Anambra Commmunity Boils, Land Grabbers, Cultists In Bloody Clash, One Dies, 5 Injured

By Njideka Goldie Chukwu, Staff Reporter A notorious gang head, Chief Chinedu Nwabuagha (a.k,a. Agbalusia Ngene) also suspected to be a land speculator reportedly died while five others sustained various degrees of injuries during a bloody clash between his gang and some suspected cultists on one faction, Umuogali Oba youths on the other factor. The clash which erupted last Tuesday has continued to linger resulting in some youths leaving the community in droves over fear of revenge by...

Police ‘Arrest Four’ Protesters of #EndSARS in Abuja

Four protesters of #EndSARS were arrested on Friday in Abuja, the Nigeria’s capital, protesting against police brutality and extrajudicial killings, activists said. Two weeks after the unrest over the issue rocked the country, footage on social media showed a small crowd taking to the street to keep up the pressure on the authorities after a bloody crackdown on unarmed protesters help stamp out demonstrations last month. Rights activist, Deji Adeyanju told the AFP that, “Four...

Amnesty International Cries Out, Lives of its Employees in Danger After Reporting Lekki Shooting

Global rights organization, Amnesty International, has alleged that the lives of his employees had been in danger after its reports of the Lekki shootings of October 20, 2020. In a statement on Friday, the rights organization said some faceless groups had issued threats to attack its workers and office premises. It, then, call on the Nigerian authorities to “to ensure the protection of lives and properties of every person in the country”. The statement read,...

ICC Begins Investigation into Shooting of #EndSARS Protesters in Nigeria

The International Criminal Court (ICC) has commenced conducting a preliminary investigation into the recent #EndSARS protests in Nigeria. The report was broadcasted by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) on Wednesday. The office of the ICC prosecutor in a statement, earlier said, it had received information on alleged crimes. It added that the examination will “assess whether the legal criteria for opening an investigation under the Rome Statute are met.” For weeks, crowd of Nigerians youths...

Panels of Inquiry Set Up By Governors Are Legal, Says Falana

Femi Falana, a human rights lawyer and a senior advocate of Nigeria (SAN), has said governors did not breach the law by setting up judicial panels of inquiry in their respective states. This response is a reaction to arguments that have ensued about the constitution of panels of inquiry by the governors. Many have argued that panels set up by the governors to probe police brutality are illegal because they do not have such powers....

Fowler Responds to EFCC Invitation Over Fraud Allegations Against Alpha Beta

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has invited the former Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Babatunde Fowler, for interrogation over the ₦100 billion tax evasion allegations levelled against a tax firm, Alfa Beta Consulting. Fowler, who was also a former boss of the Lagos State Internal Revenue Service, responded to an invitation from the EFCC on Monday. A former Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Alpha Beta Consulting, Dapo Apara,...

Hoodlums In Military Uniform Might Be Responsible For Lekki Shooting – Malami

The attorney-general of the federation (AGF), has said there is a likelihood that hoodlums wearing military fatigues are responsible for the massacre of protesters at Lekki tollgate in Lagos state. Malami said it was “pre-emptive” to conclude that there had even been shootings, adding that “hoodlums” may have been hired to create a scene. While addressing journalists on Monday in Abuja, the AGF said investigation is underway to ascertain what truly happened at the Lekki...

Like Odi and Zaki Biam, Like Oyigbo, Rivers State

Special Report by Ebuka Onyekwelu In the past few days, Oyigbo in Rivers State has been in the news on a daily, for among others things, military occupation and summary execution of residents by members of the Nigerian Army. In so many places, what is happening in Oyigbo has been given ethnic colouration as Igbo people are said to have been the target of the massacre. Basically, the information circulating about the Oyigbo situation is...

Minister Urges Youth to Embrace Dialogue

The Minister of Youth and Sport Development, Mr. Sunday Dare, has appealed to the youth to embrace dialogue in order to move the country forward. Dare said this on Sunday in Abuja at the maiden edition of the National Youth Day celebration with the theme ” Invest in the Youth, Secure Our Future”. He said that with the protests the country had witnessed in the past three weeks, there could be no better time than...

Abuja Road Users Beg Traffic Officers to Return to Work

Following renewed traffic gridlocks on Abuja roads, road users have appealed to all officers handling traffic management in the territory to return to the roads to ensure seamless movement. The President, Road Users Development Network of Nigeria, Dr John Uket, made the plea in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on the sideline of one-day national dialogue on traffic management held in Abuja. He observed that the renewed bad traffic situations in...

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