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Ongoing Chaos in Benin City, the Edo State Capital as prisoners in detention are breaking out, jumping fence following an early morning unrest caused by thugs that are said to have hijacked the ENDSARS Protest according to our source. An eyewitness in Benin said that, “The thugs have broken into the Nigerian prisons at Benin Sapele road and are currently setting prisoner free”. – Mr Efosa Mudia Mr Mudia who was on the phone with our correspondent and panting while speaking said, “They stormed the premises of the Sapele Road prisons, from what I can see where I am everyone is scampering for safety, but i saw a few of the prisoners jump out of the fence but i will provide more details to you”. Calls put through to the spokesperson of the Nigerian Prisons Service were not responded to as at the time of filling this report but we shall be updating our readers about the situation in Benin City.

The Federal Government has announced November 10, 2020, as resumption date for NYSC Orientation Camp across the country. This was made known on Thursday by the Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare via his official Twitter handle He said, “The Resumption of the NYSC Orientation Camp for prospective Youth Corpers has been approved and opens on November 10th 2020. Full COVID-19 Protocols will be enforced.

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared incumbent Governor and All Progressives Congress Candidate (APC) Rotimi Akeredolu, as the winner of just concluded Ondo State Governorship election. He defeated his main challenger and candidate of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Eyitayo Jegede, and his Deputy Governor and candidate of Zenith Labour Party (ZLP), Agboola Ajayi, to emerge the winner. The incumbent governor won 15 of the 18 Local Government Areas results declared by INEC while his closest rival, Jegede, won in three local government areas and Ajayi failed to win none, including his LGA where he lost to his principal. Akeredoku polled 292,830, as against Jegede who garnered 195,791.

The Inspector-General of Police, Adamu Mohammed has scrapped the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (F-SARS). The IGP disbanded the police squad on Sunday, October 11, 2020, after days of demonstrations against the police unit by Nigerian youths. The dissolution of the police squad that was infamous for human rights abuse was announced in a statement by the Force PRO, Frank Mba. The statement said the disbandment of squad was in response to the yearnings of the Nigerian people, adding that all officers of the defunct Special Anti-robbery Squad will be redeployed with immediate effect. The statement reads in part, " In the finest spirit of democratic, citizen-centred and community policing, the Inspector-General of Police, IGP M.A Adamu, NPM, mni has today, 11th October, 2020, dissolved the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) across the 36 State Police Commands and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) where they hitherto existed.

The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Abubakar Adamu, has banned the personnel of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (FSARS). The police force in a statement signed by PPRO, Frank Mba demanded that all stop and search duties and patrols by SARS be terminated with immediate effect. The operatives of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (FSARS) and other Tactical Squads of the Force, including the Special Tactical Squad (STS), Intelligence Response Team (IRT), Anti-Cultism Squad and other Tactical Squads operating at the Federal, Zonal and Command levels, from carrying out routine patrols and other conventional low-risk duties. Such duties, which include stop -and- search duties, checkpoints, mounting of roadblocks and traffic checks, among others are to stop with immediate effect according to a statement by the Force Public Relations Officer, DCP Frank Mba, on Sunday. This is following the nationwide outcry by Nigerians over the harassment and killing of you...

Ex-girlfriend of BBNaija finalist, Laycon claims she regrets dumping him for another guy. The lady who goes by the name Ogbuefi Immaculate Chidimma took to Facebook to share the pain she goes through every day seeing Laycon on her tv screen. In her words, My  regret  in life is dumping LAYcON for another guy.life no balance!…if only I am a seer I would have seen laycon’s  greatness  today.lord forgive me,i still wish he could forgive me and have me back..I really looked down on him back then.watching him everyday in BBNAIJA house hot me  Apparently, she looked down on the young rapper and never believed in his dream of becoming a big man someday and being celebrated worldwide. It is her wish that she would be forgiven and given another chance to prove herself worthy to him. wish every lady out there will stick to their boyfriend and stop looking down on their little begining. sorry dear laycon,..I still love you but even though you have a...

Olamilekan Agbeleshe has emerged winner of the Big Brother Naija Season 5. Fondly known as Laycon, the young lad beat 19 other housemates to be crowned the winner of this year’s reality television show. Laycon was declared the winner of the 2020 lockdown edition of the show on Sunday after he beat other housemates with the highest number of votes from viewers. Fellow housemate, Dorathy, emerged the 1st runner up while Nengi was declared the 2nd runner up. Laycon led by 60 per cent votes followed by Dorathy with 21.85 per cent votes. However, Nengi had 15.03 per cent votes while Neo and Vee had 1.94 per cent and 1.18 per cent votes, respectively.

