Osimhen scored Napoli’s 4th goal, and celebrated it by holding a shirt with the inscription “End Police Brutality in Nigeria”, showing solidarity with the #EndSARS protesters in Nigeria.
Saturday, October 17, 2020
Osimhen celebrates with #ENDSARS T-shirt after scoring against Atalanta [photo]
Davido, Osun protesters call out Governor Oyetola over allege death of protester [photos & tweets]
The singer and other Osun protesters took to twitter to call out the Governor.
In one of the tweets, Davido chanted 'we no go gree''.
Some of the tweets below...
Lilian Afegbai breaks silence, my mom killed no one
Nigerians are accusing Carol, a senior police officer of killing Momodu Ibrahim, a student of the University of Benin (UNIBEN) in May 2013.
They also called on the federal government and the Nigeria Police to arrest and probe Carol.
Reacting, Lilian in a post via her Instagram account said her mother who is now retired did not kill anyone.
Nigerian Army to commence Operation Crocodile Smile Nationwide October 20
According to a press release by the Acting Director Army Public Relations, Col. Sagir Musa, the exercise which is traditionally conducted in the last quarter of the year, will hold this year from October 20 to December 31.
This year’s nationwide operation is however coming at a time Nigerian youths are staging #EndSARS protests around the country to protest police brutality.
He said this year’s exercise, Crocodile Smile VI, 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.
ENDSARS protesters block major entry points into Abuja
The demonstrators have occupied the Kubwa and Mararaba highways and rendered all roads within the city centre impassable.
The youth divided themselves into groups to carry out the protest simultaneously at different locations and this has led to traffic snarls across the city. Unfortunate, but ENDSARS now!
#ENDSARS: Falz mocks Melaye, says we will soon face una
The ex-Senator had tweeted in support of #EndSars protesters, but Falz was fast to correct him saying, he shouldn't act like he is 'one of us' and said the youths would be coming for them soon.
Melaye had said the government had no power to place a ban on protests.
Melaye's tweet and ofocurse, Falz brutal response.
Dolapo Badmus denies being demoted by the Police Force
Reports had emerged on Saturday that Assistant Commissioner of Police, ACP, Abayomi Shogunle and Chief Superintendent of Police, CSP, Dolapo Badmus have been demoted.
Reacting on her Twitter page, Badmus said the reports were fake.
She tweeted, “Ignore Fake News.
“Whoever slotted my name in that list is a joker. I will forever respect people’s human rights, my name will never be put up as one who has violated another’s right.”
Sanwo-Olu visits widow of man shot dead at surulere protest
The governor assured the widow, Ngozi, of justice, saying that he had come with the Attorney General, Moyosore Onigbanjo to ensure that the family got justice.
The governor told the Attorney General to take over the case immediately to ensure justice was done.
The governor also visited the home where Okechukwu, 55, worked as a driver to his boss.
Mosun Filani narrates how police allegedly snatched her brother from her with a bullet 10 years ago
In Filani’s case, her younger brother, Olatunbosun Filani, was allegedly murdered by police officers in Abeokuta, Ogun state in 2010.
According to Mosunmola, she had to search for his corpse from one mortuary to the other.
After 10 years of his demise, Filani is yet to know what led to his death and who shot him.
#ENDSARS: NHRC names 11-man panel to probe rights violation
A statement by NHRC’s spokesperson, Fatimah Agwai Mohammed gave the name of the Chairman of the panel as Justice Suleiman Galadima, a retired Justice of the Supreme Court.
Other members include a former Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Lamorde (now a Deputy Inspector General – DIG); Abdulrahaman Yakubu; Yemi Ademolakun; Chioma Chuka; Prof. Ayo Atsenuwa; Tijani Mohammed; Dr. Uju Agomoh; Dr. Garba Tetengi, (SAN); Feyikemi Abudu; John Aikpokpo Martins and Hilary Ogbonna (as Secretary).
Just in: Annoymous hacker brings down Firstbank's website
And minutes ago, it brought down First Bank's website.
A look at the website, brought us to a blank page. This is coming after some protesters who receive money to fund the protests accuse a bank of freezing their accounts.
See tweets below...
#EndSARS: How Chijioke’s dad swam in river of dead bodies to identify his son ― Lady narrates ordeal
At the candle night demonstration for fallen heroes of the #EndSARS protest, a lady recounted how Chijioka was arrested SARS.
