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Elias Ozikpu When a suspect pleads guilty upon arraignment before a judge for criminal offence(s), the tedious process of trial is automatically expunged, which allows the judge to make a quick and judicious decision. In the same vein, Governor Ayade has now pleaded guilty to the fact that he has been a monumental failure after five years in office. This open confession is coming after the governor surprisingly turned into a tyrant, arbitrarily jailing critics of his regime for calling out his anti-people policies, pervasive corruption and a total lack of transparency in office. Before dramatically breaking down in “tears”, Ayade said before the world: “I never knew that five years into office as governor I will still find somebody who could live in a thatch house in Cross River State. I am almost crying because I knew how prepared I was but it didn’t end the way I dreamed for the state.” From the above lamentation, Ayade’s admission that he has failed couldn’t be more unequi...

Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Lagos State governor, has lifted the curfew imposed on the state following the violence that occurred in the wake of the #EndSARS protests. Sanwo-Olu disclosed this in a statement by Commissioner for Information in the state, Gbenga Omotosho. The governor, however, said the 12:00am to 4:00am curfew imposed by the Nigerian Government to curb the spread of COVID-19 remained. The statement reads, “The curfew imposed on Lagos State after the hijack of the peaceful #EndSARS protests has been lifted immediately. The 12 a.m. to 4a.m. curfew imposed by the Federal Government to curb the spread of COVID-19 remains. “Lagosians are free to go about their businesses without any hindrance whatsoever. Security agencies will continue to discharge their duties. Lagosians are urged to co-operate with them to maintain the status of our state as one of the most peaceful. “Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu thanks security agencies for their efforts in restoring peace to our troub...

An auto accident has claimed the lives of two personnel of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps in Ondo State. The personnel were travelling in a space wagon in Okitipupa Local Government Area of the state when the accident occurred. Olufemi Omole, spokesperson for the NSCDC in Ondo State, who confirmed the incident on Saturday, said one other officer was critically injured during the accident. Omole explained that the personnel were returning from a burial ceremony when their vehicle veered off the road and somersaulted into a ditch. He said the remains of the two officers had been deposited at the morgue of the Ondo State General Hospital while the injured had been taken to the Trauma Centre. Omole said the surviving officer was still in a critical condition at the hospital and needed prayers to fully recover. Accident News AddThis :  Original Author :  SaharaReporters, New York Disable advertisements :  from 24HRSNEWS via 24HRSNEWS fr...

Mr Olajide Fowotade has narrated to the Lagos Judicial Panel of Inquiry how a police officer brutalised and removed two of his upper front teeth. Fowotade, while explaining his encounter with the police, said one officer named Ayo and attached to Ketu Police Division, assaulted him until he became unconscious. He added that after regaining consciousness, he was taken to the police station where the assault and brutalisation continued by the officer. He said, “On the 11th of March, 2017, I was coming from my workplace and at Ketu bus-stop on the road linking to the expressway, there is a tricycle park. “That day, some tricycle riders were turning in front of me, so I waited for them. “I just heard some motorcycle riders coming from behind banging my car and shouting that I should go. “I asked one of the motorcycle riders if he wanted me to hit the tricycle rider and he shouted at me, asking if I knew who he was. I never knew he was a police officer who went to arrest motorc...

Mrs Ndubuisi Obiechina, a resident of Lagos, has recounted how operatives of the now scrapped Special Anti-Robbery Squad made her lose her pregnancy twice while being detained in their custody. She also narrated how SARS officials extorted she and her husband of over N400,000 as bail after 22 days in their detention. Obiechina shared her encounter with the SARS operatives while speaking before the Lagos State Judicial Panel on SARS extrajudicial activities. Speaking before the panel on Saturday, Obiechina said she was called by an unknown person, who later turned out to be a SARS personnel. She said she was picked up at her workplace on the allegatione that she used to be in contact with a suspected kidnapper now at large. Visibly traumatised as she was talking, she said, “They called me and came to my school. When they saw me, they pushed me inside the car and moved. “The men were slapping, beating me. I was two months pregnant. I started vomiting. That’s when they found ...

A truck conveying some bags of rice on Saturday lost control, crushing several traders and pedestrians at a market in Akungba Akoko area of Ondo State. It was gathered that the driver of the truck lost control of the wheel while descending a hill in the Ikare axis, a commercial hub of the town. An eyewitness, Ado Adebayo, who confirmed the incident to SaharaReporters, said he counted at least four dead bodies at the scene of the accident. He disclosed that victims of the incident were already being moved to the hospital.  “The truck driver lost control of the wheels after his brake failed and rammed into traders and pedestrians at Ibaka Market, killing many of them in the process.  “A woman and two of her children were among those killed by the truck.  “In anger, residents and traders set ablaze the bags of rice,” the eyewitness said.  An officer of the Federal Road Safety Corps, said rescue operation was ongoing. Accident Travel Breaking News ...

