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Lekki Shooting: The Nigerian Army lied against Sanwo-Olu – Nnamdi Kanu
Leader of the Indigenous people of Biafra, IPOB Nnamdi Kanu has faulted the Nigerian Army’s claim that they were sent by the Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu to the Lekki Toll Plaza amid the EndSARS protest. Kanu in a tweet claimed that President Muhammadu Buhari ordered the soldiers to kill the protesters not Sanwo-Olu. The 81 Division of the Nigerian Army had admitted that it’s soldiers were present at the scene of the protest but did not kill anybody. The division also disclosed that they stormed Lekki toll gate on the order of Sanwo-Olu. However, the IPOB leader described…
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Okonjo-Iweala emerges DG of World Trade Organisation
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has emerged Director-general, DG of the World trade organization, WTO Okonjo- Iweala who was the nominee from Nigeria polled 104 votes from 164 member countries to defeat South Korea’s Minister of Trade Minister, Yoo Myung-Hee. Okonjo-Iweala’s success as WTO DG makes her the first African and first female director-general of the international body in its 25-year history.
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Media house sanctions: Deji Adeyanju urges journalist to boycott Buhari’s events for two weeks
Human rights activist, Deji Adeyanju has called on Nigeria union of journalist(NUJ) to boycott Buhari’s events for two weeks This comes after the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) imposed fines worth millions on AIT, Channels and Arise TV over their coverage of the Lekki shooting and reactions as they were accused of playing a part in the escalation of the violence across Nigeria.Condemning the sanction, Adeyanju of the Concerned Nigerians urged the NUJ to avoid federal government’s events for two weeks.He wrote;“I appeal to the NUJ to boycott all Federal Government events and activities in the country for 2weeks in protest…
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FG to construct 10 new airports across the country – Hadi Sirika reveals
Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika has announced that the federal government will be constructing 10 new airports across the country. Speaking before the Senate Committee on Aviation to defend his Ministry’s 2021 budget proposals, Sirika revealed that the new airports will be constructed in Anambra, Benue, Ekiti, Nasarawa, Ebonyi and Gombe states, he further stated that the federal government has taken over Kebbi, Osubi, and Dutse airports for redevelopment “Consequent upon that roadmap, we have seen aviation grow in 2018 to become the second-fastest-growing sector of the economy. Also and by 2019, it became the fastest-growing sector of the economy…
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#EndSARS protest holds in Helsinki (Photos)
Though the End SARS protests have come to a halt in Nigeria due to the curfew and violence that have ensued in the past few days as hoodlums have hijacked the protests. Nigerians in other countries however are still organizing End SARS protests. Over the past few days, Nigerians in the diaspora and foreigners have taken to the streets to continue the protests. There have been protests in India, Germany, Hungary, and Helsinki, Finland’s Capital among others.
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Lekki Shooting: “Sanwo-Olu gravely implicated” – FFK reacts after Army makes claims
The 81 division of the Nigerian Army has made a defence concerning the shootings that went down at the Lekki toll plaza last Tuesday as they claimed that Sanwo-Olu had invited them to intervene in the End SARS crisis. They however, insisted that its soldiers did not shoot at the peaceful protesters, describing the report of shooting as false aimed at causing anarchy. Reacting to this, Former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani Kayode in a tweet said the denial by the Nigerian Army was a grave implication on the State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, adding that the Governor has been thrown…
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Buhari Reappoints INEC Chairman, Mahmood Yakubu For Another Term
President Muhammadu Buhari has reappointed Professor Mahmood Yakubu as Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for another five-year term. In a statement by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, he disclosed that President Buhari had nominated Professor Yakubu for an appointment as INEC chairman for a second and final term in a letter addressed to the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan. Professor Yakubu’s reappointment is, however, subject to approval by members of the upper chamber of the National Assembly. “I am pleased to present for confirmation by the Senate, the nomination of Professor…
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Lekki Shooting: Blood of dead Nigerians crying for Justice – Oby Ezekwesili tells Buhari
Former Minister of Education, Oby Ezekwesili has told President Muhammadu Buhari that the blood of the dead Nigerians, who were shot during the End SARS protest at the Lekki Toll Gate are crying for justice. Ezekwesili stated this in a tweet via her Twitter handle on Tuesday morning She wrote: “It is 7 days since that #BlackTuesday of #LekkiTollGateProtest where @HQNigerianArmy shot our unarmed #EndSARS protesters. “The Blood of the dead citizens is crying for Justice, @MBuhari.” This is coming after Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State finally agreed that the Nigerian Army ordered the shooting of End SARS protesters…
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#EndSARS Protests Politically motivated – Yahaya Bello
Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello has expressed that the nationwide #EndSARS protests across the country were politically motivated. Speaking when he featured on Sunrise Daily, a Channels Television programme, on Tuesday, Bello said the protest was sponsored by politicians who are benefitting from the disruptions caused by the demonstrations across the country. According to the Governor, Nigerians do not need a soothsayer to tell them that the protests had a political undertone even after the government agreed to the demands of the agitators. “Dear Nigerians, let me tell you, what is happening today, this so-called #EndSARS is politically motivated,”…
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IPOB can’t use Rivers to launch attacks – Wike
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has warned that members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) cannot use the state to launch it’s attacks. This comes a few days after Wike outlawed the proscribed group in the State. He called on local government chairmen in the state and youths not to allow IPOB to demonstrate in the state. The Rivers State Governor in a statement released through his media aide, Kelvin Ebiri, described Rivers as the most accommodating state for all Nigerians, he also accused the proscribed group of destroying the states law court and killing policemen and soldiers. “We…
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Lekki Shooting: Anyone found culpable will be held accountable – Sanwo-Olu
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has said that the Lagos State Government will ensure that anyone found culpable in last Tuesday’s shooting at the Lekki Toll Plaza will be held accountable for their actions. Sanwo-Olu stated this while speaking in an interview with CNN’s Becky Anderson, he said; “We will be committed to a full investigation of what happened and people would be held accountable. They certainly would be held accountable. We would do everything possible to ensure that they are held accountable. “People have claimed that their friends and family members have been killed. So, this Judicial Panel of…
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25 escaped prisoners return to Correctional Centre in Edo
About 25 out of the 1900 inmates who escaped from the Sapele Road and Oko Correctional Centres in Benin City, Edo State have returned to prison. This comes after the governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki issued an ultimatum for the escapees to return to the correctional centre or face the full wrath of the law. According to an official of the Sapele Road Correctional Centre, he revealed that one of the escapees had been recaptured after he was shot in the leg last Wednesday. It was further gathered that two out of the 25 inmates who returned were inmates…
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