The protesters had gathered at the Lekki toll gate for the last two weeks to block cars from using the road. While much of Nigeria has struggled with security issues, Ondo is widely known as one of Nigerias most peaceful states. Nigerian President-elect Bola Tinubu visited outgoing President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday evening in his first engagement since winning the presidency in the elections. as they marched to the state governors office. Maj-Gen Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi forms military government. circa 11th century onwards - Formation of city states, kingdoms and empires, including Hausa kingdoms and Borno dynasty in north, Oyo and Benin kingdoms in south. Broken glass from a number of businesses was scattered on the floor, cash machines burned out. First published on Tue 20 Oct 2020 11.47 EDT. It was not immediately clear who was behind the attack on the church. Arsenal recovered from conceding the second fastest goal in Premier League history as Reiss Nelson's stoppage-time strike gave the Premier League leaders a thrilling 3-2 win over Bournemouth after title rivals Manchester City beat Newcastle 2-0 on Saturday. or inflammatory rhetoric at this critical time and seek to resolve any disputes through legal channels. This is the stronghold for Peter Obi, the Labour Party presidential Read about our approach to external linking. Sule, Election: Well not take Badagry for granted, Sanwo-Olus aide assures residents, Arsenal stage thrilling fightback to maintain five-point lead over Man City, Saudi executes two men amid death penalty spike. However he is a failure and needs to work in a supermarket to survive. He said 30 people were injured. results. Nigerian security forces have opened fire on hundreds of protesters in Lagos, as rallies against police brutality continued in defiance of a 24-hour curfew Protesters were waving flags that looked covered in blood - they told me that the Nigerian flag, usually green-white-green, turned green-red-green yesterday from all the killing. ECOWAS blames peaceful, unarmed protestors for the bullets that Nigerian military are firing at them. The Nigerian army and police killed at least 12 peaceful protesters in two locations of Lagos in a deadly crackdown on demonstrations, Amnesty International said. 2002 February - Some 100 people are killed in Lagos in clashes between Hausas from mainly-Islamic north and Yorubas from predominantly-Christian southwest. ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) At least 6 million Nigerians affected by the extremist insurgency in northeastern Nigeria need $1.3 billion in aid this year, according to the U.N. office in Nigeria. The second man was convicted of forcibly committing "an obscene act of sodomy" on minors, according to the official Saudi Press Agency (SPA)., SHE was comely and intelligent. This morning we drove over the Lekki-Ikoyi toll bridge, passing through gates that had been burned out the night before. 2000 - Adoption of Islamic Sharia law by several northern states in the face of opposition from Christians. The ruling All Progressives Congress party's candidate, Bola Tinubu, secured the most votes in southwest Nigeria's Ekiti state, the commission said at the national collation center in the capital, Abuja. Speaking to Al Jazeera from Lagos, entertainer and entrepreneur Sidney Esiri, also known by his artist name Dr SID, said the situation in Nigeria had gone to the point, where you have to look at it and say, if not now, then when?. Soldiers were seen barricading the protest site moments before the shooting, BBC Nigeria correspondent Mayeni Jones reports. Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has appealed for calm in a statement, urging Nigerians to have patience while police reforms gather pace, without mentioning Tuesdays shooting. While ECOWAS commission recognizes the right of citizens to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly and protest, it is also of the view that those rights should be exercised in a non-violent manner., In this regard, ECOWAS commission calls on all protesters to remain peaceful in the conduct of their demonstrations. and cavorting in the streets of Ondo, Ekiti and Osun states. The presiding priest was abducted as well, said Adelegbe Timileyin, who represents the Owo area in Nigerias lower legislative chamber. It was an emotional scene, yesterday, as Whitney Adeniran, the 12-year-old student of Chrisland . Isaac Achi was killed in the Paikoro area of Niger state after gunmen failed to break into his house and instead set it on fire, said Wasiu Abiodun, the police spokesman. The attackers targeted the St.. In a televised address, the Lagos governor said he has ordered an investigation into the actions of the military at Lekki plaza, suggesting the army may be responsible for the shooting. After a gruelling six-month presidential campaign that saw candidates traverse the length and breadth of Nigeria in search of votes, President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, yesterday, called on his . choice of less than 10% of the record 93 million who registered to vote, helped candidate who came third in the presidential election with 25%. Nigerias president-elect Bola Tinubu has officially received his winners certificate at a ceremony in the capital, Abuja. 