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Some Nigerians have asked the United States Government to impose heavy sanctions on President Muhammadu Buhari and other top officials of his administration for carrying out rights violations against citizens. The calls follow the recent killing of many EndSARS protesters in Lagos and other parts of the country by security operatives and also the ongoing persecution of persons, who participated in and supported the peaceful demonstrations across Nigeria. #EndSARS On Wednesday, the Nigerian Government came under fire for tagging #EndSARS campaigners as terrorists with prominent citizens and groups condemning the Central Bank of Nigeria for freezing the bank accounts of 20 participants in the protest. A wave of street protests swept across Nigeria in October as young people poured out to demand an end to police brutality and bad governance in the country. In a bid to break the peaceful demonstrations, the government sent in armed thugs and security operatives, who unleashed t...

Bill Gates Bill and Melinda Gates have pledged to donate an additional $70m to ensure that everyone around the world had access to the new COVID-19 vaccine. Pfizer and BioNTech had announced success in early vaccine trials for Coronavirus. Bill Gates Business Insider As part of moves to ensure that the vaccine circulated round the world, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation in a statement signed by the duo announced on Thursday that it would commit an additional $70m to make sure vaccines are available for everyone —  not just those, who could afford them. It reads, “COVID-19 anywhere is COVID-19 everywhere. That is why we have to ensure that everyone gets equal access to tests, drugs, and vaccines when they are available — no matter where you live in the world.” The new vaccine also faces challenges in distribution because it requires special ultra-low-temperature freezers that aren’t found in typical doctor’s offices — an issue that led many to speculate there could...

Yemi Osinbajo Nigeria’s Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, has said that the country was working to get the new COVID-19 vaccine. Pfizer and BioNTech had announced success in early vaccine trials for Coronavirus, which they said could be available in small numbers to vulnerable groups in the United States and other Western nations, sparking concerns about access to others living in developing countries. Yemi Osinbajo In a statement on Thursday, Osinbajo said, “We need to keep the virus under control. While our guards are still firmly in place, getting the COVID-19 vaccine is a matter of utmost concern. “On this, we are encouraged by the efforts of WHO and other international agencies working to ensure that vaccine delivery will be equitable across all countries, regardless of the priority of orders and ability to pay. “We are encouraging private investment to upscale our health sector, with emphasis on improved facilities and affordable universal healthcare. “The sheer scale o...

Troops of Operation Lafiya Dole have inflicted casualties on Boko Haram/Islamic State for West Africa Province terrorists, killing five in recent encounters in North-East Nigeria. This was disclosed on Thursday by Coordinator of Defence Media Operations, Major General John Enenche, during a briefing in Abuja. Eneche added that the troops also recovered a cache of arms during the operation. He said, “Troops executed attacks on terrorists’ hideouts and repelled attacks on own troops’ locations. During the encounters, the superior firepower of own troops resulted in the decimation of several BHT/ISWAP terrorist elements. “Notably, between 7 and 8 November 2020, troops of 27 Task Force Brigade located at Buni Gari of Gujba Local Government Area of Yobe State neutralized five Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists. In the course of the encounter cache of arms and ammunition were recovered.” Enenche added that in one of the operations conducted on November 8, 2020, troops of Operation Accor...

Aggrieved members of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities at the Ekiti State University have protested the alleged irregularities in the payment of their salaries.  The workers, who demonstrated on Thursday within the university campus in Ado Ekiti, the state capital, accused management of the institution of continually paying them half month salaries.  Chanting solidarity songs, the university workers said for more than 15 months, they had been subjected to untold hardship in the institution despite their services.  Florence Daudu, Vice Chairman of the union, said workers had been receiving unnecessary deductions any time their wages were paid by the university management.  She said, “We got an amputated and fractional 60 per cent of September salary with 100 per cent Ekiti State Government tax and pension deductions. “This payment contravenes the general order and convention on the take-home of an employee. “On no condition should an ...

Illustration A medical doctor, Phillips Duru, has been arraigned for allegedly raping a married woman in Adamawa State, SaharaReporters has learnt. Dr Duru, a staff of state’s Specialist Hospital, Yola, allegedly raped the woman in the course of medical examination at his private clinic. Illustration The Patient Safety League He was arraigned before a Chief Magistrate Court 1 on Thursday in Yola by the police.  After preliminary hearing, the Magistrate, Aliyu Bawuro, adjourned the case for further hearing until November 26. Spokesperson for the police in the state, DSP Sulaiman Nguroje, confirmed the case, saying, “The plaintiff had reported the alleged rape, prompting the police to take it up. “The matter was reported to the police through a complaint by the victim, who said she and her husband visited the hospital and met the doctor over a health challenge. “Thereafter, the doctor was invited and then charged to court after due investigation.” CRIME PUBLIC HEALTH...