Some months ago, federal government of Nigeria shutdown schools ranging from nursery to tertiary institution, in a bid to avoid the spread of the deadly disease called Covid-19. However, following the decreasing rates of infection of the corona virus in the country, the federal government of Nigeria announced that all schools across the country can now resume academic activities in phases. following the announcement made by the federal government of Nigeria, some states across the country has announced resumption dates for tertiary institution. The following are 13 states out of the 36 states in the country that has announced resumption dates for tertiary institution. Akwa Ibom State: The Akwa Ibom State government has announced September 21st 2020 as the official resumption dates for tertiary institution across the state. Benue State: Benue State government has also announced September 21st 2020 as the official resumption dates for tertiary institution. Borno S...

Police Command in Anambra has confirmed the rescue of a six-month-old baby from the wreckage of a storey building which collapsed at Obosi near Onitsha on Sunday. The Command’s Spokesman, SP Haruna Mohammed,  however, said  in a statement, that the baby’s mother died in the incident while many others sustained injuries. Mohammed, who said the incident occurred at about 4:00 p.m., could not ascertain the identity of the deceased as at press time. He said the corpse had been deposited at a morgue, while the investigation was ongoing to ascertain the cause of the collapse.

Big Brother Naija, BBNaija housemate, Nengi, on Sunday, broke down in tears as Ozo was evicted from the reality show. He was evicted after scoring the lowest votes in the house. He is the second of the four nominated housemates to be evicted in the 9th week of the show. Ozo’s eviction was announced during the live show on Sunday by the show host, Ebuka Obi-Uchendu, who said at least one or more of the nominated housemates will be evicted. Ozo and Trikytee were, however, the two housemates to be evicted while Laycon and Dorathy were declared safe.

Kano State on Sunday reopened its private and public boarding secondary schools. Day schools will open on Monday, Commissioner of Education, Muhammad Sanusi Sa’id Kiru, disclosed on Sunday. The Commission said the schools reopening are those with students sitting for the National Examinations Council (NECO) Senior Secondary Certificate Examination (SSCE). He said the schools have been fumigated and decontaminated to check the spread of COVID-19 pandemic. “In further compliance with the COVID-19 protocols for ensuring safety and protection of our teaching staff and students, we have also provided PPEs to the schools across the State. “As I speak with you, I am on my way to inspect one of the boarding schools to ensure everything is well prepared,” he said.

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has declared the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and of course the current governor of Edo state winner of the states gubernatorial election. Obaseki achieved the feat after amassing massive votes . Recall that he had his final campaign rally in Benin City, said that with the support of Edo people and the endorsements by over 100 groups in the state, he was certain of victory. After collating results of eighteen local governments in the state, INEC announced Obaseki winner of September, 19, 2020 governorship election. INEC’s Returning Officer, Prof. Akpofure Rim-Rukeh, announced the total result of the election.

Legendary humour merchant, Eddie Murphy, is in an ecstatic mood as he just bagged his first Emmy Award in his career. This year’s nomination was Eddie Murphy’s first in 21 years. People.com reports that on Saturday, the 59-year-old comedian was crowned the winner for his role as Saturday Night Live host. This was the fifth Emmys nomination and first win for Murphy, who was nominated alongside Fred Willard (Modern Family), Adam Driver (Saturday Night Live), Dev Patel (Modern Love), Brad Pitt (Saturday Night Live) and Luke Kirby (The Marvelous Mrs Maisel). While receiving the award, the actor said, “Thank you to everybody at the Emmys. Thank you so much for giving me an Emmy. I don’t have an Emmy. This is 40 years since I started Saturday Night Live, this is my first Emmy, so thank you so much. I want to thank Lorne Michaels for putting this whole thing together and making this happen.

The Lagos State Government has okayed the reopening of cinemas, spas and other recreational centres in the state. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu announced this during a briefing on Saturday. Like most public places, cinemas and other recreational outlets were shut in March to curtail the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. But while some public places like markets, banks, airports, amongst others have been allowed to reopen, cinemas, beaches and other places of relaxation remain closed. Giving an update on the development, Sanwo-Olu’s Chief Press Secretary, Gboyega Akosile, said cinemas and other recreational outlets must obtain the necessary clearance from the state safety commission before reopening.

