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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 Lagos State Government may impose a new lockdown and return other measures if there is a recurrence of high cases of coronavirus in the state. This was contained in a press statement by the Director, Public Affairs of the Ministry of Health, Tunbosun Ogunbanwo, on Tuesday. The statement was titled, ‘Lagos calls for precautions […]

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has insisted that its current strike will continue, following a deadlock during talks with the Federal Government. In a statement by its Lagos Zone Coordinator, Prof. Olusiji Sowande, the union noted that the lackadaisical attitude of government towards funding education would make the strike linger.

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 […]

Pastor Tunde Bakare, founder, The Citadel Global Community Church, on Monday said there is no going back on his plan to vie for the 2023 presidency. Bakare had said in September 2019 that he would be crowned the next president of Nigeria after President Muhammadu Buhari. “Take it to the mountain top if you have […]

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 […]

No fewer than nine Nigerian Americans are on the ballot in Tuesday’s general elections in the United States. Running mostly on the platform of the Democratic Party, the candidates are bidding for different offices at the federal, state and local levels. Besides the presidential election, governorship polls are holding in 11 states and two territories, […]

The Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire, has advised hospitals to seek alternative sources of funding to ensure quality health service delivery. He gave the advice at the weekend while inspecting facilities at the National Hospital, Abuja. He said additional resources from partnership with the private sector and others would help in service delivery. He also […]

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 […]

Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Saturday announced a new four-week coronavirus lockdown across England, a dramatic shift in strategy following warnings hospitals would become overwhelmed within weeks under his current system of localised restrictions. Under the stringent new rules set to come into force from Thursday, people must stay at home except in cases where […]

A Naval Special Warfare group in the United States, popularly addressed as SEAL Team Six, has rescued a U.S. citizen, Philip Walton, held hostage in Nigeria. Mr Walton was reportedly kidnapped in Niger and rescued in a neighbouring town in northern Nigeria. The mission was undertaken by elite commandos as part of a major effort […]