She said: “Chijioke was 20 years old in 2012, he went for child dedication and was picked up there and was allegedly taken to SARS office.
“When his family went to look for him, they were told he has been taken to the headquarters. When they got there, His mother spotted him being taken to the station and she said that is my child.
Nigerians blast Lilian Afegbai after joining ENDSARS protest... says your mom killed a UNIBEN student
This comes after teh actress joined the pritest yesterday demanding an end to SARS.
Soon as her photos hit the internet, Nigerians asked if her mother was Carol Afebai, then told her she can''t be protesting if her mom is actually a 'killer'.
Many tweets pointed accusing fingers at her mom saying she allegedly killed Momodu Ibrahim, a student of the University of Benin (UNIBEN) in 2013.
Mothers take the lead at ENDSARS protest in Ikoyi, Lagos
Ofcourse other youths were there with them.
More photos below...
Why I didn’t sleep with a man in BBNaija , Nengi reveals
Speaking in an interview, Nengi revealed that she had her reason for not sleeping on any man’s bed regardless of their closeness.
The former beauty queen who hails from Bayelsa State stated that although she was very close to some of the guys in the lockdown house like Ozo, she set boundaries right from the start of the reality show and according to her, she wanted too correct a misconception many had about her.
“The housemates felt I wanted every guy and that is crazy. How could I want every guy and still not be with anybody in the house? I never slept on any man’s bed. Even as close as me and Ozo were, I still tried to set a boundary. I could play with people but for me, there would always be boundaries and nobody can cross them.
ASUU denies suspending seven- month strike, says it's still on
According to the union, the said report is a blatant falsehood.
The union said its negotiations with the federal government officials over all their differences with a view to finding a workable solution for normalcy to return to the nation’s public university were still ongoing in Abuja, the federal capital territory.
In addition, the union said reports on social media platforms that the Federal Government had released N30 billion for Earned Academic Allowance (EAA) is not also true and therefore should be disregarded by the public.
Delta women protest against Regina Daniels' husband, Ned Nwoko for forcefully taking over their lands
Nwoko is being accused of forcefully taking over several hectares of land belonging to members of the community.
The protesting women of various ages under the umbrella of Concerned Women of Idumuje-Ugboko, were armed with placards bearing different inscriptions while storming the Delta State Government House, Asaba, the capital, to register their grievances.
Mourinho shades Arsene Wenger again over his autobiography
Wenger earlier in the week released a new autobiography called, ‘My Life in Red and White’, but the exclusion of his former foe, Mourinho, has not gone unnoticed.
During Mourinho’s weekly press conference when asked why he was not mentioned in the book, the Tottenham boss Mourinho said: “Because he never beat me.
“You are not going to do a chapter about 12 or 14 matches and never winning one.
#EndSARS protesters uproot Ekiti State House of Assembly signpost after Governor's aides allegedly shouted at them [photos]
Peaceful protest has held daily in different parts of the country as Nigerians continue to demand action in an end to police brutality./
Similarly, aggrieved youths in Ado Ekiti staged a protest at the house of assembly in the state, where the state signpost was removed.
According to online feedbacks, Governor's aides had allegedly shouted at the protesters, which made them angry and uprooted the sign post. More photos below...
Okay! CBN denies its official website was not hacked
The apex bank in a statement on its Twitter page maintained that contrary to reports, its website was safe.
The statement reads, “Contrary to claims on social media alleging that the website of the Central Bank of Nigeria has been breached by malicious persons, we wish to state categorically that our website is secure.
“We also wish to advise the online community to desist from peddling fake news aimed at undermining the integrity of the CBN, which is our collective asset.”
Covid-19 cases increases in Lagos and Oyo state
The Nigerian Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, releases 212 new cases of Coronavirus in the country, with Lagos raking in 85 cases while Oyo posted 72 new cases.
So far, Nigeria has 61,194 confirmed cases of the virus, with 52,304 survivors discharged and 1,119 deaths recorded.
The 212 cases is far higher than the 148 cases recorded in Nigeria on Thursday.
Anonymous hackers shut down CBN's website
It was the third cyber asset of the Nigerian government to be hit by the group, which declared it was sympathising with #EndSARS protesters in Nigeria.
The apex bank website was unreachable on Friday night, as it repeatedly gave ‘server error.”
“500 – Internal server error. There is a problem with the resource you are looking for, and it cannot be displayed”, was the response loggers got.
