•Says Nigeria needs new, acceptable constitution before 2023 A renowned Lawyer and former President of the Nigeria Bar Association (NBA) Chief Wole Olanipekun, SAN has said the #EndSARS protests which nearly engulfed the nation was a microcosm of the danger Read more…
A 64 year old man, William Ogbu, has been murdered by his son, Johnson Ogbu, at Aji Community in Igbo Eze North Local Government Area of Enugu State. The late William Ogbu was married and had five grown up children Read more…
The President of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) Rev. Dr. Samson Olasupo Ayokunle, has urged the Federal Government to, as a matter of urgency, listen to the cries of the youth of the country. While encouraging Nigerians particularly the Read more…
The Police Command in Benue, on Sunday, said that a middle-aged man, simply identified as Nicodemus, has set himself and his girlfriend ablaze in Makurdi. The command’s Spokesperson, DSP Catherine Anene, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Makurdi Read more…
Ebonyi State Commissioner for Inter-governmental Affairs, Chief Lazarus Ogbee, yesterday resigned his appointment as a member of the State Executive Council. Ogbee, a former member of the House of Representatives tendered his resignation on Thursday to opt out of the planned Read more…
•Those calling for Nigeria’s breakup are frustrated Former Minister for Education, Prof. Tunde Adeniran has said that individual’s integrity and competence should override ethnic or sectional political considerations in the choice of who will be elected the next Nigeria’s president in Read more…
The Federal Government has assured that its face-off with the Academic Staff Union of Universities would soon end as all but one of the issues have been resolved. While describing the strike as unnecessary, the government said there are other Read more…
Pop artiste, Davido, has revealed that the female #EndSARS protesters gave him the courage to join the campaign against police brutality. The iconic singer, while speaking on Apple Radio’s Africa Now with DJ Cuppy, added that when he got to Read more…
The Covid-19 virus had been active in Italy months before it was first officially detected, new research has found, raising further questions about the true origins, extent and actual duration of the ongoing pandemic. The new groundbreaking study, conducted by scientists Read more…
Chief Bonaventure Mokwe, the owner of Upper Class Hotel, Onitsha that was demolished in 2013 by the then Anambra state government, has told the Anambra state Panel Of Inquiry on Police Brutality, Extra judicial killings and Other Related Matters, how Read more…
Anambra state Police Command has launched Rapid Response Squad to fight crime and Criminality in the state during and after the Yuletide period. The team are to patrol round streets of Anambra throughout the Yuletide season and after, to ensure Read more…
Home Politics As FG Bares Its Fangs Against #EndSARS Promoters POLITICSBy Akinwunmi King On Nov 15, 20205:00 AM 06Sharehttps://googleads.g.doubleclick.net/pagead/ads?guci=2.2.0.0.2.2.0.0&client=ca-pub-5972781970633443&output=html&h=300&slotname=6593868325&adk=4067996116&adf=1144924239&pi=t.ma~as.6593868325&w=360&lmt=1605416679&rafmt=1&psa=1&format=360×300&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.independent.ng%2Fas-fg-bares-its-fangs-against-endsars-promoters%2F&flash=0&fwr=1&fwrattr=true&rpe=1&resp_fmts=3&sfro=1&wgl=1&adsid=ChAIgJ2-_QUQ0-Hnk_WCucpwEkwAuABjxtf0L3LmsFJbBz4Puf9sBnxiVeBMcvk2WWMsmmFTSGmU3r9jWfYp4QXhD5FyeVRYs8aIjKPTEuEFEmtRqBBnIbK6PZoMfczj&tt_state=W3siaXNzdWVyT3JpZ2luIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly9hZHNlcnZpY2UuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbSIsInN0YXRlIjowfSx7Imlzc3Vlck9yaWdpbiI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYXR0ZXN0YXRpb24uYW5kcm9pZC5jb20iLCJzdGF0ZSI6MH1d&dt=1605420121390&bpp=16&bdt=76832&idt=16&shv=r20201111&cbv=r20190131&ptt=9&saldr=aa&abxe=1&cookie=ID%3D1ae823d7ba4b2f5a-2200d8ac6fa600b9%3AT%3D1605419959%3ART%3D1605419959%3AS%3DALNI_MYPzPLzYuaDrrUViW5fATRJDZRo8Q&prev_fmts=0x0%2C360x300%2C360x300%2C360x300%2C360x90_as%2C360x300%2C360x300%2C360x300%2C360x300%2C360x300%2C360x300%2C360x300%2C360x300%2C300x250%2C330x250%2C360x300%2C360x300%2C360x300%2C360x300%2C360x300%2C360x300%2C360x300&nras=8&correlator=982728002923&frm=20&pv=1&ga_vid=786781860.1584056995&ga_sid=1605420045&ga_hid=1737424640&ga_fc=0&ga_cid=258260824.1605419966&iag=0&icsg=1032072055488448&dssz=144&mdo=0&mso=0&u_tz=60&u_his=17&u_java=0&u_h=774&u_w=360&u_ah=774&u_aw=360&u_cd=24&u_nplug=0&u_nmime=0&adx=0&ady=987&biw=360&bih=638&scr_x=0&scr_y=708&eid=21066819%2C21066973&oid=3&psts=AGkb-H9_If6TxUJWodmkXRVh15IrXh1TniZTdNLGfp0P6rijklFKW2jmSSYGUNTCs4k8TfMcTxSx8uexdX6wQI4Fk2A&pvsid=1278525303136513&pem=759&ref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.independent.ng%2Fcategory%2Fpolitics%2F&rx=0&eae=0&fc=1924&brdim=0%2C0%2C0%2C0%2C360%2C0%2C360%2C694%2C360%2C694&vis=1&rsz=%7C%7CoeE%7C&abl=CS&pfx=0&fu=8320&bc=31&jar=2020-11-15-05&ifi=28&uci=a!s&fsb=1&xpc=ThOATLwwyT&p=https%3A//www.independent.ng&dtd=55 LAGOS – The Federal Government of Nigeria has recently been accused of clamping down on promoters of the #EndSARS protests by freezing their bank accounts. Read more…