Thursday, 22 October 2020

NigerianEye: “#EndSARS: Again, NECO reschedules exam” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “#EndSARS: Again, NECO reschedules exam” plus 29 more

#EndSARS: Again, NECO reschedules exam

Posted: 21 Oct 2020 12:40 PM PDT

Again, the National Examinations Council has announced the rescheduling of the papers meant for Thursday, Friday and Saturday, attributing it to circumstances beyond its control. This would be the...

#EndSARS: Amnesty Int’l disagrees with Sanwo-Olu over number of deaths, vows to take action

Posted: 21 Oct 2020 11:40 AM PDT

 Amnesty International has said that an on-the-ground investigation confirms that the Nigerian Army killed "at least 12 peaceful protesters" on Tuesday night at two locations in Lagos.   A...

Sanwo-Olu gave order to switch off Lekki tollgate billboard- Tinubu

Posted: 21 Oct 2020 11:24 AM PDT

  The management of Loatsad Promomedia Limited has cleared the air on report making the round that the billboard at the Lekki Toll gate was deliberately put out by the agency.   Lekki Toll...

#EndSARS: Dead bodies litter streets in Lagos

Posted: 21 Oct 2020 10:54 AM PDT

The Street of Jibowu in Lagos State has been littered with corpses as security operatives engage youths in the area in the ongoing crisis in Lagos State. What has been a peaceful protest in the state...

PDP, APC secretariats burnt in Ondo

Posted: 21 Oct 2020 10:53 AM PDT

  The secretariats of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the All Progressives Congress (APC) have been burnt down in Akure, capital of Ondo. The house of Ade Adetimehin, the chairman of...

IGP reportedly withdraws policemen attached to VIPs

Posted: 21 Oct 2020 10:48 AM PDT

 The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has ordered the withdrawal of all police officers attached to all VIPs across the nation with immediate effect.   However, Adamu said those...

Professional women group condemns Lekki shootings, seeks justice for victims

Posted: 21 Oct 2020 10:45 AM PDT

Corporate executives on the platform of the Alliance of Business and Professional Women has condemned the violence unleashed on young, peaceful #EndSARS protesters by armed government forces on...

#EndSARS: Wike declares 24-hour curfew in parts of Rivers

Posted: 21 Oct 2020 10:02 AM PDT

 Nyesom Wike, governor of Rivers, has declared 24-hour curfew in some selected areas in the state.   The governor made the announcement in a state-wide broadcast on Wednesday.   For...

Lekki Massacre: Ex-US President, Bill Clinton reacts, calls out Buhari’s govt

Posted: 21 Oct 2020 09:57 AM PDT

 Former President of the United States, Bill Clinton, on Wednesday, condemned the shooting at the Lekki toll gate of Lagos State.   Clinton urged the Federal Government of Nigeria to engage...

‘There were casualties’ — Gbajabiamila contradicts Sanwo-Olu on Lekki shooting

Posted: 21 Oct 2020 09:53 AM PDT

  Femi Gbajabiamila, speaker of the house of representatives, says there were casualties from the attack on #EndSARS protesters at the Lekki tollgate in Lagos on Tuesday.  Soldiers opened...

BREAKING: The Nation newspaper head office on fire (VIDEO)

Posted: 21 Oct 2020 11:02 AM PDT

  As the #EndSARS protests continue across the country, some hoodlums have set the office of The Nation Newspaper on fire. Three staff members of the paper confirmed the development to...

#EndSARS: Enugu must not be touched – Nnamdi Kanu warns, hails youths in Lagos, Aba, others

Posted: 21 Oct 2020 09:41 AM PDT

 Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, has issued a stern warning to State Governors, asking them to learn from what is going on in Lagos State.   Kanu suggested that...

#EndSARS: Outrage in South Africa over police brutality in Nigeria

Posted: 21 Oct 2020 09:06 AM PDT

  Hundreds of people took to the streets in South Africa on Wednesday to voice outrage at the shooting of peaceful demonstrators in Nigeria. Africa's most populous country has faced growing...

Chaos at Lekki-Epe expressway in Ajah as mob allegedly overpower policemen and seize their guns (VIDEO)

Posted: 21 Oct 2020 08:50 AM PDT

  Some social media users have raised an alarm of a chaotic scene being recorded at the Lekki-Epe expressway in Ajah area of Lagos, amid claims of a mob overpowering policemen and seizing their...

BREAKING: ‘Thugs’ overrun Lagos court, cart away files

Posted: 21 Oct 2020 10:37 AM PDT

  Scores of hoodlums made their way into the Igbosere High Court, Lagos Island on Wednesday, carting away computers, printers, files, fans, air conditioners and other items.   A viral...

