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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…

In support of a protest against SARS brutality in Nigeria, British Lewis Hamilton took to his Instagram to upload photos of him putting on a customized EndSARS T-shirt. Hamilton is a British racing driver who races in Formula One for Mercedes AMG Petronas Motorsport. In the post he made on Instagram, he wrote: We all have a responsibility to educate ourselves and raise awareness of the tragedies happening in the world around us and take action where we can. The recent events in Nigeria are a human rights crisis. Click the link in my bio to find out how you…

A motley of crowd across Northern states, Sunday looted COVID-19 Palliatives warehouses according to multiple accounts across the country, defying curfew imposed by State Governments. In Plateau State on Sunday, young people also defied the ongoing curfew imposed by the state government and broke into many places in search of COVID-19 palliatives. It was learnt that among the places attacked was the house of a former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, located near Jos University Teaching Hospital. It was gathered that Dogara’s house was attacked about 9 am. Policemen and other security operatives enforcing the curfew shot…

Senator Florence Ita-Giwa, who once represented Calabar South in Cross River State, has begged #ENDSARS protesters to end mass looting and arson in the state. Recall that the #EndSARS protesters in Calabar beginning Friday and Saturday set ablaze public and private properties belonging top politicians and looted various properties in the state. Florence has now been filmed kneeling down and begging the youths for forgiveness in her local dialect. “I know we have wronged you. The generation of today has suffered. The big people have wronged you. Nigerian politics has failed you. But please forgive us. Forgive the big people.…