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This is quite unbelievable, the minor who was arrested yesterday by the Police, for allegedly joining some hoodlums and thugs to break into Oba Market Police station, and after then he took one of the policeman uniform after they are done, and wore it declaring himself as the new IG of Police. Here is the photo of boy when he was arrested: According to a man called Kola Edokpayi from his verified Facebook page. He reveals his team have secured the bail of the young boy today, whose name is Gift Osayuhi. The boy was released to them after signing an undertaking to rehabilitate and him the young boy, and also offers him scholarship to achieve his dream. Here is the photo of the boy with Mr. Kola Edokpayi and his team, after his release: Check out the screenshot of Mr. Kola Edokpayi statement on his verified Facebook page: We have been able to secure the unconditional release of the 11 year old boy by name Gift Osayuhi whose picture went viral on social media yesterday for a...

We have been able to secure the unconditional release of the 11 year old boy by name Gift Osayuhi whose picture went viral on social media yesterday for allegedly joining some miscreants to break into Oba Market Police station, took their police Uniform,wore it and declared himself as the new IG of Police during the ENDSARS protest. The boy was released to us  after we undertook  to rehabilitate and reform him. The young boy said his dream is to become the IG of Police and we also undertook to ensure the boy is giving a proper education so as to help help him achieve his dream. We sincerely thank Edo State Commissioner of Police and Edo State Ministry of Justice for the kind understanding  and cooperation. We also met with his mother who told  she is a widow who takes care of the children alone and the little boy usually assist her to sell water and drinks  in Ring road.

Doctors attending to Coronavirus patients By Kazeem Ugbodaga Lagos State on Friday posted more than half of the new COVID-19 cases in the countryFigures from the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, on Friday showed that Nigeria posted 170 new cases of the  virus. The figures showed increase in infections than the previous day when the nation recorded 150 cases Of the 170 new cases, Lagos raked in 106 cases, with FCT coming a distant second with 25 cases and Oyo, 14 cases. Lagos’ 106 cases of COVID-19 represent an increase in what was recorded the previous day which stood at 89. READ ALSO    COVID-19 cases escalate in Nigeria as national tally hits 49,485 The 170 new cases were recorded in 10 States and the FCT, while three deaths were recorded on Friday. With the new infections, total confirmed COVID-19 cases in Nigeria stand at 62,691, with 58,430 survivors discharged and 1,144 deaths recorded. Lagos-106 FCT-25 Oyo-14 Edo-7 Kaduna-7 Ogun-4 Bauchi-2 ...

About 10 escapees from the jail break at the two correctional facilities in Benin City have so far been rearrested by the Police. Edo State Police Commissioner Mr Johnson Kokumo stated this on Wednesday in Benin while parading them along with other criminal suspects. Mr Kokumo listed those rearrested as Emmanuel Udoh, Friday Etim, Victor Akpotor, Lucky Precious and Osarumen Enoragbon. Others are Patrick Eguavoen, Abraham Matthew, Endurance Ifobuow, Mohammed Adamu and Henry Atadi. Copied .

Weed killer Indian stoners face a moral crusade ▪︎Puritans fret that cannabis-crazed actors are corrupting the nation’s youth One might expect India to be at peace with marijuana. Before time itself, the god Shiva is supposed to have discovered the stuff. He sits high in a mythical Himalayan abode, eating gobs of it while pondering the mysteries of the universe; so do religious mendicants who emulate him today. Victorian India exported ganja to Jamaica with indentured labourers in the first half of the 19th century, long before the West surrendered to its mellow charms. But this monsoon season, moralists have raised the alarm: cannabis-crazed Bollywood stars are corrupting India’s youth. The Indian media went to war with the killer weed in September while the Narcotics Control Bureau (ncb) and other law-enforcement agencies rolled out a series of pretexts to hold Rhea Chakraborty, a Bollywood starlet, in jail for a month—ultimately for having procured marijuana for her boyf...

The menace of the Nigerian custom service must STOP . This is the next security outfit that must be reformed and the corruption there must stop . They have been said to be the worst of all the armed forces the extortion and misbehavior on our highways is worrisome. Developing story details later . Email us your story or experience with the Nigerian custom service on Lionfacenews@gmail.com. 

