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EndSARS protesters have established an online radio platform named Soro Soke and a helpline centre to aid communication and improve coordination. According to the protesters, the helpline is 01 700 1755. “For the users, these are the prompt numbers: Press 1 for medical. Press 2 for legal. Press 3 for food and supplies. Press 4, 5, or 6 for mental health emergencies,” @fkabudu tweeted. To aid coordination and communication nationwide, the protesters also launched an online radio platform “Soro Soke”, it was learnt. The online radio has programmes and live reports of missing and found #EndSARS protesters, and other updates…

The Insight by Lateef Adewole “The day people realise that if they are in large unified numbers, they can demand anything from their government, is the day the government is in big trouble, which is why they keep you divided”. – George Orwell If there is anything that has made me so glad and proud in a long while, it is the “wokeness” (as they say on the street) of the youths in the past two weeks. Although, that was almost ruined with the attempted divisiveness introduced by people who were uncomfortable with the agitations but the resilience of the…

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) announced 113 confirmed new coronavirus cases in the country on Saturday. The 113 cases announced by the Centre for Disease Control takes the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases to 61,307. The NCDC also announced the discharge of 4352 patients from isolation centers across the country with four new deaths reported. Lagos state, the epicentre of the virus in Nigeria reported 37 new confirmed cases taking the total number of confirmed cases in Lagos alone to 20,555. Nigeria announces 221 new coronavirus case Anambra state recorded 20 new cases, the Federal Capital Territory…

Governor Dave Umahi of Ebonyi State has denied reports making the rounds that he has defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to All Progressives Congress (APC). A member of the House of Representatives from Ebonyi State, Chinedu Ogah, had earlier yesterday said the governor had defected to the APC. Ogah, who is the lone APC federal lawmaker from Ebonyi State, also went ahead to commend the governor for defecting to APC. According to Ogah, Umahi defected to the APC after meeting several leaders of the party, including President Muhammadu Buhari. He described it as a bold step and move…

Governor Gboyega Oyetola of Osun State and his deputy, Mr. Benedict Alabi escaped death on Saturday after they were attacked by armed men during an #EndSARS protest in Osogbo, the state capital. Protesters also blocked Fajuyi road, Ado Ekiti that leads to government house. Mothers took to the streets of Lagos to demand an end to police brutality, while protesters in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) blocked the Abuja-Kubwa highway. Thugs later infiltrated the scene to unleash terror on the protesters. Prayer walks also took place in parts of the country in another dimension to the protests. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu…

The Kano Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, today October 16, 2020 arraigned one Abubakar Ibrahim before Justice Lewis A. Allagoa of the Federal High Court, sitting in Kano, Kano State on a five count charge of money laundering. One of the counts read ” That you Abubakar Ibrahim (being the Managing Director of Flexus Global Investment Ltd) while acting in such capacity, sometimes in 2019 in Kano, Kano State within the jurisdiction of this Honorable Court did fail to declare the existence of your company with Special Control Unit Against Money Laundry (SCUML) before commencing…

Stand-in skipper Raheem Sterling scored the only goal as Manchester City returned to winning ways in their Premier League clash with Arsenal. Sterling, given the armband by manager Pep Guardiola with Fernandinho on the bench and Kevin de Bruyne injured, finished off the rebound after Phil Foden’s 23rd-minute shot had been saved. Arsenal had chances to level but City keeper Ederson denied them with three excellent first-half saves and both David Luiz and Pepe were off target with free-kicks in good positions after the break. The result extended a miserable run of away results against their fellow ‘top six’ members…

The Nigerian Army has announced that it will commence Exercise Crocodile VI nationwide as it seeks to tackle cyber warfare and negative propaganda on social media. “The Nigerian Army is set to start its annual Exercise CROCODILE SMILE which is traditionally conducted in the last quarter of the year,” a statement by Colonel Sagir Musa, the acting director army public relations said. “This year’s Exercise CROCODILE SMILE VI is scheduled to commence from the 20th of October to the 31st of December 2020. “The Exercise is deliberately intended to be all encompassing to include cyber warfare exercises designed to identify,…

Jannik Vestergaard headed in a dramatic injury-time equaliser as Southampton hold Chelsea and claim a point in a 3-3 Premier League thriller at Stamford Bridge. Ralph Hasenhuttl’s side looked to be heading for defeat but Danish defender Vestergaard was in the right place to flick home a Theo Walcott shot from the edge of the area. Chelsea were in control at 2-0 up through two superb Timo Werner goals – the first courtesy of a sublime dummy which bamboozled Jan Bednarek before drilling in, and the second as he lobbed the ball over goalkeeper Alex McCarthy and nodded home. When…

Everton came from behind twice to maintain their unbeaten start to the Premier League in a Merseyside derby thriller as Liverpool were denied a stoppage-time winner by the video assistant referee. Sadio Mane put the visitors ahead in the third minute but they were furious soon afterwards when a wild challenge by Everton keeper Jordan Pickford on Virgil van Dijk, committed after an offside decision, saw the defender having to go off injured with VAR failing to review the tackle. Everton, who had won their previous seven games in all competitions, equalised swiftly at Goodison Park when Michael Keane headed…