Tuesday, 13 October 2020

NigerianEye: “#EndSARS: Remain peaceful, we support stability – UN begs protesters” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “#EndSARS: Remain peaceful, we support stability – UN begs protesters” plus 29 more


#EndSARS: Remain peaceful, we support stability – UN begs protesters

Posted: 13 Oct 2020 11:32 PM PDT

 The United Nations (UN) on Tuesday appealed to End SARS protesters to remain peaceful.   Edward Kallon, UN Resident Coordinator in Nigeria, made the appeal via his Twitter account.  ...

INEC: Buhari gets reasons to remove Onochie’s name from commissioners’ list immediately

Posted: 13 Oct 2020 11:28 PM PDT

 President Muhammadu Buhari has been provided reasons to remove the name of his special assistant on social media, Lauretta Onochie from the list of Commissioners of the Independent National...

Coronavirus can now survive on phone screens, currency notes for 28 days — Scientists reveal

Posted: 13 Oct 2020 10:59 PM PDT

  The novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) that causes COVID-19 can survive on banknotes, mobile phone screens, and stainless steel for up to 28 days under laboratory conditions, according to a new...

Nigeria's Coronavirus infections shoot up again as #EndSARS protests continue

Posted: 13 Oct 2020 10:50 PM PDT

Nigeria recorded anther increase in Coronavirus cases on Tuesday, with Lagos taking a massive lead. In the last three days, the nation has recorded resurgence of Coronavirus infections, with figures...

VIDEO: #EndSARS protesters shush Sanwo-Olu with Davido’s ‘FEM’

Posted: 13 Oct 2020 03:31 PM PDT

  A video of 'EndSARS' protesters shushing Babajide Sanwo-Olu, governor of Lagos, in the protest against police brutality with 'FEM', a recent hit song by Davido, has surfaced on social media....

#EndSARS: ‘SWAT will be like when NEPA changed to PHCN’ – Omokri

Posted: 13 Oct 2020 03:25 PM PDT

  A former aide to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, Reno Omokri, has reacted to the formation of a new unit to replace the disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS.   Recall that the...

#EndSARS protest has yielded results… no need for more demonstration -Senate President

Posted: 13 Oct 2020 03:04 PM PDT

  Senate President Ahmad Lawan says the protests that erupted across the country over police brutality have yielded results.   Following a nationwide outrage, Mohammed Adamu,...

#EndSARS: Gridlock persists as youths protest into night at Lekki toll gate

Posted: 13 Oct 2020 02:34 PM PDT

Youths continued their protest into the night on Tuesday at Lekki toll gate in Lagos State. It was gathered that the protest caused gridlock with some commuters spending more than three hours in...

IPPIS: FG looking into ASUU’s preferred payment platform – Ngige

Posted: 13 Oct 2020 01:25 PM PDT

 Indications emerged Tuesday night that the Federal Government may adopt the University Transparency Account System (UTAS), a payment platform developed by ASUU in preference to IPPIS.  ...

Chief of Staff meets IG of Police, DG DSS on Police Reform

Posted: 13 Oct 2020 01:07 PM PDT

  The Chief of Staff to the President, Prof Ibrahim Gambari, on Tuesday, October 13, 2020, met with the Director-General of the Department of State Services (DSS), Yusuf Magaji Bichi and the...

Situation Room asks Buhari to withdraw nomination of Lauretta Onochie as INEC commissioner

Posted: 13 Oct 2020 12:52 PM PDT

  The Nigeria Civil Society Situation Room has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to withdraw the nomination of Lauretta Onochie, his social media media, whom he appointed as a commissioner of...

Wike joins protesters he banned earlier, says ‘SARS has killed many people’

Posted: 13 Oct 2020 12:39 PM PDT

  Nyesom Wike, governor of Rivers state, on Tuesday joined the protesters he banned from trooping to the streets over police brutality. Organisers of the #EndSARS protest in Rivers were...

Jonathan on #EndSARS: Peaceful protests seek to advance our country

Posted: 13 Oct 2020 12:39 PM PDT

Former president Goodluck Jonathan says no life needs to be lost during peaceful protests in Nigeria.   Speaking on the #EndSARS protest via his Twitter account, Jonathan said the protests seek...

SWAT: ‘Don’t deploy criminals’ – Deji Adeyanju reacts as IGP names new team to replace SARS

Posted: 13 Oct 2020 11:55 AM PDT

Deji Adeyanju, popular activist, has reacted to the formation of a new unit to replace the disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS. Adeyanju, who is the convener of Concerned Nigerian expressed...