17 students test positive for covid-19 in Kaduna University
Like other institutions in the state, KASU has been shut for several months due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
However, ASUU-KASU chapter said it is not yet safe to reopen the institution because of the fear that students might contract the virus as they will mingle freely among themselves during school hours.
Chairman of ASUU-KASU,Comrade Tukur Abdulkadir said that some weeks ago, 17 out of about 50 Medical students who were recalled for examination tested positive to Covid-19.
Video: Tanker explosion at otedola Bridge after berger
According to witnesses, two tankers laden with fuel exploded early hours of today (Saturday).
The number of casualties is still uncertain.
Watch the video below....
WTO: Iweala speaks on having the backing of 79 countries
Okonjo-Iweala claimed to have the backing of 79 of the 164 members of the WTO including the African Union (AU) .
“I feel the wind behind my back,” she said during a virtual press briefing.
She is locked in the contest with Yoo Myung-hee of South Korea.
''We could have moved faster, for this we are sorry'', Osinbajo apologises to Nigerian youths
The Vice-President tendered his apologises in a series of tweets while acknowledging the brutality of some members of the now disestablished Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) unit of the police, which he described as unacceptable.
His tweet started thus: “Dear Nigerians, I know that many of you are angry, and understandably so. We could’ve moved faster and for this we are sorry.
“I fully understand how many young people feel. Many feel that we have been too silent and have simply not done enough. These feelings of frustration are justified.
Friday, October 16, 2020
Candle night organised across the Nation for victims of police brutality by #EndSARS protesters
Several lives have been lost in the course of making their voices heard during these protests.
Some who also lost their lives to police brutality, before the protests were also celebrated.
End SARS: 37 officers to be sacked, 24 set for prosecution
PSC will also order the prosecution of 24 other ex-operatives for various acts of professional misconduct.
These were the highlights of the Report of the Presidential Panel on Reform of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad set up by the Federal Government in 2018.
Presenting the report to the PSC Chairman, Musiliu Smith, in Abuja on Friday, the Executive Secretary of the National Human Rights Commission, Tony Ojukwu, called for a speedy implementation of the panel recommendations.
One dead as driver rams car into Ondo #EndSARS protesters
It was gathered that the incident happened in front of the Ondo State Governor’s Office, in the Alagbaka area of Akure on Thursday.
The accident involved a Toyota Camry with a number plate, LND 778 GL, and two commercial motorcycles.
One of the victims was said to have died on the spot while others were rushed to the hospital.
Just In: 181 students, staff test positive in Lagos school
Lagos Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, said the cases were discovered during surveillance and case investigation in the school.
Giving details of the investigation, Abayomi explained that a 14-year-old SS1 female student fell ill on October 3 and was sent home after receiving first aid at the school.
He added the student subsequently tested positive on October 6 in one of the accredited private labs in Lagos.
Gunman 'shouting Allahu Akbar' BEHEADS Paris teacher who had shown cartoons of Prophet Mohammed to pupils
The victim was said to have been a school teacher who had enraged parents by displaying cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed to pupils.
A source told Le Parisien: ‘The victim had recently given a lesson to his students on freedom of expression and had shown the caricatures of Muhammad’.
This led to an enraged parent confronting the teacher with a kitchen knife, and then cutting his head off, said the source.
#EndSARS protesters highlight 7 demands for Buhari
The list surpasses the former #5for5 demands, that was earlier submitted.
Over 13,000 youths have signed a petition on a website (www.change.org) that advocates and empowers citizens from around the world to demand civic rights.
In the new #7for7 list, the protesters demand institutional reforms, cost of governance, constitutional reforms, education reforms, health reforms, youth affairs and public office reforms.
#EndSARS: Tiwa Savage appeals to Beyonce to lend support
Savage, in an Instagram live session, spoke about the state of the nation and the ongoing agitation for an end to police brutality. “Nigeria is bad,” she began in a pensive mood. Then she went on to talk about the virtues and thriving spirit of Nigerians in spite of the bad state of the nation. She also called out privileged Nigerians who feel the protests does not concern them.
Tiwa Savage then proceeded to appeal to Beyonce, who recently received praises across the globe for portraying Africa in good light with her visual album, “Black Is King”.
Falz, Abah, others back out of town hall meeting with FG
The town hall meeting, organised by the Ministry of Youth and Sports, was to discuss and recommend solutions to the country’s policy system and a reform of the Nigeria Police Force.
