By AUSTIN-FAIR NWAULU – President of the Creative Industry Group, Ambassador Felix Duke, maintains that a quick response to the demands of the youths against police brutality is a way out the present quagmire. Speaking on behalf of the Group, the veteran musician stated that it is the only...
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By AUSTIN-FAIR NWAULU – Maverick showbiz all-rounder and rights activist, Charles Oputa [Charly Boy] has called on Nigerian pastors, [‘’fake and real’’, as he put it] to pray for the youths this Sunday in their respective worship centers. According to him, this is because they have shown that the...
By AUSTIN-FAIR NWAULU – As the protests against police brutality and social menace codenamed #EndSARS [now #End SWAT] continue to rock various cities in the country, the real reasons have emerged on why some Nigerian showbiz, sports and allied sectors have been shying away from participating and openly identifying...
The Nigerian Citizens Association in South Africa (NICASA) on Wednesday extolled Mr Godwin Adama, the outgoing Consular General of Nigeria High Commission, for selfless services rendered to them in that country. The President of NICASA, Mr Ben Okoli, made this known to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on...
Social media users have launched a campaign against African leaders who have failed to condemn the killing of unarmed protestors in Nigeria by soldiers. According to them, African leaders are quick to comment on matters in the Western countries but fail to reciprocate that same energy when it comes...
Gov. Samuel Ortom of Benue on Wednesday inaugurated a judicial panel of inquiry to investigate alleged human rights violation by the police, especially the defunct Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS). Performing the ceremony in Makurdi, Ortom said the constitution of the panel was part of the resolutions of the 108th...
Local police on Wednesday said the death toll from a collapsed church building in Ghana’s Eastern Region has increased to seven. Francis Gomado, the spokesman for the Eastern regional command of the Ghana Police Service, said seven injured persons were also receiving treatment at the hospital. Gomado told Xinhua...
BY OOLA MODUPE, Lagos – Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, announced on Wednesday the extension of the 24-hour curfew he earlier imposed on Nigeria’s commercial city to 72 hours. In a live broadcast, to Lagos residents, Sanwo-Olu said he was taking the decision with a heavy heart...
Police brutality: President Buhari welcomes establishment of judicial panels of inquiry by 13 states
Police brutality: President Buhari welcomes establishment of judicial panels of inquiry by 13 states
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari welcomed on Wednesday the establishment of judicial panels of inquiry by a number of states across the country to deliver justice to victims of Police brutality. At the last count, no fewer than 13 States have gone ahead to establish...
From SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Yobe State Governor, Maimala Buni, has flagged off the construction of 16 kilometer Nguru-Bulanguwa Asphalt road and also the construction of 3.2 kilometer township road with a corresponding 6.4 kilometer drainages He explained that the contract work for the construction of the Nguru-Bulanguwa road...
Barbadian Singer and makeup brand owner Rihanna, has joined the online protest to end police brutality in Nigeria. According to reports, there’s been a heavy shooting at the Lekki Toll Gate area in Lagos today, as #EndSARS protesters defy a government curfew to continue their demand to end police brutality....
Pressure is mounting on President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to speak out on the ongoing #EndSars and #EndPolicebrutality protests after force was reportedly used against the protestors. Several reports said protestors had been killed in the Lagos on Wednesday night, scaling up not just the disaffection against the Nigeria...
The Federal Government says it will set up a five man committee to holistically study the complaints on the Integrated Payroll Personnel Information System (IPPIS) by the unions. The committee will examine the complaints with a view to harmonising its activities and operations. Sen. Chris Ngige, the Minister of...
By VERA AWUAH – honnyveea3@gmail.com Intuitive eating is not a “diet; it’s a way of eating that teaches you to eat based on your natural hunger and fullness signals. Basically, intuitive eating is a philosophy of eating that makes you an expert of your body and its hunger signals....
By OLA MODUPE, Lagos – Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has condemned reports of shooting by security agents at #EndSARS peaceful protesters at the Lekki Toll gate, Lagos. “This must stop immediately,” SERAP demanded in a statement by its Deputy Director, Kolawole Oluwadare, on Tuesday. SERAP said: “Under the Nigerian...
Arsenal’s out-of-favour midfielder Mesut Ozil was left out of their 25-man English Premier League (EPL) squad list for the 2020/2021 season released on Tuesday. This has further increased the likelihood that he has played his last game for the north London club. Ozil, who is under contract with Arsenal...
I would have written this as a private letter to President Muhammadu Buhari but I’m uncertain if and when it will reach you, hence I decided to write it in the media with hopes that you would read and act accordingly sir. I have been monitoring the events of the...