Day: November 22, 2020

EPL Result: Liverpool Thrash Leicester 3-0

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Liverpool were not derailed by an injury crisis as Jurgen Klopp’s men produced a dominant display to beat Leicester 3-0 and move level on points with Premier League leaders Tottenham. Jonny Evans’s own goal was just reward for the Reds’ bright start before Diogo Jota set a record-breaking start to life at Anfield. The Portuguese international became the first Liverpool player to score in his first four home league games when he headed home Andy Robertson’s inch-perfect cross. Klopp was missing seven first-team regulars through injury and top scorer Mohamed…

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Negotiations: Labour Leaders Walkout Of Meeting With Nigeria Government

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The organized labour unions in Nigeria on Sunday stagged a walkout from a meeting between them and the Federal Government on the hikes in fuel pump price and the electricity tariff as the meeting ended in disarray. The dialogue, which was meant to take updates on the implementation of resolutions reached during the three previous meetings, ended abruptly barely 10 minutes after it commenced at the Presidential Villa banquet hall, Abuja. The meeting had started at 8:18 pm when the Trade Union Congress (TUC) President, Quadri Olaleye, raised the issue…

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#ENDSARS Protest: Akwa Ibom State Lifts Curfew

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Finally, the Akwa Ibom State government has lifted the curfew, which was imposed on the state following widespread violence that erupted during the #ENDSARS protests in the state. The state was one of the states hit when hoodlums hijacked the protest following the military shooting of peaceful protesters at the Lekki Toll Gate in Lagos State. The Commissioner of Information and Strategy, Ini Emem Obong, in a statement at the weekend said the discontinuation order followed the return of normalcy and widespread consultation with the security agencies in the state.…

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UK Parliament To Debate #EndSARS Petition Against Nigeria November 23

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The United Kingdom (UK) Parliament has said that a petition it received from Nigeria seeking sanctions against the Nigerian Government and Police Force over alleged human rights violations during the #ENDSARS protests would be debated on November 23. This development, which was made known on its website, also stated that the debate would be led by Theresa Villiers at the Westminster Hall between 6:00 pm and 7:30 pm. In the debate pack titled, ‘E-petition 554150, relating to Nigeria and the sanctions regime’, the parliament referenced the shootings of #ENDSARS protesters…

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Army Arrived #ENDSARS Protest At Toll Gate With Live, Blank Bullets – Brig.-Gen. Taiwo

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Fresh facts are emerging from the Lagos State Judicial Panel of Enquiry and Restitution for Victims of SARS related abuses and other matters as the army told the panel that soldiers deployed to the Lekki Toll Gate on October 20 were armed with both live and blank bullets. The Commander of 81 Division, Military Intelligence Brigade, Brig.-Gen. Ahmed Taiwo however told the panel that only the blank ones were fired into the air. He made the disclosure under cross examination at the resumed hearing of the panel. The committee granted…

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