Tuesday, 27 October 2020

NigerianEye: “COVID-19 cases on the rise again in Lagos, as NCDC reports more infections” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “COVID-19 cases on the rise again in Lagos, as NCDC reports more infections” plus 29 more

COVID-19 cases on the rise again in Lagos, as NCDC reports more infections

Posted: 26 Oct 2020 05:34 PM PDT

  COVID-19 cases are on the rise again in Lagos, just as the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, reports 119 new cases on Monday. The 119 new cases were recorded in five states and...

#EndSARS: PDP reacts as NBC fines Channels TV, AIT, Arise TV

Posted: 26 Oct 2020 12:44 PM PDT

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has condemned the fines imposed on Channels TV, AIT and Arise TV by the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC). It was reported that the National Broadcasting...

We are investigating SARS activities, Lekki shooting – UK

Posted: 26 Oct 2020 12:39 PM PDT

The United Kingdom says it is following the probe of the activities of the outlawed Special Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS. The UK said it was working with stakeholders and told judicial panels set up by...

REVEALED: 'How Govt officials came to my office, tried to sell COVID-19 palliatives meant for the masses'

Posted: 26 Oct 2020 11:54 AM PDT

  All Progressives Congress chieftain, Buba Galadima, says officials of an undisclosed state government once approached his office to sell COVID-19 palliatives. The elder statesman also...

PDP blasts Governor Sanwo-Olu - "What do you need ₦1 Trillion for?'

Posted: 26 Oct 2020 11:41 AM PDT

  The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos State, on Monday faulted Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu's alleged claim that it will take N1 trillion to restore all properties and facilities destroyed...

#EndSARS: Fani Kayode slams NBC over fines imposed on Arise, AIT, Channels

Posted: 26 Oct 2020 10:22 AM PDT

Former minister of Aviation, Femi Fani Kayode has condemned the fines imposed on Channels TV, AIT and Arise TV by the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC). It had reported that the National...

Pogba denies quitting France team over Macron’s comment

Posted: 26 Oct 2020 10:17 AM PDT

Manchester United's Paul Pogba said on Monday he will be "taking legal action" after reports claimed he had retired from international duty in protest against French President Emmanuel Macron's...

Criminals threatening Army with travel ban, I don’t mind living in Nigeria – Army boss, Buratai

Posted: 26 Oct 2020 10:05 AM PDT

 Chief of Army Staff, Tukur Buratai, has taken a swipe at those threatening Nigerian military officers with a travel ban.   He spoke on Monday at a meeting with Army commanders in Abuja on...

Why Buhari didn’t address Lekki shooting in nationwide broadcast – Falana

Posted: 26 Oct 2020 09:57 AM PDT

  Human rights activist, Femi Falana on Monday said President Muhammadu Buhari would have been told a lie by the army that the Lekki shooting never occurred, which was why he did not address it...

Two die in stampede over COVID-19 palliatives in Abuja

Posted: 26 Oct 2020 09:29 AM PDT

Two women died on Monday in a vicious struggle for COVID-19 palliatives looted by hoodlums in a warehouse on the Secretariat road in Gwagwalada Area Council, Abuja. Vanguard correspondent learnt that...

Lekki shooting: Ohanaeze warns against quit notice slammed on Igbos in South West

Posted: 26 Oct 2020 09:01 AM PDT

  The Ohanaeze Ndigbo has lauded Governors in the South-West geopolitical zone for their quick intervention to calm frayed nerves over a frivolous quit notice given to the Igbos in Lagos by...

#Endsars: Don’t be afraid of ICC in discharging your duties, Nigeria’s Army Chief tells troops

Posted: 26 Oct 2020 08:34 AM PDT

  Following several days of protests and violence across Nigeria, the country's Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant-General Tukur Buratai, has said "the military will do everything possible to...

Foremost Ibadan elder, Theophilus Akinyele is dead

Posted: 26 Oct 2020 08:22 AM PDT

  A foremost Ibadan elder, Chief Theophilus Adeleke Akinyele is dead.   Akinyele, until his death was one of the prominent sons of Ibadan land, he died at the age of 88.   He was the...

#EndSARS: NBC gets 48-hour ultimatum to withdraw fines slammed on Arise, AIT, Channels

Posted: 26 Oct 2020 08:21 AM PDT

  The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has condemned the fines imposed on Channels TV, AIT and Arise TV.   The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) on Monday said...

Army kill 38 bandits, arrest 93 insurgent logistics suppliers, recovers arms in Katsina, Zamfara

Posted: 26 Oct 2020 08:04 AM PDT

The troops of Operation Sahel Sanity, a component of the Nigerian Army says it has intensified operational activities in the theatre of operation killing over 38 suspected bandits, injuring dozens of...

