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NSCDC Dismisses Officer Caught on Tape Looting COVID-19 Palliatives

28Oct

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Corruption, Crime, Justice, News, Nigeria

NSCDC Dismisses Officer Caught on Tape Looting COVID-19 Palliatives

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has dismissed an officer Corps Assistant Illiya Ibrahim of the Gwagwalada Division, Abuja, who was caught on tape participating in the looting of COVID-19 palliatives discovered in the area. The Media Assistant to the Commandant General NSCDC, Ekunola Gbenga, disclosed this in a statement released in Abuja on Tuesday. He said the Commandant General Abdullahi Gana Muhammadu approved the recommendation of the Junior Staff Disciplinary Committee for the dismissal of Illiya. The recommendation was given after the officer was charged under the public service rule. “This disciplinary measure was taken after series of investigations and deliberations by the junior disciplinary committee and recommendations were made to the managemen...

Abaribe Condemns NBC over Channels, AIT, Arise Television Fine

27Oct

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Human Rights, Justice, News, Nigeria

Abaribe Condemns NBC over Channels, AIT, Arise Television Fine

Senate Minority Leader, Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe, on Tuesday requested the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) to stop limiting the right of Nigerians to free speech. Abaribe who made the request in a statement by his Media Adviser, Uchenna Awom, in Abuja, while reacting to the imposition of fine of N3million each on the African Independent Television (AIT), Channels Television and Arise Television over their reportage of the Lekki Tollgate shootings in Lagos by the NBC, said the commission, by that unfortunate action, breached Section 39 of the 1999 Constitution. According to him, Section 39 of the Constitution, specifically made it clear that: “Every person shall be entitled to freedom of expression, including freedom to hold opinions and to receive and impart ideas and informa...

Nigeria Sitting on a Keg of Gun Powder – Lai Mohammed

27Oct

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Corruption, Human Rights, Justice, Law Enforcement, News, Nigeria, Safety, Security

Nigeria Sitting on a Keg of Gun Powder – Lai Mohammed

Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed has stated that that the nation was sitting on a keg of gun powder regarding the issue of fake news and need to immediately begin to go regulate the social media space. The minister who stated this on Tuesday when he appeared before the the House of Representatives Committee on Information, National Orientation, Ethics and Values to defend the 2021 budget proposal added that the next war that will be fought in the country and across the globe may be fought through social media. He said “the biggest challenge facing Nigeria today is fake news and misinformation. Based on that, we dedicated an entire National Council on Information meeting in His to that issue after which we launched a national campaign against fake news in July ...

26Oct

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Human Rights, Law Enforcement, Nigeria, Safety, Security, Violence

Breaking: Violence Erupts in Abakaliki

Abakaliki, the state capital of Ebonyi State has once again erupted in violence as gunshots rent the air in major parts of the city. The violence which began around 3pm caused panic in the city as residents scampered for safety. It was unclear where the gunshots were coming from or who was firing but reports circulating online said the Central Police Station Onuebonyi has been set ablaze by suspected hoodlums. Police and other security agencies were also reported to be engaging the hoodlums in a gun duel at the time of filling the report.

#EndSARS: Buratai, GOCs Meet over Protest

26Oct

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Armed Forces, Law Enforcement, Nigeria, Safety, Security, Violence

#EndSARS: Buratai, GOCs Meet over Protest

The top hierarchy of the Nigerian Army, including the Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Tukur Buratai, General Officers Commanding (GOC) of the Divisions and Operation Commanders, are currently in a meeting where they are brainstorming on the recent threat to national security caused by the #EndSARS protests. The meeting is holding in the Army Conference Room at the Defence Headquarters and shortly before it went into closed session, Buratai condemned unnamed international organisations for threatening to issue travel bans to Military Officers over alleged violation of human rights. He disclosed that the conference will discuss current security challenges in the country.