1960 - Independence, with Prime Minister Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa leading a coalition government. Some could not cast their ballot because of malfunctioning machines. In Ondo, road transport workers celebrated the former Lagos The president-elect was accompanied by Vice-President-elect Kashim Shettima during the visit. They dont mention that the results for other parties shown 2002 November - More than 200 people die in four days of rioting stoked by Muslim fury over the planned Miss World beauty pageant in Kaduna in December. Nigeria sees cash shortage amid push for redesigned currency. BARCELONA, Spain (AP) The three Nigerian stowaways found on an oil tanker's rudder after an 11-day ocean voyage from Lagos, Nigeria to Las Palmas in the Canary Islands are seeking asylum in Spain, a spokesperson for the Spanish government delegation in the Canaries said Wednesday. ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) Nigeria's push to replace its paper money with newly designed currency notes has created a shortage of cash, leaving people unable to buy what they need and forcing businesses to close across the West African nation, experts and business groups said. fraudulent electoral process. Madison fire officials said all three victims were inside a . This is with a view to taking this up with a higher command of the military and to seek the intervention of Mr. President in his capacity as a commander in chief to unravel the sequence of events that happened yesterday night, he said. issues with the voters roll and problems on voting day. ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) Violent attacks targeting Nigerias election commission offices are raising concerns about the security of the West African country's upcoming elections in February. LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) Teenage climate activists in Nigeria's largest city are recycling trash into runway outfits for a Trashion Show.. A major Nigerian TV station with links to a ruling party politician was on fire after people attacked it with petrol bombs. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. 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With about 8.8 million The Lagos State government, yesterday, ordered a coroners inquest to ascertain the cause of death of a 12-year-old Chrisland School student, Whitney Omodesola Adeniran, who died on February 9, 2023. Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State, yesterday, lauded Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State for being party of those who ensured that presidential power moved to the southern part of the country. ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) Rail service in Nigerias capital city resumed on Monday, eight months after assailants attacked a train with explosives and gunfire, killing seven people and abducting dozens of passengers. We won the election and we will prove it to Nigerians, third-place Labour Party candidate Peter Obi said at a news conference in the capital. to official results, voter turnout in Nigeria's election was 27%, one of the ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) Nigeria's opposition renewed calls for the election result to be overturned on Thursday, a day after the country announced its new president-elect. The Labour Party candidate got 25% of the votes -- behind Atiku Abubakar and the winner Bola Tinubu, who got 37%. Journalists in Nigeria must be permitted to freely report on demonstrations without threat of violence or intimidation, said Angela Quintal, CPJs Africa program coordinator. It did not specify when Mr Tinubu will move to the facility. "We won the election and we will prove it to Nigerians," Mr Obi said at a news conference in Abuja. Rights group Amnesty International said at least 12 people were killed by soldiers and police in Lagos on Tuesday. Videos appearing to be from the scene of the attack showed church worshippers lying in pools of blood while people around them wailed. On election day itself many I told the school I dont want trouble. Nigerias military, however, denied responsibility for the Lekki shootings, posting a tweet that labelled several reports as fake news. Unrest spreads in Lagos a day after witnesses and rights groups say soldiers opened fire at a crowd protesting against police brutality. Chinedu Mogbo, founder of Greenfingers Wildlife Initiative, a conservation group working with the activists, said the show was designed to raise awareness about environmental pollution. Moshood Abiola dies in custody a month later. Nigeria will eventually win," said Buhari, who was elected after promising to end Nigeria's prolonged security crisis. Omodesola was butchered just because Chrisland kept protecting its reputation. Some celebrated into the early hours, but the usually busy streets of Lagos are mostly deserted on Wednesday morning, some businesses remain