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Nimi Princewill

October 10, 2020

LIVE: Voting, news analysis and results as Akeredolu, Ajayi, Jegede enter #OndoDecides

The Gazette reporters provide real-time updates as Akeredolu, Ajayi and Jegede romp home to a dramatic election showdown.

Akeredolu, Ajayi, Jegede enter #OndoDecides
October 9, 2020

Sunday Dare disowns #EndSARS campaigners, wants brutal squad reformed

The Nigerian youth minister advances the police’s narrative to keep the brutal anti-robbery squad in place.

Sunny Dare alongside the Inspector General of Police. [CREDIT: Official Twitter handle of Sunny Dare]
October 9, 2020

#EndSARS: Protesters are ‘jobless, clout chasers’: Frank Mba

The police spokesman ramps up verbal attacks on Nigerians protesting police brutality.

Nigerian Police Force spokesperson, Frank Mba. [CREDIT: The Cable]
October 9, 2020

Police unleash teargas, batons on Abuja #EndSARS protesters

Protests demanding immediate dissolution of the brutal and corrupt police squad have been gaining momentum over the past week.

Mohammed Adamu
October 9, 2020

World Food Programme gets 2020 Nobel Peace Prize

The UN agency receives the award for its efforts to combat hunger and bettering conditions for peace in conflict-affected areas.

World Food Programme gets 2020 Nobel Peace Prize
October 8, 2020

2021 Budget: Buhari proposes N3.1 trillion for debts; N3.5 trillion for infrastructure

Despite limited funding allotted to capital projects, the budget’s projected deficit of N4.98 trillion will be financed mainly by borrowing.

October 8, 2020

Alpha-Beta Fraud: Tinubu laundered N1 billion through The Nation, two others: Affidavit

Mr. Tinubu is widely adjudged as the owner of The Nation, which neither he nor the outlet has denied several years on.

Bola Tinubu and Sam Omatseye
October 8, 2020

Niger Delta activists fear PIB could trigger instability in host communities

The bill requires oil companies to establish a host community trust fund but puts hosts themselves in the back-seat.

A Niger Delta community
October 8, 2020

American poet Louise Glück wins Nobel literature prize

Ms. Glück has won the National Humanities Medal, the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award.

Nobel
October 7, 2020

Two scientists get Nobel chemistry prize for research on genome editing

The technology developed by the scientists has already been used by doctors to tackle sickle cell disease with encouraging results.

Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer Doudna (Credit: euronews.com)