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Governors of Northern states have asked the Nigerian Government to regulate social media to curb the spread of ‘fake news’. At a meeting in Kaduna on Monday, the governors said the effect of uncontrolled social media was devastating. They also condemned recent attacks on persons and properties by thugs. “The superlative agitations and other change regime actions outside the ballot box soon take advantage of the peaceful protests to push for their separative agenda. The meeting endorses the indivisibility, indissolubility, and oneness of the nation. “The meeting took note of the devastating effect of the uncontrolled social media in spreading fake news. Therefore, calls for major control mechanism and censorship of the social media practice in Nigeria “Meeting raises attention on the need to keep a strict watch on the Federal Capital Territory to guide against unwarranted and destructive protests to safeguard critical assets of the nation,” part of a communique signed by Sim

Femi Falana, SAN. The Alliance on Surviving COVID-19 And Beyond, a coalition of over 80 civil society organisations and organised labour led by a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Mr Femi Falana, has set up a seven-man independent panel of inquiry to probe the killings of Nigerians including security operatives and the destruction of properties following the deployment of security operatives in the wake of the #EndSARS protests. Many Nigerians consider the outcry, which snowballed into looting and arson as symptomatic of the country’s gradual collapse of governance, large scale corruption and the lack of provision of the essentials of life for millions of long-suffering Nigerians, who are stifled under a corrupt and inept leadership. Femi Falana, SAN. The panel led by Chino Obiagwu (SAN), according to the coalition, is not to counter the panels set up by the tiers of government but to complement and enrich the democratic space. ASCAB disclosed this on Monday in a statement jointly

File Photo Prisoners at the Okere Correctional Centre, Warri, Delta State, are currently protesting the starvation and lack of food they are made to go through by the state government, SaharaReporters can exclusively report. The punishment was put in place by the management of the correctional centre after a jailbreak on October 22, 2020. File Photo DailyPost See Also Exclusive EXCLUSIVE: Security Operatives Kill 18 Inmates In Warri Prison After Jailbreak 0 Comments 5 Days Ago The jailbreak led to the killing of about 18 persons by security operatives guarding the prison. Some inmates also escaped from the facility. SaharaReporters gathered that to punish the inmates for attempting to escape, they were denied food except dry garri (cassava flake). A source in the prison, who confirmed the situation to SaharaReporters, said the inmates are angry, adding that it could lead to another jailbreak if not swiftly addressed by the government. “The inmates have been under

Abike Dabiri-Erewa Egypt will deport seven Nigerians, who participated in #EndSARS protest in Cairo on October 18. The Nigerians were arrested for protesting against bad governance and police brutality and have since been detained. Abike Dabiri-Erewa Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairman of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, made this known in a series of tweets. She said, “The Egyptian authorities have said that seven out of the eight Nigerians who protested in Egypt on 18 October, will be deported to Nigeria for lack of resident permits/visas. “The only Nigerian among them who has a residency will get final clearance from the Egyptian Interior Minister, Mahmoud Tawfik, after signing an undertaking not to be involved in unauthorized activities while still in the country. “Current situation of Nigerians arrested in Egypt for protesting without a permit. “Everyone has a right to protest, but we appeal to our people abroad to follow the laws of that country as we continue to do all w

The National Examinations Council has directed the commencement of the 2020 Senior School Certificate Examination in all states across the country. The examinations are expected to commence on November 9. Azeez Sani, NECO Head of Information and Public Relations, in a statement on Monday evening, said, “The National Examinations Council wishes to inform candidates, schools and other stakeholders of the resumption of the 2020 Senior School Certificate Examination in all states and the FCT from Monday, November 9 2020. “The council was constrained to postpone the examinations indefinitely on Monday, October 25, 2020, due to security challenges occasioned by the #EndSARS protests, which disrupted the smooth conduct of the examinations in some parts of the country. “Following the return of normalcy in the states and FCT, the examinations will now continue with a new time-table from Monday, November 9, 2020, to Saturday, November 28 2020. “This new timetable will be made availab