President Muhammadu Buhari will address the security situation in the country by 7pm. The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, disclosed this in a statement titled, ‘President Buhari addresses the nation.’ The statement read, “Following detailed briefing by security chiefs on the current situation in …

The Governor of Lagos state, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has insisted that he did not order the removal of CCTV cameras from the Lekki toll gate on Tuesday. Sanwo-Olu disclosed this while addressing residents in a state-wide broadcast on Thursday morning. He however agreed with the MD of the Lekki Concession …

Hoodlums on Thursday morning set on fire another facility belonging to the Nigeria Police Force in Ojodu Berger axis of Lagos State, destroying properties worth several millions of naira. No fewer than eight vehicles were destroyed in the inferno by the mob said to have been protesting police brutality and …

Hoodlums on Thursday broke into the National Correctional Service Centre in Okitipupa, the headquarters of Okitipupa Local Government Area of Ondo State, and forcefully released the inmates. It was gathered that no fewer than 58 inmates were released during the attack while a vehicle was burnt. It was also learnt …

Heritage Bank Plc, Nigeria’s Most Innovative Banking Service providers is set to commence the account opening with Bank Verification Numbers (BVN) for the earmarked 774,000 participants of the SPW Programme in their branches, throughout the 774 Local Government Areas. The participants are to be paid an allowance of N20, 000 …

Africa’s number leading ecommerce platform, Jumia in the early house of Thursday October 22nd 2020, shut down its website to customers and sellers to mourn victims of protests against police brutality in Nigeria. In a statement displayed on the site after the shutdown, the company appealed to its stakeholders to …

  Information reaching DAILY RECORD from the Ikoyi Correctional Centre indicates that a combined team of correctional officers, soldiers, police and the Civil Defence, has successfully foiled a revolt and attempted jailbreak at the prison in Lagos. it was gathered that there was no jailbreak or hoodlums’ attack on the facility as …

Donald Trump The United States has finally broken its silence on the alleged Lekki toll gate massacre, calling for immediate investigation into the excessive use of force by the military in Lagos. In a statement on Thursday, the Secretary of State, Michael Pompeo described Tuesday’s shooting of protesters at the …

99 percent of terrorists are Nigerians, says Buratai Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt. Gen. Yusuf Tukur Buratai Soldiers have been deployed to the streets of Abuja to arrest the escalating #ENDSARS protests. The protests in Abuja have in some cases have got out of hand with suspected hoodlums attacking …

Gov. Obaseki The Edo state government on Monday, announced a 24-hour curfew until further notice following the #EndSARS protests which have turned violent. A statement by the secretary to the state government, (SSG) said the curfew would take effect from 4pm on Monday, October 19, 2020. Read the full statement …