Actress Lilian Afegbai goes off social media, after video showing her police mom, Carol Afegbai, allegedly admitted killing a student

Posted: 21 Oct 2020 09:31 AM PDT

Lilian Afegbai, a Nollywood actress, has deactivated her Instagram account, shortly after an old video of Carol Afegbai, her mother, recounting the killing of Ibrahim Momodu, a student, in 2013,...

#EndSARS: RCCG leader Adeboye condemns military, police actions

Posted: 21 Oct 2020 08:34 AM PDT

  Enoch Adeboye, General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) has condemned the Nigerian military and the police for their actions against End SARS protesters. In a statement...

#EndSARS: Uk Parliament deliberates on killing of protesters in Lekki (VIDEO)

Posted: 21 Oct 2020 07:58 AM PDT

The United Kingdom Parliament has started the deliberations on the petition seeking to sanction the federal government for human rights abuses over the End SARS protests. It was reported that the...

Killing protesters worsens crisis, makes dialogue impossible Obasanjo tells Buhari

Posted: 21 Oct 2020 07:48 AM PDT

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has condemned the use of brute force to quell protests at the Lekki tollgate. He added that it was obvious that the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari...

#EndSARS: Fayose reacts to Lekki tollgate shooting, says Buhari cares for no one

Posted: 21 Oct 2020 07:47 AM PDT

 Former Ekis State Governor, Ayodele Fayose has condemned the killing of youths at Lekki tollgate in Lagos State.   Fayose in a series of tweets on Wednesday said he expressed sadness and...

Sanwo-Olu counters Army, says soldiers were deployed to Lekki toll gate

Posted: 21 Oct 2020 07:11 AM PDT

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has admitted that the Nigerian Army deployed troops to the Lekki tollgate area of the state on Tuesday night. It was reported that the Nigerian Army...

Channels TV resumes operations — hours after going off-air

Posted: 21 Oct 2020 07:03 AM PDT

 Channels Television has resumed operations less than two hours after going off-air following threats of attacks on its station.   Earlier on Wednesday, the television station had gone...

VIDEO: Road Safety/VIO office in Ojodu Berger set ablaze

Posted: 21 Oct 2020 06:29 AM PDT

 The Lagos state command of the Vehicle Inspection Office (VIO) has been set on fire by an angry mob in Ojudu area of Lagos state. Videos shared online showed cars and properties in the...

Anti-riot policemen evacuate TVC staff after mob attack

Posted: 21 Oct 2020 06:23 AM PDT

  But for the intervention of a detachment of anti-riot policemen, the headquarters of Television Continental (TVC) in Ikosi Lagos would have been razed by a mob that stormed the station on...

#EndSARS: Buhari is not the problem – Father Mbaka breaks silence on protests

Posted: 21 Oct 2020 06:21 AM PDT

 Rev. Father Ejike Mbaka of the Adoration Ministry, Enugu, has backed the ongoing End SARS protests across the country.   The cleric, however, absolved the president of the total blame,...

‘Soldiers have replaced SARS’– Prof. Wole Soyinka condemns attack on protesters

Posted: 21 Oct 2020 07:20 AM PDT

 Wole Soyinka, Nobel laureate, says the Nigerian army has now replaced the disbanded special anti-robbery squad (SARS) of the police.   There have been week-long protests across the...

Prosecute soldiers involved in Lekki shootings, Reps tell Buhari

Posted: 21 Oct 2020 05:56 AM PDT

The minority caucus of the House of Representatives has called on the President Muhammadu Buhari to order the arrest and prosecution of soldiers who attacked #EndSARS protesters at the Lekki Tollgate...

PHOTOS: President Buhari refuse to address the nation, presides over Federal Executive Council meeting, FEC

Posted: 21 Oct 2020 05:44 AM PDT

  Amid the ongoing chaos in the country, President Buhari is presiding over the Federal Executive Council,FEC, meeting in Abuja. The meeting, which is currently in progress is been...

We are compiling evidences to ensure trial of Army boss, Buratai before International Criminal Court - Femi Falana

Posted: 21 Oct 2020 05:32 AM PDT

  Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana has disclosed that he and other lawyers are currently compiling evidences to ensure trial of Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Tukur Buratai before the International...

Thugs takeover Oba of Lagos’ palace, steal staff of office (VIDEO)

Posted: 21 Oct 2020 05:30 AM PDT

 Thugs on Wednesday stormed the Palace of the Oba of Lagos located at Iga Idugaran, Lagos Island, vandalising vehicles and carting away several artefacts.   In a video which has gone viral...
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