A professor of political economy and management expert, Pat Utomi, has narrated how security operatives opened fire at the #EndSARS protest venue in the Lekki area of Lagos State. Utomi, who lives very close to the toll gate area where the protest has held peacefully for about two weeks, said he was having a telephone conversation before the incident occurred. “I live not very far from the Lekki Toll Gate and I was on the deck of the house and I was actually speaking to somebody in the United States,” he told Channels Television on Tuesday evening. He narrated, “I have just…
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Pandemonium broke out yesterday, 19th October as a group of people attacked some of the #ENDSARS protesters and destroyed properties in the Kabusa area of Apo Mechanic Village, Abuja. Shops, vehicles, houses, and anything else the hoodlums could lay their hands on were not spared by the fracas. The situation had some protesters running for safety while others stood their grounds as much as they could. Our photojournalist, Sodiq Adelakun captured the after-effects of this ill-fated event of Tuesday morning, 20th October as residents count their losses.
World Rugby, and hosts New Zealand Rugby (NZR), on Monday, said the 2021 World Cup draw will take place in Auckland on Friday, 20 November 2020. SkyCity Theatre in the heart of Auckland’s central business district is the location for the draw which will be streamed live to rugby fans worldwide via World Rugby’s digital channels. Hosted in the southern hemisphere for the first time in a golden year for women’s rugby, the ninth edition of the showcase tournament will take place from 18 September-16 October 2021 across three match venues. It will be contested by 12 teams, nine are…
Harry Maguire did not travel with the Manchester United squad for Tuesday’s Champions League Group H opener away to Paris Saint-Germain as manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer confirmed Bruno Fernandes will captain the visitors in the French capital. “We’re a little bit depleted but we’ve got more than enough players,” said Solskjaer, who is without Maguire, Mason Greenwood, Eric Bailly, Jesse Lingard, and new signing Edinson Cavani for the game. “We hope that the players won’t be away for too long. Edinson needs a few more days training before maybe we can think about the weekend, hopefully, Harry can and Mason as well…
The protests rocking the country, Nigeria, have once again raised many questions about Nigeria and its leadership. That the protests are happening at all is an indication that the Nigerian masses, especially the youths have become irked by the plethora of social and economic problems besetting Nigerians many of which can be solved if indeed the Nigerian leadership were to be responsible enough for its citizenry. They seem to have had enough of government taking them for granted. It is remarkable that the organisers and participants in these protests have the intellectual capacity to run the country; and yet they…
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has disclosed that he will not sign the 2021 budget if provision for compensation to victims of police brutality is excluded. Mr. Gbajabiamila also disclosed that he will be visiting families of victims of police brutality across the country. He also appealed to the protesters to suspend the ongoing protests. Gbajabiamila stated these in a speech before the House went into a closed door session during Tuesday’s plenary. It would be recalled that the 2021 budget was passed through second reading on Wednesday, last week and committees of the House are…
A group of people suspected to be hoodlums have burnt down the police station situated in Orile-Iganmu Local Government Area of Lagos State. Eyewitnesses said the incident occurred around 09.45 am. The police station services both Iganmu community in Apapa Iganmu and Orile Community in Coker/Aguda. It is unclear the demands of the hoodlums who set the police station ablaze. Following the destruction of the police station, many #EndSARS protesters have taken to social media to condemn the action of the hoodlums. They insist they have nothing to do with the incident noting that there was no #EndSARS protest in…
The Lagos State government has declared a 24-hour curfew across the state. The announcement was made by the Lagos State governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu via his official Twitter handle. The governor said the decision to declare the curfew following the violence which has broken out in some parts of the state following activities of criminals hiding under the guise of #EndSARS protesters. “I have watched with shock how what began as a peaceful #EndSARS protest has degenerated into a monster that is threatening the well-being of our society. Lives and limbs have been lost as criminals and miscreants are now hiding under the umbrella of these…
Six persons have been killed in a tanker explosion at Lapai in Lapai Local Government Area of Niger State. The incident happened in the early hours of Tuesday when two tankers collided before exploding in the state. This was confirmed to Newspot by the Director-General of the State Emergency Management Agency, Ahmed Inga via the telephone. Mr Inga said at the time of filing the report he and his men were on their way to Lapai. Those injured in the explosion are said to have been taken to various hospitals in the local government area. Six tankers and yet-to-be-identified number…
Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq, on Tuesday constituted a 10-man judicial panel of investigation to look into complaints of police brutality in the state. The panel will also investigate complaints of human rights abuses and extra-judicial killings by the End SARS protesters. This followed a recommendation of the National Economic Council that each state should constitute a panel to receive and investigate complaints from the End SARS coalition. It will also make recommendations to prosecute erring persons and recommend compensations for victims or their families among other things. A statement by the spokesman of the governor, Rafiu Ajakaye, in Ilorin announced retired…