Adene Eromosele Lawyer representing Adene Eromosele, Babatunde Jinadu, has written to the Nigeria Police Force to release the rights activist on bail. Eromosele was arrested from his home on Saturday by some officers from the Lagos State Police Command. Adene Eromosele He was arrested for actively participating in the recent #ENDSARS protest. The lawyer in the letter directed to the Deputy Inspector-General of Police, Force Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department, Area 10, Garki, Abuja, said Eromosele was being tacitly denied bail by the police, who has deliberately refused to enter his name on detainees’ list. See Also #EndSARS BREAKING: Nigeria Police Arrest #EndSARS Promoter In Lagos 0 Comments 5 Days Ago The lawyer also brought to the notice of the DIG that Eromosele, who has liver problem, was beginning to react to the poor condition and inhumane treatment he was subjected to in the prison cell. He added that the activist needed to access medical tr...

The Osun State Panel of Inquiry has commenced sitting to hear cases of brutality and extrajudicial killings against the police in the state. The 13-man panel is being chaired by Justice Akin Oladimeji (retired). The panel began the hearing as five cases were attended to by the panel on Thursday. Rtd Justice Oladimeji stated that the panel was not a regular court of law where law was strictly applied to cases but rather a fact-finding panel, urging petitioners not to digress from the facts. He encouraged petitioners to state their facts, noting that the panel will make proper recommendations to the government. He said, “Therefore, it is the duty of every petitioner and in fact all parties who present petitions and defence before this panel to bring all facts and evidence in support of their cases before the panel. “We are neither prophets nor seers that can see what the ordinary eyes cannot perceive. Every petitioner who has suffered injury or loss wants damages or compensa...

Twenty-nine civil society organisations have asked the Nigerian Senate to publish the report of the public hearing conducted on the infamous Social Media Bill. The groups condemned the Nigerian Government for trying to unnecessarily regulate the usage of the social media in the country. The 29 CSOs stated that the regulation of social media was not only antithetical to democratic norms but also a blatant attempt to infringe on citizens’ rights to freedom of expression. The CSOs that made the call include the Centre for Liberty, Dinidari Foundation, Dorothy Njemanze Foundation, FEMBUD, Centre for Impact Advocacy, Mojirayo Ogunlana-Nkanga (Media and Press Freedom Advocate, Lex Initiative for Rights Advocacy and Development, Raising New Voices Initiative, TechHerNG and Invictus Africa. Others are Education as a Vaccine, Women’s Health and Equal Rights Initiative, Youth Concerns Development Foundation-Africa, Adopt A Goal Initiative, Concerned Nigerians Group, Free Nigeria Coali...

Ghana’s President, Akufo-Addo, has declared seven days of national mourning following the death of a former President of the country, Jerry John Rawlings. He has also directed that all national flags should fly at half-mast for the next seven days in all parts of the country from Friday, November 13. Rawlings, who headed Ghana for 20 years until 2001, died on Thursday at the age of 73. Ex-President Of Ghana, Jerry Rawlings, Is Dead | Sahara Reporters https://t.co/pVPlR8PvVN pic.twitter.com/Yxgo5tN6kg — Sahara Reporters (@SaharaReporters) November 12, 2020 In a statement he personally signed on Thursday, Akufo-Addo added that he and his Vice President have suspended their political campaigns ahead of the country’s election for seven days in honour of the former revolutionary leader. He said, “A great tree has fallen, and Ghana is poorer for this loss. “Government will work closely with the family of President Rawlings on the arrangement for a fitting State Funeral f...

SOC Okenwa Prior to the controversial presidential poll of last November 3 this year in the United States of America one of the dramatic events that stunned not a few folks came from Nigeria, my beloved homeland. Some members of the so-called Living Christ Mission, based in Onitsha, Anambra State and led by its founder and leader, Pastor Daddy Hezekiah, had undertaken a colourful street procession in open support and solidarity towards the defeated Republican candidate, the incumbent President Donald Trump. Clad in white and blue colours the viral online video footage of the parade showed the worshippers marching through a street waving U.S. flags and carrying banners with Mr Trump’s portrait while singing and dancing happily. Hours later the rancorous President had tweeted “a parade for me in Nigeria, a great honor!”, Trump said in the message accompanied with a video of the parade. After watching the video I had concluded that Pastor Daddy Hezekiah (or whatever he is called) ...

An Aide-de-Camp to Edo State governor, Godwin Obaseki, on Thursday collapsed at Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium, Benin, the state capital, during the second-term inauguration of the governor and his deputy, Philip Shaibu, thereby causing commotion. The incident happened around 12:00pm while Obaseki was midway into reading his inauguration speech. WATCH: @GovernorObaseki ’s ADC Collapses During Second Term Inauguration In Benin pic.twitter.com/YGsamewPg4 — Sahara Reporters (@SaharaReporters) November 12, 2020 Another para-military officer in uniform also collapsed during the occasion but she was quickly revived. Immediate-past Edo Commissioner for Health, Dr Patrick Okundia, and some operatives of the Department of State Services later revived the ADC.    See Also Politics Edo Governor, Obaseki, Deputy Inaugurated For Second Term 0 Comments 6 Hours Ago Politics News AddThis :  Original Author :  SaharaReporters, New York Disable advertise...