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Shehu Sani, a Human rights activist and pan-Africanist, has appelaed to hoodlums who stole the Staff of Office of Oba of Lagos, to return it. This is coming after Princes from the Ruling house in Lagos asked those who stole it to return it or face the consequences. In reaction to the staff that is still missing, Shehu Sani pleaded ...

A video making the rounds on social media has captured the moment Calabar residents sang the national anthem at the top of their voices after looting covid-19 palliatives DRY. After the looting of the Lagos one and Osun state, Calabar people were also hinted where theirs were stored. They rushed down, broke down the door and alas the looting began. ...

An Indiana man has been arrested on charges of battery and neglect after he admitted to pushing his girlfriend’s three-year-old son down the stairs during an argument about food, shaking and beating him, according to court records.   Antonio Austin Riviera-Manship, 24, of Muncie, on Monday was charged with eight felony counts stemming from an incident that took place on ...

Pope Francis has endorsed same-s.e.x civil unions, saying in a documentary that homosexual people are ‘children of God’ and that they ‘have the right to be in a family’.   His approval came midway through a feature-length film, titled Francesco, which had its premiere at the Rome Film Festival this week. The film delves into issues Francis cares about most, ...

Five people have died after getting flu shots in South Korea in the past week, authorities said, raising concerns over the vaccine’s safety just as the winter jab programme is expanded because of Covid-19.   Authorities said there was no reason to believe the deaths were linked to the vaccine but an investigation including post-mortems is underway. ‘It makes it ...

The FBI has arrested a Miami attorney on suspicion of being a serial bank robber in the South Florida area.   Aaron Honaker, 41, has alleged robbed five banks in the past three weeks and authorities believe he was on his way to rob a sixth Tuesday night when he was taken into custody at a bank in Coral Gables. ...

A young woman has been arrested in central Iran for ‘insulting the Islamic hijab’, after a video appeared to show her cycling without a veil.   ‘A person who had recently violated norms and insulted the Islamic veil in this region has been arrested,’ Mojataba Raei, governor of Najafabad said. A short video shot with a mobile phone was circulated ...

Nigerian singer, Folarin Falana better known as Falz has said he is not afraid for his life as regards his stance against police brutality which led to the #EndSARS movement in the country.   In an interview with Christiane Amanpour of CNN, when asked if he was afraid for his life, Falz boldly stated, “I’m not afraid for my safety, ...

In what appears to be a clean-up of posts exposing the ongoing police brutality crisis in Nigeria, the international supermodel, activist, and philanthropist, ​Naomi Campbell, has called out Facebook to stop censoring posts wrongly. According to Naomi’s Instagram page, Facebook had flagged her post which showed the Nigerian flag and mentioned President Muhammadu Buhari to stop the incessant killing of ...

It is unfortunate that the initial genuine and well-intended protest of youths in parts of the country against the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) was hijacked and misdirected, President Muhammadu Buhari told former Heads of State and Presidents of Nigeria, Friday in Abuja. In a virtual meeting with the former leaders, Buhari reiterated that the government would not fold its arms ...

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has relaxed the curfew imposed in Lagos State with effect from Saturday, October 24.   Mr Sanwo-Olu in an announcement on Friday evening said people are now free to move around from 8 am to 6 pm. Details later…  

  Former President Goodluck Jonathan has sued for peace across the country while condemning the killing of #EndSARS protesters.   In a statement titled: ‘A call for Peace’ Jonathan stated that no nation can win against its people. He also averred that the use of deadly force against citizens only aggravates tense situation.   The former President said;   “My heart goes out to ...

  Youths in Enugu state have organized themselves to clean up their communities after looters left it in a mess.   In a video shared online, the youths are seen cleaning up their environment.   A man filming is heard telling them that anyone who isn’t outside cleaning up with them is not a real Enugu youth. He condemned looters ...

