Sunday, 25 October 2020

NigerianEye: “#EndSARS: FG sets up N25bn youth fund — Finance minister” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “#EndSARS: FG sets up N25bn youth fund — Finance minister” plus 29 more

#EndSARS: FG sets up N25bn youth fund — Finance minister

Posted: 24 Oct 2020 02:29 PM PDT

The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, on Saturday, said the Federal government has created a N25bn youth fund as part of efforts to address the dissatisfaction of...

Kaduna: Gov El-Rufai imposes 24-hour curfew

Posted: 24 Oct 2020 02:22 PM PDT

The Kaduna State Government has imposed a 24-hour curfew on the state. The state had earlier imposed 24-hour curfew in some communities in Chikun and Kaduna South Local Government Areas. A statement...

WhatsApp allows users to mute chats forever

Posted: 24 Oct 2020 12:49 PM PDT

 WhatsApp, a US-run messaging service, has introduced a new feature that allows users to mute a chat — whether individual or group — forever.   The Facebook-owned platform, with over two...

I wanted to share looted palliatives on my birthday – Lagos lawmaker, SOB Agunbiade

Posted: 24 Oct 2020 12:34 PM PDT

  A lawmaker, Sanai Agunbiade aka SOB, has reacted to the invasion of his residence by hoodlums.   Agunbiade is the Majority Leader of Lagos State House of Assembly.   On Friday, an...

#EndSARS: Who ordered Lekki Toll Gate shooting – Tinubu asks Gov Sanwo-Olu

Posted: 24 Oct 2020 12:27 PM PDT

  Bola Tinubu, National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has queried the shooting of protesters at the Lekki toll gate in Lagos State on Tuesday.   Tinubu said he asked the...

‘Enough Is Enough,’ IGP Orders AIGs, CPs, Others To Restore Normalcy Across Nigeria

Posted: 24 Oct 2020 12:25 PM PDT

The Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has ordered the immediate mobilisation of all police operational assets and resources to bring an end to the wanton violence, killings, looting and...

VIDEO: Massive crowd storms Tinubu’s residence in London

Posted: 24 Oct 2020 12:16 PM PDT

  Nigerians demanding the end to police brutality and bad governance in line with the #EndSARS tagline storm the London residence of APC National Leader, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Saturday.  ...

BREAKING: ISWAP/Boko Haram: Insurgents attack Yobe

Posted: 24 Oct 2020 11:38 AM PDT

Gunmen suspected to be members of ISWAP/Boko Haram who drove in a convoy of vehicles, on Saturday evening, attacked Babbangida, the headquarters of Tarmuwa Local Government Area of Yobe...

VIDEO: Military Officer confronts policemen for shooting at crowd

Posted: 24 Oct 2020 10:40 AM PDT

  A military officer has been seen in a viral video confronting policemen for shooting at the crowd. The officer was heard telling the supposed head of the policemen that he is going to...

I didn’t go nowhere, I’m still Asiwaju of Lagos and Jagaban -Tinubu says as he visits Sanwo-Olu

Posted: 24 Oct 2020 10:45 AM PDT

 All Progressives Congress chieftain, Bola Tinubu, has lamented the invasion and wanton looting of public and private assets in the state of late.   Tinubu made this known on Saturday when...

El Clásico: Real Madrid defeat Barcelona 3-1 at Camp Nou

Posted: 24 Oct 2020 09:34 AM PDT

Real Madrid averted a crisis in the best possible way on Saturday by beating Barcelona 3-1 in the first empty Clasico and landing an early blow in La Liga's title race.  Barca had the chance to...

US election: Trump votes in Florida

Posted: 24 Oct 2020 08:27 AM PDT

‌ President Donald Trump cast an early ballot Saturday in the US election as he geared for another grueling day of campaigning. Trump voted at a library serving as a polling center in Florida, where...

N2m for groundnut seller, prosthetic legs for amputees… how #EndSARS protest helped Nigerians

Posted: 24 Oct 2020 10:13 AM PDT

  At first, many thought the #EndSARS campaign was one of those routine social media frenzy. But the movement, which is aimed at addressing deeply-ingrained culture of police brutality in...

Arsenal on #EndSARS: Our thoughts are with everyone in Nigeria

Posted: 24 Oct 2020 08:25 AM PDT

 Arsenal Football Club (AFC) on Saturday commiserated with Nigerians over the crisis that has ensued due to the #EndSARS protests across the nation. In a post on its Twitter page, the north...

After #EndSARS, thousands sign petition asking INEC to commence voter registration

Posted: 24 Oct 2020 08:21 AM PDT

  At least 14,000 individuals have signed a petition asking the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to commence voter registration ahead of the 2023 elections. The petition,...

