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  A Canada-based Nigerian researcher, Bayo Adedosu, has raised N1.125 million reward to anyone with evidence of casualties from the shooting incident that occurred at the Lekki tollgate.   On October 20, Army officers stormed the Lekki toll plaza during #EndSARS protest which resulted in chaos. While the Lagos state governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu claims only 2 casualties were recorded at the scene of the incident, DJ Switch who was at the scene when the shooting occurred, alleged that over 15 bodies were dumped at the feet of the soldiers who fired gunshots at them.   Bayo says he is seeking the truth about the incident. He too to his Twitter handle over the weekend to pledge N50, 000 reward for anyone who can provide credible evidence about the casualties. He later announced that N 1. 125 million has now been raised to give anyone with proof.   Read his tweets below  

  Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti state on Sunday November 15, disclosed that he has also been a victim of police brutality.   The Ekiti state Governor who noted that the #EndSARS protest was a noble course during an interaction session held by stakeholders’ on the recent #EndSARS protest that resonated panic across the country, said It was supported in Ekiti not because of those involved but for the reason behind the action.   Recounting how he was a victim of police brutality as he sought for reelection in 2014, Fayemi said he was ''teargased'' by a team police operatives at Mugbagba area of Ado Ekiti while some APC governors were prevented from entering the state to campaign for him by security agencies at the borders.   Fayemi said;    “The EndSARS protest was a noble course . It was supported here in Ekiti not because of those involved, but for the reason behind the action which we believe would help the police to put their house in orde...

  Manchester United left-back,  Alex Telles has tested positive for coronavirus for a second time while on International duty for Brazil. The 27-year-old Brazilian defender had first tested positive for Covid-19 at the end of October, which forced him to miss four games for United as a result.  Telles, who joined up with Brazil’s squad for the international break came off the bench in his nation’s 1-0 victory over Venezuela on Friday evening. The Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) confirmed in a statement on their website that Telles "tested positive" and that Guilherme Arana has been brought into the squad after Telles tested positive for Covid-19 on Saturday. Telles will be tested again, and if he returns a positive result, he will be removed from Brazil's squad as he would not be allowed to travel to Uruguay. A CBF statement said: "Arana was called on to form the Brazilian squad after left-back Alex Telles tested positive for Covid-19. The player had contracte...

  Vice President/Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum on Sunday November 15 announced that the UAE "golden" visa system has been widened.    Maktoum said the   United Arab Emirates (UAE) has approved a 10-year golden visa for all PhD holders based in the country and has also   approved same for graduates who have a minimum of 3.8 grade point average from UAE-accredited universities.   The golden visa residency was also extended to specialists in Artificial Intelligence (AI), big data, virology, epidemiology and UAE-based physicians and engineers in the fields of computer science, electronics and programming, electricity and biotechnology.   The tweet read;    Today, we approved granting the 10-year Golden Visa to all PhD holders in the UAE. Also, the Golden Visa will be granted to top graduates from UAE-accredited universities with a GPA of 3.8 and above. UAE Golden Visa will al...

  A Mobile Police Inspector identified simply as John has been arrested and detained at Ugba Police Station over the rape of a 13-year-old female student in Ayilamo, Tombo ward of Logo Local Government Area in Benue State.   The community leader in Ayilamo, Hon Wuam Hilega said the incident occurred at about 5pm on Thursday November 12. He told The Nation that five female students of Tombo Community Secondly School, Ayilamo were sent on errand by their games-master to fetch water from a nearby well, close to the Mobile Police quarters.   However a mobile police inspector, who was with a broom sweeping called one of the girls. Hilega said;    “The girl, Philomena Torhile, was afraid but the police inspector threatened to deal with her if she didn’t respond, so the other girls advised her to go. “But when Philomena Torhile approached the police inspector, he immediately dragged her into the room, pulled her cloths and raped her.”   Th...

  The   Nigerian Army has denied using live ammunition on unarmed #EndSARS protesters during the shooting which occurred at Lekki Tollgate on October 20.    Brig.-Gen. Ahmed Taiwo, Commander of the 81 Division, Military Intelligence Brigade, Victoria Island, Lagos, who testified on behalf of the Nigerian Army before the Lagos judicial panel on Saturday November 14, stressed that soldiers fired blank ammunition into the air to disperse protesters on the night of the alleged shooting.   Taiwo stated that there would have been a lot of fatalities if the 600m live ammunition normally used by the military were used to disperse the #EndSARS protesters.   He said;    “I have been in the army since 1986 and you cannot be under fire and be singing. “The entry hole for the 600m is thin while the exit is wide, if it hits you in the chest or the bowels, the intestines come down. “I am an expert in ammunition having spent so long in the arm...

