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A Bat From Hell and the Asiwaju of Blood – Fani-Kayode

25Oct

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Lagos News, News, Nigeria

A Bat From Hell and the Asiwaju of Blood – Fani-Kayode

Former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode has written an open letter condemning the former Lagos State governor, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu for his comment on the Lekki Toll Gate area shooting that occurred in Lagos. Fani-Kayode in the letter posted on his verified Twitter handle, obtained by African News Today lashed out at Governor Babjide Sanwo-Olu, President Muhammadu Buhari and LT Gen. Tukur Buratai for alleged complicity in the shooting. THE LETTER IN FULL: My dear Asiwaju Tinubu, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu Even if the whole country is cowed and mesmerised by you and applauds your callousness, vanity, evil, subterfuge, deceit, ruthlessness, obsessive ambitions, lack of fear of God and doubkespeak I FFK, the Voice of the Voiceless, the Servant of Truth, ...

Victims of Lekki Toll Gate Shooting Have Questions to Answer – Tinubu

25Oct

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Lagos News, News, Nigeria

Victims of Lekki Toll Gate Shooting Have Questions to Answer – Tinubu

National leader of the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has said that those who suffered casualty during the shooting at Lekki toll gate area of Lagos State have to answer some questions that would help government make informed decisions in the future. Tinubu disclosed this on Saturday while on a visit to governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu at the Lagos House in Marina. Speaking on the purpose of the visit, the former governor said he had sought to ascertain the role of Sanwo-Olu in the Lekki shooting that took place on Tuesday. Tinubu questioned the reason behind the vandalism of public infrastructure and looting of private businesses that has been perpetrated by irate youths in the state for days. The APC stalwart who spoke to journalists aft...

Protesting Youths Set Zik’s Statue Aflame in Onitsha, Anambra

25Oct

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Environment, Infrastructure, News, Nigeria, Violence, Youths

Protesting Youths Set Zik’s Statue Aflame in Onitsha, Anambra

Enraged youths on Thursday set ablaze the statue of Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe, erected in Onitsha Anambra State. The perpetrators are suspected to be thugs who hijacked the peaceful #EndSARS protest which was initiated as a movement to end police brutality and bad governance in the country. The monument was erected some months ago by Anambra state governor, Willie Obiano at Dennis Memorial Grammar School roundabout in Onitsha to decorate the commercial hub of the state, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. Mr Victor Ononye, a kinsman of the first president of Nigeria while recounting the incident said, “What happened at the DMGS Roundabout, Onitsha, which I saw with my own eyes, evoked tears. “They decapitated the hand and went away with his title staff. That is the height of ingrati...

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....

TVC Resumes broadcast After Being Vandalised

24Oct

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Lagos News, Nigeria, Violence

TVC Resumes broadcast After Being Vandalised

Following a four days hiatus due to an attack of its headquarters in Lagos by irate youths, Television Continental (TVC) has resumed broadcasting. A group of angry youths had attacked TVC’s headquarters at Ketu on Wednesday, wrecking its facilities thereby taking the station off air. The attack was part of destruction that took place after security operatives opened fire at peaceful protesters at the Lekki toll gate area on Tuesday. The reopening of TVC comes after the Nation newspaper resumed operation. The Nation’s headquarters was equally attacked by angry youths. Lagos state governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu had appealed for an end to violence while urging all stakeholders to resist the urge to derail the developmental strides which had been recorded by the state.

IPOB: Wike Declares Manhunt for Stanley Mgbere, Places N50m Bounty

24Oct

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Crime, News, Nigeria, Security, Violence

IPOB: Wike Declares Manhunt for Stanley Mgbere, Places N50m Bounty

Governor Nyeson Wike of Rivers State has placed a N50 million bounty on a leader of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) identified as Stanley Mgbere. The governor reiterated its ban on the activities of the IPOB across the state in conformity with the proscription of the group by the Muhammadu Buhari led federal government. This was disclosed during a state broadcast on Friday by governor Wike who noted that Mgbere led members of the IPOB to perpetrate destruction of lives and property in Oyigbo Local Government of the state. He said, “Security agencies are hereby directed to stop any form of procession or agitation by IPOB in Rivers State or any part thereof and arrest and prosecute any person or group that identifies with the membership or activities of IPOB in the State; Governm...

Why Buhari didn’t Speak on Lekki Shootings – Presidency

24Oct

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

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...

Lagos Will Not Be Destroyed Under my Watch, Sanwo-Olu says as he Sues for Calm

24Oct

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Infrastructure, Justice, Lagos News, News, Nigeria, Press Statement, Security, Violence

Lagos Will Not Be Destroyed Under my Watch, Sanwo-Olu says as he Sues for Calm

Governor Babjide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has decried the extent of damage done to public and private properties as thugs masquerading under the #EndSARS movement took to the streets wrecking several government infrastructures and looting private businesses across the state. The governor after a tour of the destroyed facilities across the state with members of his cabinet called for peace as further destruction won’t be tolerated. This was contained in a statement by the Chief Press Secretary, Gbeyega Akosile, titled ‘Sanwo-Olu preaches peace as he inspects Govt, private assets destroyed in Wednesday coordinated attacks’. Sanwo-Olu urged those inciting people on social media to refrain from such acts as they were capable of sabotaging the current normalcy which has returned to the...

Ondo State Governor Lifts 24-Hour Curfew, Calls for Peace

24Oct

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

News, Nigeria, Security, Youths

Ondo State Governor Lifts 24-Hour Curfew, Calls for Peace

Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State has announced the suspension of the 24-hour curfew initially imposed following unrest occasioned by hijack of the #EndSARS movement by hoodlums in the state. Irate thugs had taken over the movement against police brutality and extrajudicial killings by operatives of the disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS). The hoodlums attacked several public infrastructure and looted private businesses. The governor said the decision to lift the curfew was informed by relative peace which has returned to the state, especially the state capital, Akure. This was disclosed in a statement on Friday by the state Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Donald Ojogo. He said, “The decision to lift the curfew follows consultations between the Gover...

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

23Oct

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

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...