 ENDSARS: IT IS TIME TO RENEGOTIATE NIGERIA  The National Christian Elders Forum held an Emergency Meeting on Thursday 22nd  October, 2020 following the attacks and destructions that climaxed the ENDSARS  protests. NCEF waited for the President of Nigeria to deliver his speech to the country  before commencing with the meeting.  REPORT OF THE MEETING  National Christian Elders Forum (NCEF) wishes to express great sorrow at the recent  events in the country which commenced with nationwide protests against the excesses of  the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) and climaxed in the death of some of the  unarmed protesters, security personnel, and mindless destruction of properties. All the  lives lost are Nigerian and there was no need for any of them to have died. There is no  justification for anyone seeking to tribalize or sectionalize the protests and looting that  followed it. The protests are result of pent up fu...

United States Consulate General, Public Affairs Section,  2 Walter Carrington Crescent, P.O. Box 554 Lagos.   Phone: 01-4603400  Website at http://ng.usembassy.gov      PRESS RELEASE                          October 27, 2020        For Immediate Release         U.S. Consulate Announces Application for 2020 Academy for Women Entrepreneurs    The United States Consulate General in Lagos on Tuesday announced a call for applications for the 2020 Academy for Women Entrepreneurs (AWE), a U.S. Government initiative that supports women entrepreneurs around the world.      For the second annual AWE, we will select 120 female entrepreneurs from across southern Nigeria to receive virtual and in-person training and mentoring. To support the comprehensive rehabilitation and reintegration of returned migrants,...

Who is a Hoodlum? A hoodlum is someone born in abject poverty in a rural or urban setting, who could never afford a 3 square meal. At age 5, was already hawking on the streets and trying to earn his keep. A hoodlum was probably abused and exposed to constant threats in his neighbourhood. A hoodlum saw violence earlier than probably anyone would hope to. A hoodlum attended a public school once in a while when not on the streets hawking but had no teacher to teach him or was flogged for coming late to school. A hoodlum had no books in school and his home and school looked very much alike. A hoodlum hardly saw the walls of a secondary school and if he did probably dropped out without getting anything from it. A hoodlum had no mentors, got no words of encouragement, had no dreams and was unable to aspire to become a doctor, Lawyer or Banker. A hoodlum has had to be his own father and mother from a young age and fend for himself, resulting from time to time to crime sometimes as...

The Federal government has officially unveiled the registration portal for the N75 Billion Nigeria Youth Investment Fund (NYIF), thereby paving the way for interested young Nigerians between the age of 18-35 years old to apply. Successful applicants will undergo 5 days of compulsory online training which is free. Fund approval will range from N250,000 to N5,000,000 with a spread across group applications, individual applications, working capital loans set at 1 year, and term loans set at 3 years. REQUIREMENTS • Phone • Gender • Residential Address • Geo-Political Zone • State of Origin • LGA • Educational Level • Select Preferred Training Center • How did you hear about NYIF? Youth with business ideas that require funding can apply for the fund through the following link: https://nyif.nmfb.com.ng/Applicants/New

The CEO and Group managing Director of LANDLION PROPERTIES Ltd  Hon Daniel Asekhame has recently advised Nigerians to invest in real estate as there are affordable housing unit now in lekki axis Lagos selling for bottom prices as a way to encourage lagosians and Nigerians as a whole to engage in long term investments in the real estate sector . Details later . You may whatsapp us on +2348960388776. Email landlionmail@gmail.com. 

WHAT HAPPENED LAST NIGHT SHOULD MAKE US WISER!  The President threat or speech yesterday broke us but thought us many hard lessons. Myself and so many others couldn't sleep last night... We were broken!!!!!! We protested for 12 days without vandalisation 12 days of rejecting bribe, 12 days of caring and looking out for each other. 12 days of giving free medical care and legal services, Brands, both national and international Celebrities, Churches all protested... influencial people were lobbied to add their voice... At the protest grounds, the Christians gave room for the Muslims to have their Jumat prayers The Christians had their service on Sunday... There was a candlelight service held all over the nation for fallen heroes, Youths despite the hard economy spent their personal money cooking for each other. No one knew who was a Yoruba, Igbo or Hausa, or  Edo... We ate together and danced together. For 12 days, These were organised without a formal leader with jus...

*New Police Act, 2020* President Buhari on September 16, 2020, signed the new Police Act 2020 into law and this replaced the old Police Act, CAP P.19, LFN, 2004. Below are the highpoints of the new amendments that every Nigerian should be aware of: 1) Section 66(1) of the Police Act 2020, ONLY a Police Officer who is a LEGAL PRACTITIONER, can prosecute. Police Officer who is NOT a LEGAL PRACTITIONER cannot prosecute unlike the the Old Act that gave non-Police lawyers prosecutorial power. 2) Just like in the movies, Nigeria can now have private detectives who are not employed by the government. The Nigeria Police Force is responsible for vetting and approving the registration of Private Detective Schools and Private Investigative Outfits. See Sec. 4(i). 3) The Police is mandated to report the findings of its investigation to the Attorney General of the Federation or State as the case may be. See Sec. 32(1). 4) The Act prohibits the Police from arresting anyone based on a civ...

