#EndSARS Anniversary: Police arrest two youths at Lekki Toll Gate
Officers of the Nigeria Police have arrested two persons during the ongoing car procession to commemorate the one year of #EndSARS protest at the Lekki tollgate in Lagos State. The police arrested the two men on Wednesday morning amid the parade organised to mark the one-year anniversary of the #EndSARS protests. Before his arrest, one of the two arrested young men...
#EndSARS: Saraki chides FG for failure to implement protesters’ demands
Immediate paste Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, has chided the Federal Government for failure to implement the five demands of the #EndSARS protesters one year after. Saraki lamented that none of the policemen accused of torturing and extrajudicially murdering Nigerians have been brought tpolice by the government, stating that there is no marked improvement in the quality of equipment available...
Falz, Adeyanju, others lead #EndSARS remembrance rallies in Lagos, Abuja
Despite the warnings of the Nigerian Police Force to stop all manners of protests in memory of the #EndSARS rally in 2020, some Nigerians and activists have taken to the streets in Lagos and Abuja on Wednesday to stage protests. The protesters appeared to have outwitted the security agencies which took positions from the early hours of Wednesday as they moved...
#ENDSARS: The limitation of dictatorship
“It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it” – Aristotle. Those who profess to favour freedom and yet depreciate agitation are people who want crops without ploughing the ground; they want rain without thunder and lightning; they want the ocean without the roar of its many waters – Frederick Douglass. Today...
Salah in superb form as Liverpool beat Atletico Madrid
Mohamed Salah continued his superb form on Tuesday by scoring twice in a thrilling Champions League battle between Liverpool and Atletico Madrid. Liverpool beat the Spanish champions Atletico Madrid 3-2. In a frantic, fantastic match in the Spanish capital between sides that were dazzling in attack but vulnerable at the back, the Reds saw an early two-goal lead wiped out by...
Champions League: Messi scores twice as PSG beat Leipzig
Paris St-Germain came from behind to beat RB Leipzig in the Champions League on Tuesday. Lionel Messi scored twice in the game that ended 3-2 in favour of Paris St-Germain. Kylian Mbappe put the hosts ahead, slamming into the bottom corner on the counter-attack. But Andre Silva and Nordi Mukiele scored from Angelino crosses to put the German side ahead. Messi had a...
I’m excited being celebrated alive – Kanayo O. Kanayo
Renowned Nollywood actor, Anayo Onyekwere, popularly known as Kanayo O. Kanayo, says he feels so great to be celebrated by friends, fans and well-wishers, while alive. Onyekwere, who on October 16 received the 2020 Sun Newspaper Nollywood Icon award for his excellent role delivery and iconic status, said he felt honoured to be recognised by the newspaper. He took to his...
Billboard Top 100: Wizkid’s ‘Essence’ climbs up to number nine
The hit song ‘Essence’ by Nigeria’s Ayodeji Balogun aka Wizkid, featuring Tems, on Tuesday moved up to number nine on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Essence entered the Top 10 of the chart last week making Wizkid the first African artist ever to have a song in the Top 10 Billboard charts. Meanwhile, Lil Nas and Jack Harlow topped the chart as...
Suppliers of fuel to Katsina bandits arrested in Kano
Two persons supplying fuel to bandits in Katsina State from Kano have been arrested by Police Command in Kano State. The suspects – Musbahu Rabi’u (31) and Jamilu Abdullahi (37) – are residents of Jibiya Local Government Area, Katsina State. Public Relations Officer of Kano Command, DSP Abdullahi Haruna-Kiyawa, in a statement on Tuesday, said that the suspects were arrested with...
Photostory: Afenifere Leaders Visit Tinubu
Leaders of pan-Yoruba socio-cultural group, Afenifere, on Tuesday visited recuperating National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, in his Lagos home. Tinubu recently returned to Lagos after three months in London where he underwent knee surgery. Members of Afenifere in attendance are: Chief Ayo Adebanjo, Chief Supo Sonibare, Oba Olaitan Oladipo, Shade Adebanjo, and AIG Tunji...
