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Kano State Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje in Hisbah uniform. Following the destruction of about 1,975 bottles of beer estimated at N200m by the Kano State Hisbah Board in Dawakin Tofa Local Government Area, Governor Abdullahi Ganduje has promised to increase the salaries of officials of the Islamic security outfit. Speaking during the destruction exercise at Kalebawa, Ganduje said the consumption of alcohol and all other intoxicants that can distort the mental capability of a person was forbidden in Islam. Kano State Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje in Hisbah uniform. freedomradionig “My administration is proud of the way you discharged your duties. Therefore I wish to urge all stakeholders to continue to give you all the support you need to succeed. “For the good job that found and destroy these beer, Kano State Government will review your salary. Kano Government will show appreciation to you by changing your uniform too,” Ganduje, represented by his deputy, Nasiru Yusuf ...

Garba Shehu Garba Shehu, Senior Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari, has said that all Nigerians and celebrities, who promoted protests against police brutality in the country must face the law. The Central Bank of Nigeria had recently frozen the account of some protest organisers in a bid to stop further protests from occurring.  Garba Shehu Classic FM, Abuja. The Nigeria Immigration Service also seized the travel passport of Modupe Odele, preventing her from leaving the country for providing legal aid to arrested protesters. See Also #EndSARS Immigration Officials Detained Me, Seized My Passport, Stopped Me From Leaving Nigeria, Lawyer Who Volunteered For #EndSARS Protest Says 0 Comments 6 Days Ago The Nigerian Government irked by the protests had in October hired thugs to hijack the demonstration, plunging the nation into chaos in a bid to blame it on peaceful #EndSARS protesters.  While speaking on why the CBN froze the account of the prot...

Young Nigerians in Delta State have asked the Nigerian Government to stop the prosecution and harassment of peaceful #EndSARS protesters and focus instead on governing the country. Delegates drawn from EndSARS protesters, community youth groups, ethnic nationalities, civil society organisations, female advocacy groups, student groups and youth stakeholders in the state registered their displeasure during a town hall meeting with Sunday Dare, Minister of Youth and Sports in Asaba. They asked President Muhammadu Buhari to fix Nigeria, which was already near collapse and called for the immediate resuscitation of federal industries within the state, stable electricity, and urgent need to address the bad condition of federal roads in the state among others. The young Nigerians also demanded the creation of job opportunities across the board, called for a help desk to be domiciled in the state’s Ministry of Youth Development for easy access and network to the federal Ministry of Yo...

Buba Galadima A member of the Board of Trustees of the All Progressives Congress and former ally of President Muhammadu Buhari, Buba Galadima, has said that the demonstration against harassment and brutality by the police was just the tip of the iceberg. In an interview with PUNCH, Galadima also said the regime was setting the stage for a revolution in the country. Buba Galadima In October, many citizens took to the streets across the country for 12 days to call for the reformation of the police and disbandment of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad of the police. Galadima also berated Northern governors over what he described as their “shameful” declaration that the youth-led protest, which was engineered by injustices meted out to them by the regime and its enablers, was an attempt to force a regime change. According to him, unless those in government were playing the ostrich, the #EndSARS protest went beyond seeking an end to police brutality. He stressed that Nigerian youth...

The Nigeria Center for Disease Control has confirmed 300 new cases of COVID-19 in the country. Lagos recorded the highest number of cases with 255 while the FCT had 27 cases. Other states include Oyo with 10 cases, Kaduna with five, Ondo with two and Kano with one. Since the pandemic began, Nigeria has confirmed 64,090 cases, discharged 59,910 while 1,154 have died. The new numbers come a few days after Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, Director-General of the NCDC, warned that the second wave of COVID-19 may begin in the country owing to large gatherings that happened in major cities of Nigeria. He said at the time, “The outbreak is escalating around the world literally. We have held things down because of our proactive measures – the very effective airport screening which was put in place to limit the re-introduction of cases from countries where the outbreak is escalating. “This virus does not know the reason why people are congregating – whether you are congregating for religious p...