#ENDSARS: Lagos State Govt. Sets up Panel of Enquiry for Victims

25Oct

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Human Rights, Justice, Lagos News, Law Enforcement, News, Nigeria, Press Statement, Violence

#ENDSARS: Lagos State Govt. Sets up Panel of Enquiry for Victims

Lagos State Government has set up a panel of enquiry for victims of Special Anti Robbery Squad (SARS) related abuses and Lekki Toll Gate incident. According to a press statement released by the Secretary, Lagos SARS Panel, Mr. Babajide Boys, members of the public are to submit memoranda at the public sitting of the Judicial Panel of Inquiry and Restitution set up by the state government. According to Babajide, the new venue for the sitting is ‘Lagos Court of Arbitration, 1A Remi Oluwole St. 2 Roundabout, Lekki Expressway, Lekki Phase 1, Estate, Lagos. “Days of sitting include Tuesday, Friday and Saturday and the time of sitting is 10am – 4pm.” Memoranda submission can be done at the venue to the Registrar or through the email judicialpanelonsars @lagosstate.gov.ng.

#ENDSARS: NECO Postpones SSCE Exams Indefinitely over Protests

25Oct

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Education, News, Nigeria, Safety, Security

#ENDSARS: NECO Postpones SSCE Exams Indefinitely over Protests

The National Examination Council (NECO) has announced the postponement of the ongoing Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination indefinitely. Head, Information and Public Relations Division, NECO, Azeez Sani, announced the development in a statement released on Sunday. “In making this decision, the board noted that due to these security challenges: a. Some state governments imposed curfew and closed schools in order to safeguard lives and property; b. In the circumstances, it has become difficult for the Council to move examination materials across the country; c. Students in the affected locations were unable to sit for the papers already scheduled in the examination time table. “The Governing Board further resolved, that when normalcy returns, the Council will con...

24Oct

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Breaking News, Crime, Nigeria, Safety, Security, Videos

Oyetola Declares 24-hour Curfew in Osun

Osun State governor, Gboyega Oyetola, has imposed a 24-hour curfew on the state. The Governor who made the announcement in a statewide broadcast on Saturday said the curfew was necessitated by the unrest in the state caused by hoodlums. Oyetola said the curfew, which takes immediate effect, is indefinite. He said, “Government notes with huge disappointment, the abuse of the suspension, a day ago, of the 24-hour curfew earlier declared in the State to forestall the breakdown of law and order and protect the lives and property of citizens and residents. “It is unfortunate that hoodlums and criminals have taken advantage of government’s action to wantonly loot government and private property, including private business premises and homes in several parts of the State this morning....

Why Buhari didn’t Speak on Lekki Shootings – Presidency

24Oct

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Human Rights, Interview, Nigeria, Violence

Why Buhari didn’t Speak on Lekki Shootings – Presidency

Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to President Muhammadu Buhari, Femi Adesina has disclosed that the President didn’t mention anything about the shooting of #ENDSARS protesters in Lekki on Tuesday night during a nationwide broadcast because it would be “premature and presumptuous.” There were widespread condemnations from Nigerians who berated Buhari for not mentioning about the shootings or empathizing with the victims during the much-awaited presidential broadcast. Femi Adesina, who appeared on Politics Today, a live show on Channel Televisions monitored by African News Today, said the President didn't mention the shooting during the broadcast because it was being investigated. He said: “The Defence Headquarters issued a statement to say that it was investigating the matter...

IMF Raises Concerns Over Effects of #EndSARS Protests on Nigeria’s Growth Projection

23Oct

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Cost of Living, Economy, Finance, News, Nigeria, Security

IMF Raises Concerns Over Effects of #EndSARS Protests on Nigeria’s Growth Projection

International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned that the projected economic growth for Nigeria may not be realized on the strength of the #ENDSARS protest. The organization expressed serious concern over the state of the nation as the protests continue. While answering questions during the virtual IMF press conference on the regional economic outlook for Sub-Saharan Africa on Thursday, the IMF Director, African Department, Abebe Selassie, noted the importance for government to find an immediate solution to the protests. His words: “On the growth projections in Nigeria, I mean, these protests happened of course, after we had closed, after the period where the data we looked at in making the growth projections for this economic outlook. And much will depend really on how these protests...