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All is now set for the Nigerian Army begin its annual Exercise CROCODILE SMILE V1 which is traditionally conducted in the last quarter of the year. This year’s Exercise CROCODILE SMILE V1 is scheduled to commence from Tuesday, October 20 to Thursday, December 31, 2020. The exercise is deliberately intended to be all encompassing to include cyber warfare exercises designed to identify, track and counter negative propaganda in the social media and across the cyberspace. “This is the first-ever Cyberwarfare exercise to be conducted in the history of the African Armed Forces,” the Army’s acting Director of Public Relations Colonel…

Mohamed Salah chalked up a century of Liverpool goals by scoring in the Merseyside derby- becoming the fastest to reach three figures for the Reds in over 50 years. The Egyptian attacker has been a revelation in Jürgen Klopp’s team and scored his 100th goal for the club in what was his 159th appearance. It made him the 17th player in Liverpool’s history to get to three figures, and the first to reach the landmark since Steven Gerrard achieved the feat in 2008 on his way to 186 career goals with the Merseyside giants. Only two players have reached a century of…

As the #ENDSARS protest entered Day 10, Nigerian youths across the country staged a prayer walk on Saturday pressing home their demands and seeking divine intervention on the state of the nation. Nigerians are continuing the #EndSARS protests against police brutality, human rights violations and bad governance. In Uyo, the youths gathered at Water Fountain, Nwaniba Road, Uyo, Akwa Ibom State for prayers. The protesters prayed for the government to listen to the yearnings of the masses. The protesters had gathered Friday at the same venue halting vehicular movement and diverting vehicles through Utuks Lane, Udo Ekpo Mkpo, Tonyleen and…

Hackers are making mincemeat of official websites in Nigeria. The hacking is claimed to be done by the Anonymous, a group of International hackers in its coordinated cyberattacks against the Nigerian government in support of #EndSARS. The official website of the Central Bank of Nigeria came under cyber attack Friday night by Anonymous, a group of foreign Internet activists protesting police brutality in the country. The group, prominent for hacking repressive government’s website, earlier announced its decision to attack federal government agencies’ websites in solidarity with the protesters clamouring for the reformation of the Nigerian police. However, CBN has denied…

As the fire of #ENDSARS is raging, a Presidential Panel has recommended dismissal of 37 former members of the disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad from service. The Panel also suggested the prosecution of 24 other ex-SARS operatives for various acts of professional misconduct. These formed part of the report of the Presidential Panel on Reform of SARS set up by the Federal Government in 2018 to reform the dreaded unit. The presidential panel had, among other things, investigated allegations of human rights violations and abuse of office against SARS and recommended reform or restructuring of the outfit. Presenting the report to…

A Senator who represented Kaduna South in the 8th National Assembly, Shehu Sani, has queried Northern Governors why the disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) has not solved insecurity in the area. In his Twitter handle Friday, Sani, a public commentator, wrote “Dear Northern Governors, if SARS is working in the North, why has kidnappings and killings by bandits and terrorists continued unabated? ”#EndsSARS”, Sani wrote. Plateau State Governor, Simon Lalong, spoke on Thursday in support of the disbanded SARS after a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari in Abuja. The Chairman, Northern Governors Forum, said though the government has approved the…

Bishop Chris Kwakpovwe, the publisher of Our Daily Manna Christian devotional, has thrown his weight behind the #EndSARS protest, insisting that President Muhammadu Buhari must listen to, and meet the demands of, Nigerian youths to avoid greater damage. Kwakpovwe said the recent EndSARS protest is no longer about just police brutality but is a manifestation of years of anger. “The on-going #EndSARS protest is beyond police brutality. It’s a manifestation of years of anger, neglect and a general explosion and President Buhari must listen to Nigerian youth to avoid greater damage because there’s serious suffering in the land,” he said.…

After a prolonged meeting Thursday, the Federal Government and Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU failed to reach a truce on reopening of Nigerian universities shut more than seven months ago. Rather, the Federal Government attributed the ongoing #EndSARS protest to the continuous closure of Nigerian Universities as a result of the strike embarked upon by ASUU, over the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System, IPPIS. The Minister for Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige stated this at a meeting with the leadership of ASUU over the union’s stiff opposition to the IPPIS payment platform. Senator Ngige also debunked insinuation…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Thursday announced the date for the 2023 presidential election. INEC Chairman Mahmood Yakubu said the 2023 presidential election is scheduled to hold on February 18, 2023. Yakubu stated this at the inauguration of the House of Representatives Committee on Constitution Review, urging the National Assembly to work fast on the review exercise ahead of the polls. According to the report, Mr Yakubu urged the house members to ensure the timely review of the present Electoral Act for the use of technologies in the electoral process. He also said there are just about 855…

A total of N639.901 billion from Federation Accounts Allocation Committee was distributed among Federal, States, and Local Government Councils and agencies across Nigeria in September 2020. This was announced in a communique after a FAAC meeting presided by Alhaji Aliyu Ahmed, Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Finance, Wednesday in Abuja. The total distributable revenue of N639.901billion comprised statutory revenue of N341.501 billion; Value Added Tax (VAT) revenue of N141.858 billion; N39.542 billion from Forex Equalisation; N45 billion from Non-oil Excess Revenue and N72 billion Federal Government Intervention Revenue. The gross statutory revenue of N341.501 billion available for September 2020 was…