confidence in the leadership of the union. Isiguzo applauded members for not letting down the union at its critical moments, especially for taking…
Reports from The Sun claim that more than 50 phones will not be able t use or download the Whatsapp App from November 2021. According to the management of Whatsapp phasing out support for older models of phones including iPhones and Androids, will help keep the app safe and secure. However, Daily Advents reported that…
The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, HURIWA, has advocated the impartial investigation of the persons responsible for the alleged killing of two soldiers and the subsequent invasion by armed military personnel and burning down of the palace of the traditional ruler of Izombe community in Oguta Local Government Area of Imo. HURIWA said it…
Persons alleged to be operatives of the Eastern Security Network (ESN), the militant arm of the separatist group, Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), have written to Ukwulu Community in Dunukofia LGA of Anambra State, warning them of plans to attack the community. Indigenes of the community, according to a source, woke up on Sunday morning…
The Nigerian Bar Association Dutse branch has accused the National leadership of the body of igniting crises in the branch. This was contained in a statement signed by the chairman Dutse branch, Garba Abubakar. It was reported that the association fell into crisis after the election of Abubakar as the new Chairman as well as…
Truck drivers plying Maiduguri – Konduga – Bama – Banki Road, which is approximately 150km are said to be spending an estimated Seven Billion and Five Hundred Million Naira yearly on the deplorable roads burdened by constant attacks by Islamic State for West African Province, ISWAP fighters and members of the Jama’atul Ahalil Sunnah also…
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC has called on petroleum tanker drivers to call off its planned strike in the interest and welfare of Nigerians. NNPC’s spokesman, Garbadeen Muhammad, made the call in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. Petrol tanker drivers had planned to stop work over condition of roads in various parts of…
Information Minister has again accused the media of under-reporting military successes. This is the second time in three weeks the minister is making the allegations. Mohammed spoke on insecurity in Nigeria at the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Forum on Sunday. He confirmed the country now has 10 Super Tucanos and informed that the remaining…
The Osun State Police Command has commenced investigations into the alleged sexual exploitation and harassment of two female suspects by policemen while in detention. Yemisi Opalola, the Command Police Public Relations Officer stated in an interview that the Commissioner of Police, Olawale Olokode had ordered an investigation into the alleged abuse of the female suspects…
A youth development association, Federation of Ede Youth Development Association (FEYDA), has called on the Osun State Government to urgently rehabilitate the Olowobida-Ogberin and Agip-Ahmadiyah roads. Making a case for special attention to be given to these roads on Saturday, Abdulazeez Mufutaudeen Idowu, the National President of the association stated that the call became necessary…
The National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, NUPENG, on Saturday announced that its Petroleum Tanker Drivers (PTD) will commence strike on Monday. The union gave ‘deplorable state of the nation’s highways and other issues as the reason for the strike Mr Tayo Aboyeji, South-West Zonal Chairman of NUPENG, who confirmed this to the…
Former President of the Senate, Abubakar Bukola Saraki, has revealed why he became a medical doctor. Saraki said that he became a medical doctor to follow in the footsteps of his father, the late Second Republic Majority Leader of the Senate Senator Olusola Abubakar Saraki, who was fondly called ‘Oloye’ by his friends and supporters….
