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The mayor of Buffalo has said that the elderly protester filmed being knocked to the ground by police in a now viral video was an “agitator” who has been asked to leave the area “numerous” times. Byron Brown said that the 75-year-old man, Martin Gugino, was trying to “spark up the crowd of people”. Two officers appeared to push Mr Gugino, who hit his head on the pavement and was seen to be bleeding from a head wound after the incident near Niagara Square in Buffalo,  New York . Mr Gugino was rushed to Erie County Medical Centre, where he is in a stable but serious condition. Both officers have been suspended without pay and an internal affairs investigation launched. Explaining why they had not been fired, Mayor Brown told WBEN Radio: “I don’t want to jump ahead of the investigation. It is very important for officers to know they are getting due process.” Mr Brown spoke about the violence and vandalism that had erupted after protests over the death of  George Floyd  and said that Mr Gu

Former President Barack Obama on Monday addressed the  nationwide protests  over the death of George Floyd, praising the “overwhelming majority” of peaceful demonstrators, condemning the violence brought on by a “small minority” and calling on a “new generation of activists” to “bring about real change.” “The waves of protests across the country represent a genuine and legitimate frustration over a decades-long failure to reform police practices and the broader criminal justice system in the United States,”  Obama wrote in an essay published on Medium.com . “The overwhelming majority of participants have been peaceful, courageous, responsible, and inspiring. They deserve our respect and support, not condemnation.” The former president then lauded police in Camden, N.J., and Flint, Mich., for publicly supporting peaceful protests before he criticized demonstrators who have been acting violently. “On the other hand, the small minority of folks who’ve resorted to violence in various forms

A medical doctor has died of COVID-19 at the lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LUTH). The practicing medical doctor died at the isolation ward, after contracting the virus from a patient he had been managing in a private hospital. The deceased, Doctor Chugbo Emeka becomes the first health worker in Nigeria to die from the novel coronavirus. Confirming the death, the Chief Medical Director of LUTH, Professor Chris Bode, says Doctor Chugbo was brought into the facility late on Monday, after showing severe symptoms. Professor Bode adds that the late doctor once worked with LUTH before going into private practice. Meanwhile, the Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) has condoled with the family of the doctor and members of the medical community over the loss. Doctor Emeka specialiSed in obstetrics and gynecology and was a one time Vice President of the National Association of Resident Doctors in LUTH. Channels 

The Deaconess of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Mrs. Chidinma Ibelegbo Saturday said those who kidnapped along Sagamu-Ijebu-Ode expressway on Thursday were Fulani herdsmen. Ibelegbo, who was kidnapped alongside four other persons, claimed that she escaped from the den of her captors when they fell asleep, an account entirely different from the claim of the Ogun State Police Command that took credit of her release. She gave the testimony of how she was divinely released at the ongoing RCCG Ministers’ Conference at the Redemption Camp at Kilometre 46, Lagos-Ibadan expressway last night. Ibelegbu, a deaconess from Abia State RCCG 3, recounted that she earnestly prayed to God that her captors should fall asleep so that she could sneak of their den. Shortly after she prayed, the deaconess said she sneaked out of the kidnappers’ den. In a statement, Saturday, the police command confirmed that it had rescued the only female official of the RCCG kidnapped on the way

Mr. Ola Oresanya, MD/CEO. Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) (2nd left) supported by Dr. Muyiwa Gbadegesin(L) and Barr. Nonye Mike-Nnaji, president, Spotlight Africa (r), to present an award to one of the 150 awardees, Adeola Bidemi, during an award presentation for Outstanding Excellence & Leadership to Street Sweepers, organised by Spotlight Africa, to celebrate LAWMA Women, at Alausa, Ikeja, recently. The Managing Director of Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA), Mr. Ola Oresanya, has described the female street sweepers as the engine room of the organization, working round the clock to keep the state clean and sustain the environment. He said this at Ikeja during an award ceremony organized by Spotlight African Network to celebrate the women workforce of the Authority for their input towards achieving cleaner and healthier environment in the state. At the programne tagged, “LAWMA Women Making A Difference, Community Service Leadership Awards”, he said: “I us

Rev. Father Paul Offu: killed in Enugu The Commissioner of Police in Enugu state, Mr Sulaiman Balarabe, on Sunday, said arrests will soon be made in connection with the killing of the Catholic Priest, Rev.Fr. Paul Offu. “Soon, we will make arrest of some suspects,” declared the commissioner. He spoke in an interview on Sunday. He said the police have been on the trail of some suspects believed to be the killers Offu, who was the Parish Priest of St. James Greater Parish, Ugbawka in Nkanu East Local Government Area (LGA) of the state, was allegedly killed on Thursday evening by yet-to-be identified gunmen. He was reportedly killed on the Ihe-Agbudu Road in Awgu LGA. The police chief said: “We are still tracking some individuals believed to be connected with the crime”. He appealed to residents of the state to assist security agencies with useful information that could help in apprehending the hoodlums. At least 200 Catholic priests in the state marched on the major

Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka on Sunday described the arrest of activist, Omoyele Sowore by the Department of State Security, DSS, as a travesty and violation of the fundamental rights of citizens to congregate and make public their concerns. Soyinka said the young politician has never engaged in any treasonable act as being claimed by the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu. Operatives of the Department of State Services, DSS, in the early hours of Saturday arrested Sowore, who is also the convener of ‘#RevolutionNow’ protests. Sowore posted a distress tweet at exactly 1:25 am with an eyewitness confirming that his phone was forcefully taken from him. Reacting, Soyinka, in a statement, titled: “Surely, Not Again!!!,” said the deployment of alarmist expressions such as “treason”, “anarchist”, “public incitement” and so on by security forces had become so predictable and banal that they have become meaningless. He said beyond the word ‘revolution,’ another much