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Ondo Police clarify arrest of protesters, deny political motivation

David August 11, 2024 0 Comment

By David Akinadewo-Adekahunsi Ondo State Police Command has issued a statement to address the misinformation surrounding the arrest of protesters in Akure on Saturday. According to the statement signed by SP Funmilayo Odunlami-Omisanya, Police...

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Court orders LASG to investigate Reporter’s death during #EndSARS protest, prosecute killers

David August 6, 2024 0 Comment

By David Akinadewo-Adekahunsi A Federal High Court in Lagos has ordered the Lagos State Government to investigate the death of Pelumi Onifade, a 20-year-old reporter who died in 2020 while covering the #EndSARS protests....

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Why fuel importers will frustrate Dangote Refinery – Obasanjo

David August 6, 2024 0 Comment

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said that those benefiting from the lucrative business of fuel importation are going to make efforts to frustrate the Dangote Petroleum Refinery. Obasanjo stated this in the wake...

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Russian Flags: Police arrest 31 producers, distributors in Kano, Kaduna …873 other rioters

David August 6, 2024 0 Comment

The Nigerian Police Force said, on Monday, that it arrested 31 persons for what it described as “treason” for producing and distributing Russian flags and calling for anarchy. Force Public Relations Officer, ACP...

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Plot to falsely label Yahaya Bello a security threat exposed

David August 6, 2024 0 Comment

By David Akinadewo-Adekahunsi The media office of the immediate past Governor of Kogi State, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, has uncovered a sinister plot to falsely label him a security threat. According to a press statement...

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Soyinka identifies with protesters, cautions security agencies against unprofessional conduct

David August 4, 2024 0 Comment

Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, has called on security agents to be tactical in the handling of the ongoing protests, to avoid fatalities. Soyinka made the call in a statement on Sunday while reacting...

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JAMB issues deadline to institutions on disclosure of illegal admissions

David August 4, 2024 0 Comment

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has directed all institutions to disclose within one month, details of all candidates they illegally admitted prior to 2017 or risk recognition and condonment. Dr Fabian Benjamin,...

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Police fault Amnesty’s claims on protest casualties

David August 4, 2024 0 Comment

The Nigeria Police has dismissed as “untrue”, a claim by Amnesty International that 13 people had died since the commencement of the nationwide protest. Force Public Relations Officer Olumuyiwa Adejobi, in a statement on...

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Sultan, CAN President plead with Nigerians to stop nationwide protest immediately

David August 2, 2024 0 Comment

The Sultan of Sokoto and President of Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), Alhaji Muhammad Sa’adu Abubakar III, and the President of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Archbishop Daniel Okoh, Friday called...

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Protests: 14 killed as Yobe, Kano, Borno declare curfew

David August 2, 2024 0 Comment

No fewer than 14 protesters, including a policeman, Thursday lost their lives on the first day of the protest against hardship in the country. Those killed included six at Suleja in Niger State;...