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Two persons are feared dead after hoodlums invaded the office of the Nigeria Customs Service, Ilorin, Kwara State. The hoodlums reportedly tried stealing lorryloads of rice bags impounded from suspected smugglers when armed officers fired gunshots to resist them. It was gathered that while one of the miscreants allegedly died during the attack, a Customs officer was also allegedly killed. The state Public Relations Officer of the NCS, Chado Zakari, confirmed the attack to our correspondent but didn’t confirm the casualties. “We will issue a statement soon,” he said. Meanwhile, hoodlums, on Friday, attacked the Shoprite Mall along Fate Road, Ilorin and engaged in massive looting of the shops inside the mall. The hoodlums were seen rushing into the expansive mall, carting ...

Members of the House of Representatives from the South-West have warned Nigerians from other geopolitical zones against turning the South-West, especially Lagos State, into a battleground over the ongoing #EndSARS protests, which have been allegedly hijacked by hoodlums. The South-West caucus, at a press conference in Abuja on Friday, condemned the attacks on places of Yoruba heritage, as well as businesses and assets belonging to leaders in the geopolitical zone. Leader of the caucus, Mr Femi Fakeye, who was accompanied by lawmakers from the South-West states, said, “We appeal to all Nigerians at this point not to turn the South-West into a battleground. There are those who are not from the South-West. Yes, it is one Nigeria but everybody knows where they come from. “We don’t wa...

The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.),  on Thursday, berated people he called subversive elements whom he alleged were bent on using #EndSARS protesters to cause chaos and truncate the country’s democracy. Buhari, who said this in a  national broadcast, begged youths calling for the disbanding of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad and police reforms to suspend their protests. Advising them to resist the temptation of being used by those he described as subversive elements, he said his regime would not tolerate undermining of the country’s unity by anybody. The President’s address came two weeks after youths demanding disbanding of SARS began protests. But eminent Nigerians and #EndSARS protesters, who reacted to the President’s speech, berated him over hi...

Residents have expressed panic over a renewed clash between Hausa and Yoruba youths at Fagba, Iju Ishaga area of Lagos State. It was gathered that many people are injured in the clash. One of the residents said there are causalities, but that could not be immediately ascertained as of the time of filing this report. There are also reports that buildings were damaged during the ongoing fight. Another resident, Aina, told our correspondent that “We have not been able to leave our homes. They started the fight on Tuesday. We thought it was over yesterday until they renewed the fight again today. “I don’t know the cause of the fight, but I saw people running helter-skelter some minutes ago.” Efforts to reach the Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, Muyiwa Adejobi, proved abortive ...

Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu visited victims of the unfortunate shooting incident at Lekki at the different hospitals where they are being treated There are 9 of the victims in Reddington, 10 at General Hospital and 4 at Vedic Life Care Hospital. Two of the victims are receiving intensive medical care, while others sustained mild to minor injuries. Sanwo-Olu visits 23 victims of Lekki shooting at 3 hospitals Sanwo-Olu visits 23 victims of Lekki shooting at 3 hospitals

A peaceful #EndSARSNow protest which started on the 7th, November 2020, turned out to be a nightmare to the people of Lagos State after it was been hijacked by hoodlums. The Lagos State Governor, Babagide Sanwo-olu immediately declared a state of emergency by asking everyone to stay at home from 4pm and observe a 24hours curfew for all Lagosians. He wanted to use that medium to stop criminals who hide under the #EndSARS protests to unleash mayhem on innocent citizens. Although this was seen as a ploy to stop the protest at the lekki toll gate, the protestants did not relent in their protests but instead some of them still came out bolder to stand their grounds. Even though they were been notified that military men would be deployed at every strategic point, they seem to be buildi...

The European Union’s diplomatic chief on Monday welcomed President Donald Trump’s announcement that he is ready to remove Sudan from a US blacklist of state sponsors of terrorism. The move, a major boost for Sudan’s civilian-backed government after decades as an international pariah, came after Khartoum agreed to a $335 million compensation package for victims and relatives of past attacks, Trump wrote on Twitter. EU foreign affairs high representative Josep Borrell said the proposed delisting was recognition of Sudan’s progress under Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok. “US intention to lift the State Sponsor of Terrorism designation of #Sudan is momentous,” Borrell wrote on Twitter. “It enhances its (Sudan’s) integration into international community and access to world economy. EU...

Following the killing of nine Oleh youths in the Isoko South Local Government Area of Delta State, the elite of the Isoko Kingdom have urged the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), and the state governor, Ifeanyi Okowa, to intervene in the crisis in order to prevent reprisals and fish out the killers. The nine youths were killed during a clash between the Oleh and Ozoro communities over a land dispute last Friday. In a statement by the Chairman of the Isoko Kingdom Elite Forum, Dr Ogaga Ifowodo, the group called on the federal and state governments to, as a matter of urgency, intervene in the crisis. Ifowodo said, “The dastardly act might not be unconnected to a disputed land with a neighbouring town that shares borders with Oleh. “The drums of war between the t...

The Senate has urged the Federal Government to speed up the implementation of the five-point demands of #EndSARS protesters. Senate Spokesperson, Dr Ajibola Basiru, made this known on Friday night. BUSTANEWS had reported Tuesday that the Presidential Panel on the Reform of the now-disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad approved the five-point demands put forward by youths protesting against the brutality and extrajudicial killings by operatives of the disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad. Although the Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, scrapped the police unit last Sunday and announced a replacement, the protesters want the police authorities to carry out psychological evaluation and re-training of all disbanded SARS officers before they are redeployed. They demand the...