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9 killed as #EndSARS protesters broke into Oko Correctional Centre, free 1,500 inmates
Tony Osauzo, Benin Hell was let loose on Benin City yesterday as all 1,500 inmates including 120 condemned criminals were set free from the Oko Medium Security Correctional Centre by EndSARS protesters who swooped on the faciility. Nine inmates were reportedly killed while trying to escape, just as othes escaped with gunshot injuries. The hoodlums who had …
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APC inaugurates campaign council as members unite to take C’River North
The All Progressives Congress, Cross River State Chapter, has inaugurated its campaign council for the Northern Senatorial District bye-election slated for 31 October, 2020. The event which took place on Saturday at the Ogoja Township Stadium, officially flagged off the party’s campaigns for the Senate seat made vacant by the sad demise …
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Moscow to begin mass vaccinations against coronavirus in 2 months
Russia’s capital and largest city, Moscow, which has had the country’s highest rate of coronavirus infections, will begin mass vaccinations against the disease within the next two months, an official said. Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said this on Monday in Moscow. Russia has recorded the world’s fourth-highest coronavirus caseload with more than 1.4 million infected. It …
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INEC recruits 4042 adhoc personnel for C’River by-election
Judex Okoro, Calabar The INEC’s Resident Electoral Commissioner for Cross River, Mr Emmanuel Alex Hart, has disclosed that 4052 ad hoc personnel will be recruited for the October 31 by-election in the state. Elections will be held for the vacant Cross River North senatorial district as well as Obudu state constituency. Making this disclosure …
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#EndSars protest, wake up call to Nigerians leaders – Ortom
Rose Ejembi, Makurdi Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom has said that the #ENDSARS protests taking place across Nigerian cities is a wake up call to leaders of the country to rise and demonstrate sincerity in tackling the problems confronting the country. Ortom who stated this at a press conference held at the Banquet Hall …
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Rival cult groups hijack #EndSARS protest in Edo
Ighomuaye Lucky, Benin Rival cult groups, yesterday, hijacked the #EndSARS protest in parts of Benin City, the Edo state capital. It was learnt that members of Aiye and Eiye cult groups engaged themselves along Okhoro road, by Oronsanye junction, shooting sporadically brandishing dangerous weapons. A resident of the area who spoke to our correspondent on …
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Soldiers, others takeover Nyanya-Mararaba road, frustrate #EndSARS protest in Abuja
Juliana Taiwo-Obalonye, Abuja Soldiers, Police, and personnel of Nigerian Security and Civil Defence, on Monday took over the AYA-Nyanya-Mararaba road, strategically positioned to stop planned demonstrations by #EndSARS protesters in Abuja, the nation’s capital. At about 9:30am when our correspondent drove through Nyanya under bridge, a handful of protesters were seen engaging with the police and …
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#EndSARS protest: Patrol van set ablaze at Ugbekun Police Station as youths extort motorists in Auchi
Tony Osauzo, Benin As the #EndSARS protest violence spread to parts of Benin yesterday, the Ugbekun Police Station in Upper Sakponba road, came under attack, with youths setting ablaze a patrol van parked at the station. This is even as the protesters in Auchi and its environs turned the protest into money- making venture by …
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Infrastructure: Ugwuanyi, Council Boss Receive Commendation, Votes of Confidence
Felix Ikem, Nsukka The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Uvuru ward, in Uzo-Uwani local government Area of Enugu State, has passed vote of Confidence in Enugu State Governor Rt. Hon. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi and Hon. Chukwudi Nnadozie Chairman of the council area following the massive deposit of infrastructure in the area. Speaking during the ward party inaugural …
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Experts task FG to expand digital technology to rural areas
A couple of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) experts have advised the Federal Government to expand access to digital technology to the rural areas. Mr Jide Awe, an ICT technologist told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Lagos that the rural areas needed to benefit from ICT and implored the Federal Government …
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#EndSARS: Things left unsaid
Dakuku Peterside On Friday, December 18, 2010, a man named Mohamed Bouazizi, protesting police corruption and ill-treatment, set himself on fire in the Tunisian city of Sidi Bouzid. This action sparked a series of protests in Tunisia. From Tunisia, the protests spread to five other countries: Libya, Egypt, Yemen, Syria and Bahrain. The consequent …
Protest: Lawyers, students block governor’s gate in Calabar
Clement James, Calabar Barely one hour after Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State on swore-in Justice Eyo Effiom Ita as the acting Chief Judge of the state on Monday, lawyers in their numbers stormed the his office and blocked the gate. The lawyers were, however, late as the governor had left before their …
Violent protest rocks Kano after 17-year-old boy allegedly dies in police custody
Muhammad Kabir, Kano There was pandemonium in Kano on Monday morning after angry youth took to the streets of the ancient city in a violent protest over the alleged death of a 17-year-old boy, Saifullahi while being detained by the police. Saifullahi, of Kofar Mata Quarters, was said to have been arrested two days …
JUST IN: Hoodlums attack RRS operatives in Lagos
Hoodlums, on Monday, attacked operatives of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) of the Lagos state police command. The attack occurred at Herbert Macaulay way, Yaba area of the state. There has been an outbreak of violence in some parts of the country amid the ongoing #EndSARS protests. According to a witness, the thugs attacked …
Jailbreak: Edo declares 24-hour curfew
The government of Edo has declared a 24-hour curfew following the violence that led to a jailbreak at a correctional facility in Benin, capital of the state. In a statement, Osarodion Ogie, Secretary to the State Government, said the curfew will remain across the state “till further notice”. Ogie said hoodlums have hijacked the #EndSARS protest …
PLO’s Chief Negotiator, Erekat, on ventilator with COVID-19, Israeli hospital says
Chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat, hospitalised in Israel with COVID-19, was placed on a ventilator on Monday after his condition deteriorated, a spokeswoman for the facility said. Erekat was rushed to Jerusalem’s Hadassah Medical Center on Sunday from his home in the occupied West Bank. He contracted the coronavirus on October 8, reports Reuters. …
Govs to #EndSARS youths: Hoodlums’ve hijacked your protest
*Say demands creating uncertainty Onyekachi Eze, Abuja The Nigerian governors have called for an end to the #EndSARS protests across the country, warning that continuation would expose the fragile economic fundamentals of the country. The governors, who held an emergency meeting on Sunday, condemned the attack on the Osun State Governor, Adegboyega Oyetola by armed persons …
JUST IN: #EndSARS protesters shut Alausa Secretariat
…as soldiers, police take over Abuja #EndSARS protesters in the early hours on Monday, stormed Lagos State Secretariat, Alausa, Ikeja, and shut the premises preventing workers from entering the premises. The protesters locked all the entrances to the secretariat and turned back motorists and pedestrians from coming out and going into the premises. Commuters were …
UEFA League: Cavani trains with Man United ahead of PSG visit
Edinson Cavani has joined Odion Ighalo and the rest of his new Manchester United teammates in training for the first time ahead of a reunion with Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League on Tuesday. Cavani joined the Red Devils on transfer deadline day as a free agent, having previously left the Ligue 1 outfit at …
Global coronavirus cases surpass 40m milestone
Worldwide coronavirus cases crossed 40 million on Monday, according to a Reuters tally, as the onset of winter in the northern hemisphere fuelled a resurgence in the spread of the disease. The Reuters tally is based on official reporting by individual countries. Experts believe the true numbers of both cases and deaths are likely …
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