….Victim brought in dead, says CEO Hoodlums have set Lagoon Hospital in Apapa, Lagos on fire. The hospital was alleged to have refused a protester, who was shot, an admission. This led to the mob descending on the hospital and setting it ablaze. An eyewitness, in a video obtained by The one of the protesters , said the protesters have ... Read More »

The Archbishop of the Church of God Mission International (CGMI), Margaret Idahosa, has pleaded with President Muhammadu Buhari to accede to the demands of #ENDSARS protests. She said this will assuage the protesters and preserve the nation from the already-tensed polity. The cleric said the #ENDSARS were simply expressing disgust over years of neglect and bad governance, calling on the ... Read More »

…Seek sack of Service Chiefs. The National Youth Council (NYC) on Tuesday stormed the National Assembly, calling for the sack of the nation’s Service Chiefs. The call to relieve the Service Chiefs of their duties as contained in a 7-point demand made by the NYC on the government if it hopes to calm frayed nerves and end the on-going #EndSAR ... Read More »

…Warns protesters against allowing hijack by mischief-makers President Muhammadu Buhari has asserted it is within the rights of youths to peacefully protest while making demands of their leaders. The President, who made the assertion during a meeting with the Minister of Youths and Sports Development, Mr Sunday Dare, however advised the protesters to be wary of unscrupulous elements who would ... Read More »

*Military divided over plot The Federal Government may deploy soldiers to check further breakdown of law and order by suspected hoodlums who have infiltrated ongoing #ENDSARS protests, The Nation has learnt. It was reliably gathered all the General Officers Commanding the various Divisions have been briefed and waiting for orders to deploy combatant officers and soldiers to quell the protests ... Read More »

Nigeria’s premier and leading financial inclusion services provider, First Bank of Nigeria Limited has announced that its CEO, Dr. Adesola Adeduntan has been honoured with membership of Bretton Woods Committee (BWC).  FirstBank has also joined Bretton Woods Committee as an Organisational Supporter in line with the commitment to demonstrate cooperation and foster global well-being. The membership, which is by invitation ... Read More »

A Federal High Court in Lagos on Monday adjourned till December 10 to enable the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) field its final witness in the fraud case against Delta North Senator Peter Nwaoboshi. Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke fixed the date, following some confusion between the prosecution and the defendants over the correct date when the witness should testify. The ... Read More »

The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mohammed Adamu …They will undergo psychological and medical examination to ascertain their fitness. The Inspector General of Police Mohammed Adamu has created a new unit to replace the disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS). A statement by the Force Public Relations Officer, DCP Frank Mba said the new unit is named Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) ... Read More »

The debt scandal involving Airtel Network Nigeria Limited and a communication firm, Plus Limited has reverberated as the latter’s judgement at the Lagos High Court was upheld by the court of appeal, Lagos. NATIONAL WAVES learnt that the appellate court upheld the judgment of a Lagos High Court, Ikorodu, which awarded N4.88 billion in favour of a communication firm, Plus ... Read More »

Nigeria’s long-standing innovative bank, Wema Bank, has rewarded twenty of its Royal Kiddies account holders through an announcement made during the virtual selection which held on the 2nd of October 2020. As the bank had earlier announced to make provision for educational support for its customers, a total of twenty winners emerged with six winners from the Lagos region, five ... Read More »