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Former Senator representing Plateau South in the National Assembly, Jeremiah Useni has cautioned against the move to regulate the Social Media in Nigeria saying those seeking the regulation must exercise restraint so that they don’t allow selfish reasons to becloud their judgment. Useni, a former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, noted those in […]

The Office of the Attorney-General of the Federation has said there is no sufficient evidence to prosecute the 33 operatives of the disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad indicted in last year’s report of a Presidential Investigative Panel, Sunday Punch has learnt. The AGF’s office has therefore asked the Inspector-General of Police, Mr Mohammed Adamu, to set up […]

Pastor Chris Oyakhilome, founder and president of LoveWorld Incorporated, also known as Christ Embassy, said President Donald Trump is hated by many because he supports and protects Christians. The clergyman made this known while speaking in his church on Friday, November 6. Pastor Chris said, “There are those who think that Trump, the President of […]

Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Nasir el-Rufai, has denied knowledge of the people posting campaign posters of him as vice presidential candidate in the 2023 presidential election running with Minister of Transportation, Chibuike Amaechi. Governor el-Rufai made the denial while fielding questions from journalists after he met with Vice President Yemi Osinbajo at the Presidential Villa, […]

The Central Bank of Nigeria has obtained a court order freezing the accounts of 20 #EndSARS promoters till January 2021. The order was pursuant to a motion ex parte filed by the CBN before a Federal High Court. The certified true copy of the order obtained by an online medium, Peoples Gazette, showed that the CBN applied […]

The International Criminal Court, ICC has said that it will “analyse materials” it has received about the violence which hit Nigeria last month following protests against police brutality. The ICC chief prosecutor’s office told the BBC that contrary to an earlier report, it has not already opened a “formal preliminary examination” into the unrest. Youths […]

Mohammed Adamu, the inspector-general of police (IGP), says many officers are good people, contrary to the perceived notions that led to widespread violence following the #EndSARS protests. He stated this on Tuesday when he paid a visit to Lagos to assess the level of damage following the vandalisation of police stations across the state. Adamu, […]

Inspector General or Police (IGP), Muhammed Adamu, yesterday visited Lagos to commiserate with the state Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, over the destruction of property, occasioned by #EndSARS protest. Adamu, who spoke with journalists after his meeting with the governor at the Government House Annex, Marina, said his officers’ morale was down due to attack on them […]

The Managing Director of the Lekki Concession Company, Abayomi Omomuwasan, has submitted video footage recorded by the company’s surveillance camera on the night of October 20, when soldiers opened fire on #EndSARS protesters at the Lekki tollgate area in Lagos. He submitted the footage on Tuesday at the 4th sitting of the panel of Inquiry […]

There were strong indications on Tuesday that the Federal Government had begun a clampdown on promoters of #EndSARS protests by freezing their bank accounts. Some #EndSARS promoters, who spoke separately to Punch, said their banks informed them that the Central Bank of Nigeria had directed that their accounts should be frozen. Last months, youths calling […]

The Northern Governors Forum on Monday expressed support for proposals to regulate the social media to check the spread of fake news in the country. The Forum expressed its support in a communique issued by its Chairman and Governor of Plateau, Mr Simon Lalong. This followed the governors meeting in Kaduna, which was attended by […]

The federal government says Egyptian authorities have decided to deport seven #EndSARS protesters earlier arrested in the country. The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) said they are being  deported for not having resident permits and visas. “The Egyptian authorities have said that Seven out of the eight Nigerians who protested in Egypt on 18 October, […]

A group of #EndSARS protesters, including the convener of the #RevolutionNow Movement, Omoyele Sowore, yesterday blocked the entrance to the Force Headquarters in Abuja. The group was demanding release of many protesters arrested for alleged involvement in the looting of COVID-19 palliatives and other private assets. Sowore, also in a tweet, confirmed the presence at […]

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 […]

The Nigerian Army says it will not disclose the identities of its men who were sent to Lekki tollgate on October 20, 2020. Soldiers had dispersed #EndSARS protesters who prevented vehicular movement along that axis for two weeks. The incident had triggered different reactions, within and outside the country, as the military and the federal […]

The Federal Government says it has no intention of shutting down social media.It said its plan is to regulate social media to be responsible and refrain from being a purveyor of fake news and hate speech. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, made the clarification on Saturday in Lagos when he inspected […]