By AFP Eden Hazard scored his first goal for Real Madrid in over a year and his team appeared to turn a corner as they beat newly-promoted Huesca 4-1 in La Liga on Saturday. Hazard has had a terrible time with injuries since joining Madrid for 100 million euros ($113 million) from Chelsea in 2019 Read more
Month: October 2020
Lagos: Gov Sanwo-Olu lifts curfew with immediate effect
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has lifted the curfew imposed on the state with immediate effect. This was announced on Saturday in a press release by Gbenga Omotoso, the Lagos Commissioner for Information and Strategy. The statement read: “The curfew imposed on Lagos State after the hijack of the peaceful #EndSARS protests has been Read more
Gov Abiodun begins payment of new minimum wage to Ogun workers
Contrary to doubts, insinuations and agitations from different quarters, workers in Ogun State have started rejoicing, upon the alerts of October salary received from their respective banks, with the new minimum wage increase. It would be recalled that the State Government had an agreement with the leadership of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC), Trade Union Read more
Femi Otedola: Appreciating God’s kindness through charity [Report]
REPORT Otedola believes if people who are as rich, some even richer than himself, can be willing to let go part of their wealth for the good of humanity, a lot could be achieved in the task of bringing about a happier society. Femi Otedola, founder and chairman of the Geregu Energy Group, has continued Read more
Ondo Gov Election: Jegede drags Akeredolu to election petition tribunal
Politics Eyitayo Jegede, the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the October 10 governorship election in Ondo State has dragged winner of the poll, Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to the election petition tribunal in the state to challenge his victory. Joined in the petition are the Independent National Electoral Read more
COVID-19: Nigeria records 170 new cases, 3 deaths
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 170 confirmed new cases of COVID-19. The public health agency also announced three deaths resulted from the coronavirus disease. This was made known by the NCDC via its Twitter account on Friday. It said that the new confirmed cases bring the nation’s total number of COVID-19 Read more
#EndSARS: Police inaugurate Committee to assess damages
The Inspector-General of Police, IGP, Mohammed Adamu, has inaugurated a 9-Man Committee for the assessment of losses suffered by the Nigeria Police Force during the #EndSARS Protests across the country. The IGP, during the inauguration program which held at the Force Headquarters, Abuja, Friday, 30th October, 2020, noted that the setting up of the Assessment Read more
Lagos Govt relaxes curfew, now from 10 pm to 6 am
The Lagos State Government on Friday announced a further relaxation of the curfew imposed on the state after the breakdown of law and order after hoodlums infiltrated the peaceful #EndSARS protests in the state. According to the State Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr Gbenga Omotosho, the curfew will now be from 10 pm till Read more
#EndSARS: Protect yourselves against attacks – IGP Adamu orders police officers
The Inspector-General of Police, IGP, Mohammed Adamu, on Friday charged officers to protect themselves against assaults. The Police chief gave the order during a visit to the Police Command in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) to assess the level of damage during the #EndSARS protest in the nation’s capital, on Friday, NAN reports. Adamu noted Read more
Lekki Shooting: Judicial panel members find bullet shells at protest ground
The judicial panel set up by the Lagos State Government to investigate police abuses and the shooting at the Lekki toll gate has found bullet shells from the scene of the incident. Officials confirmed six shells were found on Friday, 10 days after the shooting, according to Premium Times NG. The Nigerian Army had initially denied its Read more