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EndSARS: Omokri’s Petition Against Buhari Removed From Website

21Nov

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Human Rights, News, Nigeria

EndSARS: Omokri’s Petition Against Buhari Removed From Website

An online petition initiated change.org by Reno Omokri, a former special assistant to Nigeria’s former President, Goodluck Jonathan, has been removed from the website. The petition was addressed to the International Criminal Court to arraign Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, over alleged crimes against humanity. “This petition isn’t available. Either the URL is incorrect, it violated our Community Guidelines, or the starter removed it,” a message on the petition page said. The petition, which has garnered 80,000 signatories on Friday, is titled, “Petition To The ICC To Arraign Muhammadu Buhari for Crimes Against Humanity”. It reads, “On October 20, 2020, the Buhari administration murdered multiple innocent, unarmed, peaceful #EndSARS protesters at the Lekki Toll Gate in a ...

FIFA Ranking: Super Eagles Maintain 36th In The World, Fifth Best In Africa

20Nov

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News, Nigeria, Sports, Youths

FIFA Ranking: Super Eagles Maintain 36th In The World, Fifth Best In Africa

The Super Eagles retained 36th position in the FIFA/Coca-Cola world ranking that was released by the world soccer governing body on Friday. The West Africans recorded a win and draw in their two outings in November. The three-time African defeated the Lone Star of Liberia 2-0 in Tangier, Morocco, and were held to a 1-1 draw at home by the Blue Sharks of Cape Verde. The Super Eagles also maintained the fifth position in Africa. See Also: Ighalo Wins West Asia Player Of The Month Award Senegal remains the number one team on the continent, while Morocco jumped ahead of North African rivals Tunisia into the second position. The Carthage Eagles of Tunisia now occupy the third position, with African champions Algeria and Nigeria and Algeria in fourth and fifth positions respe...

Kogi Takes Legal Action Against EFCC, says EFCC’s Mission Is Political

20Nov

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Corruption, News, Nigeria

Kogi Takes Legal Action Against EFCC, says EFCC’s Mission Is Political

Kogi State Government says the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has been pursuing a political agenda regarding the controversial N20bn bail-out fund the state was accused of. Gatekeepers News reports that the Kogi State Government says the EFCC’s is attempting to desperately wriggle out of a bad case with another, which is aimed at misleading Nigerians. The State said this while quoting a letter signed by the Central Bank of Nigeria, which had not said anything different from what had been said so far on the controversial N20bn bail-out fund In reaction to the press release issued by the anti-graft agency, Kogi State Commissioner for Information and Communications, Kingsley Fanwo, said the Government would prepare a comprehensive response to the latest of the desperat...

19Nov

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News, Nigeria, Youths

Buhari Reacts To #EndSARS Panel Report

President Muhammadu Buhari says the federal government will await the steps taken by states, before taking action on the report of the Lagos judicial panel of inquiry. The president said this on Thursday at a meeting with Antony Blinken, United States secretary of state, in Abuja. “So many state governments are involved, and have given different terms of reference to the probe panels,” he said, according to a statement by Femi Adesina, presidential spokesman. “We at the Federal have to wait for the steps taken by the states, and we have to allow the system to work. We can’t impose ideas on them. Federal Government has to wait for the reaction of the states.” Source: The Cable

Gernot Rohr To Know His Fate Next Week – Sunday Dare

19Nov

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News, Nigeria, Sports, Youths

Gernot Rohr To Know His Fate Next Week – Sunday Dare

The Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare, has said that super eagles coach, Gernot Rohr hasn’t been sacked but will know his fate next week. It was widely reported on Thursday, November 18, that the Franco-German coach had been sacked by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), which the NFF has denied. However, speaking during the weekly ministerial briefing in Abuja on Thursday, Dare said a decision on Rohr’s future would depend on a report to be submitted by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) in the coming days. This comes days after Nigeria endured a 1-1 draw with minnows, Cape Verde, to book a spot in the next round of the 2022 World Cup qualifiers. The match had renewed calls for the sacking of Rohr who has been in charge of the Super Eagles since 2016. ...

