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The Nigerian Army says “Operation Crocodile Smile” has nothing to do with #EndSARS protest. In a statement on Sunday, Musa Sagir, army spokesman, said it is wrong to say the exercise is targeted at protesters who are out in major cities across the country. Sagir said the army has been professional since the protest started “nearly two weeks ago.” “The attention of the Nigerian Army (NA) has been drawn to some social media stuff wrongfully condemning the Army and its Leadership over the announcement of Exercise CROCODILE SMILE VI particularly the Cyber Warfare Component of the Exercise. “This year’s Exercise…

The General Overseer of Living Faith Ministries aka Winners Chapel International, David Oyedepo, has thrown his weight behind the ongoing #EndSARS protests in the country. The protest that is entering Day 11 against the brutality, harassment and illegal arrest by the disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) is gradually turning to a global issue. Few days ago, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, the General Overseer of Redeemed Christian Church of God also supported the protests. https://twitter.com/i/status/1317726835812302848 In a sermon video on Sunday morning circulated online, Mr Oyedepo said the Nigerian youth have the right to express their displeasure on the current state of…

Like a horror film, angry mob beheaded and set five suspected robbers ablaze on Saturday in Akwa Ikot Effanga community in Akpabuyo Local Government Area of Cross River State. It was gathered that a seven-man gang allegedly broke into a shop at about 3 a.m. on Saturday, October 17, and made away with electronic gadgets worth thousands of naira and undisclosed amount of money. The youths of the community laid ambush for the suspects. In the process, they apprehended five of them while two managed to escape leaving the rest to face jungle justice. A very disturbing and gory video from the scene…

Catholic Bishops in Nigeria are in support of the ongoing the #EndSARS protests, demanding an end to Police brutality and total reform of the security system in Nigeria. The Bishops said the ongoing EndSARS protests by Nigerian youths are morally justified and the government must realise that what they are clamouring for under the #EndSARS campaign is a comprehensive reform of the entire Police Force. In a statement on Saturday October 17, signed by Most Rev. Augustine Obiora Akubeze, President of Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria (CBCN), the bishops held that the audacity which the SARS officials have been operating in…

The U.S. recorded more than 60,000 new cases of COVID-19 Thursday, marking the first time in more than two months the daily count has passed that number. The nation is expected to reach 8 million total confirmed cases Friday as a new surge has become more apparent in recent weeks. A Johns University tracker reported approximately 63,600 cases Thursday. The last time it crossed 60,000 in one day was Aug. 14 when it reached 64,601. New cases per day are on the rise in 44 states, with many of the biggest surges in the Midwest and Great Plains, where resistance…

A total of 113 COVID-19 cases have been confirmed in Nigeria. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) stated this in a late-night tweet on Saturday. NCDC noted that the new infections were reported from 13 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The latest data from the health agency reveal that Lagos has 37 more cases, the highest tally recorded in the day. Kaduna, Ogun, Plateau, Taraba, and Rivers made up the top five states after Lagos, recording 16, 11, 11, eight, and seven more cases respectively. Similarly, FCT has six, Enugu reported four, Niger has four, Edo got…

Fears are now rife as two popular Nigerian pastors had at several times prophesised about the political and economic misfortune that may befall the country. This is against the background of widespread protests over police brutality and harassment engulfing Nigeria steadily growing in momentum. In his New Year 2020 prophecies, Dr. Daniel Olukoya, the General Overseer of Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries (MFM), declared “2020 is a year where round-the-clock prayers are needed against national restlessness plus political and economic confusion.” Olukoya who tagged 2020 as the ‘Year of Revival and New Glory,” urged Nigerians “Let me recommend to…

Ten persons have entered the frying pan of Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) over their alleged involvement in the advertisement and sale of completed academic projects to students online. The ICPC spokesperson, Mrs. Azuka Ogugua, who confirmed this in a statement in Abuja on Saturday, said the suspects allegedly packaged and sold plagiarised academic theses to desperate students to fulfill the requirement for the award of university degrees in the country. She confirmed that the suspects were indigenes of Anambra, Ebonyi, Enugu, and Cross River States. Ogugua, however, stated that six of the suspects had been…

A woman (name withheld) was on Saturday nabbed and detained in Vienna, Austria after she called the police and confirmed that she had killed her three children. Officers who arrived at the woman’s apartment in the morning hours found two dead children, an eight-month old boy and a three-year-old girl. The third child, a nine-year-old girl, was brought to the hospital for resuscitation, but the doctors could not save her. Police had initially said all three children were girls, but later clarified that the baby was a boy. The coroner found in an initial examination that the children likely died…

Southampton capitalised on the Chelsea’s defensive lapses to snatch late equaliser in a six-goal thriller at Stamford Bridge. Theo Walcott marked his first Southampton appearance for almost 15 years by setting up the late equaliser that secured a dramatic 3-3 draw against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge. German stars Timo Werner and Kai Havertz scored their first Premier League goals for Chelsea, but there were familiar failings in the home team’s ranks and Frank Lampard’s men were punished. Chelsea were thrilling going forward at times, with Werner, who also had a goal disallowed, netting twice before setting up Havertz for what looked set…