Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers 1. More than 10 persons lost their lives in Ondo State on Saturday night in an accident that occurred in Akungba-Akoko, Akoko South West Local Government of the State. The accident was caused by a truck loaded with rice, which was said to have suffered brake failure…
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Nigerian Newspapers: 10 Things You Need To Know This Saturday
Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers: The Management of the Lekki Concession Company has disclosed that it is ready to show the footage of Lekki toll gate shooting. The agency’s Head of Legal Department, Mr Gbolahan Agboluwaje made this known during the Lagos State Judicial Panel of Inquiry for Restitution for Victims of…
Nigerian Newspapers: 10 Things You Need To Know This Friday Morning
Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers 1. The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) on Thursday said no fewer than 21 persons lost their lives in an auto crash on the old Enugu – Okigwe road. The FRSC Sector Commander in Enugu State, Mr Ogbonnaya Kalu, who confirmed the accident and the number of…
Nigerian Newspapers: 10 Things You Need To Know This Thursday Morning
Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers 1. Former Minister of Finance, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has emerged as the Director-General of the World Trade Organization, WTO. Iweala emerged winner of the highly competitive race after polling 104 votes from 164 member countries to defeat her opponent, South Korea’s trade minister, Yoo Myung-hee. 2. President Muhammadu…
#EndSARS: The Speech Buhari Should Have Delivered
A JOEBLINKS BLOG reader, Michael Owan, has sent the speech below in reaction to that delivered by President Muhammadu Buhari, on Thursday. Mr Buhari’s Thursday speech came two weeks after #EndSARS protests against police brutality began across the country. The president, in his speech, condemned the violence across the country and called on protesters to end the protest. Many…
Civilians Are Fighting For Us, Don’t Let Government Fool You – Nigerian Soldier Advises Colleagues
An officer of the Nigerian army has advised his colleagues on the right side to take in the ongoing #EndSARS protests across the country. The soldier who was fully masked up, told his fellow soldiers to avoid being used by the government as tools of oppression to stop the ongoing protests in Nigeria. According to…
Nigerian Newspapers: 10 Things You Need To Know This Tuesday Morning
Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers. 1. Protesters around Kings Square in Benin City, the capital city of Edo State have broken the walls of the headquarters of the Nigeria Correctional Centre (Nigeria prisons in Benin). The protesters, after gaining entrance into the prison through the fence, freed inmates in the prisons along…
Nigeria Records More COVID-19 Deaths As NCDC Announces New Cases (See Details)
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 113 new cases of COVID-19 in the country. The NCDC in a tweet via its Twitter account on Saturday night said a total of 14 States recorded new infections in the country in the last 24 hours. According to the health agency, the 113 new cases…
No More Checking Of Nigerians’ Phones – IG Of Police (Watch)
Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has ordered police officers to stop checking citizens’ phones. For years, operatives had insisted on searching phones of Nigerians youths at checkpoints or any location. During such encounters at roadblocks or patrols, policemen, in most cases, forcefully snatch phones belonging to innocent citizens. They search through e-mails, text messages, as…
Nigerians React To IGP’s Creation Of SWAT As Replacement For SARS
The Inspector-general of Police, Mohammad Adamu has established a new Special Weapons And Tactics (SWAT) squad as a replacement for the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) unit of the Nigeria Police Force. “The IGP has also set up a new Special Weapons And Tactics (SWAT) Tram will fill the gaps arising from dissolution of the defunct…
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