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#EndSARS: IGP orders immediate deployment of anti-riot police officers nationwide

    The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has ordered the immediate nationwide deployment of an anti-riot police unit – the Police Mobile Force – to protect the lives and property of Nigerians amid the ongoing violence that has marred the #EndSARS protests rocking ...

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#ENDSARS: Akeredeolu also shuts schools in Ondo state

The Ondo State Government has directed all pupils/students in public and private schools to stay at home following the tension generated by the #EndSARS protests in the state.   Governor Rotimi Akeredolu announced this through his official Twitter handle minutes ...

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Sanwo-Olu imposes 24 hours curfew in Lagos

Following the violent now attached to #EndSARS protests, no thanks to hoodlums,  Lagos Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has now imposed 24 hours curfew in the state.   He made the announcement minutes ago.

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#EndSARS: Senate asks Buhari to address Nigerians

The Senate has asked President Buhari to address the nation immediately on the current nationwide protests by youths against police brutality and bad governance.   The Senate also directed the police to offer protection to the #EndSARS protesters to prevent ...

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JUST IN: Police ban #EndSARS protests in Lagos

  Lagos State Police command has banned any form of protest in the state, following reports of hoodlums hijacking protest and causing havoc in different parts of the state This was disclosed in a statement signed by the Lagos Police ...

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Femi Kuti loses chief sound engineer, Osy Denobis

                    The eldest son of Afrobeat pioneer Fela Kuti and Nigerian musician, Femi Anikulapo Kuti has announced the death of the chief sound engineer of Afrika Shrine Osy Denobis.   The ...

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Convo of lady in love with with her ex-boyfriend’s brother leaked

Lmaoo… let me follow write am too. Lmaooo… so a conversation of a lady in love with her ex-boyfriend’s brother has been leaked online, and her girlfriend in whom she sought advise told her to go ahead. Even the girl ...

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3 arrested for defiling minor, raping and killing house help

              Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) have arrested a 36-year-old man and two of his accomplices on suspicion of r.a.p.e, defilement and murder at Membley in Ruiru sub-county.   The sleuths ...

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Governor Yahaya Bello volunteers to be the leader of #EndSARS protests, youth kicks, reacts…

Nigerian youth, especially EndSARS protesters have kicked when Kogi state Governor, Yahaya Bello volunteered to be the leader of the ongoing EndSARS protests in the country, since they actually have no leader. Th Governor promised that he can make himself ...

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At least six people killed after fuel tanker exploded in Niger State

Six persons have been killed in a tanker explosion at Lapai in Lapai Local Government Area of Niger State.   The incident happened in the early hours of Tuesday when two tankers collided before exploding in the state. This was ...

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NDLEA nabs ex-staff with 254kg of marijuana in Niger

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Niger Command, has arrested one Pam Ezekiel Adamu, 46, a dismissed staff of the agency, with 254kg of cannabis.   The acting commander of the agency in the state, Aloye Oludare, told News Agency ...

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“Don’t shoot or hurt any protester because what they are fighting for will favour us,” Soldier tells his colleagues

  A Nigerian soldier, @DaFreshDeltaBoi on Twitter, has begged his colleagues to allow #EndSARS protesters have their way. The young soldier advised them not to shoot or hurt any protester for any reason because they are fighting for them. According ...

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Texas woman died from COVID-19 while on flight

A Texas woman died from COVID-19 while on a flight from Arizona, officials announced this week.   The unidentified Garland woman in her 30s began to have difficulty breathing while on the tarmac awaiting takeoff on July 25, news station ...

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Policeman shot dead ‘by fellow officer’ while rescuing suspect

A middle-aged policeman from Busia County, Kenya was shot dead on Friday night  by his fellow cop in unclear circumstances.   Police Constable Francis Kalewa was shot in the right side of his back, and the bullet exited through the ...

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Catholic Bishops back youths, reiterate restructuring of Nigeria

The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) has backed the ongoing nationwide protests by Nigerians, especially the youths, who are calling for an end to police brutality and extra-judicial killings in the country. The CBCN President and Archbishop of Benin-City, ...

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Sanwo-Olu inaugurates 7-member Judicial Panel into SARS brutality

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Monday inaugurated a 7-member Judicial Panel of Inquiry and Restitution into SARS Abuses.   Members of the panel were sworn-in on Monday at the State House, Marina, Lagos. The panel is to investigate cases ...

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EndSARS: Business activities, movement grounded in Ibadan

Business activities, vehicular and human movement in Ibadan were on Monday paralysed as the youth continued with the EndSARS protest. Reports from news correspondents across the city revealed that major roads, including link roads, were blocked as early as 5 ...

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