‘Your fall is near’ — Ohanaeze youth tackles Nnamdi Kanu
Kanu was reported to have asked #EndSARS protesters in the region to destroy the properties belonging to the Yoruba — an allegation he has denied. The youth council, in a statement by Okwu…
Lagos will need N1 trillion for reconstruction – Speaker Gbajabiamila
Aftermath of wanton destruction of lives and properties during #EndSARS protests, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has revealed that Lagos State required a minimum of N1 trillion to reconstruct the…
#EndSARS: Fashola discovers mystery camera at Lekki Toll Gate
The Minister for Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola on Sunday, discovered a hidden camera at the Lekki Toll Gate, Admiralty Circle, in Lagos. Fashola, led a Federal Government delegation…
‘I won’t speak on Lekki shooting until all facts are established’ – Buhari breaks silence
President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday broke his silence on the Lekki Toll Gate shooting, saying he would not comment on it until all facts are established. The president said expressed…
#EndSARS violence: There’re elements anxious to annihilate our region – Southwest governors
Southwest Governors on Sunday said the regression into savagery leading to destruction of massive properties in Lagos and other places exposed the region as susceptible to vile manipulations by…
#EndSARS protests lasted too long, derailed – Actor, Williams Uchemba
Nollywood actor, Williams Uchemba, has lamented that the #EndSARS protested lasted long and lost its original focus, as well as intentions. The comic actor also questioned…
‘Nine dead’ as soldiers and IPOB members clash in Rivers
Nine people are feared dead following a clash between soldiers and members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) in Oyigbo local government area of Rivers state. The casualties of the clash are five soldiers and four IPOB…
Tragic End Of EndSARS
It was doubly tragic that the EndSARS protests spearheaded by youths that began in this country on a peaceful note and quickly extracted concessions from the government later degenerated into shootings, ugly riots,…
#EndSARS: Picking up the pieces
How can a peaceful protest end up with killing and maiming, burning and looting in a matter of days? For those of us who have seen plenty “peaceful” protests in our lives, it…
Zik’s statue set ablaze in Anambra
Hoodlums in Onitsha, Anambra State, have destroyed the statue of Nigeria’s first president, Nnamdi Azikiwe, erected in the city. The hoodlums are suspected to be some of those who hijacked the…
Soyinka denounces video asking Igbo indigenes to leave Yorubaland
Wole Soyinka, Nobel laureate, has called on Igbo indigenes to ignore threats asking them to leave Yorubaland. In a video circulating on social media, Grandson Adeyinka, a UK-based…
I was at Lekki shooting, I didn’t see any dead body – Filmmaker Onesoul
Nollywood filmmaker Onesoul, has come to debunk the report of dead protesters at the Lekki Toll gate incident after the Army invaded the protest ground. Speaking with PremiumTimes, Onesoul confirmed that there was actual shooting at…
IGP’s directive: Politicians, business moguls, lobby police authorities, retain orderlies
There are indications that some politicians, business leaders, and other Very Important Persons may have lobbied police authorities to get waivers to retain their police orderlies. The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed…
Over 350 Motorcycles, 400 Freezers, Others Looted From My House – Senator Folarin
The lawmaker representing Oyo Central Senatorial District in the National Assembly, Senator Teslim Folarin, has condemned the invasion of his house by a crowd of residents. In a statement on Saturday after the incident,…
#EndSARS: Plateau Govt. reinstates 24-hour curfew
Gov Simon Lalong of Plateau, has reinstated the 24-hour curfew in Jos South and Jos North Local Government Areas, effective from 4p.m on Saturday till further notice. The News Agency of…
Osun re-imposes 24-hour curfew
Osun State Governor Gboyega Oyetola has declared a 24-hour curfew on the state, effective with immediate effect. The governor is re-imposing a curfew after he suspended it less than 24 hours ago. “I hereby declare…
Samsung Electronics chairman Lee Kun-hee dies at 78
Samsung Electronics chairman Lee Kun-hee died at the age of 78 on Sunday, the company said. Lee, who turned the South Korean firm into a global tech giant, was left bedridden by a heart attack in 2014. "It is with great…
History has been made: Ajax thrash Venlo 13-0
Ajax broke their own 48-year Eredivisie record on Saturday when they hammered Venlo 13-0 in the biggest ever win in the history of the division. Lassina Traore struck five times as the…
Kaduna govt imposes statewide 24-hour curfew
The Kaduna State government has imposed a 24-hour curfew on the state. The curfew was extended to all parts of the state after it was previously imposed on Kaduna South and Chikun LGAs.…
Looting: IG Orders AIGs, CPs to Restore Order, Says Enough is Enough
Following the massive looting of COVID-19 paĺiatives warehouses across the nation and the vandalisation of public and private property by hoodlums, the Inspector-General of Police, Mr Mohammed Adamu,…
South West Governors to Visit Lagos today
Following the wanton destruction of properties and killings in Lagos during the violence that trailed the peaceful EndSARS protest, Governors of Southwest states will on Sunday pay a visit to…
#EndSARS : Oyo government reads riot act to hoodlums
The Oyo State Government has read the riot act to hoodlums attacking private and public property in the name of the just-suspended #EndSARS protests in the State. The warning was given by Commissioner for Information, Culture…
Afenifere disowns, condemns quit notice to Igbo people
The Pan Yoruba sociopolitical group, Afenifere, on Saturday distanced and disowned itself from the ultimatum some Nigerian national, especially the Inbox to vacate the southern region within the next 48 hours. The group who…
Casualties of Lekki shooting have some questions to answer – Tinubu
Four days after soldiers shot at peaceful protesters in Lekki, Bola Tinubu, the national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) says the victims of the incident need to answer some questions. On Tuesday, October 20,…