Wilfried Zaha returned to haunt Manchester United with a deadly double as Crystal Palace landed a dramatic 3-1 win to leave Ole Gunnar Solskjaer reeling The Eagles have now won their first two games of a Premier League season for the first time and on their last two visits to United. After Andros Townsend opened the scoring early on, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s men felt aggrieved with the nature of Palace’s second from the penalty spot as Victor Lindelof was harshly punished for handball and David De Gea’s save from Jordan Ayew’s spot-kick was ruled out by VAR before Zaha converted the retaken penalty. But they could have no United finished last season on a 14-match unbeaten run in the Premier League to secure a third-place finish and raise hopes of mounting a title challenge to rivals Liverpool and Manchester City this season. But on this evidence they need far more than the solitary signing of Donny Van de Beek, who scored on his debut, to compete at the top of the table. ...

Following the order of the federal government, governors under their jurisdiction have promulgated date for the reopening of their state institutions. Some of the institutions have came up with memo and official bulletin for full academic activities. Osun State University, Osogbo, has released a bulletin for the resumption of academic activities to be 5th October 2020. According to the Deputy Vice-Chancellor, exams with commence on 12th till 23rd October, 2020. Delta State Polytechnics, Ogwash-uku, has released a memo for the resumption of second-semester academic session, to start on 2nd October, 2020. Ogun State Institute of Technology, Igbesa. notified all students of first phase of resumption of academic activities. In the internal memorandum of the institute HND I and HND II to resume on 21st September, 2020. University of Ibadan, inaffiliation with Micheal Otedola College of Primary Education, Noforija. Has released resu...

The Lagos State Universal Basic Education Board (LASUBEB) has called on community leaders to help identify vulnerable children who may not resume next week because of one challenge or the other. The Board is also seeking their support to raise awareness about its blended learning programmes on radio and television as well as on various social media channels to ensure learning continues both in school and online after the resumption. Speaking at a meeting, chairman of LASUBEB, Mr. Wahab Alawiye-King told the leaders who are also chairmen of School-Based Management Committees (SBMC) in the 20 Local Government Education Authorities (LGEAs) that it was necessary to bridge learning gaps as children resume. He said COVID-19 safety protocols meant that schools cannot run fully for now thereby requiring staggered or shift classes to help pupils maintain physical distancing.

A school building collapsed on Saturday at Ejigbo area of Lagos State. Two days before the resumption of schools in Lagos, a three-storey building housing Excel College at Iyana Ejigbo area of Lagos has collapsed. Providing update about the incident, the  Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) said the building collapsed on Saturday morning due to “visible distress.” The Lagos State Government earlier announced September 21 as the resumption date for schools in the state, which many preparations ongoing ahead of resumption during the coronavirus pandemic. According to eyewitnesses’ account, the privately-owned building belonging to Excel College had previously shown signs of distress and the school was planning to renovate the structure before the collapse.

Big Brother Naija housemate, Vee on Thursday night confessed to Laycon that she almost had sex with Neo. Vee who revealed this during a conversation with Laycon about her relationship with Neo, said she‘s surprised she has not had sex in the house because it’s been very difficult. She told Laycon they came close to having sex several times but he always stopped just before it escalated. Vee tells Laycon: “You need discipline not to have sex, it’s so hard not to have sex in this house.

Becheve community in Obanliku Local Government Area of Cross River State, has made formal the pronouncement to eliminate one of its age-long custom and traditional practices which were harmful to women and the girl-child. Few others have also been agreed upon. The age-long practice commonly referred to and called “Money-Woman”; ‘by it, a girl-child is betrothed to a man who spends his money on the child’s family. The family and the child are therefore bound and remain indebted. The family is obliged and must ensure the child is married to the man. There are traditional and spiritual consequences upon any family and the girl-child that renege’. The Paramount Ruler of Obanliku Local Government, HRM Uchua Amos Uyumulam Item, and the clan head of Becheve Community, HRH Sunday Ichile on Thursday in Calabar made formal, the pronouncement to end the Money-Woman custom and other identified harmful practices in their community. The pronouncement was made in a Press Conference aided ...