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Buhari sacks Tonye Jaja, Nigerian Copyright Commission board chairman

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has sacked Tonye Clinton Jaja, Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) board chairman. The removal was with immediate effect, Authentic News Giant learnt. It was contained in a letter dated October 15, signed by Tayo Akpata, Solicitor General of the Federation and Permanent …

Tensions heightens as Lagos shut down schools over ENDSARS protest

The Government of Lagos State led by Sanwo Olu has shutdown all  pupils/students in public and private schools to stay at home following the tension generated by the #EndSARS protests. Commissioner for Education, Mrs Folasade Adefisayo, who issued the directive, said the safety of the …

Afenifere Backs #EndSARS Protesters, Says Time For Restructuring Is Now

Pan-Yoruba sociocultural group, Afenifere has added its voice to the ongoing nationwide #EndSARS protests, saying restructuring remains the only solution to the current struggle. It called for the devolution of more powers to states while asking the Executive and the National Assembly to reduce the …

EndSARS: Obaseki declares curfew in Edo

The Edo State Government led by Godwin Obaseki has imposed a 24-hour curfew across the state. A statement by the Secretary to the State Government, Osarodion Ogien said the curfew will take effect from 4:00 pm, October 19, 2020, till further notice, Channels reports. According …

#EndSARS leader Segalink withdraws

An activist, Segun ‘Sega’ Awosanya (@Segalink), has pulled out of the #EndSARS protest. The social activist, who mainstreamed the campaign against police brutality in 2017 and has been at the forefront of the protest, said it has been hijacked for other purposes. He tweeted: “All …

Asari Dokubo: Forget Nigeria, let’s fight for Biafra

Alhaji Asari Dokubo, Former Niger Delta militant leader has called on people of the region to shun the protests against police brutality and scrapping of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS, and focus on the reinvention of the Sovereign State of Biafra. In a Facebook post …

Did Anonymous hack DStv, GOtv?

Reports broke the internet that systems belonging to Multichoice PayTV platforms, DStv and GOtv, were hacked on Sunday. Many on Twitter claimed that some hackers who simply identified themselves as ‘Anonymous’ were behind it. ‘Anonymous’ became popular on Twitter recently, claiming responsibility for the hack …

EndSARS: NECO postpones examination

Following the ongoing ENDSARS protests the National Examination Council (NECO) has announced the reschedule of Paper I Computer Studies Practicals which was to take place on Monday 19 October 2020 to November 16 2020. This was made known in a statement by the Head, Information …