The Commander of the 81 Division of the Nigerian Army, Brig. Gen. Ahmed Taiwo, has disclosed the roles played by Lt.- Col. S.O. Bello and Brig.-Gen. F.O. Omata during the shooting at the Lekki Toll Gate in Lagos State. Following the End SARS protest, soldiers had reportedly shot and killed peaceful protesters at Lekki toll…
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Nigerian Newspapers: 10 Things You Need To Know This Sunday Morning
Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers: 1. The World Bank has stated that the collapse in oil prices and the COVID-19 pandemic could plunge the Nigerian economy into the worst economic recession since the 1980s. The institution raised the alarm in a statement in Abuja on Thursday as part of its latest Nigeria…
Nigerian Govt Agrees To Pay ASUU More N15bn For Earned Allowances, Revitalisation
The Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr. Chris Ngige, has disclosed that the Federal Government has agreed to pay an additional N15 billion as revitalisation fund of public universities. The minister disclosed this on Friday in Abuja as the government makes efforts to reach the demands of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU. According…
Bible Found Unharmed As Fire Razes Shops At Popular Market (Video)
A copy of the Holy Bible has survived a massive fire outbreak in a Kente shop at the popular Odawna Market in Ghana, much to amazement of eyewitnesses. The fire had burnt down several shops in the busy market leaving goods in a charred state. However, in an interview with YEN, one of the eyewitnesses…
BREAKING: End SARS: Court Grants N1m Bail To Eromosele
A Magistrate court in Yaba, Lagos State, has granted bail to the embattled End SARS protester, Peter Eronmosele Adene. DAILY POST had reported that Onomene Adene, sister of End SARS frontliner, Eromosele Adene on Saturday narrated how the police deceived her before arresting her brother. Speaking in an interview on Channels Television, Onomene said she received a…
Nigerian Newspapers: 10 Things You Need To Know This Tuesday Morning
Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers 1. Babatunde Fowler, former Chairman, Federal Internal Revenue Service, FIRS, on Monday, returned to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, for further questioning. The former FIRS boss was said to have reported at the Lagos State office of the anti-graft agency over FIRS’s involvement in alleged…
Nigerian Newspapers: 10 Things You Need To Know This Monday Morning
Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers 1. The Kaduna State Government has disclosed that troops carrying out internal security operations rescued nine persons kidnapped along the Kaduna-Abuja Road on Sunday afternoon. In a statement on Sunday night, Commissioner, Ministry of Internal Security and Home Affairs, Mr. Samuel Aruwan said that the state government…
Nigerian Newspapers: 10 Things You Need To Know This Tuesday Morning
Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers 1. Bandits operating within Katsina and Zamfara States, on Monday, attacked the convoy of the Zamfara State Commissioner of Security and Home Affairs, Hon. Abubakar Dauran, killing his driver on the spot. Report says the incident occurred when the commissioner was coming from Katsina State where he…
A Casket Reportedly Found In Millionaire, Ginimbi’s Bedroom After His Death
Per a report by ZimbabweMail, a casket was found in one of the bedrooms of the late millionaire, Genius Ginimbi Kadungure. This comes after he died in a ghastly accident on Sunday, November 8 while returning home from a party in a night club alongside three others. A photo of the casket has been shared…
Nigerian Newspapers: 10 Things You Need To Know This Monday Morning
Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers 1. Grandex Supermarket in Bodija, Ibadan, was gutted by fire Sunday afternoon. The store is owned by Florence, wife of the late former Governor of Oyo State, Abiola Ajimobi. The inferno reportedly started from the back office and spread to the main store. 2. Nigerian Muslims have…
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