Governors of the 36 states were said to have received N1billion each from the President Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government to cushion the effects of the coronavirus pandemic. The Governors were also said to have signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the World Bank to receive a sum of N1.1billion for the same purpose. Governor Yahaya…
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, over the weekend, had an interview with CNN journalist, Becky Anderson where he stated that only two deaths have so far been recorded in the gunfire incident that rocked the #EndSARS protest at the Lekki tollgate on Tuesday, October 20. He said so far no family member of deceased persons…
The Governor of Lagos state, Babajide Sanwo-olu has admitted that Nigerian Military officers ordered the shooting of unarmed #EndSARS protesters at the Lekki Toll Gate last week Tuesday. Sanwoolu, during a live interview on CNN, disclosed that according to CCTV footage gotten from the scene of the shooting, officers of the Nigerian Army were responsible…
Human rights activist, Femi Falana has said Nigerian soldiers were “indeed ordered to go to Lekki Tollgate to shoot peaceful EndSARS protesters in Lagos. Falana, a SAN, made this known on Monday while speaking as a guest on Arise TV on Monday. Falana added that he has identified the barracks the killer soldiers came from,…
The Kogi State correspondent of The Sun newspaper Emmanuel Adeyemi has been shot. Adeyemi was on his way to the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ) Press Centre in Lokoja, the state capital, when he was shot near the gate of the secretariat on Monday. An unidentified person who was reportedly hit by a stray bullet around the…
144 male and female suspects have been arrested for participating in the looting and destruction of Ilorin Airport Cargo warehouse, Kwara Agro Mall, and Kwara Mall popularly called Shoprite over the weekend. In the wake of the crisis that erupted following the EndSARS protest, hoodlums in several states seized the opportunity to vandalize and loot…
Nigerian singer and #EndSARS frontliner, Falz has shared his birthday wish as he turns 30 today October 27. The singer who noted that it’s been a week since unarmed #EndSARS protesters were killed at Lekki toll gate, said he prays for a better tomorrow and a Nigeria he will be proud to call home. Falz wrote; …
A woman miraculously survived despite having a bullet in her head for 5 days. The skin care therapist named Favour Grey suffered a gunshot wound to the head, her sister Valentina Grey revealed. Sharing photos of Favour after she was shot, an X-ray of the bullet in her head, and the bullet after it was removed, Valentina…
A tanker exploded at a filling station on Ajayi Road, Ogba, Lagos State, this morning, October 27. Eyewitnesses said the explosion occurred as a kerosene tanker was offloading at Yerevan Oil. It was also gathered that the fire was contained by Lagos State Fire Service within an hour after nearby shops and a transformer had…
The National Economic Council (NEC) has accused the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and other secessionists of hijacking the #EndSARS protest. The council chaired by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo in the communique issued after a virtual meeting in which a committee to engage youths, representatives of civil society organizations (CSO), religious and traditional leaders, on employment and social safety…