Frontline Labour leader and Vice President, Industrial Global Union, Comrade Issa Aremu, has said that the ongoing #EndSARS protest, is as a result of youths exclusion in the governance of Nigeria. He, however said, that the development offers a timely opportunity for Nigerian governments to integrate the youths back into the socio-economic development of the […]
The scarcity of petroleum products is imminent in Nigeria as some depots have stopped loading-trucks, bluebloodz.com learnt on Wednesday. The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN ) National Vice President, Alhaji Abubakar Maigandi, disclosed this to our Abuja correspondent on phone. He added that the #EndSARS protests and the resultant crises have stopped the […]
The House of Representatives have publicly denounce the low budgetary allocation to Science and Technology in the nation’s annual budget. It assured the nation of its willingness to increase budgetary allocation to the sub-sector to fund research for transforming the economy. The Chairman of the House Committee on Science and Technology, Beni Lar (PDP, Plateau), […]
The Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has reportedly ordered the withdrawal of police officers attached to very important persons (VIP) in Nigeria. According to TheCable, the directive was issued via a police wireless message on Wednesday, October 21, and is expected to take effect immediately. This development comes following two weeks of End SARS […]
In a shift, Pope Francis has voiced his support for same-sex civil unions in a documentary that debuted in Rome today, October 21, 2020. Speaking about pastoral outreach and care for people who identify as LGBTQ, the pontiff said that he thinks same-sex couples should be allowed to have “civil unions”. His comments in the […]
A group of people on Wednesday, October 21, gathered around the family home of Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Omididun Street, Lagos Island, throwing stones at the house. The attack on the Lagos State Governor’s family home came after #EndSARS protesters were shot at at the Lekki toll gate in Lagos. Prior to the shooting, the […]
The President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Olumide Akpata has announced that the association will be commencing legal proceedings locally and internationally against Nigerian military and other relevant authorities over the shooting of protesters in Lekki. The NBA President who described the incident as “recklessness and lawlessness by the security apparatus of the Nigerian Government […]
Beyonce has finally come out to publicly lend her voice to the #EndSARS campaign. In a post shared on her Instagram page, the award-winning singer said she is heartbroken to see the senseless brutality taking place in Nigeria. She said there has to be an end to SARS. The singer said she has been working with […]
The House of Representatives on Tuesday asked President Muhammadu Buhari to proclaim an Executive Order addressing the broader issues of police brutality, while giving timelines to his promises to address the demands of the ENDSARS protesters across the country. The House also asked the President to immediately speak to the issues raised by the protesters, […]
Pupils and students in public and private schools have been directed by the Ondo state government to stay at home following the tension generated by the #EndSARS protests. Governor Rotimi Akeredolu said the order which will be effective from Wednesday October 21, said it became necessary because of the engulfing nationwide protest and the need […]