Kano State Hisbah Board has destroyed one million, nine hundred and seventy five thousand (1,975,000) bottles of beer worth over N200 million confiscated within Kano metropolis.
The destruction exercise was carried out on Sunday, November 8, at Kalebawa in Dawakin Tofa Local Government Area of the state by Governor Abdullahi...
An Abu Dhabi Federal Court of Appeal has convicted six Nigerians over alleged funding of Boko Haram.
Daily Trust reported that two of the convicts, Surajo Abubakar Muhammad and Saleh Yusuf Adamu were sentenced to life imprisonment while the remaining four, Ibrahim Ali Alhassan, AbdurRahman Ado Musa, Bashir Ali Yusuf...
The governors and monarchs had a meeting in Lagos state on Sunday, November 8, with a Presidential delegation, following the crisis that engulfed many states in the region in the wake of the EndSARS protest.
After the meeting, the governors and monarchs released a communique lamenting about the negative effect of...
More than a dozen people have been killed in two attacks near Beni in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo that were blamed on the Islamist ADF group, local sources said Sunday.
Late Saturday, an initial assault killed seven people, territorial administrator Donat Kibwana told an AFP correspondent, adding that “the...
The total public debts of Nigeria is projected to hit N38trn by December 2021, the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, has said.
The Minister stated this on Tuesday, November 3, during her presentation to the Senate Committee on Local and Foreign Debts.
The Minister said: "The total public...
The new police unit called Special Weapons and Tactics Unit (SWAT) on Monday, November 2, began its training with over 400 personnel at the Police Mobile College in Eggon, Nasarawa State.
The Minister of Police Affairs, Muhammad Dingyadi, and other officials were at the training ground to inspect the training...
The Nigerian Army has said it will not disclose the identities of its men who were deployed to the Lekki tollgate on October 20, 2020.
In an interview with Punch, Osoba Olaniyi, spokesman of the 81 division of the Nigerian Army, said it is unprofessional for the Army to release the...
Five missing Christian women are said to have been reportedly abducted by suspected Boko Haram militants while traveling in the same vehicle to the Northeast.
Miss Fayina Ali, an indigene of Adamawa State based in Kaduna and four other ladies went missing on Monday, 19th October, 2020 when they left their homes for various destinations.
According...
The UK government has admitted providing training and equipment to Nigeria's Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), after initially denying any ties.
The minister for Africa James Duddridge, who is one of Boris Johnson’s ministers, admitted British officials had trained officers from the now-disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) between 2016 and 2020.
In a...
Desmond Elliot has apologized for addressing the youths as 'Children' while making his submission during plenary at the Lagos state House of Assembly last week.
In a viral video that captured the Surulere lawmaker's submission on the Lagos carnage, he addressed the youths as children and opined that social media was...
Some Nigerian celebrities have lashed out at actor turned politician, Desmond Elliot following his comment about Nigerian celebrities and social media influencers.
Recall that in a viral video which captured the Surulere lawmaker's submission on the Lagos carnage, he asked the celebrities and influencers "to stop the hatred already". He also...
Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, says family members of those affected by the shooting at the Lekki toll gate have refused to speak about the incident “because of the environment under which we operate”.
The Cable reports that Falana said this on Wednesday, October 28 when he spoke at a...
An application to extradite former Minister of Petroleum Deizani Alison-Madueke from the United Kingdom, has been struck out by aFederal High Court sitting in Abuja.
This came after the prosecution counsel, Farouk Abdalla informed the court that the defendant had failed to appear in court in spite of notice of summons for...
Human rights group, Amnesty International has asked the Federal Government to ensure that all persons involved in the October 20 shooting of EndSARS protesters at the Lekki toll gate are brought to justice.
In its latest report published on Wednesday October 28, by its country director Osai Ojigho, the rights group said...
Ritual rites are currently being held at Isale Eko in Lagos Island to welcome the Oba of Lagos and his staff of office to the palace.
Recall that on Wednesday, October 21, the monarch and his wives were forced out of the palace after a mob stormed the palace, vandalized...
Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has once again called for the regulation of social media in Nigeria. According to him, Nigeria is sitting on a keg of gunpowder if the issue of fake news shared on social media is not urgently addressed.
Lai Mohammed said this when he...
The majority leader in the Lagos State House of Assembly Majority Leader, Sanai (SOB) Agunbiade has said that he was planning to distribute the palliatives looted from his home in Ikorodu on Friday, October 23.
A mob stormed his apartment and looted food items and other properties they could lay their...
Senator Teslim Folarin, representing Oyo Central Senatorial District in the National Assembly, has listed the things he lost after angry youths invaded his home to loot.
The lawmaker revealed in a statement on Saturday, October 24, that over 1,100 empowerment items such as motorcycles, deep freezers, generators, and grinding machines, among...
Looters who attacked private businesses and carted properties in Osun state have been arrested by the police.