I’m still holding my chest. Lord please protect me from heart attack… 🤣🤣🤣🤣 No this ain’t right! TFFFF Ladddddyyyy???? 🤣🤣   A woman in China has seen her blind date gone horribly wrong after bringing along dozens of her relatives to the romantic occasion to test her companion’s generosity, according to local reports. Without telling her date in advance, the ...

Men of the Nigerian Army have traced and arrested some hoodlums who broke into a mall in Lekki and stole goods worth hundreds of thousands. As seen in the photo above, those are their faces. Continue below to see some of the things they looted.          

  Elenda, daughter of former Governor of Cross River state, Liyel Imoke has lashed out at those calling out Nigerian politicians for looting.   The politician’s daughter in a tweet she shared stated that the only difference between the parents of critics and politicians they are shaming is that their parents are not priviledged to steal.   However when called ...

A new video shared by @Amosxeasy on twitter claiming to be a scene from the shooting which took place on Tuesday at Lekki Toll Gate, the protest ground of EndSARS protesters, shows some protesters lying on the floor with gunshot wounds.  In the video, people were seen covered in the pool of their own blood, wailing filled the air while ...

President Muhammadu Buhari is currently hosting a virtual meeting with former Nigerian leaders and senior government officials.   Those believed to be in attendance at the closed-door virtual meeting include ex-presidents Goodluck Jonathan, Olusegun Obasanjo, Abdulsalami Abubakar, Ernest Shonekan and Yakubu Gowon. Senior officials physically attending the meeting at the Council Chambers of the Presidential Villa, Abuja, include Vice President ...

Nigerian singer, Burna Boy early hours of this morning took to Twitter to reveal he hasn’t sleep since Tuesday, the 20th of October, when soldiers allegedly opened fire on EndSARS protesters at Lekki Toll Gate. The superstar who says he has seen a lot of violence in his life and has even witnessed death, says this is different. He says ...

Sunmbo Adeoye’s husband, famous Pastor David Adeoye is 50 today, 23rd of October, 2020 and his wife Sunmbo can’t keep calm.   She took to social media early hours of this morning to wish her man a happy birthday 50th writing; ”5 decades of God’s faithfulness Folded hands We acknowledge you Abba for all you’ve done in Pst @DavidOAdeoye‘s life. ...

Founder, House on the Rock, Pastor Paul Adefarasin has said Nigerians born and unborn will remember 20-10-20 as a day in which protesting harmless youths were shot by Nigeria’s military.   He described the day as a black Tuesday. “We cannot erase from the collective memory how the disbelief of a nation turned to shock, horror, heartbreak and unspeakable sorrow ...

  FCT Minister, Muhammad Bello has said that victims of violence in the nation’s capital will be compensated.   Bello spoke on Thursday when he and the Minister of State, Ramatu Aliyu, led an entourage of political, religious, community and traditional leaders on a tour of affected areas. At the Kabusa Junction and Apo/Waru areas, Bello commiserated with the traders ...

#ItIsNotFinished is trending on Twitter NG. This is coming after the President’s 7:00pm broadcast yesterday.   Many had said they can’t really come to terms with summarizing the President’s speech while others understood. They concluded even if protests won’t hold physically for now, online talks should continue — in order not to ‘back down’. They also encouraged each other to ...

  Another covid-19 palliatives warehouse currently being looted in Ede, Osun State.   The short clip was posted on twitter by Instablog9ja.   Watch the video below and stay tuned for more details…   Another covid-19 palliatives warehouse currently being looted in Ede, Osun State pic.twitter.com/w9vBaVNmnF — Instablog9ja (@instablog9ja) October 23, 2020

    Cross River State Health Commissioner, Dr. Betta Edu has suggested that the Lekki Toll Gate should be permanently brought down and be replaced with a statue of the #EndSARS protesters who reportedly lost their lives on Tuesday, October 20. According to her, the victims’ names should be written in bold letters so that they can forever be remembered ...