  The Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, has expressed intense displeasure with news that his administration has imposed a tax on individual loaves of bread to be paid by bakeries and bread sellers in the state.   Last week, the media was awash with news that the state government has imposed a levy on every loaf of bread in the state. Following the outcry, the state Commissioner for Information and Communications, Kingsley Fanwo, came out to explain that the new levy was imposed in order to protect indigenous bakers from those “who bring bread to the state without paying any form of levy”. Now, the Deputy Governor of the state, Edward Onoja, has come out to say that him and the state governor, Yahaya Ballo, were not informed about the new tax on loaves of bread in the state. Onoja in a statement released on Saturday, November 14, said the governor directed him to personally debunk the news to underscore how serious his government considered the...

  The Nigerian army has expressed its disappointment with Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu's insistence on not inviting them to intervene in the #EndSARS crisis in Lagos state.    Brigadier AI Taiwo who shared the Nigerian army's account of the Lekki Toll Gate Shooting at the resumed sitting of the Lagos judicial panel on Saturday November 14, stated that Governor Sanwo-Olu called on the military for support on October 20 after the #EndSARS crisis degenerated into "violence."   He said;    “I spoke with the governor and said the army was unhappy that he said he did not ask the army to intervene. But I’m sure, after we’ve watched everything, we saw he had more than reasonable grounds to ask the army to intervene.  “Perhaps, it was the way everything went that made him say so.”   Recall that Sanwo-Olu who reacted to the outrage that trailed the shooting, had blamed it on "forces beyond our direct control".     Also appearing on C...

  The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Education, Sonny Echono, said teachers without requisite qualifications, competencies and practicing license are presently migrating out of the Nigerian Teaching Service. He disclosed this on Saturday in Abuja while monitoring the conduct of the 2020 October Diet Batch B Teachers’ Professional Qualifying Examinations, (PQE). “By 2021, we will not engage teachers if they don’t meet particular threshold, we are now limiting entry point of teaching only to the best who are qualified, we will engage individuals with second class upper and first class divisions,” he said.

The Commander, 81 Military Intelligence Brigade, Victoria Island, Lagos, Brig. Gen. Ahmed Taiwo, on Saturday, took centre stage with his testimony at the Lagos State Judicial Panel of Inquiry probing the shootings of #EndSARS protesters at the Lekki Tollgate on October 20. Vanguard reported that he was finally cleared to give evidence after some initial hurdles. General Taiwo made startling revelations: *General Taiwo said troops were deployed from Badagry, Ikorodu, Epe, Apapa, Ikeja, Alimosho and even Lagos Island to restore order at the Lekki Tollgate venue of the #EndSARS protester. *The Army was not after singer and DJ, Obianuju Catherine Udeh, professionally known as  DJ Switch , who was one of the #EndSARS protest leaders at Lekki Tollgate on the day of the shootings. General Taiwo told the panel: “We have bigger fish to fry (how to stabilise Lagos). *Lootings were well coordinated and the Army would have recovered most of the looted property if the state government had carri...

Mercy Aigbe, a Nollywood star, has urged her fans not to believe anything they see on social media . People should not be fooled by what they see on social media, according to the mother of two, as most of them are just “packing.” “Believe everything you see on social media at your own peril …. Trust me you are doing far better than a lot of people on this social media street! Don’t let anyone’s ‘packaging ‘ fool you! Goodmorning my lovelies  ” she wrote.

Rinu Oduola and Temitope Majekodunmi, the youth members of the Lagos State Judicial Panel of Inquiry resumed sitting on Saturday November 14, after boycotting the panel for over a week in protest against the freezing of their bank accounts and that of other #EndSARS promoters by the Central Bank of Nigeria. Recall that retired Justice Doris Okuwobi-led panel had adjourned its sitting till November 7 following its inability to form a quorum due to the boycott of the sitting by the two youth panel members  It is expected that the Nigerian Army will return to give its testimony on Saturday November 14.   Top military officers, whose statements on oath have already been submitted to the panel are the Commander of 81 Military Intelligence Brigade, Victoria Island, Lagos, Brig. Gen. Ahmed Taiwo; Chief of Staff, 81 Division, Nigerian Army, VI, Lagos, Brig. Gen. Nsikak Edet; Commander, 81 Division Garrison, VI, Brig. Gen. Francis Omata; Commander, 9 Brigade, Ikeja, Brig. Gen. Mus...

