Dr Joe Okei-Odumakin, President, Women Arise and Centre for Change, on Friday urged all tiers of government to urgently implement policies that would address the grievances of citizens. Okei-Odumakin, in a statement made in Lagos, said that there was so much pent up anger in the land as a result of deprivations and poverty. “It is time to now address such frustration and hopelessness that has made decent living impossible for millions of our people. “Staggering youth unemployment and high cost of living needs to be addressed,” she said. Okei-Odumakin said the high-handedness in dealings with citizens must become a…
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Leeds United’s Patrick Bamford scored a superb hat-trick for Aston Villa’s winning start to the season to an abrupt end with a 3-0 away victory in the English Premier League (EPL) on Friday. After an entertaining but goalless first half, Jack Grealish went close to a stunning opener for Aston Villa in the 52nd minute. This was when he ran from the halfway line and jinked into the penalty box before his shot was well saved by goalkeeper Illan Meslier. Three minutes later though Aston Villa found themselves behind, when a Rodrigo shot was pushed out by Emiliano Martinez and…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 77 new cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the country. The agency made this known through its Twitter handle @NCDCGov on Friday. The NCDC said that the 77 new cases brought the nation’s confirmed cases to 61,882. The country keeps up the fight against COVID-19, the spread of the virus continues to slow down. According to the agency, the latest update shows that the country recorded 77 new infections with two COVID-19 related deaths in 10 states and the Federal Capital Territory in the last 24 hours in the country. The public…
India has expressed its readiness to deepen economic ties with Nigeria towards promoting investment and trade between both countries. Amb. Abhay Thakur, High Commissioner of India to Nigeria, said this during a courtesy visit to Kano governor, Abdullahi Ganduje on Friday. Thakur noted that India and Nigeria had long-standing relations based on mutual respect that predates the independence of the two countries. ”We are Nigeria’s largest trading partner and the country is our largest trading partner in Africa. “Our bilateral trade volume reaches $14 billion in 2020 and we export various goods ranging from machinery and agriculture products to the tune…
The Osun Food and Relief Committee on COVID-19 on Friday said the looted items at a warehouse in Ede town were not hoarded, but rather kept for flag-off of official distribution. Alhaji Bayo Jimoh, Secretary to the committee, in a statement in Osogbo, said that the looted items were donated to the committee as palliatives to the people by Private Sector Coalition Against COVID-19 (CACOVID). Angry youths in the early hours of Friday broke into a warehouse in Ede town and carted away COVID-19 palliatives meant for distribution. Items such as beans, noodles, sugar, salt, garri, rice, pastas, vegetable oil,…
Hoodlums under the guise of the ongoing #EndSARS protest on Friday looted Cross River COVID-19 palliative warehouse at Bishop Moinagh Street, State Housing Authority in Calabar. The hoodlums were seen in their numbers carting away bags of rice, noodles, salt and gallons of vegetable oil. They had earlier in the day blocked the Muritala Mohammed Highway, restricting vehicular movement. As at the time of this report, men of the Nigerian Police Force, who just arrived the scene, were seen trying to restore order, However, dispersing the crowd that had built was a herculean task as more and more people were…
The Police Service Commission, PSC, says it is awaiting the White Paper on the Presidential Panel on Reform of the defunct Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), to commence action on the report. The spokesperson, Mr Ikechukwu Ani in a statement made available to AshNews on Friday said the white paper being expected from the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) would facilitate disciplinary mechanism on erring officers in the system. Ani called for restraint as miscreants hijacked the “ENDSARS” protests to unleash terror and havoc across the country. He said the Commission had followed recent developments and was shocked by the level of destructions meted…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says it has put on hold all its political and electioneering activities. The party disclosed this in a statement issued by its National Publicity Secretary, Mr Kola Ologbondiyan, in Abuja on Friday. Ologbondiyan said that the decision was a further mark of honour for Nigerian youths who were killed at the Lekki Toll Gate as well as other killings that had occurred in various parts of Nigeria over the fall-out of the #EndSARS peaceful protests. The PDP had earlier on Thursday night directed that its flags in all its offices nationwide be flown at half-mast…
The Multinational Joint Taskforce (MNJTF) and Lake Chad Basin Commission (LCBC) in collaboration with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) have taken steps to prevent violent extremism in the Lake Chad Basin. The Chief of Military Public Information for MNJTF, Col. Muhammad Dole, in a statement on Friday, said a workshop to articulate an inclusive regional communication strategy in the region was already in progress. Dole said the initiative was in recognition of the need to reinforce information and communication line of operation to counter the extremist ideology propagated by the Boko Haram and armed groups. He added that it…
President Muhammadu Buhari has described as unfortunate the way and manner the initial genuine and well-intended protest of youths in parts of the country against the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) was hijacked and misdirected. A statement by Mr Femi Adesina, the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, said Buhari stated this in a virtual meeting with the former Nigerian leaders, in Abuja on Friday. The president reiterated that the government would not fold its arms and allow miscreants and criminals continue to perpetrate acts of hooliganism in the country. At the meeting were all living past leaders,…