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Femi Fani-Kayode I watched my brother Mazi Nnamdi Kanu’s interview with my brother Chief Dele Momodu on Thursday evening and I was inspired and encouraged.  Nnamdi spoke with such eloquence, passion, courage and strength. He is brilliant and irrepressible. He cannot be underestimated or ignored.  Every African should listen to that interview. He cleared a lot of misconceptions about himself and made his position clear on so many issues.  Most important of all is the fact that he had the decency and humility to tender his regrets and apologies where he may have got things wrong. That is the mark of a great leader.  I have loved and trusted him dearly ever since the first day we met and spoke for 3 hours when we were both incarcerated at Kuje prison in 2016.  From the first minute we got on like a house on fire and we have been close ever since. There is nothing that binds men together more than being locked up together in prison or being on the battlef...

Nigerian youth calling for an end to police brutality and extrajudicial killings in the country on Sunday stormed the Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport, Abuja, to paint #ENDSARS on the floor of the facility’s entrance. The protesters arrived the international wing of the airport with paints and brush to carry out the task. The act was disrupted for few minutes when personnel of the Nigerian Air Force attached to the airport made attempts to stop the group but were vehemently resisted. The situation led to a heated argument as the protesters stood their grounds, vowing not to be intimidated by the law enforcement agents. The protesters later moved to the Nigeria Police Force headquarters where they also painted EndSARS on the floor of the entrance of the facility.   The youth vowed not to back down on their demand for justice for all victims of police brutality in the country including those that were killed at Lekki Toll Gate in Lagos. Some promin...

A total of 16 persons died while seven others were left injured on Saturday after a truck lost control and rammed into traders and pedestrians at Ibaka Market at Akungba Akoko, Akoko South-West Local Government Area of Ondo State, the FRSC has said.  Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Corps, Boboye Oyeyemi, stated this on Sunday while lamenting the huge loss of lives and damage to properties caused by the accident.  See Also Breaking News BREAKING: Truck Loses Control, Crushes Traders In Ondo Market 0 Comments 1 Day Ago Oyeyemi, who spoke through a statement by Corps Public Education Officer, Bisi Kazeem, said the accident was caused by brake failure. The statement reads, “The crash occurred at about 6:30pm on Saturday, 31 October, 2020, when a DAF truck loaded with bags of rice rammed into the stalls in the market and crashed into a Toyota Camry saloon car, Toyota Corolla and three motorcycles. “The crash involved a total of 23 people comprising of 11...

Gunmen suspected to be bandits have invaded a private hospital, Kunwarke Clinic and Maternity in Kan-Tsakuuwa, near Federal University Lafia, Nasarawa State, abducting five persons. It was gathered that the gunmen, who came shooting sporadically to scare residents of the area, whisked away a staff of the hospital, Cletus Igube, and four relations of some patients. Director of the hospital, a former Deputy Speaker of the Nasarawa State House of Assembly, Elisha Agwadu, said the kidnappers came 30 minutes after he left the hospital. Agwadu said, “The kidnappers contacted me this morning at about 6:30am and told me that this was the 26th time they had come after me without getting me. All we are demanding from you now if you don’t want your staff and others to be killed is N20m. “They put a call through to me again at about 12:20pm demanding a ransom of N20m. They have asked me not to contact the police for anything.” CRIME Insecurity News AddThis :  Original Author ...

The #EndSARS protests that hit the streets of Nigeria have jotted the ruling class into reality. The protests, propelled by young Nigerians, will forever be ingrained in the minds of everyone. Before the protests hit the streets, the cyberspace provided the only channel through which young people can ventilate their frustration and anger against the system. The young people that propelled the protests have been maligned and called all sorts of names. They have been labelled as a lame duck when it comes to the issue of nation-building and changing government policy. They have been called the ‘phone pressing generation’ interested only in voting massively during reality TV shows but fail to take a step further and vote during general elections in the country.   A leader once called them ‘lazy’. Yet, another lawmaker called them a ‘drug-ridden generation’. It was therefore a shock to the old generation to see these set of young people pouring to the streets and sustain...

Following the looting and destruction of properties by thugs across the country, Lekki Estate Residents and Stakeholders Association has urged residents of the area to be security-conscious and vigilant. President of LERSA, Olorogun James Emadoye, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday.  According to Emadoye, major police stations including the Area Command in Ajiwe were totally destroyed and burnt down while criminals including armed robbers and cultist were released into the community. The statement reads, “As stated during our emergency online meeting on security challenges and the vulnerability of Lekki axis held on Sunday, Oct 25, 2020 with all member estates and stakeholders, we noticed the wanton destructions of properties all along the axis. I expressed shock that in some cases, properties were razed and burnt down after the looting and noted that most estates with businesses including malls and public offices were affected. The depth of the damage is indescrib...

DCP Abba Kyari Abba Kyari Abba Kyari DCP Abba Kyari with the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mohammed Adamu. DCP Abba Kyari Abba Kyari Abba Kyari For the best part of his career as a policeman, Abba Kyari, a 45-year-old Deputy Commissioner of Police and leader of the Inspector-General of Police’s Intelligence Response Team, has been regarded as Nigeria’s ‘super cop’. But following recent revelations of extortion against Kyari, a pattern has emerged showing his penchant for extortion and extrajudicial killing. DCP Abba Kyari For instance, on October 29, 2020, a Nigerian businessman named Mr Afeez Mojeed wrote a petition to the Lagos State Judicial Panel of Inquiry investigating activities of officers of the now disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad. Following days of protests across the country, the Nigerian Government succumbed to the yearnings of the people by scrapping SARS — a police unit know for arbitrary arrests, extortions and killings. While sharing hi...

File Photo An ambush by suspected bandits in Katsina State have left one soldier dead and others wounded. Troops under ‘’Operation Sahel Sanity’’ were responding to a distress call about bandits’ activities at Diskuru Village in Faskari Local Government Area of Katsina State when the armed militants opened fire on them. File Photo dailytimetv Acting Director, Defense Media Operations, Brigadier-General Benerd Onyeuko, confirmed the incident in a statement on Sunday. Onyeuko said three bandits were killed while others fled into the bush. He further explained that the troops continued to dominate the village and adjoining environment to deny the bandits any respite, pointing out that regrettably one soldier paid the supreme price in an attempt to save one of the rescued nursing mothers in the heat of the encounter. Onyeuko said, “The incident was recorded as the marauding bandits stormed the village on several motorcycles, shooting sporadically with the intent to scare the ...

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Olapade Agoro Former Presidential Candidate under the National Action Council, Olapade Agoro, is dead. Agoro died on Sunday morning at about 2:00am, according to family members. Olapade Agoro The family said he had been hospitalised for about three weeks before he died on Sunday. His daughter, Adeola Agoro, announced his death in a Facebook post. The late politician’s son, Adebo, said the man died at a specialist hospital. He said, “It happened around 2:15am on Sunday. He has been sick. He has been at the hospital for about three weeks. “He passed on at the hospital where he was receiving treatment. He passed on at a specialist hospital at age 77.” News OBITUARY AddThis :  Original Author :  SaharaReporters, New York Disable advertisements :  from 24HRSNEWS via 24HRSNEWS from EDUPEDIA247https://ift.tt/37Ye3AQ via EDUPEDIA