Boris Johnson British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, has imposed a month-long lockdown in England expected to last until December 2. The new lockdown comes as a second wave of COVID-19 sweeps through Europe, forcing countries such as France, Germany, Sweden and Ireland to renew strict restrictions. Boris Johnson The United Kingdom on Saturday passed one million confirmed COVID-19 cases. The government said, “Between 31 January and 31 October 2020, there have been 1,011,660 people who have had a confirmed positive test result.” Cases rose by 21,915 from the previous day while the death toll increased by 326, Reuters reports. As part of the new lockdown, all shops, pubs, bars, restaurants that do not provide essential services would close and people would no longer be allowed to visit family and friends indoors. Schools and courts would remain open. PUBLIC HEALTH News AddThis :  Original Author :  SaharaReporters, New York Disable advertisements :  f...

With thousands of residents across Nigeria demonstrating against police brutality and the widely condemned Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) over the past few weeks, expats and community members who live in Canada are rallying to support friends and loved ones who are protesting overseas. “Watching from here, we are not at peace. We are not happy because especially when we heard about the shootings, they were shooting live bullets at our young guys and young girls — that was unimaginable,” Kemi Amusan, president of the Greater Toronto Area branch of the Nigerian Canadian Association, told Global News in an interview. “So many Nigerians were crying, people were scared, and we weren’t able to get back to our people back at home. The internet was not functioning correctly, so the feeling was that of rage, anger, fear and hopelessness. “No one knows what is happening next. We are afraid; we are scared; we are unhappy.” #EndSARS Amusan is one of about 10,000 Torontonians and 52,...

Video of Body Of Suspected #LekkiMassacre Victim Found Washed Ashore Close To Scene Of Attack By Army Body Of Suspected #LekkiMassacre Victim Found Washed Ashore Close To Scene Of Attack By Army WATCH VIDEO: Body Of Suspected #LekkiMassacre Victim Found Washed Ashore Close To Scene Of Attack By Nigerian Army   See Also Exclusive EXCLUSIVE: How Nigerian Army Secretly Moved 20 Lekki Massacre Victims To IDH Mortuary 0 Comments 19 Hours Ago #EndSARS Human Rights Military News Reports AddThis :  Featured Image :  Original Author :  SaharaReporters, New York Disable advertisements :  from 24HRSNEWS via 24HRSNEWS from EDUPEDIA247https://ift.tt/3oDZbgZ via EDUPEDIA

Ohanaeze Ndigbo and some church leaders have fixed December 27 for street rallies to campaign for Igbo presidency in 2023. They also said they had concluded arrangements to write President Muhammadu Buhari, the leadership of the All Progressives Congress and the Peoples Democratic Party to notify them of the need to zone the 2023 presidency to the region. They said the rallies would be held in Abia, Anambra, Ebonyi, Enugu and Imo states simultaneously. The Ohanaeze Ndigbo Chairman in the Diaspora, Dr Nwachukwu Anakwenze, disclosed this in Awka, the Anambra State capital, Punch reports. He said, “Those we are considering for the presidential seat from Igbo are present and past governors, senators and House of Representatives members from the zone who are performers. “We envision a Nigeria where leadership is based on the ability to work hard, where fairness reigns with a sense of direction and accountability to the various groups and for the common good of the country. “It’...

Seven Nigerians who tried to hijack an oil tanker off the coast of the Isle of Wight, have been bailed. UK media, however, say they are in the custody of the British border force. Daily Mail After a ten-hour stand-off between the seven men who have not been named and the 22 crew members, 16 Special Boat Service commandos were sent to end the tension. Reports say the operation was approved by Defence Secretary Ben Wallace and Home Secretary Priti Patel on Sunday night. “Seven men have been bailed for their part in the maritime security incident that took place on board the Nave Andromeda off the coast of the Isle of Wight on Sunday, October 25,” Hampshire police said in a statement on Thursday. “The seven arrested men, who are all Nigerian nationals, have subsequently been bailed in relation to the criminal investigation whilst investigators continue their inquiries, but will now remain detained under Border Force powers.” The oil vessel which was sailing from Lagos to Sou...

Sam Adeyemi A strategic leadership expert and senior pastor, DayStar Christian Centre, Sam Adeyemi has admonished Nigerian youths to utilise the #EndSARS protests to influence the political framework of the country. Adeyemi made this known during a webinar organised by a non-profit organisation, Enough Is Enough (EiE) Nigeria on Friday. Sam Adeyemi The event tagged, ‘Footprints: Journey to #NigeriaAt100’ was organised by EiE to address the state of the nation in commemoration of its 10th anniversary. For more than a week, some youths across the country took to the streets to call for reforms in the police. The protests, which started as peaceful demonstrations to bring to an end police brutality, was later hijacked by hoodlums who wrecked violence across the country. Attacks escalated last Wednesday following the shooting of unarmed protesters by Nigerian soldiers at Lekki Toll Gate in Lagos on October 20. Across Lagos and other states, vehicles, government buildings and pr...