The debt scandal involving Airtel Network Nigeria Limited and a communication firm, Plus Limited has reverberated as the latter’s judgement at the Lagos High Court was upheld by the court of appeal, Lagos. NATIONAL WAVES learnt that the appellate court upheld the judgment of a Lagos High Court, Ikorodu, which awarded N4.88 billion in favour of a communication firm, Plus ... Read More »
The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Mohammed Adamu, has announced the dissolution of the Special Anti Robbery Squad (SARS). He made the announcement around 1.30 pm at the Force Headquarters in Abuja. He said the police unit is dissolved across all formations, the 36 state commands, and the Federal Capital Territory. He said officers and men currently serving in the unit ... Read More »
Daughters of President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo have thrown their weights to the growing #EndSARS campaign. Zahra Buhari-Indimi posted a clenched fist on her Instagram status with the #EndPoliceBrutality hashtag. Osinbajo’s daughter, Kiki Osinbajo, posted the same photo on Instagram with the caption: “Police Brutality Must End Now… #EndPoliceBrutality #EndSARS.” Thousands of youths have since Wednesday taken ... Read More »
Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, returned to the Lagos office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission in continuation of the interrogation on corruption allegations against him. Obasa is being interrogated by the anti-graft agency for embezzling funds running into millions of naira belonging to the state Assembly. The Speaker’s grilling started on Thursday when ... Read More »
More Celebratities keep joining the EndSARS protests going on across Nigeria. This morning, Actress Toyin Abrahami, Khafi Kareem of Big Brother Naija Season 4, Singer Timi Dakolo, Calabar Chic and other celebrities joined the protest. Since Monday, Nigerians have taken to the street to demand an end to Police Brutality, starting with the disbandment of the dreaded Special Anti-Robbery Squad ... Read More »
The ongoing protest calling for the scrapping of the dreaded Special Anti-Robbery Squad unit of the Nigeria Police Force has entered the fourth day. The #ENDSARS protest, which commenced on Wednesday, has spread to many states in the country. In Lagos, protesters have been keeping vigil at the entrance of the Lagos State House of Assembly despite intimidation from the ... Read More »
Boats conveying INEC officials and election materials in Ese Odo Local Government Area of Ondo State have reportedly capsized However there is no report of casualty yet as rescue mission is ongoing. Read More »
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has bowed to pressure from some powerful politicians in Nigeria to release Mudashiru Obasa, Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly on bail. Obasa was released after honouring an invitation by the EFCC on Thursday morning where he was grilled for hours Information from reliable source said that top politicians in Lagos and ... Read More »
Panel members disagree on gas subsidy for GenCos Keyamo: we are making progress Labour’s push for the reversal of hike in electricity tariffs may have hit the brickwall. This is because of the high cost of gas – the critical component used by the Generating Companies (GenCos) to power their plants. The GenCos sell power to the Distribution Companies (DisCos) ... Read More »
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