Human rights Lawyer and a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Mr Femi Falana, has called for the renewal of the passports of the #EndSARS Protesters. Mr Falana made this call in a statement he personally signed on Sunday, January 17, 2021, identifying the affected protesters as Bolatito Rachael Oduala, Mary Oshifowora and Mosopeoluwa Odeseye. The statement […]
A top Aide to United States President-elect, Mr Joe Biden has said the incoming President would sign about a dozen executive orders on his first day in office, as police fearing violence from President Trump supporters staged a nationwide security operation ahead of the inauguration. Authorities in Washington, where Wednesday’s inauguration will take place, said […]
United States Olympic Swimming Gold Medalist. Klete Keller, has been charged by the Justice Department with participating in the January 6 attack on Congress by supporters of President Donald Trump. Channels TV reports that Keller was filmed as part of the crowd that illegally entered the huge Rotunda hall of the Capitol after violent protesters […]
Residents of Bonny Local Government area of Rivers State has carried out a fresh protest. This time, Channels TV reports that they stormed the Government House and Rivers State House of Assembly in Port Harcourt, the State capital. The report added that the protesters are calling for an immediate end to the attacks and killings […]
United States President, Mr Donald Trump has become the first US President in history to be impeached twice. This history came into play when the House of Representatives voted on Wednesday, January 13, 2021, to charge him for inciting last week’s mob attack on Congress. Channels TV reports that the Senate will not hold a […]
The Joint Action Committee of Non-Academic Staff Union (NASU) and Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) has commenced a three-day national protest. The protests follow an earlier statement by the NASU General Secretary, Mr Peters Adeyemi and the SSANU President, Mr Mohammed Ibrahim, calling on all members in branches of Universities and Inter-University centres […]
Global human rights organisation, Amnesty International has condemned the arrest of the convener of the #RevolutionNow movement, Mr Omoyele Sowore, and four others. In a series of tweets on Saturday, January 9, 2021, it called for the immediate release of the activists and demanded that the charges against them be dropped. The group said Mr […]
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos has become the second member of President Donald Trump’s cabinet to quit over a mob attack on the US Capitol, saying he helped incite the violence. DeVos said in a letter to Trump published in several US media outlets on Thursday, January 7, 2021 that: “That behaviour was unconscionable for our […]
A United Stated Capitol Police Officer has died of injuries sustained during clashes with a mob of President Donald Trump’s supporters who overran a session of Congress. AFP reports that it was the first Law Enforcement death stemming from the violence at the Capitol on Wednesday, January 6, 2021, which saw flag-waving crowds overwhelm Police […]
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has threatened industrial resistance following the increase in electricity tariffs by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC). The Congress, in a statement released late on Tuesday night, January 5, 2021, and signed by the President, Comrade Ayuba Wabba, said the Federal Government should reverse the increase immediately or face an […]