The Federal Capital Territory Security Committee has banned #EndSARS protests in Abuja after finding the protesters guilty of failing to adhere to the COVID-19 protocols. The decision to ban the protest was taken at the committee meeting held Thursday, October 15 which was chaired by the FCT Minister, Malam Muhammad Bello and had in attendance the Permanent…
A 15- year- old boy identified as Blessing Ndubueze allegedly stabbed a footballer, Johnpaul Etugha, 37, to death during a football match in Imo State. It was gathered that the incident happened at NTU Primary School playground in Ngor Okpala Local Government Area of the state on Tuesday, October 13. According to an eyewitness, the…
At least 30 people have been killed because of sudden torrential rains and flooding in southern India, officials said Thursday. In Hyderabad city, home to top IT companies, nine people were killed when a wall collapsed on them and 10 others died from electrocution and drowning, a local official told AFP. Dramatic images showed cars being…
The Kaduna State government has approved Sunday, 18th, and Monday, 19th October 2020, as resumption dates for SS II, JSS II boarding and day schools respectively, and Primary 6 students in the state. The State Ministry of Education is directing all principals to make arrangements to receive boarding students on Sunday, 18th, and Day students…
Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has lost his mother. it was gathered from a reliable source that Mrs. Abigail Makinde died on Thursday. She died in the early hours of Thursday. A top government official claim that the deceased died on Thursday. But the state government is yet to make an official statement about…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced that 179 new cases of Coronavirus were recorded in Nigeria on Wednesday, October 14. The health agency gave a breakdown of the new cases as follows; Lagos-116, Anambra-20, FCT-9, Oyo-9, Rivers-9, Delta-3, Nasarawa-3, Edo-2, Kaduna-2, Ogun-2, Plateau-2, Ekiti-1, Osun-1. There are now 60,834 confirmed cases of Coronavirus in…
Australian High Commissioner to Nigeria, Claire Ireland has apologized over her comment about the #EndSARS protest. Claire Ireland had taken to Twitter to advice Australian citizens to avoid the protest and follow the advice of local authorities. She tweeted:-REVISED MSG: There are ongoing protests in Abuja, Lagos and other locations in Nigeria. Avoid these protests…
US First Lady, First Lady Melania Trump has revealed that her 14-year-old son with President Donald Trump tested positive for Coronavirus. Melania who revealed this in a personal essay in which she narrated her experience battling COVID-19, described her son as a strong teenager who didn’t exhibit any symptom. The US President and first lady…
The Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo has announced the death of his driver, Yohanna Shankuk. Keyamo, in a tweet, said that the driver was run over by a driver taking a one-way to avoid End SARS protesters in Abuja. He noted that the late driver was killed on Wednesday at Berger…
A 13-year-old girl, Wednesday, October 14, alleged that his aunt’s husband, who she calls ‘Daddy’, would play pornographic videos for her to watch then rape her. She alleged he had been abusing her sexually in his shop and at their apartment on Surulere Street, Ojo area of Lagos, with a threat to kill her if…