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Human rights activist and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana has told President Buhari not to embarass himself by turning down an invitation to appear before the national assembly which he earlier accepted. it would be recall that Abubakar Malami, the attorney-general of the federation (AGF) had on Wednesday December 9, argued that the national assembly has no constitutional powers to summon the president. However reacting to this, Falana stated that the national assembly has the power to summon the President. He added that with the combined effect of sections 88 and 89 of the Constitution, the National Assembly is…

“CNN and BBC” is number one on the Twitter trend table in Nigeria as users have been reacting to Buhari’s statement accusing the foreign press of unbalanced coverage of the End SARS  protest. Reacting to reports released by BBC and CNN on the the End SARS protest,  President Buhari said: “It must be said that foreign press coverage of the ENDSARS violence was not balanced, especially from CNN and BBC. I was disgusted by the coverage, which did not give attention to the policemen that were killed, the stations that were burnt, and prisons that were opened.” This prompted reactions from Nigerians.…

The Deputy Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, Toby Okechukwu, has faulted the comment made by the Minister of Justice and Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF), Abubakar Malami, that the lower chambers and indeed the National Assembly, lacks the constitutional power to summon the President. Last week, the House passed a resolution demanding the President appear before it to brief the house on measures being taken to address the deplorable state of security in Nigeria. Presidential aide, Lauretta Onochi on Monday, December 7, announced via Twitter that the President would be addressing a joint session of the house today,…

The Katsina State Government has reportedly abolished all WhatsApp groups in government schools across the state. A letter dated Monday, December 7, 2020 and signed by Muhammad Sada Dikko on behalf of the Zonal Coordinator, Katsina State Ministry of Education, informed all the principals to order the closure of all school WhatsApp groups. The ban, according to the letter, became necessary due to the various postings being made which created problems between the school authority and staff. The letter also directed principals to remind their staff about a government circular prohibiting civil servants from commenting positively or negatively on the activities of the State Government on Facebook.

Davido has paid tribute to his personal bodyguard, Ogbeide Tijani Olamilekan, who died on Tuesday, December 8, after a long battle with an undisclosed ailment. Ogbeide’s who served as Davido’s personal bodyguard for 11 years, died on Tuesday leaving behind a wife and children. He was 36 years old. In a post shared on Twitter on Wednesday morning, December 9, Davido recounted the priceless moments he and Tijani shared while they were together. He remembered how selfless Tijani was to him and how he cared so much for him. The singer at the end of his tribute said he is tired of being…

One Anastasia Michael from Enugu State took to a Facebook group to celebrate her last menstrual period for the year. Posing with a sanitary pad, she called on people to join her to celebrate her last period for 2020, adding that the journey has been painful but she is happy it’s over. “My last menstrual period for the year done and dusted hurray!! Please join me as I celebrate my last menstrual flow for the year, the journey has been a painful one but I am happy 2020 flow has finished. 2021 flow loading…So excited” she wrote. The post elicited backlash in the popular group with…

Students of Lugulu Girls High School in Kenya took to the streets to protest after some students were allegedly defiled by male teachers and the principal tried to cover it up. The students were pictured marching along Webuye – Kitale highway as they made their way to the Webuye police station after they failed to secure an audience with the ministry of education in Webuye. The girls claim several girls have been raped in the school by teachers and people from neighbouring communities. They claim that in the latest case, students witnessed a teacher defile a student but the Principal warned them against informing the parents of the…

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President Muhammadu Buhari has stated that he is disgusted with the coverage of EndSARS protests by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) and America’s Cable News Network (CNN). The President said this at a meeting with state governors at the presidential villa in Abuja on Tuesday December 8. Buhari in a statement released by his spokesman Garba Shehu, accused CNN and BBC of failing to report about the killing of police officers and attacks on police stations and prisons. He said; “I was disgusted by the coverage, which did not give attention to the policemen that were killed, the stations that were burnt, and prisons…

President Muhammadu Buhari who had a meeting with governors of the 36 states in Abuja on Tuesday December 8, has asked them to work with local chiefs in their various states to tackle insecurity. In a statement released by presidential aide Mallam Garba Shehu, Buhari was quoted saying that working with monarchs and other community members would boost local intelligence gathering and aid the work of security agencies. He said; “The sub-region is no longer safe, more so with the collapse of the former Libyan leader, Muammar Gaddafi’s regime and the cross border movement of weapons and criminals. “Governors must…