“I will not be on this panel,” Falz tweeted on Friday. “I was given false information. Plus there is no need for all this, please!! The agenda is clear #5for5 #SARSMUSTEND.”
Abah announced his withdrawal from the visual event after Falz said he would no longer participate.
Just in: Awolowo's daughter, Mrs Oyediran is dead
She passed on around noon today, October 16, 2020 at 79 years.
She was billed to celebrate her 80th birthday on December 1.
Until her death, she was the Chairman, Board of Directors of African Newspapers of Nigeria ( ANN) publishers of Tribune titles.
It was learnt she was hale and hearty as at last night.
Just in: Hoodlums kill two #ENDSARS protesters in Edo, Governor Obaseki kicks
One of the male victims was shot dead while the other was macheted by hoodlums at Ring Road near the palace of the Oba of Benin.
It was learnt the protesters had converged on Ring Road, when hoodlums, who accused the protesters of preventing them from making money from daily issuance of tickets to commercial drivers, swooped on them with guns and machetes.
They dispersed the protesters after killing two of them.
#EndSARS protesters reject food donated by MC Oluomo
The rejection was in reaction to an attack unleashed on the protesters by thugs at Ikeja, on wednesday and thursday.
MC Oluomo was accused to have been the sponsor of the violent attack but he has denied the allegation.
#EndSARS: Protesters observe Juma’at at Lekki toll gate, Lagos Assembly road
The protesters also observed the Friday prayers on the road in Abuja.
At the Juma’at service held at Governor’s road in Alausa, some Christian protesters watched on while others provided cover for the praying Muslims.
During the prayer session, other protest activities were suspended.
Senate seeks Pakistan’s support in building defence industry
According to a statement by the Special Adviser on Media to President of the Senate, Ola Awoniyi, Lawan made the appeal on Friday while receiving in audience a delegation of the Senate of Pakistan.
The Senate President thanked Pakistan for its assistance in the area of training and supply of weapons to the Nigeria Armed Forces to fight insurgency and other security challenges.
“But one area that I think we need to sustain collaboration and partnership is in the area of helping Nigeria to build our Defence Industry.
EndSARS: "My wife is protesting, I earn N64,000 monthly after 14 years in service" – Policeman
In an interview with DailyPost, he expressed sadness at the state of the Nigeria Police.
The citizen, a Sergeant, said he joined the Force in 2006.
He had his first child in 2017 and now has four kids.
Four corpers die in course of serving, as 16 get extension
Also, at least 15 corps members in the two states had their service year extended for violating the rules of engagement.
Three corps members in Ondo State lost their service year, while nine others were not given their certificates of national service on Thursday as they were punished for various offences committed during the service year.
The Ondo State Coordinator, NYSC, Mrs Grace Akpabio, stated this at the passing out ceremony for the 2019 Batch ‘C’ (Stream 1) corps members held in Akure.
‘Forgive my wrongdoings’,Daddy Freeze begs as he praises Pastor Adeboye for endorsing #EndSARS protest
On Facebook live, Daddy Freeze said that Adeboye’s behavior is a good development that will encourage protesters as religious leaders support their call.
He said the endorsement will encourage his church members to support the movement.
He wrote;
I regret creating SARS, retired Police commissioner says
The excesses of the unit notorious for human rights violation has sparked protests across Nigeria for over one week now with demonstators demanding a reform of the entire police system.
Kwajafa while speaking in an interview with BBC Hausa said the unit had completey derailed from its founding objectives.'
He said, “My name is Fulani Kwajafa. I entered the Nigeria Police Force in 1984. Then robbery was prevalent, this was why Buhari was Head of State. He (Buhari) got a lot of complaint that people were stealing from each other, robbing people — he told me and Mr Inyang, the then IGP, that we must do something about it or be fired.
Police accused of plotting to bury Ogbomoso #EndSARS victims without autopsy
The online news outlet reported that the police leadership stepped in after Taiwo Adeoye and Moshood' Akeju' Abdulganiu were killed by officers, prevailing on their families not to pursue an investigation into the killings.
Babalola Sarafa, a police superintendent and divisional police officer in Ogbomoso, successfully hustled the families into swearing affidavits, rejecting an autopsy on the victims and demanding their immediate burial.
Iya Rainbow shares stunning new photos as she turns 78
Happy birthday to her! More photos below....
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