The looters were arrested at different locations while running away with their loots on their heads.
See more photos below
Source: Hajia R.
Oba of Lagos, Rilwan Babatunde Osuolale Aremu Akiolu's staff of office which was one of the items looted from his vandalized palace has mysteriously reappeared.
The staff of office was seen in a scattered room, hours after some traditionalists in the state initiated the process of placing a curse on...
Operation Safe Haven (OPSH) in charge of security in Plateau State have arrested 30 hoodlums suspected to have taken part in the attack and looting of former Speaker House of Representative, Hon Yakuba Dogara's house on Sunday.
The suspects, 13 males and 17 females were paraded before newsmen at the...
Senator Teslim Folarin, representing Oyo Central Senatorial District in the National Assembly, has listed the things he lost after angry youths invaded his home to loot.
The lawmaker revealed in a statement on Saturday, October 24, that over 1,100 empowerment items such as motorcycles, deep freezers, generators, and grinding machines, among...
Pope Francis has prayed for peace to be restored in Nigeria following the killings of peaceful #EndSARS protesters at Lekki tollgate.
After reciting the Angelus from a window overlooking St. Peter’s Square on Sunday, October 25, the pontiff said he prayed that peace would be restored “through the promotion of justice...
The Akinshemoyin ruling house of Lagos Island has send warning message to suspected hoodlums that attacked the palace of Oba of Lagos, Oba Ridwan Akiolu, while calling on them to return the staff of office of the Monarch or face the consequences.
The ruling house condemned, in strong terms, the...
The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Muhammed Adamu, NPM, on Saturday October 24, ordered the immediate mobilization of all police operational assets and resources to bring an end to the wanton violence, killings, looting and destruction of public and private property, and reclaim the public space from criminal elements masquerading...
Nigerian filmmaker, Ideh Chukwuma 'One Soul' who claims to be one of those that rushed some victims of the Lekki toll gate shooting to the hospital has stated that he never saw any dead body at the scene.
The filmmaker in an interview with Premium Times further stated that he has...
The Nigerian Correctional Service says it will be releasing the names and photographs of over 1,500 inmates who escaped from the custodial facilities in Benin and Oko, Edo State, and in Okitipupa, Ondo State, on Monday Octoober 26, and Thursday October 29, respectively.
Following the crisis that has rocked the...
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has disclosed that the terms of reference of the Judicial Panel set up by the state government to investigate brutality and rights violation by officers of the defunct Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) has been expanded.
According to the Lagos state Governor, the panel will begin its sitting...
Minister of Youth and Sports, Sunday Dare has explained why President Buhari did not speak on the Lekki toll gate shooting in his speech yesterday October 22.
The Minister in an interview on Arise TV said the President has ordered an investigation into the incident. Dare added that Buhari wants to have...
President Buhari has reportedly revealed that 69 persons were killed in the #EndSARS protest across the country.
BBC reported that the Nigerian President disclosed this during a virtual meeting with former leaders and security chiefs on Friday October 23. He said that 51 civilians, 11 police officers, and seven soldiers were killed...
A photo of a student going to school with a kerosene stove to be used as a chair in class has been shared online.
In the photo, the student is seen walking to school, her school bag in one hand and the furnace tank of a kerosene stove in her...
DJ Switch who played a role in saving the lives of many who were present at the Lekki tollgate when security agents opened fire on End SARS protesters, has finally come out to share her experience.
In a video she posted on her Instagrm page, DJ Switch asked the authorities not to...
President Buhari will address Nigerians at about 7pm today October 22.
Femi Adesina, the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, disclosed this in a statement released this afternoon. It reads
''Following detailed briefing by security chiefs on the current situation in the country, President Muhammadu Buhari will make...
President Buhari is currently presiding over the National Security Council meeting in the State House, Abuja.
Present at the meeting include Vice President Yemi Osinbajo; Secretary to the Government of the Federation Boss Mustapha; Chief of Staff to the President Professor Ibrahim Gambari and the National Security Adviser, Major General Babagana Monguno...
A video has surfaced online showing the moment police officers opened fire on young protesters in Port Harcourt, Rivers state.
The protesters had made their way to a police station in the state but the officers as part of efforts to ward them off, opened fire on them but the...
He earlier blamed forces beyond his control for the shotting at Lekki in a tweet in the early hours of Wednesday.
“This is the toughest night of our lives as forces beyond our direct control have moved to make dark notes in our history, but we will face it and...
Governor of Lagos State, Babjide Sanwo-Olu has apologized for every ‘action and inaction’ that took place yesterday night, October 20, at the Lekki Toll-Gate.
Gunshots were fired at the End SARS protesters who gathered at the Lekki tollgate last night.
The governor on Wednesday afternoon, October 21, took to his Instagram...
CSP James Nwafor, the notorious former Police officer fingered in the killing of many innocent youths at the Awkuzu SARS office in Anambra, has reportedly been arrested in Ghana.
