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Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari. President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday acknowledged the rights of citizens to embark on peaceful protests. The President on Monday in Abuja added that hooligans behind peaceful protests, would, however, be dealt with. Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari. As the second wave of #EndSARS protest is believed to resume today in some parts of the country, the Lagos State Police Command on Sunday warned that it would resist any planned demonstration, procession or gathering in the state. The demonstrations against police brutality, bad governance and poor economic policies, were expected to resume in Lagos on Monday, December 7, 2020, at designated locations across the metropolis. In a statement on Sunday, the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, warned that the command would not allow any demonstration under any guise because Lagos residents were still nursing the injuries of the violence that trailed the #ENDSARS pro

The Kano State Hisbah Board has arrested 178 suspects in Kano metropolis for violating the law against street begging from September to November 2020. The Commander-General of the board, Mr Harun Ibn-Sina, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Kano on Monday. “The suspects were arrested along Alu Avenue, Dan’agundi, Taludu, Race Course, Sharada, Kofar Mazugal in the city. He said, “Among those arrested, 102 were females, while 76 were males.  “The board will continue to arrest beggars who refuse to abide by the law. “Street begging has been reduced in the state since the board began its operations against offenders.” He said the board would make sure that the state is free from street begging in the nearest future. He added that those arrested had been screened, saying that first-time offenders would be handed over to their relatives. News AddThis :  Original Author :  SaharaReporters, New York Disable advertisements :  from 24HRSNEWS

A 27-year-old man, Promise Sunday, has allegedly beaten to death his 18-year-old lover, Esther Pascal, during a quarrel in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State.   SaharaReporters gathered that the deceased, Pascal, who had a two-year-old daughter, was beaten to death at about 12 am by the suspect, who worked as an attendant in a car wash outlet. It was learnt that the fight between the two lovers was caused by a disagreement  on  feeding and welfare for the family. Some residents in the area said quarrels between both lovers were a common occurrence, but they were shocked when they were woken up at about midnight on Sunday as Pascal screamed for help. “By the time a few of us got to their door, it was locked from inside. But we forced it open and met the deceased on the floor. We quickly tried to revive her with water, thinking she fainted. But we discovered that she was dead. We immediately apprehended the man and alerted the police.” While a few residents claimed the man used a heavy o

Inspector-General of Police (IG-P), Mohammed Adamu The Ogun State Command of the Nigeria Police has warned any persons or group of persons planning to stage any form of protest in the state to desist from such action or face the full wrath of the law. The command spokesperson, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi, gave the warning in a statement. Inspector-General of Police (IG-P), Mohammed Adamu Oyeyemi said, “It has come to the knowledge of Ogun State Police Command that some misguided individuals are planning to stage a violent protest tagged “ENDSARS Phase II” today, 7th of December 2020 in Ogun State. “While the command recognizes that it is the right of citizens to employ protest to express their grievances over issues of governance,  there is however nothing at present that calls for such protest in the gateway state, except for those who see troublemaking as a lucrative business. “No reasonable person, after the massive destruction of properties and loss of lives occasioned by the

Some youths, under the aegis of Face of #EndSARS Movement, on Monday, held a protest in Osogbo, the Osun State capital. Punch reports that the youths marched through the streets of Osogbo to the Osun State House of Assembly, demanding an audience with the leadership of the Assembly. Punchng The protesters, led by Emmanuel Adebisi, demanded good governance, among other things.   #EndSARS News AddThis :  Original Author :  SaharaReporters, New York Disable advertisements :  from 24HRSNEWS via 24HRSNEWS from EDUPEDIA247https://ift.tt/3gy79ol via EDUPEDIA