The current situation in Nigeria 🇳🇬 has shown that Nigerians are capable of standing up for their rights just like any other nation in the world   the issues in Nigeria went out of hand as the state of corruption and extortion went well above  acceptable and considerable limits.  You cannot live in a nation where most of the basic institutions are out of control and being mismanaged by people put there to oversee affairs. Our electoral system has been battered and stolen million are being invested by aspirant to acquire power , millions of naira are used to compensate aspirants to make them step down from elections all over the country . This has made a complete mess of our national electoral process and thus less is expected from candidates that win elections.  Painfully the process now is that when you win elections here you are not yet guaranteed your vied office as your opponents now seek legal processes to upturn election results. Now we ask i...

*#EndSARS Fake News: Nigerians in Diaspora seek withdrawal of statements by the United Nations, US* The Nigerians in Diaspora Monitoring Group (NDMG), Ohio, United States, have called on the United Nation, United States, United Kingdom and other nations to withdraw their statements that appeared to taunt the Nigerian government over the Lekki tollgate shooting.  With overwhelming evidence now rubbishing supposed massacre in Lagos State, the NDMG said it is logical for the international community to apologise to the President Muhammadu Buhari-led government.  The Nigerians in Diaspora Monitoring Group made this known in a statement signed by its President, Erasmus Kuti on Friday.  Like the rest of the world, the NDMG admitted that it reacted with disgust over the alleged shooting of peaceful #EndSARS protesters by the Nigerian Army.  However, it said that sentiment changed after the actual picture of the incident surfaced.  According to the group, the...

October 24, 2020 Press Release What Affects You, Affects Us. ... Save Edo from saboteurs The Edo state government warehouse in Medical Stores Road in Benin City used for the storage of some Covid-19 palliative materials as well as medical assets including vaccines, high-end equipment and other supplies has been broken into and its content looted. We are saddened. You will recall that Edo State Government has been in the forefront and got commendation from NCDC in its handling of the Covid-19 pandemic in the state. Apart from the robust policy of tackling the dreaded disease it put in place, EDSG distributed palliatives upon receipt of relief materials, to the vulnerable and poor population to mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 crisis in the state especially during the period of the lockdown. Even recently, the government has been able to fall back on this strategic reserve in response to the plight of people displaced by flooding in parts of Etsako Central, Etsako East and...

*#EndSARS: Obaseki meets Edo youths, assures of 60 per cent representation in new cabinet* *_...says training ongoing for over 2000-man state-owned security network_* *....expands Panel of Inquiry on police brutality to 20* The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki has assured youths in the state of 60 per cent representation in his new cabinet.  The governor gave the assurance during an interactive meeting with youth groups at Government House, in Benin City, on Thursday. He said the crisis in the state following the hijack of the #ENDSARS protests is politically motivated. The meeting had in attendance leaders and representatives of over 30 youth organisations in the state. Obaseki said: "I am worried about the level of criminality. Parts of the fight we had in our first term was the issue of maintaining law and order and fighting criminality as lots of these criminals hid under the cover of the godfathers who called them their infantry, lions and tigers. "With...

DÉJÀ VU – In Tragic Vein By Wole Soyinka I arrived home from external commitments just over a week ago to an extraordinary homecoming gift. It took the form of a movement -- sometimes angry, sometimes entrancing, poignant, sometimes strident, certainly robust in expectations but always moving, visionary and organized. That movement demanded an end to brutality from state security agencies, focusing on a notorious unit known as SARS. But, of course, SARS merely stood for the parasitic character of governance itself in all ramifications. That dimension – albeit not in those very terms of course – was acknowledge by the first formal response of government, delivered through the Vice-President. The movement involved members of the Nigerian Bar Association, Feminist Groups, Professionals, Technocrats, Students, Prelates, Industrial institutions, and Artistes – writers, cineastes, actors, musicians. It was markedly a youthful movement, its energy, creativity and resolve diffused throughout t...

