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Kwara State Government has floated a N500 million recovery fund for businesses in support of private and public properties looted and vandalized by hoodlums in the state. The state Governor, Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq, who announced after a visit to the Kwara Mall and Agro Mall this commiserated with owners of all the businesses affected. Sharing this a tweet on his official Twitter handle to back the claim, Abdulrazaq condemned the actions of the hoodlums as mindless, as the hoodlums looted valuable items of businesses in the state capital on Friday, reiterating that the mindless looting by people may bring businesses to their…

A total of 30 suspected hoodlums have been arrested by Special Military Task Force, Operation Safe Haven (OPSH) for vandalising and looting valuables at the Jos residence of former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr Yakubu Dogara. The Commander of the task force, Maj.-Gen. Chukwuemeka Okonkwo, paraded the suspects to newsmen on Sunday in Jos, Plateau State capital, said the suspects violated the 24-hour curfew imposed on some parts of the state by the government. Okonkwo said the suspected criminals who invaded the house of the lawmaker on Sunday, were arrested by personnel of the task force. “These suspects,…

Three major television stations in Nigeria have been sanctioned by the National Broadcasting Station (NBC). The acting Director-General of the commission, Armstrong Idachaba who made the announcement on Monday, October 26 alleged that the Africa Independent Television (AIT), Arise Television and Channels Television violated the broadcast code by using unverifiable online video footages on social media. It is gathered that the television stations were accused of airing unverified images of the alleged shooting which took place at Lekki toll gate. Daily Trust reported that the NBC fined Channels Television, AIT and Arise TV N3 million each over the coverage. …

The ENDSARS agitation came like a bolt from the blue. It shot into the sky like an asteroid. It perched in the sky like an eagle. Its emergence dazzled the authority and boomeranged into protests all over the planetary space, thus attracting deafening sounds and global condemnations. This is the picture the aborted but dosing ENDSARS protest in Nigeria conjures. It was the first time in the history of Nigeria that protest of such magnitude was organized by the youths and it caused panic in the authority. Though it was supposedly tailored after Hong Kong Protest that has lasted for…

Jamie Vardy came off the bench to seal Leicester’s late 1-0 win as spluttering Arsenal crashed to a third defeat in their last four Premier League games on Sunday. Jamie Vardy came off the bench to seal Leicester’s late 1-0 win as spluttering Arsenal crashed to a third defeat in their last four Premier League games on Sunday. Vardy was only fit enough for the bench after a calf injury, but Brendan Rodgers sent the Leicester striker on with 30 minutes left and he responded with his sixth goal of the season. The 33-year-old has made a habit of tormenting…

The Governing Board of the National Examinations Council (NECO) has suspended indefinitely the ongoing Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination (SSSCE). In a statement released on Sunday, October 25, by Azeez Sani, the Head of Information and Public Relations Division at NECO, stated that the decision followed the current security challenges, occasioned by the ENDSARS protests, which have disrupted the smooth conduct of examinations in some parts of the country. Sani stated that the examination body had in a press release, dated October 21, 2020, informed the general public of rescheduling some papers of the 2020 on-going SSCE but had to…

Concerned about the growing tension in Nigeria, Pope Francis, the head of the Catholic Church,  Sunday called for prayers for the country. The Pope in a tweet on his verified tweeter handle, @Pontifex called on everyone particularly Catholics to pray against every form of violence brewing in the country in the aftermath of the #ENDSARS protest. The Pope in his statement said: “Let us pray to the Lord for Nigeria, so that every form of violence might always be avoided, in the constant search of social harmony through the promotion of justice and the common good.” Meanwhile, Zahra Buhari-Indimi, a…

President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned hate messages and eviction notices to ethnic and religious groups especially in Lagos state. Buhari has, therefore, asked Nigerians to take pride in the fact that the diverse people in Nigeria have been living with one another in harmony for ages. The President also expressed his full support and optimism that it will assist the nation to give justice to peaceful protesters who lost their lives, security men who were murdered and property owners whose assets were vandalized and looted during the nationwide protests. This was contained in a statement issued by his Senior Special…

Southampton ended Premier League leaders Everton unbeaten run 2-0 at St. Mary’s Stadium on Sunday. The unreplied goals were powered by James Ward-Prowse and Che Adams as Carlo Ancelotti’s men became the final team to lose a match this season. Everton remain top of the standings with 13 points standings with 13 points and a healthier goal difference than city rivals and reigning champions Liverpool but Southampton moved up to fifth with their third win in four matches. “We knew it was a good challenge for us, they came here unbeaten and we didn’t like that feeling. Our confidence was…

President Muhammadu Buhari has harped on the need for justice for the victims of #ENDSARS protests. A statement issued by presidential spokesman, Garba Shehu on Sunday said Buhari did not want to speak on Lekki until he has all the facts. This was the first time the President had addressed the issue for the first time having been criticized for ignoring the incident in his recent national broadcast, He also assured that following the setting up of a judicial panel of inquiry by the Lagos State government, security men who were murdered and property owners whose assets were vandalised and…