IG of Police sets up new unit to replace SARS, recalls operatives to Abuja

Posted: 13 Oct 2020 11:48 AM PDT

The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has set up a new unit to replace the disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS). The Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) Team will "fill the gaps"...

#EndSARS: Details of Sanwo-Olu’s meeting with Buhari revealed

Posted: 13 Oct 2020 10:27 AM PDT

The Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has disclosed details of his meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday. In a Twitter post, Sanwo-Olu said he presented the demands of...

INEC: Resist Lauretta Onochie’s Appointment – Wike charges #EndSARS protesters

Posted: 13 Oct 2020 09:56 AM PDT

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has condemned the appointment of Lauretta Onochie as a Commissioner in the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC by President Muhammadu Buhari. Lauretta...

Zazzau prince sues el-Rufai over choice of new emir

Posted: 13 Oct 2020 09:50 AM PDT

  Bashir Aminu, one of the princes who lost out in the contest for the Emir of Zazzau in Kaduna, has filed a suit against Nasir el-Rufai, the governor, over the appointment of Ahmed Nuhu...

5 candidates drag Obaseki to election tribunal, bailiff can’t find him

Posted: 13 Oct 2020 09:50 AM PDT

  Five political parties and their candidates, have dragged Godwin Obaseki, the re-elected governor of Edo state to the Election Tribunal, challenging his declaration as the winner of the 19...

Akeredolu meets Buhari, asks deputy governor to resign

Posted: 13 Oct 2020 09:50 AM PDT

Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, on Tuesday visited the President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Akeredolu, who secured his second term by winning last Saturday's...

#EndSARS protests may consume Nigeria – Gani Adams condemns killings

Posted: 13 Oct 2020 08:31 AM PDT

The Aare Onakakanfo of Yorubaland, Iba Gani Adams, has warned that the ongoing End SARS protests may consume Nigeria. Adams said "there are signals" of a national crisis, and advised authorities to...

Shehu Sani mocks Buhari’s nomination of aide, Lauretta Onochie as INEC Commissioner

Posted: 13 Oct 2020 08:23 AM PDT

 Shehu Sani, former Kaduna Central Senator, has reacted to President Buhari's nomination if Lauretta Onochie, his personal assistant on Social Media as a Commissioner of the Independent National...

Ronaldo tests positive for COVID-19

Posted: 13 Oct 2020 08:20 AM PDT

 Cristiano Ronaldo has tested positive for coronavirus, the Portuguese football federation announced on Tuesday.   Ronaldo "is asymptomatic" and "will not play against Sweden" in...

Lauretta Onochie: Nigerians react to nomination of Buhari’s aide as INEC Commissioner

Posted: 13 Oct 2020 08:15 AM PDT

 A cross-section of Nigerians has faulted the decision of President Muhammadu Buhari to name his aide, Lauretta Onochie as a Commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)....

BREAKING: #EndSARS protesters win, FG accepts their 5-point demand

Posted: 13 Oct 2020 07:26 AM PDT

  A stakeholders meeting called by the Inspector General of Police and National Human Rights Commission and attended by representatives of the #EndSARS movement, has agreed to meet the...

#EndSARS: Operatives disarmed, offices shut down – Lagos Commissioner of Police confirms

Posted: 13 Oct 2020 07:21 AM PDT

The Commissioner of Police in Lagos State, Hakeem Odumosu, has said that operatives of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) have been disarmed. This is in compliance with the directive of the...

#EndSARS protesters shut down Lagos-Ibadan expressway

Posted: 13 Oct 2020 07:16 AM PDT

  #EndSARS protesters in Lagos have shut down the Lagos-Ibadan expressway. The protesters in their thousands are currently chanting their simple demand: "End SARS now".   Over the past...

#EndSARS: Reps move to compensate families of killed protesters, bans police escort from NASS

Posted: 13 Oct 2020 06:31 AM PDT

 The House of Representatives will be compensating the families of Nigerians who died while protesting against police brutality.   Speaker of the House, Femi Gbajabimaila, on Tuesday...

Minister of youth and sports development demands immediate release of all #EndSARS protesters

Posted: 13 Oct 2020 06:26 AM PDT

 Sunday Dare, minister of youth and sports development, has asked Mohammed Adamu, inspector-general of police, to order the immediate release of #EndSARS protesters who were arrested in...

Ondo election: Eyitayo Jegede told to join APC

Posted: 13 Oct 2020 06:22 AM PDT

 Eze Chukwemeka Eze, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has called on the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the just concluded election in Ondo...

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