According to reports making the rounds on social media, he was arrested in Kumasi, a region in the West African country.
The...
Nigerians residing in Rome, Texas, Ohio, and Toronto have also staged #EndSARS protests in their various localities, demanding for an end to police brutality in Nigeria as well as a total reform of the police force.
See more photos from their protests below
Source: Murtala D.
#EndSARS protesters in Lagos took their protest to the Murtala Mohammed International Airport in the state today October 19.
The protesters who were in their hundreds prevented movement in and out of the airport. They held their banners as they chanted the slogan EndSARS, End police brutality.
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Former Governor of Lagos state and National Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu has told #EndSARS protesters to call of the demonstration to allow government implement their demands.
Tinubu is his statement averred that the Buhari administration has acted with commendable dispatch by not only scrapping SARS, but...
At least 234 million Naira that would have been generated from the Lekki tollgates was lost due to the closure of the tollgate as the #EndSARS protests continue.
Today, October 19, is the 11th day of the protests.
On Saturday 3 October 2020, a video started trending on social media showing...
A video making rounds on social media captured moment some policemen shot directly at people.
The incident which occurred in Mushin area of Lagos state has led to an outcry online. The number of casaulties as a result of the shooting, is still unclear at the time of filing this...
Former presidential aspirant, Omoyele Sowore has adviced End SARS protesters on what to do if a curfew is declared in their states.
He gave this advice after the Lagos State governor declared a 24-hour curfew in Lagos following days of End SARS protests.
Yele tweeted: "#Endsars Please if any state or...
The Speaker of the house of representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila has stated that Nigeria is struggling to survive.
Gbajabiamila who said this while speaking at the inauguration of the house ad hoc committee on constitution review in Abuja on Thursday October 15, blamed the "struggle" on “systemic weaknesses”.
The Speaker noted that Nigeria's development...
The Governor, who disclosed this on Thursday, October 15th, 2020, while addressing the #ENDSARS protesters at the Government House, Awka, said that effective tomorrow, all illegal detainees in various SARS formations in the state will be released, while officers found wanting will be prosecuted.
He addressed other issues raised by the protesters...
The Nigerian Senate has called on President Buhari to urgently address the nation so as to douse the tension in the country.
This comes as hoodlums continue to carry out various attacks on #EndSARS protesters and others in some parts of the country.
The Senators made the call for President Buhari to...
35 operatives of the disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad of the Nigeria Police Force have been indicted for various misconducts as confirmed in a report submitted by the National Human Rights Commission to the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr Abubakar Malami (SAN) on Monday October 19.
Executive Secretary of...
The Department of State Services on Tuesday October 20, invited the General Overseer of the Evangelical Bible Outreach Ministries Prophet Isa El-Buba to its office in Jos, Plateau state's capital.
Punch reported that the invitation of El-Buba is not unconnected with his participation in last Sunday’s prayer walk organised by #EndSARS protesters in Jos, the Plateau...
As Nigerians continue to demand for an end to police brutality and total reform of the Nigerian Police Force, a Nigerian man simply identified as Kingsley has shared the sad story of how he lost his leg after he was allegedly shot at by a police officer.
While speaking with EndSARS...
The spokesperson of the Nigeria Police Force, Frank Mba, has said that no personnel of the defunct SARS unit will be selected to be part of the new Tactical team SWAT.
On Tuesday, October 13, the police announced that a new tactical team which is to be called Special Weapons and...
As protests against police brutality continue across the country, a woman, Ebohon Egbe Rebecca from Edo state, recounted how her 22-year-old briother was allegedly killed by the police in 2013 after labelling him a robber, an allegation that was cleared years later.
Taking to Facebook on Saturday, Rebecca recalled how her...
Kaycee Madu, Canada's first black Minister Of Justice has recounted how his cousin was allegedly murdered by Nigerian police in 2013.
In a statement he released in support of the #EndSARS protest aimed at stopping police brutality, Kaycee recounted how the police allegedly refused to investigate the murder incident and also did...
Toyin Abraham has shared the touching story of her family friend who she claims became crippled when hit by a stray bullet from a police officer's gun.
Sharing a photo of Nike Adekanle sitting in a wheelchair, Toyin Abraham wrote: "This is my family friend Adenike @nikeadekanle .. She wasn't born like...
A group of Nigerian youths protesting against police brutality at Lekki Toll Gate, have reportedly raised over N2 million for an elderly woman who hawks groundnut.
According to Twitter user, @sama_on_point, who shared the report, he first said the youths contributed N500,000 to the woman at the protest ground, before...
A young woman claimed at a protest today that she's joining the call to end SARS and its replacement SWAT because she's been a victim and won't wait for her children to go what she went through.
Chiatuiro Precious Chidera alleged she was raped by SARS two years ago after...
