In the last few days, Nigerians have discovered various warehouses where the COVID19 palliatives donated by CACOVID were stored and went ahead to loot them. The palliatives comprising of food items were stored in the warehouses and were supposed to be distributed to the less privileged Nigerians. Nigerians took to social media to blast the…
Senator Teslim Folarin representing Oyo Central Senatorial District in the National Assembly, has counted what he lost after angry youths invaded and looted his home at the weekend. The lawmaker revealed in a statement on Saturday that over 1,100 empowerment items such as motorcycles, deep freezers, generators, and grinding machines, among others were looted. The…
Following attacks on government warehouses in Ilorin metropolis, Kwara state Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq Friday night imposed 24 hours curfew on Ilorin, the state capital. Suspected hoodlums masquerading as #EndSARS protesters had earlier in the day broken into the Ilorin Cargo Terminal and carted away CACOVID palliatives materials. The hoodlums later proceeded to the state Agro…
Lagos state residents who have been abused by the defunct Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) can now write a petition against the police unit. Also, Lagosions can now claim compensation from the government if their complaints warrant it. To achieve this, Lagos state governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has set up Judicial Panel to investigate brutality and rights…
A day or two ago, a video trending on several WhatsApp platforms, and said to be from Ughelli Area Command, A-Division, Delta State, showed some police officers and men running and singing solidarity song at the same time. Momentarily, a voice-over broke in, on the tape that had since gone viral.“The police are protesting,” it…
Amongst national crisis over the shooting of unarmed protesters at the Lekki Toll Plaza in Lagos on Tuesday, a delegation from the United States government has arrived in Nigeria. The team was at Aso Rock on Thursday to discuss with Vice President Yemi Osinbajo behind closed doors. The team, according to the US Mission in…
Dino Melaye has released yet another music video. In the video shared on his Twitter handle this morning, the politician dressed in military fatigues insisted that the military killed the End SARS protesters at the Lekki tollgate on Tuesday, October 20.
A mob in Anambra state has set the statue of the pioneer President of Nigeria, the late Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe, on fire in Onitsha. The statue was at Denis Memorial Grammar School Roundabout, Awka Avenue, Onitsha, known as Zik Roundabout. While the mob was on a rampage, they doused the statue with petrol before setting it on…
His Royal Highness, Ierelu Abiola Dosunmu, Irelu Kuti IV of Lagos, has admitted a total failure of the country’s leadership. He said the leaders in the country have failed the youths, adding that for this reason, the young people may no longer listen to them unless certain things are done. The monarch said this on…
The Rivers state government has outlawed the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) which has been blamed for attacks in some Local Government Areas (LGAs) in Rivers state, especially in Oyigbo LGA. Governor Nyesom Wike who made the pronouncement in a state-wide address on Friday, October 23, also declared one Stanley Mgbere from Onne in Eleme LGA wanted…