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Nigerians in UK are planning to stage their version of #EndSARS protest in London on Sunday. A flyer for the demonstration is already being widely shared online. The protest, which is aimed at giving an international dimension, to the domestic anger against the brutal police unit, will hold at noon. The venue is the Nigerian […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has intervened in the ongoing protests against brutality and extortion by operatives of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad. He also directed the Inspector-General of Police, Adamu Mohammed, to reform the FSARS. He gave the instruction during a meeting with the IGP on Friday. The president also appealed for calm in a series of […]

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, former minister of finance, says she is yet to be declared director-general of the World Trade Organisation (WTO). The final shortlist for the office of the WTO DG was released by the trade body on Thursday. Okonjo-Iweala and Yoo Myung-hee, former South Korean minister of trade, are the two final candidates for the top position […]

Nigeria’s economy may relapse into a second recession in four years with significant negative consequences, President Muhammadu Buhari has said. He said this during the 2021 budget presentation to a joint session of the National Assembly on Thursday. The proposed expenditure is put at N13.08 trillion with crude oil benchmark price of $40 per barrel […]

A Nigerian rapper based in the United Kingdom, Olawale Hassan popularly known as Goldie 1, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for raping a woman. According to bbc.com, the 33-year-old, who lives at Falcon Avenue, Grays, Essex, attacked the victim in Southend in 2017 after claiming he was a music producer, officers said. However, […]

The Senate on Wednesday lamented the poor remuneration of judges in the country. The upper chamber of the National Assembly  warned  the development could make them to compromise or become vulnerable to corruption  in the course of their justice  dispensation. The Chairman, Senate Committee on Judiciary , Human Rights and Legal Matters, Opeyemi Bamidele, stated […]

This is the newborn baby who died in a roasting hot car after her mother allegedly forgot about her. McKinley Garner lost her life in the sweltering vehicle in Panama City, Florida, on September 2 when her mother Megan Dauphin, 30, allegedly got high and forgot about her. Dauphin was arrested and charged with aggravated […]

The trial of Nigerian Internet celebrity Hushpuppi, earlier scheduled to commence this month, has been suspended as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. The suspension is contained in the orders of a district judge in California, Otis Wright, released on September 23. Hushpuppi, whose real name is Ramon Abass, is being tried on a four-count […]

The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) has backed the decision by the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mohammed Adamu, to ban with immediate effect the operations of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (FSARS) and a range of other Tactical Squads of the Force. The NGF Chairman and Governor of Ekiti State, Dr Kayode Fayemi, in his […]

A presidential spokesperson, Garba Shehu, says President Muhammadu Buhari is not moved by ‘unpatriotic’ calls for the restructuring of the nation. Mr Shehu in a statement on Sunday said the president is at the moment concerned with the wellbeing of the nation and its people. The statement was a reaction to the call by some […]

Nigerian Singer, Wizkid has slammed President Muhammadu Buhari for wishing Donald Trump a “quick recovery from COVID-19” amid the security tension in Nigeria. On Thursday, the US president and Melania, his wife, tested positive for the killer disease, prompting “get well soon” messages from leaders across the world. Buhari had joined the bandwagon on Friday after […]

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has frowned at the constant violation of the rights of Nigerian youths by men of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF). “I AM very concerned, in fact, very angry about what I see, happening to young men and women who are arrested, in some cases maimed or killed by men of the […]

Former Vice-President, Atiku Abubakar and former Senate President, Bukola Saraki have condemned the continued harassment, illegal arrest, detention, and high handedness of officers of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS. Atiku via Twitter said SARS unit of the police was set up to end violent crimes like robbery, kidnapping, and other crimes, but noted that the […]

A former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode, has claimed he caught his estranged wife, Precious Chikwendu, in bed with a married man. Fani-Kayode disclosed this in a Tweet on Saturday while reacting to a video posted by an online newspaper, Sahara Reporters, which shows both estranged lovers exchanging words. The couple, who have four children together, […]

General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye has added his voice to the national issue of restructuring. Speaking at a symposium to mark the 60th Independence anniversary put together by the RCCG and the Nehemiah Leadership Institute on Saturday, Pastor Adeboye said restructuring Nigeria must be done as soon as […]

Chevron Nigeria Limited has announced it will lay off a quarter of its work force. The firm said Friday it was “reviewing its manpower requirements in the light of the changing business environment”. The company said it will continue to evaluate opportunities to improve capital efficiency and reduce operating costs. “In this process, the company will […]

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has advised President Buhari and his regime to stick to facts when criticising previous administrations. In an apparent response to Buhari’s 60th Independence anniversary speech on October 1, Atiku defended economic decisions taken by the President Olusegun Obasanjo-led administration in which he served as a Vice President. In a tweet […]