FG To Raise Power Tariff December, Begins Free Meters Purchase

18Nov

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News, Nigeria

FG To Raise Power Tariff December, Begins Free Meters Purchase

Power consumers nationwide may start to pay more for electricity, following plans by the Federal Government to carry out a review of power tariff. This came as the Federal Government said on Wednesday it had commenced the procurement of four million meters meant to be distributed free of charge to unmetered power users nationwide. It also put the number of unmetered electricity consumers in Nigeria at about eight million, adding that over 860,000 meters were distributed for free to power users under phase zero of the National Mass Metering Programme. It was learnt on Wednesday the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission would review the country’s power tariffs by next month, barring any unforeseen circumstance. On the four million free meters being procured, the Deputy Gener...

I Have Not Been Sacked But NFF Wants Me To Quit – Gernot Rohr

18Nov

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News, Nigeria, Sports

I Have Not Been Sacked But NFF Wants Me To Quit – Gernot Rohr

Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr has revealed that he is still in charge of the team contrary to reports that he has been sacked by the Nigerian Football Federation, reports. The Franco-German, however, admitted that the NFF wanted him to quit the team after the Super Eagles lacklustre display in Tuesday’s 1-1 draw against Cape Verde in their final Group C World Cup qualifier in Lagos. The three-time African champions, finished top of Group C with 13 points to qualify for the World Cup playoffs next March but there were widespread calls for the sack of the coach, after another colourless outing by the Eagles, who have struggled against lesser opposition in recent times. Several online platforms had reported that the 68-year-old coach had been relieved of his job in the wake of the E...

Over 1,000 Shops Closed as Gas Explosion claims five lives in Ladipo Market

17Nov

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News, Nigeria

Over 1,000 Shops Closed as Gas Explosion claims five lives in Ladipo Market

Businesses were paralysed on the ever-busy Ojekunle Street in the popular Ladipo Market area of Lagos State on Tuesday as over 1,000 shops were shut down as a result of the deadly gas explosion that rocked a mechanic workshop on number 35 and 37 of the long lane. It was earlier reported that at least five persons were burnt to death when the explosion rocked a mechanic premises around 8am on Tuesday. About 60 buildings including two-storey and one-storey structures wholly housing shops were closed for business activities due to the incident. Each of the building housed at least 40 shops. A trade union official also confirmed to The PUNCH that the over 1,000 members of the association didn’t open for the day’s business because of the explosion. Security operatives and emergency ...

ASUU Strike Won’t Happen, Funds Are Available – Ngige

17Nov

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News, Nigeria, Youths

ASUU Strike Won’t Happen, Funds Are Available – Ngige

Chris Ngige, minister of labour, says the strike threatened by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) will not take place. On Monday, ASUU issued a three-week ultimatum to the federal government to implement the earlier agreement reached with the union. Speaking on Tuesday in an interview on Channels Television, Ngige said funds are available for universities. “The strike will not happen. For one, I know that the funds to pay are there and the ministry of education has assured me that by tomorrow, they will emanate letters to make sure that the disbursement reaches the accounts of the various universities,” he said. “We are not paying the unions directly, so it will get to the universities’ accounts.” ‘STANDARD OF EDUCATION IS FALLING‘ Speaking during the programme, ...

Why I Beat Lecturer To Coma – UNILORIN Student

16Nov

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Why I Beat Lecturer To Coma – UNILORIN Student

400-Level student at the University of Ilorin (UNILORIN), Salaudeen Waliu, popularly identified as Captain Walz, who reportedly beat up a lecturer, Mrs Zakariyyah, to stupor after an altercation on his academics has opened up on what led to the unfortunate incident. Salaudeen Waliu, while speaking to University Campus Journalists, UCJ-Ilorin, claimed that “months before the last Thursday incident, he was arrested and locked up for two months, thereby warranting his inability to attend SIWES duties.” He claimed to have gone to the office of the female lecturer to beg her to help wave the mandatory SIWES course which he missed due to unforeseen circumstances but was always met with negative responses. According to him, he had gone to Lagos to meet a friend for the first time but was...