A meeting with the leadership of Nigeria Police Force and other stakeholders had agreed to meet the demands of the #EndSARS protesters which included halting use of force against demonstrators and unconditional release of arrested Nigerians.
The meeting affirmed and described the five-point demands of the protesters and the #EndSARS...
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Monday showed class and identified with #EndSARS protesters.
Sanwo-Olu, who declared that he was addressing the demonstrators not just as a governor, but as a father, brother and son, explained that the safety of everyone involved in peaceful protests across Lagos was important.
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He added that...
By Sanmi Obasa
From the statement of the inspector general of police, Mr. Mohammed Adamu, SARS will come back very soon in another name. Meaning there will be a change in nomenclature, but police extortion and brutality remain intact; because it serves many purposes for the system or the state/government,...
Some Secondary School teachers in Kwara State, under the aegis of Academic Staff Union of Secondary Schools (ASUSS),say they are withdrawing their membership of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) over difference in aspirations and employers.
The pull out by the teachers was made known by the group’s chairman, Mallam...
"The days of expecting Government to enrol all Nigerians to a national ID database through Government managed infrastructure, has already come and gone."
In this first issue of Giants of Industry, the Group Managing Director/CEO of Chams PLC, Gavin Young speaks with Echotitbits' Tobiloba Kolawole about the National Identity Number...
Appreciating members of the ninth National Assembly for understanding, support and quick response to policy directions of the government on Monday in Abuja, President Muhammadu Buhari called for more synergy to consolidate on the gains recorded, particularly the ongoing effort to lift 100 million Nigerians out of poverty in...
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Joel Tyler, director of operations, U.S. Africa Command, traveled to the African continent to engage with partners, visit key U.S. military operating locations, and deepen his understanding of security in the region, Sept. 27 to Oct. 1.
During his engagement, Tyler visited Djibouti, Somalia, and Kenya.
While...
As the world marked Teachers’ Day on Monday, Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun appreciated award-winning teachers in the State with cash prizes and a house.
The Governor offered Mr Odegbola Ayodele, a Junior Secondary School teacher from Abeokuta Grammar school, who also won the overall Best Teacher in the...
The Presidency has warned that the Buhari-led government will not succumb to threats and take any decision out of pressure at a time when the nation’s full attention is needed to deal with the security challenges facing it at a time of the Covid-19 health crisis.
The warning, conveyed in...
Contrary to some opinions about his electoral loss, the governorship candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in Edo State, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu says he was not downcast for not winning.
The second time governorship candidate made this known at a special thanksgiving service held in his Parish of the...
