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Fri, 01 Jan 2021 04:31:23 +0000
How Sowore, Others Were Illegally Arrested, Brutalised In Abuja
Omoyele Sowore during #EndSARS protest in Abuja. Again, the Muhammadu Buhari-led government of Nigeria displayed its disdain for human rights and peaceful assembly when security forces arrested human rights activist, Omoyele Sowore, and other...

Fri, 01 Jan 2021 00:17:05 +0000
BREAKING: Sowore, Others Arrested In Abuja
Rights activist and Amnesty International designated Prisoner of Conscience, Omoyele Sowore, and other activists in Abuja who were carrying out a peaceful procession to mark the New Year have been arrested by Nigerian security forces. Eyewit...

Thu, 31 Dec 2020 19:36:05 +0000
Police Parade Organisers Of Kaduna Sex Party
The Kaduna State Police Command has paraded some youths who were allegedly behind the aborted maiden edition of a sex party in the state. The youths had advertised the event on social media platforms, revealing that the sex party was schedul...

Thu, 31 Dec 2020 19:09:59 +0000
OPINION: Ndi Igbo Forget 2023 Presidency; It’s A Trap, By Fredrick Nwabufo
By my educated guess, it will take four decades to put Nigeria together after the exit of President Muhammadu Buhari. Nigeria is like humpty-dumpty – broken, amputated and cannibalised. The Buhari administration has wrought irreparable dam...

Thu, 31 Dec 2020 19:01:51 +0000
Crossover: I didn’t order closure of churches, Lagos Police Commissioner says
Lagos CP Hakeem Odumosu. The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosu, has said he did not order the closure of churches in the state. Odumosu had in an earlier statement, on Thursday, instructed policemen to enforce all protocols b...

Thu, 31 Dec 2020 19:00:49 +0000
Nigerian Soldier Kills Mother For Being A ‘Witch’
File Photo The Kaduna State Police Command has arrested an Army Corporal, Charles Thomson, for allegedly killing his mother, Modupe Thompson. The incident happened on Tuesday, December 29, 2020 at their residence in Sabon G.R.A, Kaduna. ...

Thu, 31 Dec 2020 18:58:12 +0000
Nigerian Government Investigates Murder Of 27-Year-Old Citizen Killed By Irish Police
The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission has said it is awaiting the outcome of an investigation into the killing of a 27-year-old Nigerian, Mr George Nkencho, in Dublin, Ireland, by the police, while expressing dissatisfaction with the incident...

Thu, 31 Dec 2020 18:08:42 +0000
#EndSARS: Nigerian Govt Yet To Increase Police Welfare Packages As Promised
Despite President Muhammadu Buhari's promise to reform the Nigeria Police Force (NPF), which includes increasing the salaries and improving the welfare of police personnel, nothing has been done.  The country had witnessed days of #EndS...

Thu, 31 Dec 2020 18:07:15 +0000
NIN Registration: NIMC Pre-enrolment Portal Still Not Working One Week After Crashing
The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) pre-enrolment portal is still not functional about one week after it crashed. The Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC) had earlier ordered telecoms operators to disconnect SIM cards not l...

Thu, 31 Dec 2020 17:28:45 +0000
Home Office To Deport Nigerian Man After 16 Years In The UK
A Nigerian man who has been living in Liverpool, UK for the past 16 years is fighting a government decision to deport him. According to ECHO, Barido Nwinaene arrived in the city on a student visa and studied for a degree in business and mark...



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