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What started to be one greatest protest of the year, only happened when a teenager, Darnella Frazier, a 17-year-old pulled out her cell phone, and made a recording of a Minneapolis Police officer, pressing his knee into a man’s neck for nearly nine minutes. On May 25, George Floyd, was seen on the floor saying, “I can’t breathe” when he …

The Nigerian Communication Commission, NCC, has directed telecommunication companies in the country to suspend all sales, registration and activation of Subscriber Identity Module, also known as SIM card. In a statement that was made by the Minister of Communication and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Ali Ibrahim, the minister said the reason for the suspension, is to enable the NCC to …

Binta Shehu, a ten year old girl who lives in Yanka Tsari village of Dawakin Kudu Local Government Area of Kano state, has died after falling into an open well. Confirming the incidence, the spokesman of the state fire service, Saidu Ibrahim, said at about 2.20pm on Wednesday, a distress called was received through one Musa Ibrahim informing the service …

The Department of State Security Service has arrested the coordinator of the #EndSARS movement in Osun state, Emmanuel Adebisi. On Monday, November 7, Adebisi led a group of protesters to Osun State House of Assembly and demanded the disbandment of the panel probing police brutality in the state, saying no member of the #EndSARS movement was accommodated in the panel. …

Abulrasheed Maina the former Chairman of the defunct Pension Reform Taskforce Team, on Thursday, collapsed before trial Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court in Abuja. Maina, who is facing money laundering charges, slumped down shortly after the court resumed proceedings. There was a 12-count charge preferred against him and his firm, Common Input Property and Investment Limited by …

Nigeria’s former Minister of Finance, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has revealed that Nigerians Will be able to access Coronavirus vaccines by January 2021. In a statement on Wednesday, She assured Nigeria and other African countries of access to COVID-19 vaccines as from the end of January through the first quarter of 2021. “As long as one person has it in the …

Another ‘Black Thursday’, in Port Harcourt as police officer allegedly shot a tricycle rider (Keke) over an argument which went south. According to reports, the keke drivers refusal to tip the officer led to a bitter argument before the unfortunate and ugly incident which took place at Rukpokwu side of Obi-Akpo LGA in Port Harcourt. Check out images below: https://twitter.com/Legit_9ja/status/1336946340530622464?s=19

Hoodlums attacked the palace of the traditional ruler of Ode in Akure North Local Government Area of Ondo State, Sunday Boboye, over a boundary dispute between the community and its neighbour, Isinigbo. The Hoodlums allegedly burnt some parts of the palace around 12:30 a. m. on Tuesday morning. “I want the Inspector-General of Police and other security agencies to order …

A Brazilian identified as Da-Silva Mailson Mario, has been arrested by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) for trafficking cocaine at Abuja airport. Da-Silva was nabbed with a suitcase containing four packets of cocaine of chocolate sweet weighing 7.2kg, a statement by Jonah Achema, NDLEA spokesman read. The first operation involved Da -Silva Mailson Mario, a Brazilian aged 23, …

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has suspended it’s proposed meeting with the federal government Indefinitely. According to ASUU President, Professor Biodun Ogunyemi, the meeting was postponed because the time frame given to the union to consult its members is too short. https://twitter.com/ASUUNGR/status/1336626633101422594?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1336626633101422594%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Fcommunity.thenationonlineng.net%2Fforum%2Fasuu-suspends-meeting-with-fg-indefinitely%3Fxg_source%3Dtwitter Meanwhile the Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, said that ASUU came to the agreement …