Monday, October 26, 2020

Nigerian governors speak on looted COVID-19 palliatives


The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) has clarified that the looted COVID-19 palliative in warehouses in some states were not hoarded as reported, but kept for the vulnerable.

#EndSARS: Lekki shooting has ‘complicated matters for me’ – Tinubu

 


National Leader of the ruling All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, says last Tuesday’s alleged shooting of #EndSARS protesters by soldiers at Lekki toll gate has complicated matters for him.

#EndSARS: Sporadic shooting in Lokoja, one dead, The Sun journalist shot

 The #EndSARS protests  on Monday disrupted activities in Lokoja, the Kogi State capital leading to sporadic gunshots by security agents and the protesters.

By the time a semblance of normalcy returned to

NBC gets ultimatum to cancel fines on AIT, Channels, Arise TV


Leading Nigerian rights group, Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), has given the National Broadcasting Commission 48 hours to cancel the fines imposed on three TV channels over their coverage of #EndSARS protests.

Why Buhari didn’t address Lekki shooting in nationwide broadcast – Falana


Human rights activist, Femi Falana on Monday said President Muhammadu Buhari would have been told a lie by the army that the Lekki shooting never occurred, which was why he did not address it in his nationwide broadcast.

Falana, who spoke on Arise TV said “The president was likely to be told that the soldiers were not there, that was why it was not addressed.”