Gov Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has imposed a 24-hour curfew in Oyigbo, Obio/Akpor Local Government Areas, and some parts of Port-Harcourt following violent incidents by hoodlums who hijacked the ENDSARS protest. In a statement by the Governor’s newly appointed Special Assistant on Media, Kelvin Ebiri, said Wike made the announcement in a state broadcast…
Month: October 2020
Lekki Shooting: Gbajabiamila calls for thorough investigation, calm
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has described the event of the reported casualties of protesters at the Lekki Tollgate in Lagos on Tuesday night as disturbing and not reflective of the nation’s growing democracy. Gbajabiamila, who expressed grief over the sad event and the consequent civil disturbances around the state, called…
Nigerians not mentally prepared for presidential system of government, says Attah
Former Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Obong Victor Attah has asserted that Nigerians are not mentally prepared for the presidential system of government being practised in the country. Speaking on Wednesday in Uyo in response to the #EndSARS protests that have revolved into calls for good governance, Attah explained that the problem of Nigeria was…
#Endsars: Minister Appeals to Women, Youth to Halt Protest
The minister of women affairs, Dame Pauline K. Tallen, has called on all women and youth to stop the nationwide protest against police brutality in the country. Dame While sympathizing over the lives lost at the cost of the #Endsarsprotest, in a press statement on Wednesday, said the government has heard and would need time…
#EndSARS: Implore dialogue, not rioting — Kano Emirate tells protesters
By Bashir Bello – Kano In the face of the ongoing #EndSARS protest, the Kano Emirate Council has on Wednesday told protesters to implore dialogue instead of riot approach to press home their demands. The Emirate Council in a statement by the Senior Councillor (Galadiman Kano), Alhaji Abbas Sanusi made available to newsmen in the…
UEFA rules out games in Armenia, Azerbaijan
UEFA club and national team competitions will not take place in Armenia and Azerbaijan until further notice because of the continuing military conflict in the Nagorno-Karabakh region, UEFA’s Executive Committee has decided,Fighting has flared to its worst level since the 1990s with hundreds killed. “After having carefully monitored the evolution of the situation which broke…
VIDEO: Thugs take over Oba’s palace in Lagos, seize staff of office
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VIDEO: American Music star, Vic Mensa joins #EndSARS protest
American superstar recording artist Vic Mensa @vicmensa joins the recent cries of celebrities using their voices and platforms to amplify the #EndSARS movement and address the tragic news about peaceful protesters murdered, shot and harmed in Nigeria. Also read: Oyetola’s vehicles damaged as governor joins EndSARS protesters in Osogbo Vanguard News The post VIDEO: American…
Nigeria stocks post biggest loss in 10 days
Nigerian stocks fell 0.75 percent Wednesday after the excessive use of force on peaceful protesters by the Nigerian army across the country sent negative signals to the investor community. About 78 unarmed protesters were reported dead by multiple eyewitnesses during sporadic shootings by the Nigerian military at Lekki, in heart of the country’s commercial city……
In conversation with foremost Real Estate Developer, Oke Onyehara of Bloc Haus
1. Give us a brief overview of BLOCHAUS AFRICA; when it was established, work culture and administrators As Multiple Award Winning Real Estate Developers in Lagos-Nigeria, Bloc Haus is forging a new standard in the Residential Estate Construction as we seek to envelope a multitude of innovations to create thoughtful and captivating spaces. Bloc Haus…
NASU/SSANU strike: FG sets up Committee to harmonize payment of salaries
The Federal Government has set up a five-man committee to resolve the inconsistencies in payment of salaries of the non-academic staff members of universities in order to resolve issues around the strike embarked upon by the Non-Academic Staff Union of Universities (NASU) and Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU). A statement issued on Wednesday…
Take responsibility for killings, PDP tells Buhari Presidency
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has charged President Muhammadu Buhari and the All Progressives Congress (APC) to take responsibility for the shooting and reported killing of peaceful and unarmed young protesters by military operatives at Lekki Toll Gate in Lagos on Tuesday night. PDP in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan, Wednesday…