Africa records more COVID-19 cases – WHO

Posted: 26 Oct 2020 07:28 AM PDT

The World Health Organisation (WHO), Regional Office for Africa on Monday confirmed that there are over 1.7 million confirmed COVID-19 cases on the African continent. The UN health agency gave the...

Hospital bed, toilet seat — odd things looted after #EndSARS protests

Posted: 26 Oct 2020 09:07 AM PDT

There has been looting of private and public property across the country in the aftermath of protests against police brutality. Warehouses where COVID-19 relief materials such as bags of rice,...

#EndSARS: SARS: Nnamdi Kanu reveals identity of masked armed thugs shooting in Lokoja

Posted: 26 Oct 2020 07:12 AM PDT

  Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the separatist group, the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has revealed the identity of the masked men who invaded Lokoja, the Kogi State capital on Monday...

Lekki Shooting: We’ve Identified barracks where Soldiers who shot protesters came from -Falana

Posted: 26 Oct 2020 07:13 AM PDT

 Human Rights Lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria Femi Falana has said a group he oversees has identified the barracks where officers of the military emanated from and shot protesters at the...

#EndSARS: Bishop Oyedepo reveals what will happen to looters, those destroying properties

Posted: 26 Oct 2020 07:15 AM PDT

The Presiding Bishop, Living Faith Church Worldwide, David Oyedepo has prophesied that hoodlums who took advantage of the End SARS protest to loot and destroy properties shall not go...

BREAKING: NBC sanctions Arise TV, Channels, AIT over Lekki shooting

Posted: 26 Oct 2020 06:42 AM PDT

The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has sanctioned three major broadcast stations over their alleged roles in escalation of violence across the nation. The regulators fined Arise TV, African...

#EndSARS: FCT Minister orders arrest, prosecution of looters of warehouses, factories

Posted: 26 Oct 2020 06:00 AM PDT

  The FCT Minister, Muhammad Bello has ordered the arrest and prosecution of the people who broke the FCT warehouse in Gwagwalada Area Council and looted the food items in the store. Bello gave...

Lekki shooting: Sanwo-Olu gets formal request to release CCTV footage

Posted: 26 Oct 2020 05:48 AM PDT

 A legal practitioner, Inibehe Effiong, has formally asked the Lagos State Government to release the CCTV footage of the Lekki shooting.   On October 20, soldiers fired live bullets at...

Lekki toll gate shooting: Celebrities go hard on Fashola after discovering secret camera

Posted: 26 Oct 2020 05:50 AM PDT

  Some Nigerian celebrities have reacted to the discovery of a mystery camera at the Lekki Toll Gate in Lagos State where soldiers opened fire on peaceful protesters last Tuesday.  ...

Govt must apologise, hoarding of Covid-19 palliatives ‘Like Crimes against Humanity,’ -Falana

Posted: 26 Oct 2020 04:41 AM PDT

 Lawyer and Human Rights activist Femi Falana has condemned the hoarding of COVID-19 palliatives in several cities in Nigeria, calling it a "crime against humanity."   The discovery of...

Plateau Govt gives looters 48 hours to return stolen palliatives or else...

Posted: 26 Oct 2020 04:41 AM PDT

 The Plateau State Government has given looters 48 hours to return stolen COVID-19 palliatives in their possession or risk being arrested.   NigerianEye had earlier reported that a...

Journalist shot in Lokoja

Posted: 26 Oct 2020 04:29 AM PDT

  A journalist with the Sun Newspaper, Emmanuel Adeyemi, has been shot. Adeyemi was on his way to the Nigerian Union of Journalists Secretariat when he was shot. The drive-by shooters also shot...

Army boss Buratai, commanders meet on insecurity, Lekki shooting

Posted: 26 Oct 2020 04:07 AM PDT

 Chief Of Army Staff, Lieutenant-General Tukur Buratai, is in a meeting with top hierarchy of the military.   They include Principal Staff Officers (PSOs), General Officers Commanding...

Bullets may drive #EndSARS protesters off the streets but can’t pierce their spirits -Pastor Tunde Bakare

Posted: 26 Oct 2020 06:00 AM PDT

 Tunde Bakare, serving overseer of Citadel Global Community Church, formerly known as Latter Rain Assembly, has commended #EndSARS protesters for their "resilience".   Young persons across...

Why my dogs didn’t attack mob that stole over 350 motorcycles, 400 freezers, 350 generators from my house -Oyo Senator

Posted: 26 Oct 2020 03:50 AM PDT

  Teslim Folarin, lawmaker representing Oyo central senatorial district, says his dogs were caged when a mob stormed his Ibadan residence on Saturday. Over 350 motorcycles, 400 freezers, 350...
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