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DEMONSTRATORS protesting against police brutality in Nigeria have successfully raised N3.7m ($9,650) within four hours to purchase a prosthetic limb for a disabled simply known as Jane who has been participating in the protests on crutches.

NIGERIAN health officials have warned members of the public against travelling to the UK and four other countries as well as receiving visitors from there because of the high risk of contracting the Covid-19 virus.

TRANPORT minister Rotimi Amaechi has revealed that the federal government is planning to apply for an $11bn loan to construct the Lagos-Calabar coastal railway line along Nigeria's 853km Atlantic coastline.

GOVERNOR Babajide Sanwoolu has imposed a 24 curfew across Lagos State starting from 4pm today in response to the recent violence that has resulted from hoodlums hijacking the peaceful #EndSARS protests and setting the state ablaze.

Ayo Akinfe

(1) The jumbo pay packages of our lawmakers are an affront to any decent society

(2) The impunity with which corrupt people are running the country. Orji Uzor Kalu was convicted of fraud by a court but remains a senator, while Abdullahi Ganduje was caught red handed receiving bribes yet remains a governor

HUMAN rights lawyer Femi Falana has warned President Muhammadu Buhari not to use the military against #EndSARS protesters making it clear that if this happens chief of army staff Lt General Tukur Buratai faces being charged with crimes against humanity.

FAITH body the Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria(CBCN) has thrown its weight behind the ongoing #EndSARS protests in Nigeria saying the movement is a true representation of the problems the nation is facing.

FINANCE minister Zainab Ahmed is confident that when the new Kaduna steel mill is up and running it will spark off the Nigerian industrial revolution as it will have the capacity to produce 1m tonnes a year.

THOUSANDS of Nigerians in the UK participated in a candlelit vigil in central London as part of the worldwide #EndsSars campaign aimed at bringing about an end to police brutality and improving security across Nigeria.

FULHAM playmaker Ademola Lookman looks set to be the next subject of a tug-of-war between Nigeria and England after his eye catching display against Sheffield United in the English Premier League yesterday got fans on both sides demanding his services.