  A Magistrate Court in Abuja on Friday ordered the Police to investigate 50 End SARS protesters. They are accused of playing active roles in the agitaion. They include Aisha Yesufu, David Adeleke – Davido, Ayodeji Balogun – Wizkid, Deji Adeyanju, Sam Adeyemi, Ayo Sogunro, Tiwa Savage, Dipo Awojide, Folarin Falana – Falz, Modupe Odele – Moe, Feyikemi Abudu – FK. Micheal Ajereh – Don Jazzy, Peter Okoye, Paul Okoye, Rinu Oduala, Innocent Idibia – 2baba, Kanu Nwankwo, Joe Abah, Kiki Mordi, Tope Akinyode, Adebola Williams, Yul Edochie, Bankole Wellington. Also on the list are Oseyi Etomi, Jola Ayeye, Japhet Omojuwa, Pamilerin Adegoke, Kelvin Odanz Adekunle Temitope, Layo Ogunbanwo, Ayodele Makun, Uche Jombo, Yemi Alade, Ojabodu Ademola. The order to investigate the protesters was given by Chief Magistrate Omolola Akindele of the Wuse Zone 6 of the Magistrate Court. Akindele gave the Police two weeks to conclude their investigation so that trial of the case would commence.

 

F ast rising actress, Olive Utalor, has what it takes to keep a man in marriage. The role interpreter, in a recent chat with Inside Nollywood hinted that her virginity would be presented as a special gift to her husband on their wedding night. “My husband will be so proud of me for keeping my virginity till marriage. You can see I have all it takes to keep a man. It’s not easy keeping my virginity till this time, I’m so proud of myself. And I am not scared of marriage as an actress. I was raised to face challenges squarely. When I make any commitment, I put all my best in it, because to me, failing is not an option. Besides, marriage is a union of two people coming together to pledge their love for each other, and promise to stand together through thick and thin. There’s nothing to be afraid of. I knowmy marriage will flourish,” she said.

  Ivo Sanader, a former Croatian Prime Minister, was handed an 8-year jail sentence after being found guilty of siphoning millions of euros from public funds in a long-running corruption case. Sanader, however, denied the allegations and is expected to appeal his conviction to a higher court. Currently, the former prime minister is currently serving a prison sentence for another corruption case and will also be required to pay 15.8 million kunas (N950m) once the verdict becomes final.

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo (SAN) has emphasised that one of Nigeria’s most pressing priorities is obtaining the COVID-19 vaccine for the citizens. He stated this on Thursday, at the opening session of the virtual edition of the Paris Peace Forum, which featured presentations by some Heads of State & Governments alongside international organisations, on a collective response to the COVID-19 pandemic. According to a statement issued by Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Office of the Vice President, Mr. Laolu Akande, Osinbajo also said the government is preoccupied with improving healthcare and the economy post-COVID-19. “The priorities of Nigeria in the post-COVID-19 era include improved healthcare and the economy. First, we need to keep the virus under control. While our guards are still firmly in place, getting the COVID-19 vaccine is a matter of utmost concern,” he said.

  Thirty-two Nigerians were repatriated from Germany for immigration and related offences on Friday, November 13.   The returnees arrived the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) Lagos from Dusseldorf Airport aboard a chartered aircraft belonging to Envelope Airline.   The flight conveying the returness landed at about 2.30 pm.

  The Federal Polytechnic Ede, Osun State, have set to re-open the institution for academic activities on 17th November 2020. Prior to the memo release on November 2nd 2020 duly signed by the school registrar, about the postponement of academic activities as the result of nationwide #endsars activities and the need to put in place adequate covid 19 protocols. Student Union, Stakeholders, Students came out in mass to show their grievances over the Asup/Management crisis, which was the pertinent reason why academic activities was postponed. The institution gate was shut down by the students and no vehicular movement was allowed for eight(8) days. SU, Stakeholders and Students vows not to relent until the academic activities restored. On Friday 13th 2020 the school management released a memo duly signed by alhaji I.T. Agboola the school registrar stating that. The Academic Board at its emergency meeting on Friday 13th November, 2020 deliberated on the probable date for reopening of t...

  The Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr. Chris Ngige, says he will be going back to the negotiation table with leaders of the Senior Staff Association of Universities (SSANU) and other stakeholders in the education sector to ensure that the current impasse is resolved. Speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today, Senator Ngige said he is optimistic that the disagreement with the lecturers will be resolved. “Even if countries go to war, at the end of the day you come back to the negotiation table,” the minister said. Ngige further stated that he will be inviting ASUU in the coming week, adding that there have been government side meetings where collations are being made to ensure that all pertinent data and pending issues are brought to the place of negotiation. The minister said he is very optimistic that with the myriads of options available, the matter will be resolved next week. Ngige’s comments come a day after the Non-Academic Staff Union of Universities (NASU) and th...