Vanguard Latest News Wednesday 21st October 2020
Vanguard Latest News Today and headlines on some of the happenings and news trend in the Country, today 21/10/20
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VIDEO: We are not here to kill people, Nigerian Army personnel tell #EndSARS Protesters
We are not here to kill people, Nigerian Army personnel tell #EndSARS Protesters
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Lekki shootings: Sanwo-Olu apologises over soldiers’ action
Extends curfew to 72 hr Sets up a 5-man Fact-Finding C’ttee to be headed by retired Gen Vows to take case to Buhari, high command of the Nigerian Army By Olasunkanmi Akoni Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu has expressed regrets over the attack by soldiers on #EndSARS protesters at Lekki Toll Gate among otherRead More
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Lekki Toll Gate Killings: Reps Minority Caucus demands arrest, prosecution of security agents
By Tordue Salem – Abuja The Minority Caucus in the House of Representatives has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to order the arrest and prosecution of suspected security operatives that shot and killed #EndSARS protesters at Lekki Toll Gate in Lagos State. The lawmakers, in a statement signed by the Minority Leader of the HouseRead More
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UPDATED: Channels TV back on air
Channels TV has suddenly gone off air, without explanation. A programme was on, where the field reporters were reporting live. One of the reporters’ video started shaking as if disturbed before he was taken off air.
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UN, Joe Biden, Hillary Clinton call for stop to killing of #EndSARS protesters
By Victoria Ojeme The United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres, and his deputy, Amina Mohammed, a former Nigerian Minister of the Environment, have called on the Nigerian government to end the killing of protesters against police brutality in Nigeria. A statememt by Stéphane Dujarric, spokesman for the UN Secretary-General said “I’ve been asked about the ongoingRead More
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#ENDSARS: NBA condemns killing of protesters, vows to sue Nigerian Military
By Ikechukwu Nnochiri – Abuja The Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, on Wednesday, condemned the killing of peaceful #ENDSARS protesters at the Lekki Toll Plaza in Lagos by unidentified men of the Nigerian Military. The legal body, in a statement that was signed by its President, Mr. Olumide Akpata, said reports available to it indicated thatRead More
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Sanwo-Olu recants, says one #EndSARS protester died at Reddington
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has made a U-turn on his earlier claim that none of the #EndSARS peaceful protesters shot at Lekki Toll Gate died on Tuesday night, as widely reported.
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BREAKING: Police Station, Appeal Court touched in Rivers
As Okporo Police Station frees detainees, staff disappear By Egufe Yafugborhi Mobs have set ablaze Afam Divisional Police Office in Oyigbo Local Government Area (LGA), Rivers State, hours after hoodlums also razed the Police Area Command, Oyigbo. Rivers Commissioner of Police (CP) Joseph Mukan and Spokesman Nnamdi Omoni, were yet to respond to a mediaRead More
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#EndSARS protest: Despite video evidence, Sanwo-Olu says ‘no fatalities’ in Lekki shooting
No fatalities were recorded but at least 25 people were wounded in a shooting on protesters who defied a curfew in Lagos, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu said Wednesday. “We are comforted that we have not recorded any fatality, as against the widespread circulation on social media,” the governor said, adding that he had ordered an investigationRead More
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VIDEO: Nigerian Ports Authority, Marina, on fire
Nigerian Ports Authority, NPA, Marina, on fire; now joining the growing list of important facilities that have been up in flames, Wednesday.
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