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Why We’re Indifferent To Call For Buhari Impeachment Now — PDP Reps

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Some opposition lawmakers in the House of Representatives have expressed their reservations and concerns about the newfound interest of some of their colleagues to impeach President Muhammadu Buhari. The lawmakers said they are not particularly enthu...

Bishop Kukah Calls For Calm Calls For Justice For Murdered Female Student In Sokoto

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The Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Mathew Kukah, has condemned the killing of a female student of the Shehu Shagari College of Education, Sokoto. He also called for calm over the incident, saying it had nothing to do with religion. According to t...

Policemen, Soldiers Storm Lekki Toll Gate Ahead Of #ENDSARS Protests

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In what appears to be an attempt to forestall another round of #EndSARS protests, armed policemen and soldiers have been deployed at the Lekki toll plaza, Lagos. Several motorists informed The PUNCH that the security operatives were deployed around midnight. The Police Public Relations Officer, Muyiwa Adejobi, did not respond to calls on Monday morning. However, both the military and the police authorities had...

BREAKING: Hoodlums Burn Down Police Station In Edo State (Photos, Videos)

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Happening now in Benin City, Edo. As Hoodlums raze police station in Edo state. The angry hoodlums set the police station on fire just hours after releasing prisoners. Watch The Video Below:

#EndSARS Memorial Protest: You Can’t Stop Us, Falz Dares Police

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Nigerian Rapper, Folarin Falana, popularly known as Falz, has accused the police and the Federal Government of attempting to intimidate organisers of the #EndSARS movement. This is coming amidst plans to organise a memorial protest on honour of those killed last year at Lekki Tollgate Lagos by the security forces. The protest rocked the nation in 2020 until it was quelled...

#EndSARS: Why I Ordered Policemen To Tear Gas Protesters – Police Commissioner

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Hakeem Odumosu, the Lagos State Police Commissioner, has said he ordered his men to tear gas #EndSARSMemorial protesters at the Lekki Toll Gate on Wednesday. Speaking with newsmen, Odumosu said the police fired tear gas at the protesters to avoid a breakdown of law and order. The police commissioner noted that he ordered his men to tear gas the protesters because they went...

Sylva, Tallen, Aregbesola, Others For Halima’s Book Launch Tuesday

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All is now set for the public presentation of seven books authored by the chairman Association of Nigerian Authors, ANA Abuja chapter, Halima Usman under the chairmanship of Minister of State for Science and Technology, Barr. Mohammed Abdullahi. Scheduled to take place Tuesday, July 27, 2021 at Musa Yar'Adua Centre Abuja, the event will have as Special Guest of Honour,...

Unizik staffs protest kidnapping of colleague

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Nnamdi Azikiwe University branch of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities on Friday staged a protest at Government House, Awka, Anambra State, over the kidnap of one of their colleagues, Emeka Chiaghana, by yet to be identified gunmen. They carried placards with various inscriptions. Some of them read, "We want to know the whereabouts of our colleague", "Chiaghana cannot...

Abia First Female CP, Janet Agbede Assumes Office

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The first female Commissioner of Police in Abia, Janet Agbede, assumed office on Friday and issued a stern warning to criminal elements in the state to relocate elsewhere or face a tough time. Agbede, who came from the Force Headquarters, Abuja, took over from Mr Ene Okon, who was removed in the wake of last Saturday’s alleged killing of a...

NCDC Lied About Kano Death Toll – MURIC

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An Islamic human rights organization, Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has disputed figures recently quoted by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, as the death toll for Kano State. MURIC kicked against the death toll being released by the Nigerian agency in a press statement signed on Tuesday, 5th May 2020, by the group’s director, Professor Ishaq Akintola and made...

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