Month: November 2021

Lagos #EndSARS Panel Couldn’t Convince Itself There Was a Massacre, by Temitope Ajayi

ADEOLA YUSUF

Originally entitled; “My Take On the leaked Lagos #EndSARS Panel Report,” this article by Nigerian journalist and social critic, Temitope Ajayi, asks probing questions on reasons the writer thinks the panel did a poor job that has created “doubts and further ill-will” on the report   “The atrocious maiming and killing of unarmed, helpless and unresisting protesters, while sitting on the floor and waving their Nigerian flags while singing the National Anthem can be equated to a ‘massacre’ in context.” -Lagos Panel of Enquiry on #EndSARS It is obvious the…

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Lekki Massacre: Sack, Prosecute Lai Mohammed Now – Human Rights Group to Buhari

ADEOLA YUSUF

Here are some of the “shocking” findings in the report of the Panel on #EndSARS, which labelled the Lekki incident a “massacre”   A human rights group has called for the dismissal, arrest and prosecution of Nigerian Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, for allegedly lying to Nigerians over the killing of unarmed #EndSARS protesters at Lekki Toll Gate. Platforms Africa reports that the group, Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA), made the call in a statement released on Tuesday in reaction to the findings of the Lagos State…

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Lekki Massacre: A Country And Its Pogrom Against Its Youths

ADEOLA YUSUF

Originally entitled; ‘Lekki Pogrom: Government Lied,” this opinion article by Folorunso Fatai Adisa, queried how a country could kill its youths and, still, labour hard to coverup the pogrom   “A lie can travel around the world and back again while the truth is lacing up its boots.”—Mark Twain. The Yoruba submission that, “Ti iro na lo l’Ogun odun, Ojokan ni otito yio ba”, which can be loosely translated as “ regardless of how fast a lie travels, the truth will outpace it in a microsecond” aptly encapsulates the morbid…

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2 Infants, 93 Other Stranded Nigerians Flown To Lagos From Libya + PHOTOS

ADEOLA YUSUF

A total of 95 Assisted Voluntary Nigerians who were stranded in Libya have been flown back to Nigeria. Platforms Africa reports that the Returnees who were brought with the assistance of International organisation for Migration (IOM), included two infants. They arrived Murtala Muhammed International Airport Ikeja at about 2018 hours on Tuesday, 16th November, 2021 via Al NEMA has received a total of 95 Assisted Voluntary Nigerians who were stranded in Libya back to Nigeria. The Returnees were brought with the assistance of International organisation for Migration (IOM). READ ALSO:…

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Don’t Ask Me What Happened to Camera I Recovered at Lekki Tollgate -Fashola

ADEOLA YUSUF

Nigerian Minister of Works and housing, Babatunde Fashola, has embargoed for journalists questions about the camcorder (video camera) he recovered at the Lekki tollgate after the #EndSARS protests. Platforns Africa reports that Fashola, a former governor of Lagos, who stated this on an Arise TV programme monitored in Lagos, maintained that he did not know what happened to the video camera. Following the Lekki tollgate shooting in October 2020, Fashola, while visiting the scene alongside fellow ministers and south-west governors, discovered a hidden camcorder which he said must have been…

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‘Truth needs no defense’ — DJ Switch reacts to EndSARS panel’s report on Lekki Massacre

ADEOLA YUSUF

#EndSARS: We either voice out now or risk being killed by insecurity, says DJ Switch Catherine Udeh, the Nigerian entertainer better known as DJ Switch, has reacted to the report presented by the Lagos judicial panel of inquiry into the Lekki tollgate shooting of last year. The disc jockey, who filmed the infamous shooting of EndSARS protesters at the Lekki tollgate in October 2020, had gone into hiding over alleged threats to her life for recording the military crackdown. READ ALSO: #EndSARS: Amnesty insists Nigeria covering up killing of protesters…

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Gas Cylinder Explosion Kills 10 Year-Old Boy, 4 Others in Lagos

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“It’s not an LPG related accident but rather acetylene gas used for welding,” cooking gas marketers declared   Five people including a ten year-old boy were, on Tuesday morning, killed when cylinders at a gas retailing Centre exploded in Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial capital. Platforms Africa reports that the gas centre is located at Ojekunle Street, Ladipo Spare Part market area of Lagos. The National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, confirmed the accident, noting that there are also many casualties. READ ALSO: Why Nigerian Varsities May Be Shut In Next Three Weeks…

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How WF de Klerk, last of White South African Presidents, Died of Cancer

ADEOLA YUSUF

South Africa declares four-day national mourning for Nelson Mandela’s predecessor who died aged 85   South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Tuesday declared four days of national mourning for South Africa’s last white President FW de Klerk, who died aged 85 on Thursday at his home in Cape Town after battling cancer. De Klerk is credited with overseeing the peaceful transition from white-minority rule in South Africa to a Black-majority government led by Nelson Mandela. READ ALSO: Why Nigerian Varsities May Be Shut In Next Three Weeks – ASUU BREAKING:…

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Why Nigerian Varsities May Be Shut In Next Three Weeks – ASUU

ADEOLA YUSUF

Concerns as ASUU gives three-week ultimatum to Nigerian government over arears payment, other lingering demands   The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has said that Universities in Nigeria may be shut in the next three weeks. Platforms  Africa  reports that ASUU on Monday gave the Nigerian Government an ultimatum of three weeks over failure to fulfill lingering demands. This is coming as the Senior Staff Association of Universities and the Non-Academic Staff Union of Universities met to deliberate next moves over the failure of the Federal Government to meet…

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Oil Investment Window Narrowing, TotalEnergies Calls For Accelerated PIA Implementation

ADEOLA YUSUF

Second biggest oil producing firm in Nigeria, TotalEnergies E&P Nigeria Limited, has declared that the window for investments into fossil fuels in the country is narrowing, urging the Nigerian government to give the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) an accelerated implementation. Managing Director of the company, Mr. Mike Sangster, who declared this at the Pre-conference Workshop of the Nigerian Adsociation of Petroleum Explorationists (NAPE) 39th conference in Lagos, stated that Nigeria may not have much choice over the speed and velocity of the energy transition. “Nigeria may not have much choice…

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