closed. President Obasanjo's People's Democratic Party wins parliamentary majority. Thanks for contacting us. #EndSARS @hrw pic.twitter.com/R2UDQ4Ytyk, Anietie Ewang (@aniewang) October 21, 2020. Ahead of the March 11 Governorship and House of Assembly elections, Gov. 2006 January onwards - Militants in the Niger Delta attack pipelines and other oil facilities and kidnap foreign oil workers. Somebody got hit straight beside me and he died on the spot," he said. In 2014, militants stormed a boarding school in the Nigerian village of Chibok and kidnapped 276 girls - an incident which gained widespread attention and sparked an international campaign. Here are five notable events that happened in Nigeria today (30/10/2019). Closer to Lekki, where there are a number of shopping centres, the streets were mainly empty. strongholds, voting did not take place at all and there were also cases of Replaced by his deputy, Lt-Gene Olusegun Obasanjo, who helps introduce US-style presidential constitution. Senator Dino Melaye from the Peoples Democratic Party Nigeria elections 2023: Who is Bola Tinubu? state governors victory in a popular bus terminal, dancing and making merry Saudi Arabia on Saturday put to death two men, including one convicted of attempting to blow up an oil facility, bringing to six the number of executions this year, state media reported. Witnesses have told the BBC what they saw when men in military camouflage opened fire on Tuesday evening. King greeted by lively drum beats during visit to new . table displayed on a television screen, which we've found matches the results from Delta state. TABAWA, Nigeria (AP) When the floodwaters reached Aisha Alis hut made of woven straw mats and raffia palms, she packed up what belongings she could and set off on foot with her eight youngest children. Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari said only fiends from the nether region could have conceived and carried out such dastardly act, according to a statement from his spokesman. At the Lekki toll gate itself there were around 200 people, who crowded round us, wanting to tell their stories of the night before, angry but also determined to stand their ground. The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld President . ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) Nigerian authorities on Thursday directed all universities to shut down for nearly three weeks for this month's presidential elections, citing security concerns. 2023 BBC. Mr Tinubu won a 37% share of the votes, a lower margin of victory than previous Nigerian presidents. In a statement, Amnesty International Nigeria said at least 12 protesters were killed in Lagos on Tuesday. President Buhari did not directly refer to the shootings in a statement on Wednesday, but called on people to have patience as police reforms "gather pace", and appealed for "understanding and calm". Gunmen opened fire on worshippers and detonated explosives at a Catholic church in southwestern Nigeria on Sunday, leaving dozens feared dead, state lawmakers said. I Stood For Justice And Equity Gov Makinde Reveals Why Tinubu Won In Oyo, President Buhari Was Deceived Yahaya Bello. physically going to collect their voter cards. And his rivals have yet to signal that they accept the legitimacy of the election. Shortly before a curfew was due to start, officers turned up and began to kettle in the demonstrators. 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(PDP), whose candidate Atiku Abubakar is challenging the results, tweeted about what he called INEC magic, referring to Nigerias official election commission. Demonstrators have been using the social media hashtag #EndSars to rally crowds against the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (Sars). A witness who did not want to be named told BBC News that shortly before 19:00 local time (18:00 GMT) soldiers "pulled up and they started firing directly" at peaceful protesters. 1975 - General Gowon overthrown by Brigadier Murtala Ramat Mohammed, who begins process of moving federal capital to Abuja. Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State has warned that the state government will not allow religious crisis in the state. They started pushing the narrative of she was sick; she was sickly. The Committee to Project Journalists (CPJ) has called on Nigerian authorities to allow journalists to continue to do their jobs while covering protests against police brutality in the West African country. 2003 12 April - First legislative elections since end of military rule in 1999. presidential candidate Peter Obi, who finished third in the elections, has ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) A Nigerian soldier opened fire in a military base, killing an aid worker and a fellow soldier in the countrys northeast region where troops are fighting decade-long extremist violence, authorities said. The authorities should immediately withdraw the military from the streets, and identify and prosecute officers responsible for or complicit in any excessive use of force against peaceful protesters., #Nigeria:After soldiers opened fire at a crowd of protesters in Lagos last night, the authorities should immediately withdraw the military from the streets & identify/prosecute officers responsible for or complicit in any excessive use of force against protesters. 