Police reform: Buhari wished Arase worked with him longer, says Femi Adesina

Posted: 24 Oct 2020 08:21 AM PDT

  Femi Adesina, presidential spokesman, says President Muhammadu Buhari wished Solomon Arase, a former inspector-general of police (IGP), worked with him longer. Although ex-President...

VIDEO: NDDC chairman, Ndoma-Egba’s house vandalised, set ablaze in Calabar

Posted: 24 Oct 2020 08:21 AM PDT

  The house of the Chairman, Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Senator Victor Ndoma-Egba has been vandalised and set ablaze in Calabar, Cross River State by hoodlums.  WATCH...

Looting: Lalong reimposes 24-hour curfew in Jos

Posted: 24 Oct 2020 08:12 AM PDT

Barely forty-eight hours after relaxing the 24-hour curfew it earlier imposed in Jos, the Plateau state capital, Governor Simon Lalong on Saturday reinstated the curfew. The sudden reinstatement...

EPL: Foden’s goal rescues Man City in West Ham draw

Posted: 24 Oct 2020 07:53 AM PDT

Phil Foden came off the bench to spare spluttering Manchester City's blushes as the England midfielder rescued a 1-1 draw against West Ham on Saturday. Pep Guardiola's side fell behind to Michail...

VIDEO: Residents invade Senator Gershom Bassey‘s house, cart away valuables

Posted: 24 Oct 2020 08:08 AM PDT

Some residents, on Saturday invaded the residence of Senator Gershom Bassey and carted away some valuables. Gershom Bassey,represents Cross River South Senatorial District in the Nigerian...

#EndSARS: Buhari to address Nigerians on Lekki toll gate shooting – FG

Posted: 24 Oct 2020 06:59 AM PDT

The Federal Government, on Saturday, assured that President Muhammadu Buhari would address Nigerians over the shooting in Lekki toll gate area of Lagos State on Tuesday. Minister of Youth and Sports...

BREAKING: Gov Oyetola declares 24-hour curfew in Osun

Posted: 24 Oct 2020 06:35 AM PDT

The Osun State governor, Gboyega Oyetola, has imposed a 24-hour curfew on the state. This is coming barely 24 hours after suspending an initial curfew imposed on the state over the unrest caused by...

Hoodlums attack warehouse, loot COVID-19 palliatives in Edo

Posted: 24 Oct 2020 06:26 AM PDT

  Hoodlums had a field day on Saturday when they attacked a government warehouse on Medical Store Road, Uselu, and looted COVID-19 palliatives stored in the warehouse.   The thugs, who had...

"Plots to attack, send Igbos out of Lagos thickens"

Posted: 24 Oct 2020 06:28 AM PDT

  Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council Worldwide, OYC, has asked Ndigbo resident in Lagos State to defend themselves in case of any attack on them.   The youth wing of the apex Igbo...

BREAKING: #EndSARS: Motorcycles, freezers carted away as ‘hoodlums’ invade Senator Folarin’s house in Oyo

Posted: 24 Oct 2020 08:27 AM PDT

  The Ibadan home of Teslim Folarin, senator representing Oyo central, has been invaded by hoodlums who carted away brand new motorcycles, freezers, grinding machines and other items. The...

Biafra: Wike, you are finished – Nnamdi Kanu attacks Rivers Governor

Posted: 24 Oct 2020 06:18 AM PDT

 Nnamdi Kanu of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has launched a verbal attack and threat on the Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike.   This was after Governor Wike, had on Friday...

Lagos govt under fire for cleaning Lekki ‘crime scene’

Posted: 24 Oct 2020 05:17 AM PDT

 Lagos State Government has come under criticisms for embarking on a clean up of the Lekki area.   Last Tuesday, soldiers opened fire on unarmed protesters at the toll gate.   The...

Gunshots as police disperse mob trying to loot COVID-19 palliatives in Abuja

Posted: 24 Oct 2020 04:57 AM PDT

  The police on Saturday used teargas to disperse a mob attempting to break into the Arts and Culture Centre in the Garki district of the federal capital territory (FCT).   The arts centre...

#EndSARS: I’m not afraid of dying, says Falz

Posted: 24 Oct 2020 04:57 AM PDT

 Folarin Falana, a Nigerian rapper better known as Falz, says he is not afraid of being killed for his involvement in the #EndSARS protest.   The gifted rapper has been vocal in his support...

Looted palliatives not owned by Oyo – Commissioner

Posted: 24 Oct 2020 04:29 AM PDT

The Oyo State Government has said that the palliatives that were looted by hoodlums on Friday at a warehouse in the Akobo area of Ibadan, the state capital, did not belong to the state...
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