#RevolutionNow: DSS intercepts protest, about five brutalised in Osun

No fewer than 5 persons were yesterday brutalised by the operatives of the Department Of Security Services (DSS) during a protest in Osun state.

The brutalised persons, who were members of Coalition of Revolution (CORE) movement gathered at popular Ola-iya junction in Osogbo, the state capital where they mobilised themselves in a formidable group for a peaceful protest before they were arrested and beaten silly by the security men who later released them after the intervention of many Nigerians who condemned the inhuman act.

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This is contained in a press statement by Jibril Dardau, Acting General Manager (Corporate Affairs) on Friday in Lokoja.

Dardau quoted Moghalu as saying that non-adherence to the guidelines would attract sanctions.

Maritime agencies discuss cargo evacuation from Lagos ports to Onitsha

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In a statement made available to Tribune Online over the weekend by the National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) Spokesman, Mr Jibril Darda’u, the third Heads of maritime agencies meeting which held in Lokoja, Kogi State, agreed that it was imperative that the nation’s waterways are used maximally towards cargo evacuation from the ports in Lagos.