ENDSARS UPDATE: Lagos Panel of Inquiry Rejects LCC’s Request to Take Over Lekki Toll Gate

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaENDSARS UPDATE: Lagos Panel of Inquiry Rejects LCC’s Request to Take Over Lekki Toll Gate

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)November 3, 2020

The Lagos Judicial Panel of Inquiry investigation the alleged shooting of #EndSARS protesters by soldiers on October 20, 2020 at the Lekki tollgate in Lagos has rejected the request of the operators of the Lekki tollgate, Lekki Concession Company (LCC), to “take back possession” of the tollgate. The Chairman of the panel, retired Justice Doris Okuwobi, maintained that the tollgate would remain closed. She made this position in a short ruling on Tuesday. The judge...

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Rivers State Security Council Reviewers 24 Hour Curfew In Oyigbo LGA

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaPoliticsRivers State Security Council Reviewers 24 Hour Curfew In Oyigbo LGA

PilotnewsNovember 3, 2020

By Njideka Goldie Chukwu – Staff Reporter Rivers State Security Council has relaxed the 24 hour curfew imposed on the entire Oyigbo Local Government Area of the State following the killing of ten security operatives by members of proscribed Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB). The Rivers State Commissioner of Information and Communications, Paulinus Nsirim, during a briefing at the Government House, Port Harcourt on Tuesday, said the curfew will now take effect from 7pm to...

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BREEKING: Governor Obiano Set to Present Anambra 2021 Budget, Today

NewsPoliticsBREEKING: Governor Obiano Set to Present Anambra 2021 Budget, Today

Ebuka Onyekwelu (Staff Writer)November 3, 2020

The governor of Anambra State; Chief Willie Obiano has concluded plans to present the Anambra 2021 budget to the House of Assembly today, for consideration by the House. It will be recalled that the governor had before the #EndSARS protest erupted, wanted to present the budget, but reconsidered it because of the mood of the country, as at that time. However, the Anambra state 2021 budget which effectively is the last full budget for the...

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

Law & JusticeNewsNigeriaHoodlums In Military Uniform Might Be Responsible For Lekki Shooting – Malami

Beloved John (Staff Writer)November 3, 2020

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...

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Oil Spill Again Pollutes Okpoama Communities in Bayelsa

EnvironmentNewsOil & GasOil Spill Again Pollutes Okpoama Communities in Bayelsa

PilotnewsNovember 2, 2020

Another oil leak, the third in six months, has discharged a yet-to-be-ascertained volume of crude oil polluting the Okpoama community and its environs in Brass Local Government Area of Bayelsa. The leak reportedly occurred on Oct. 28 on the 50-year-old Ogoda-Brass crude pipeline belonging to the Nigerian Agip Oil Company (NAOC) near the oil firm’s crude export terminal. Chief Inikio Sele-D, Chairman of Okpoama Kingdom Chiefs’ Council, had earlier the told News Agency of Nigeria...

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Gbajabiamila Says Federal Character Needs to Be Reviewed to Reflect Current Realities

NewsNigeriaPeoplePoliticsGbajabiamila Says Federal Character Needs to Be Reviewed to Reflect Current Realities

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)November 2, 2020

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, said it has become necessary to review the extant definition of federal character in the Nigerian constitution. According to him, federal character, as currently defined in the Nigerian constitution, did not reflect the current realities of the country, as it limits national opportunities to geographical location alone, without consideration to gender, persons living with disabilities and age classification. Gbajabiamila said this on Saturday, while declaring open...

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Like Odi and Zaki Biam, Like Oyigbo, Rivers State

Law & JusticeNigeriaSpecial ReportLike Odi and Zaki Biam, Like Oyigbo, Rivers State

Ebuka Onyekwelu (Staff Writer)November 2, 2020

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...

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Police Arrest Opposition Leaders For Illegal Protest Plans in Tanzania

AfricaNewsPoliticsPolice Arrest Opposition Leaders For Illegal Protest Plans in Tanzania

PilotnewsNovember 2, 2020

The police in Tanzanian, on Monday arrested several opposition politicians for allegedly planning illegal demonstrations after accusing the ruling party of rigging the general election. Special police zone commander, Lazaro Mambosasa, told journalists in the commercial capital, that among those arrested are Chadema party national chairman Freeman Mbowe and several other leading Chadema members. “We were tipped [off] that they were organizing illegal demonstrations and persuading youths to go into the streets today. “We did...

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Minister Urges Youth to Embrace Dialogue

Law & JusticeNewsNigeriaPeopleMinister Urges Youth to Embrace Dialogue

PilotnewsNovember 2, 2020

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...

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UPDATES: NCDC Records 111 New COVID-19 Infections, Total Now 62,964

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaUPDATES: NCDC Records 111 New COVID-19 Infections, Total Now 62,964

PilotnewsNovember 2, 2020

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has reported 111 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total now infections now 62,964. The NCDC made this known via its verified Website on Sunday. The centre also reported two deaths, bringing the total to 1,146 recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory. The agency said Lagos reported 49 new infections, 30 in the FCT, 11 in Rivers and 10 in Plateau. Others are Ogun-four, Kaduna and Oyo-three...

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