Police stations attacked The ongoing peaceful protest against Police brutality and good governance in the country may have been hijacked by suspected hoodlums who broke into the Benin Custodial Centre at Sapele Road, Benin causing jailbreak. The hoodlums’ action on Monday at the facility, popularly called “White House’’ saw many prisoners escaping, though the number Read More…
Young Nigerians boost #EndSARS protests Ozioma Egemasi says Nigerian police slapped, whipped and struck him with the butt of a pistol when he refused to pay them a bribe. Then he heard them discuss whether to kill him. Demonstrators gather beside an electronic billboard displaying the slogan “End police brutality”, during a protest in Lagos, Read More…
Thousands of people have been taking to the streets of Lagos over the past week to protest against police brutality – and Irianele Virtuous has always been there, always working behind the scenes. Her mission? To support her fellow demonstrators. “My focus is making sure people in these large gatherings don’t get dehydrated,” said the Read More…
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) will help train Nigeria’s new tactical force as thousands nationwide continued to march against police brutality and in demand of further reforms, Nigeria’s police inspector general said in a statement on Sunday. Protests began roughly two weeks ago demanding the dissolution of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), Read More…
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) says it is working with other stakeholders in the market to introduce capital market studies in primary, secondary and tertiary institutions in the country. Mrs Efe Ebelo, the Head of Corporate Communication, SEC, Abuja, in a statement on Sunday said that the move would boost the level and quality of Read More…
The Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) has arrested and arraigned seven suspected and notorious pirates in Court. Mr. John Asein, Director General (DG) of the NCC, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Yola, where he will present a copyright certificate to a prominent stakeholder in the state. Read More…
US President Donald Trump has been given permission to build another golf course in Scotland, after authorities there decided in his favour on Sunday in spite of local opposition. The new 18-hole course is to be named after Trump’s mother, Mary Anne MacLeod, who hailed from a Scottish island. It is to be built on Read More…
Centre-back Virgil van Dijk has damaged knee ligaments and is set to undergo surgery, English Premier League (EPL) clubside Liverpool confirmed on Sunday. The Dutch defender was injured in Saturday’s Merseyside derby draw against Everton. He was substituted early in the game when Everton goalkeeper Jordan Pickford made a reckless challenge in the box, which Read More…
Are you ready for this? Popular streaming platform, Netflix, has announced its termination of its 30-days free trial period for movies and TV show lovers. If you are one of those who signs up for the free trial period to binge on your favourite shows and cancels right before the end of the trial period Read More…
The Nigeria Official Selection Committee (For the Academy Awards IFF Submissions) (NOSC) on Saturday announced the approval of Pidgin English by the Academy as a non-English (foreign language) recording dialogue in films. The organisation, previously known as the Nigeria Oscars Selection Committee, and chaired by Filmmaker, Chineze Anyaene-Abonyi, made the disclosure in Lagos. Anyaene-Abonyi said Read More…