Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers 1. The Judicial Panel of Inquiry set up by the Lagos State Government to probe the Lekki toll gate shootings and complaints of human rights abuses against members of the disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), on Friday began the review of the CCTV footage submitted by the…
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CBN Obtains Court Order To Freeze Accounts Of Rinu, Pamilerin, 18 Other #EndSARS Promoters (Screenshots)
The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN has obtained a federal court order to freeze the bank accounts of 19 individuals and a public affairs company linked to the #EndSARS protests last month. According to leaked documents, CBN governor, Godwin Emefiele filed an ex-parte court application to freeze the accounts on October 20, 2020 which was…
Boko Haram Started With Youth Protests – Governor Zulum Warns #EndSARS Promoters
Governor of Borno state, Babagana Zulum, has warned youths who have been participating in #EndSARS protests across the country to be careful. He gave the warning in an interview with State House correspondents after a meeting President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Zulum told the youths that the Boko Haram crisis in the…
We Know Where Our Palliatives Are Kept, Distribute Them Now Or – Niger Youths Warn
Youths in Niger State have told the State and Federal Governments’ to take adequate steps to equitably distribute the COVID-19 palliatives meant for them without further delay. Making the demand at a stakeholders’ meeting in Minna, with government officials and traditional rulers present, the youths said that they did not want to disrupt the sharing…
BREAKING: End SARS: Police Attack Protesters In Abuja, Arrest Four
The police on Friday teargassed some End SARS protesters in Abuja. The protesters were attacked at the gate of the National Assembly, NASS, by some police officers. The demonstrators gathered in front of NASS complex to paint End SARS graffiti on the floor to remind the Nigerian Government of their demands. However, the peaceful protest…
End SARS: What Fashola Told Buhari About Lekki Toll Gate Shooting During FEC Meeting
Ministers from the South-West region of Nigeria, have urged the Federal Government to probe the role of the Military, in the shootings of protesters at the Lekki toll gate on Tuesday, October 20. The Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, disclosed this while answering questions from State House correspondents at the end of this…
Camcorder Found In Lekki Tollgate By Fashola was planted – Former Deputy Director SSS Says
Dennis Amachree, former Deputy Director of the State Security Service in Nigeria, in an interview with Channels TV said the camcorder found by Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, at the Lekki tollgate on Sunday, October 25, was planted. Recall that Fashola While inspecting some of the government-owned facilities that were destroyed, discovered a…
Federal Government Seeks Fresh $1.2bn Loan From Brazil
The Federal Government is seeking the approval of the National Assembly for $1.2bn loan from Brazil to finance agriculture in 2021. Zainab Ahmed, the minister of finance, budget and national planning, made this known while defending her ministry’s 2021 budget before the House of Representatives Committee on Finance in Abuja on Tuesday. She revealed that the Federal…
Nigerian Newspapers: 10 Things You Need To Know This Wednesday Morning
Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers 1. The Nigerian Petroleum Development Company (NPDC) has reported an explosion at a production facility in Oil Mining Lease (OML) 40. NPDC is an upstream subsidiary of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). The affected facility is managed by NNPC partners, Elcrest Exploration and Production Nigeria Limited….
Nigerian Newspapers: 10 Things You Need To Know this Tuesday Morning
Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers: 1. At least, 11 persons were killed and several others injured, after Boko Haram terrorists attacked Takulashe village in Chibok Local Government Area of Borno State. The village was attacked at about 10:00pm on Sunday, an attack which lasted for over three hours before the military arrived…
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