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There was tension at the University of Ibadan on Wednesday as the non-academic staff unions of the institution protested against the processes of appointing the new vice-chancellor of the university.   The chairman of the university council, Dr Joshua Waklek, around 2pm on Wednesday, announced the suspension of the process of selection of the new […]

  Amnesty International, the Global rights group, has given a detailed timeline of the shootings at the Lekki toll on October 20, 2020   It warned the government against covering up on the case, which has attracted global attention. The group has insisted that at least 10 of the protesters were killed by the soldiers […]

  Nigeria’s main opposition party, the People’s Democratic Party, on Wednesday, called on Professor Mahmood Yakubu to see his reappointment as chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, as ample opportunity to deliver credible and conclusive elections to Nigerians.   President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday reappointed Yakubu for a second term of five years. […]

…directs REA boss to rectify lopsidedness    The Nigerian Senate on Wednesday rejected a proposal to cite as many as 20 power projects in Lau Local Government Area of Taraba State from where the Minister of Power, Mamman Saleh, hails.   The Senate Committee on Power, which was verifying the 2021 budget proposals of the […]

 President Muhammadu Buhari has re-appointed Prof. Mahmood Yakubu as Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission.   This was disclosed on Tuesday by Femi Adesina, Special Adviser to the President, on Media and Publicity, through a statement.   “President Muhammadu Buhari, has presented the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof Mahmood Yakubu, for […]

Nigerian Army’s  81 Division on Tuesday denied that soldiers opened fire on #ENDSARS protesters at the Lekki Toll Plaza last Tuesday night.   Maj. Olaniyi Osoba, the Division’s Acting Director Public Relations, in a statement, said soldiers were involved in restoring order in the state on the invitation of the state government.   Below is […]

The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosu, on Tuesday, disclosed the arrest of 520 suspects in connection with the series of arson, vandalism, burglary, and robbing of unsuspecting members of the public of their valuables during the unrest occasioned by the #EndSARS protest in the state.   Odumosu, who disclosed this during a press […]

The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) says that palliatives found in warehouses and later looted in different parts of the country were to be distributed to the poor and vulnerable citizens.   In a statement issued by Abdulrazaque Bello-Barkindo, Head of Media and Public Affairs, NGF said the clarification was necessary because  of the wrong information […]

It appears there is no limit to the odium Nigerians would endure in the hands of the Buhari administration because just when the regime seems to have hit rock bottom in governance capacity, it somehow manages to find a further depth in ignominy. The current national outcry is how ruthless, unprofessional and corrupt SARS officers […]

The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Tukur Buratai has issued marching orders to General Officers Commanding, Principal Staff Officers, and Field Commanders of the Nigerian Army to bring to an end immediately, the arson, killings and looting going on across the country as a result of miscreants and unscrupulous elements hijacking the EndSARS Protests. […]

…as SERAP threatens suit against regulator if fine not rescinded   The National Broadcasting Commission, which regulates the broadcast industry in the country,  has slammed fines on Channels TV, Arise Television and Africa Independent Television for what it called “unprofessional coverage” of the #EndSARS protests.   The acting Director-General of the NBC, Prof. Armstrong Idachaba, […]

  The Inspector-General of Police, IGP M.A Adamu, has ordered the immediate mobilization of all police operational assets and resources to restore normalcy across Nigeria.   He ordered the Police to bring an end to the wanton violence, killings, looting and destruction of public and private property, and reclaim the public space from criminal elements […]