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The Edo State Government has imposed a 24-hour curfew across the state until further notice.   The curfew is to take effect from 4pm, October 19, 2020. This was contained in a press statement signed by the Secretary to the ...

                      One of the protesters freed by thugs this monring at a Benin prison has spoken. He said he has been in cell for over two years and he is ...

Soldiers have been deployed to the streets of Abuja to arrest the escalating #ENDSARS protests.   The protests in Abuja have in some cases have got out of hand with suspected hoodlums attacking protesters as well as pro-SARS groups. The ...

A yet-be-identified man has been saved from committing suicide around the Ikoyo link bridge in Lagos.   After emergency responders got wind of the information, a team was reportedly deployed in the area to stop him. The Director-General of the ...

#ENDSARS protesters have blocked the Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway at Iyana Ipaja and before Ikeja Along bus stop.   Vehicles cannot move. BRT buses coming from Abule Egba are parked at Dopemu bus stop unable to proceed further. Hundreds of commuters are ...

Kiki Mordi has slammed D’banj asking him to stop using the death of his child to ’emotionally blackmail’ Nigerians.   She said this when the singer tweeted in support of police brutality victims, saying he knows the pains their family ...

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Niger has confirmed the death of three persons in an accident that occurred on Mokwa-Jebba road on Sunday.   Mr Joel Dagwa, the state’s FRSC Commander, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) ...

A couple, Ado Aminu and his wife, Samira Abdullahi, have been arrested in Sheka Quarters, Kumbotso Local Government Area of Kano State, for arranging own kidnapping to demand for a ransom of N4 million from their relatives.   An accomplice, ...

Four persons were reportedly crushed to death in Benin, Edo State in the wee hours of Sunday, when a Sport Utility Vehicle ran into a group of protesters who slept on the road.   Four others who sustained serious injuries ...

  Following the devastation caused by flood, the Bayelsa Governor Douye Diri has directed the immediate closure of all primary and secondary schools across the state.   A statement by the Governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Daniel Alabrah, said the ...

A man is dangling from Chicago’s Trump International Hotel and Tower by a rope.   He is said to be threatening suicide if he is not able to speak to US President Donald Trump and the media, according to local ...

  MultiChoice says claims circulating on social media that its entertainment platforms – DStv and GOtv- have been hacked was not true.   A representative of the company who pleaded anonymity told The Punch on Sunday. It was gathered that ...

  Bayelsa Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has declared support for the ongoing protest against police brutality exemplified by the hashtags #EndSARS and #EndSWAT across Nigeria. He said his administration would not condone acts that infringed on the fundamental rights of ...

Police in Lurambi, Kakamega County, Kenya have arrested a 35-year-old preacher accused of stealing his neighbour’s two cows.   Joash Wanyonyi, a resident of Sichirayi Village in Shieywe Location, was on Friday, October 16, caught with the stolen cows inside ...

The Inspector General of Police, IGP M.A Adamu, has reaffirmed that the new Police Tactical Team, SWAT, launched in lieu of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) will operate within very high professional and ethical standards, rule of law and dictates ...

After concluding urgently needed repair works on Eko and Marine Bridges in Lagos, the Minister of Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, SAN, has directed that both bridges be reopened to traffic on Monday, October 19, 2020.   The approval ...

          A family of an 18-year-old boy hit with a £10,000 Covid fine for hosting a house party while his parents were away have refused to pay the penalty.   Police say they found between 80 to 100 people at ...

    The Military has dismissed insinuations the Army Special Operation, Exercise Crocodile Smile VI set for launch on October 20 is meant to stifle the #EndSARS protest.   There were reports the government was planning to hide under the pretext ...

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu today visited the widow of the man, Okechukwu Iloamuazor who was shot dead during #EndSARS protest in Surulere area of Lagos.  The governor assured the widow, Ngozi, of justice, saying that he had come with ...

Former Police Public Relations Officer, Lagos State Command, Dolapo Badmus, has described the reports of her demotion as fake news.   Reports had emerged on Saturday that Assistant Commissioner of Police, ACP, Abayomi Shogunle and Chief Superintendent of Police, CSP, ...

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has constituted an 11-man panel to investigate allegations of rights violations by police personnel.   A statement by NHRC’s spokesperson, Fatimah Agwai Mohammed gave the name of the Chairman of the panel as Justice ...

  The Federal Government says it has perfected plans to commence the payment of N5,000 monthly stipends to poor residents in Ogun State. The payment is part of the Household Uplifting Programme (HUP), also known as Conditional Cash Transfer, an ...

Suspected hoodlums on Saturday attacked Osogbo City Mall, vandalised shops and stole electronic gadgets, phones and laptops.   Witnesses told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the hoodlums stormed the mall on motorcycles at about 7pm, forcing security guards ...

Folarin Falana popularly known as Falz has mocked former Senator, Dino Melaye in the wake of the #EndSars protest.   The ex-Senator had tweeted in support of #EndSars protesters, but Falz was fast to correct him saying, he shouldn’t act ...

Young Nigerians protesting against police brutality (ENDSARS), yesterday blocked major entry points into Abuja.   The demonstrators have occupied the Kubwa and Mararaba highways and rendered all roads within the city centre impassable. The youth divided themselves into groups to ...