Thousands of people were, on Monday morning, stranded in different parts of Ogun, as EndSARS protesters resumed their protests. The protesters blocked the NNPC axis of the Abeokuta-Sagamu road, thus making it difficult for civil servants to resume for work at the Oke Mosan state secretariat. The Papalanto-Obada Oko end of the Lagos-Abeokuta expressway was also blocked, thus preventing vehicular movements inbound Abeokuta and outbound Lagos. The same scenario was witnessed at Pansheke and Camp areas of Abeokuta metropolis where the protesters mounted roadblock and prevented vehicular movements. Vehicles travelling from Lagos or other parts of Ogun enroute Abeokuta-Kopabe-Siun-Sagamu expressway…
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President Muhammadu Buhari has said that his administration recognises the democratic rights of the Nigerian youth to peaceful protests, but urges them to beware of anarchists who may hijack their gatherings for selfish motives. The president stated this when he granted audience to the Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Mr Sunday Dare, at the State House, Abuja, on Monday. Dare, who briefed State House correspondents at the end of the meeting quoted Buhari to have advised the youths to always be on the alert so that miscreants would not take advantage of their genuine intention. “Firstly he said, he…
Banks in Benin, Edo on Monday shut down operations over the inability of their staff to access their duty posts. EndSARS protesters had, as at 6:00am blocked, Oluko-Isihor-Ugbowo-Uselu, Ring road-Sapele, Ring-Ekehuan, Aduwawa – Akpakpava, Airport, amongst others roads within the Benin metropolis, thereby preventing vehicular movement. The roads are Security men at the various banks visited along the Ugbowo and Uselu market axis of the state said that they had to shut down due to the absence of their staff. A bank customer, Miss Tina Jeremie, expressed displeasure over her inability to withdraw money from the bank. “I had to…
As #EndSARS protests continues, suspected hoodlums stormed Benin maximum security prison in Edo. ChannelsTV reports the Special Adviser to Governor Godwin Obaseki on Media, Crusoe Osagie, as saying that the hoodlums exchanged fire with security operatives at the Maximum prison in Benin City. “The hoodlums are currently exchanging fire with the security personnel at the Maximum security prison in Oko, Benin City,” Osagie said. Three police stations were reported to have been burnt by the hoodlums. Some of the police stations affected include the Ugbekun and Idogbo Police Stations in Ikpoba Okha local government area of the state.
The management of the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) has again urged Nigerians to discard information in some quarters that the institution is recruiting people as members of its staff. A statement issued by Mr Ibrahim Sheme, Director, Media and Publicity, NOUN, describing reports that NOUN was recruiting as “fake news. “The story, mischievously captioned” “National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) Recruitment 2020 and How to Apply”, is being pushed out to the public principally by two notorious online platforms, Opera News (operanewsapp.com) and Financial Watch (financialwatchngr.com). “The University hereby informs the general public that this story is fake…
The Coalition of Northern Groups, CNG, has kicked against the deployment of soldiers over the ongoing #EndSARSProtest in the country. This is contained in a statement by the Spokesperson of the group, Abdul-Azeez Suleiman on Sunday. “The move to deploy the military on Nigerians already taken over by peaceful #EndSARS and #EndInsecuriyNow protesters is ill-timed, ill-advised and a deliberate and costly attempt to provoke the setting in of chaos and further instability. “If government wants to hear the truth, it should be told that the Army boys would do better unleashing their crocodiles on the forests of Sambisa, Birnin Gwari…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, has announced 133 new cases of Coronavirus in the country. The NCDC made this known on its official twitter handle on Sunday The country recorded two new casualties bringing the total death toll to 1,125. The agency said that 54 patients were discharged from isolation centres across the country. It stated that the new 133 cases were detected in nine states including the Federal Capital Territory. The NCDC said that Lagos recorded the highest new infections with 90 confirmed cases, while Rivers recorded 13 cases. This was followed by FCT and Kaduna with 8 new…
The total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases across the African continent has reached 1,636,748 as of Sunday, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said. The Africa CDC, a specialised healthcare agency of African Union Commission, said in a statement that the number of deaths due to illnesses related to the pandemic reached 39,559 as of Sunday afternoon. According to the Africa CDC, the number of people that have recovered from the infectious virus across the continent has reached 1,347,199. The most COVID-19 affected African countries in terms of the number of positive cases include South Africa,…
A political pressure group, APC Professionals Forum, has cautioned organisers of the #EndSARS protests in the country to exercise restraint while pushing for better policing and good governance. The forum gave the advice in a statement issued by Mr Gerald Ekwunife, its Publicity Secretary. Ekwunife said that though the conduct of some officers of the defunct Special Anti Robbery Squad (SARS) was condemnable, the protesters should maintain peace while expressing their grievances against the unit. “APC Professionals Forum, is an assembly of partisan professionals who have volunteered to serve as guardians of the change mantra of the ruling party and…
The Deputy President of the Senate (DSP), Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, is shocked and saddened by the reported killing of nine persons, including a child, in Oleh, Isoko South Local Government Area of Delta State. Senator Omo-Agege believes that this situation demands urgent and pragmatic efforts to prevent further bloodletting. Respected political, traditional, religious, women and youth leaders within and without Isoko need to preach restraint, de-escalate the situation and help to quickly restore genuine peace to the land. The Obarisi believes that it is by divine order that Isoko and Urhobo are historical good neighbours with strong filial, marital and…