2023 NYP Holdings, Inc. All Rights Reserved, Slain NJ councilwomans family says cops still have no answers nearly a week after she was gunned down, Murdered teens mom wears shirt showing daughters dismembered remains to killers hearing, Gunmen kidnap 32 people from Nigeria train station, We must stand up to Irans threats to free speech. Was voter apathy behind low turnout in Nigeria? tweeted about what he called INEC magic, It's clear from watching the official announcement ceremony, Nigeria's stolen oil, the military and a man named Government. The autopsy result is out and Desola was electrocuted. "I look forward to working together to grow our security and trade ties, opening up opportunities for businesses and creating prosperity in both our countries," Mr Sunak said in a tweet. Omodesola was butchered just because Chrisland kept protecting their reputation., But responding to The Guardian inquiry on the matter, spokesperson for Lagos State Police Command, Benjamin Hundeyin, said the autopsy result was not out, saying I dont know why shes saying what she said., 03 March 2023 | Street fighting in Bakhmut but Russia not in control, Harry: I feared losing memories of mum during therapy, Sonic boom heard as RAF Typhoon jets escort plane, Echoes of Hillsborough for Arena families. Nigerian authorities turned a peaceful protest against police brutality into a shooting spree, showing the ugly depths they are willing to go to suppress the voices of citizens, Anietie Ewang, Nigeria researcher at Human Rights Watch, said in a statement. 2003 September - Nigeria's first satellite, NigeriaSat-1, launched by Russian rocket. ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) A weapon fired from the air in Nigeria killed at least 21 members of a civilian defense group as they responded to an attack by gunmen in the country's volatile north, witnesses said Wednesday. Evidence gathered from eyewitnesses, video footage and hospital reports confirm that between 6:45 pm (1745 GMT) and 9:00 pm (2000 GMT) on Tuesday 20 October, the Nigerian military opened fire on thousands of people who were peacefully calling for good governance and an end to police brutality, the group said in a statement. vanguard news, sahara news, naija news now, naija news 247, naija news gossip, naija news hausa, naija news headlines today, naija news today and breaking, naija news blog, naija news legit, naija news now 24/7, latest naija news, bellanaija news, latest naija news loaded, big brother naija news, all naija news, latest naija news now, celebrity naija news, sport naija news, latest big brother . And US Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden also urged authorities to end the "violent crackdown on protesters". They came to my house and knelt down. People insulted my family and me. Xylazine, the drug's official name, is a potent animal tranquilizer that's being mixed with illegal drugs, like heroin and fentanyl, with devastating consequences. ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) Six states in Nigeria on Friday night withdrew a suit asking the Supreme Court to void the result of the just-concluded presidential election, the latest twist in several challenges facing the ruling partys victory in the vote. The presidency appeals for understanding and calm across the nation, as the implementation of the reform gathers pace at federal and state levels, presidential spokesman Femi Adesina said. ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) Election officials declared Bola Tinubu the winner of Nigeria's presidential election Wednesday, keeping the ruling party in power in Africa's most populous nation and raising the specter of protests by opposition supporters who already have called for the vote to be voided. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Mr Tayo Ayinde, on Saturday promised that Badagry would not be taken for granted when the governor succeeds in his second term bid. ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari said Thursday that the country's redesigned currency would bolster the upcoming presidential election, appealing for an end to violent protests over a resulting cash shortage that has led to daylong lines at banks, business closures and people unable to pay for basic needs. I started buying, not just reading, newspapers as a secondary school student, just as I also started going to court, on my own, to witness cases. Take action now to demand justice for those who died standing against police violence in Nigeria. The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has expressed concern about developments in Nigeria, urging both security forces and protesters to exercise restraint. Saudi Arabia on Saturday put to death two men, including one convicted of attempting to blow up an oil facility, bringing to six the number of executions this year, state media reported.
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