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The National Examinations Council (NECO) has suspended the ongoing Senior Schools Certificate Examinations (SSCE) until further notice. This follows the escalation of the End SARS protests across the country. Although NECO managed to conduct its Economics paper on Tuesday and Physics practical on Wednesday, some states considered volatile as a result of the ongoing protests…
End SARS: Presidency appeals for calm across Nigeria The presidency has appealed for understanding and calm across Nigeria amid the End SARS agitations. Femi Adesina, presidential spokesman, in a statement on Tuesday said the implementation of the Police reforms was gathering pace at Federal and State levels. He noted that as at the last count,…
Lagos youths have set the family house of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on fire. This was after the Governor said that no nobody was killed during the shooting by soldiers at Lekki Toll Gate on Tuesday night. Sanwo-Olu had debunked claims that the soldiers opened fire and killed some peaceful protesters. Recall that men of the…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), said it condemns in very strong terms, the killing of peaceful protesters at the Lekki Toll Gate in Lagos as well as other parts of the country. A statement by the national publicity secretary of PDP, Kola Ologbondiyan said it is shocking that security agents and, in some cases, thugs,…
National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) has assured importers and exporters of conducive business environment as part of government’s efforts in the development of water transportation. Its Managing Director, Chief George Moghalu stated this in Onitsha at a stakeholders’ meeting on the viability of Onitsha River Port, reassuring them of government’s determination to make the country’s…
Hillary Clinton, former US secretary of state, has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to stop the killing of #EndSARS protesters. Soldiers had invaded the Lekki toll gate area of Lagos earlier on Tuesday, shooting at unarmed protesters. The incident had generated an uproar, within and outside the country. In a tweet on Tuesday night, Clinton lent…
Prof. Pat Utomi, has narrated how the shooting incident at Lekki Toll Gate, Lagos State, happened last night. Mr. Utomi explained to Channels Television, how operatives opened fire at the #EndSARS protest venue in Lekki. The professor of political economy and management expert lives very close to the Toll Gate area where the protest has…
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has reacted to the shooting of End SARS protesters by the military in Lagos. Recall that military personnel had opened fire on protesters at Lekki tollgate shortly after curfew was announced. But, the Army in a statement on its Twitter handle said its soldiers were not at the scene. Reacting, Sanwo-Olu who visited the…
The United States on Tuesday shut down its embassy in Lagos for two days over to the escalating #ENDSARS protests. On its twitter handle @USinNigeria, the consulate said: “Multiple demonstrations are ongoing across Nigeria – to include areas within the consular districts of Abuja and Lagos. “Although most demonstrations are peaceful, some have become violent and…
At first, many thought the #EndSARS campaign was one of those routine social media frenzy. But the movement, which is aimed at addressing deeply-ingrained culture of police brutality in Nigeria, has since gained global attention both online and on the streets — about two weeks after it commenced. The protest started as a clamour for…