PRESS STATEMENT The attention of the Edo State House of Assembly has been drawn to a criminally inciting voice note that is being circulated in the social media which speaks of plans to burn down all public establishments in Edo state. While this would ordinarily have been considered a mere threat, it however aligns with the worrisome pattern of destructive activities perpetrated by hoodlums who have since hijacked the well - intentioned peaceful #ENDSARS protests by youths across Nigeria.      The House wishes to reiterate its support for the rights of citizens to freedom of speech, expression and peaceful assembly. But , as an arm of government, we have a constitutional responsibility to ensure the full protection of lives and livelihoods of Edo people.        The involvement of certain political tendencies in this dastardly and cowardly efforts at destablizing  the state must be resisted. The destruction of public and private property anywhere ...

ALL THESE GONE IN LAGOS STATE.   1. Nigeria Port Authority Lagos - set ablaze 2. Orile Police Post, Lagos - set ablaze 3. Lekki Toll Gate, Lagos - totally destroyed 4. BRT Terminal, Oyingbo - New Buses set on fire 5. Television Continental, Ketu, Lagos - set ablaze 6. VIO, FRSC Office, Ojodu - FRSC branded cars,   generators set ablaze. 7. BRT Terminal, Ojodu, Lagos - buses set ablaze. 8. BRT Bus at Berger - set ablaze 9. Lagos Television, Agidingbi, Ikeja - shut down 10.  Recreational Center, Oregun, Lagos - set on fire. 11. Oba's Palace, Lagos - burnt to ashes. His scepter of authority seized. 12. Sanwo Olu Mother's House, Surulere, Lagos - set  ablaze 13  Kings college on fire  14. Many lives lost already to the protests all in Lagos and south west. 15. Oriental Hotel, Victoria Island Lagos burnt 16. GTBank Branches burnt down  17. AccessBank Branches burnt down  18. Channels Television shut down  19. Ajeromi Local Govt Secretariat 20...

The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has ordered the withdrawal of all police officers attached to Very Important Persons across the country with immediate effect. The IGP, however, exempted those attached to Government Houses, the Senate President and the Speaker House of Representatives, from the order. This is coming 10 days after the police authorities disbanded the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, following protests against the squad for high handedness and extrajudicial killings.The PUNCH reports that Adamu’s predecessors had also issued similar directives which were only observed in breach. The latest directive was contained in a police wireless message dated October 21, 2020, addressed to all state Commissioners of Police. The wireless signal with reference number, CB:4001/DOPS/SPU/FHQ/ABU/VOL./ORDER AND DIRECTIVES, said, “any commander who violates this order will bear the consequencesThe signal, which was signed by the AIPOL, Protect, Force Headquarters, Ab...

Davido, the well known Adeleke David who happens to be one of the most successful hip hop musicians in Nigeria publicly announce that he made a very terrible mistake working for MTN all because of the massacre that took place in Lekki Tollgate last night. Davido is so heartbroken. MTN Nigeria, a dominant and a very popular network provider in Nigeria dropped a post recently on Twitter and the post means alot Nigerians at this time of ENDSARS trial. Last night, many protesters where killed while so many of them where badly injured at Lekki Tollgate.  The saddest truth of the matter is that peaceful protesters had no weapon whatsoever, not even a gun, Cutlass, matchete or plank, all they were holding by the time of the incidence was just a Nigerian flag and a placard with various descriptions, mostly #ENDSARS. Men in uniform of Nigeria military were seen shooting live bullet at protesters, killed many and left lot of them injured and hospitalized. too. Though, Nigeria army claimed th...

Rumors has been flying around today of the massive killing that may occur in Edo state from tomorrow.  Social media voice notes and videos with statements saying  there will be massive killings in edo state from tomorrow October 22  is flying around already.  We implore all those involved with this treats to consider Edo State citizens and reconsider their action and plans for good.  

The governor has paid visits to the victims of Lekki shooting in hospitals. Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has ordered an immediate investigation into the shootings at Lekki, hours after he imposed a curfew in the state. Men dressed in military gear opened fire on unarmed protesters at the Lekki toll gate around 7pm on Tuesday, October 20, leaving many dead, injured and hospitalised. The lights and security cameras were turned off before the shootings began. "Members of the Nigerian army pulled up on us and they started firing. They were shooting, they were firing straight at us and a lot of people got hit. I just barely survived,"  says  Akinbosola Ogunsanya,  who was at the scene of the incident. The protesters have been  calling for an end to police brutality  since October 4; and had blocked the Lekki-Epe toll gate, Lekki-Ikoyi link bridge and other major roads in Lagos, while staging sit-in, candle-lit processions for victims of police brutality....