…I wanted to use purchased body parts for money rituals, says nabbed native doctor Police in Oyo have arrested suspects alleged to have sold the heads of two policemen killed during the ENDSARS protest in Ibadan to a native doctor at N1000. The suspects Adewale Abiodun, 17, and Aliu Mubarak, […]
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Governor of Borno State, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum has disclosed that the #EndSARS protest was a consequence of massive unemployment. The governor who doubles as the chairman of the North-east governor’s forum made the position today during economic and security summit at government house Yola. He said for the region […]
Governor Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed of Bauchi on Tuesday applauded members of the COVID-19 palliative committee over what he calls fair and judicious distribution of the commodities in the State. The governor who made the commendation while flagging off the distribution of additional food items in Bauchi Local Government area of […]
By Bala Dan Abu Taraba state Governor, Arc. Darius Ishaku has urged the federal government and other humanitarian agencies for assistance to rebuild structures and replace items either damaged or stolen by hoodlums that took advantage of the recently #Endsars protests in the state. The Governor made the appeal on […]
The National Food and strategic reserve, has released 1,500 metric tonnes of assorted grains to the Poultry Association of Nigeria. Engr. Sulaiman Amusa, Manager, Yola Food reserve complex, disclosed in an interview with Newsmen on Sunday in Yola. Amusa said that the development was part of the federal government’s efforts […]
…They pointed their guns at us and started shooting How a bloody night of bullets and brutality quashed a young protest movement Stephanie Busari, Nima Elbagir, Gianluca Mezzofiore and Katie Polglase Sometime after midnight on October 21, Elisha Sunday Ibanga answered a phone call from his older brother’s number. The […]
President Muhammadu Buhari says his administration will not allow a repeat of the #EndSARS protests that rocked the country in October. Buhari at a National Security Council meeting at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Tuesday, said “relevant stakeholders”, including the youth, would be carried along to forestall a repeat […]
Despite opposition against the disbandment of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad by northern governors, some state panels have continued to receive petitions from individuals on police harassment. Protesters had taken to streets across major cities in the country for over two weeks in October, demanding an end to police brutality and […]
David Abdulrazak Atta, a Twitter user, has linked Modupe Odele, Rinu Oduala and Mr Macaroni, three top #EndSARS activists, to Atiku Abubakar, a former vice-president, TheCable reports. The trio are among prominent figures at the forefront of the #EndSARS protest aimed at ending police brutality and excesses of operatives of […]
Inspector-General of Police Committee on EndSARS Protest Damage Assessment has said that about 100 AK-47 rifles and 2,600 pieces of ammunition are missing as a result of attacks on police formations in Lagos State by hoodlums who hijacked protests. The committee stated that 37 police formations were attacked during the […]
President Muhammadu Buhari says efforts are being made to fish out rogue elements in the Nigeria Police Force. The President spoke during a meeting with a delegation of the National Council of Traditional Rulers of Nigeria in Abuja on Thursday. He said the effort is in compliance with the demands […]
Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has stated that he almost cried after seeing photos of the damage of recent destruction of properties in Lagos State “I have spent time to see some of the pictures of the destruction done on public properties in Lagos and I nearly shed tears,” […]
Gov. Nasir El- Rufai of Kaduna State on Thursday visited Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State to commiserate with him and the residents of the state over the mayhem that followed the EndSARS protests. El-Rufai, while speaking at Lagos House, Marina, decried the level of the destruction of public and […]
Minister of Police Affairs, Muhammad Dingyadi, on Wednesday, said policemen selected to be part of the Special Weapons and Tactics team will be placed on the same salary structure as their colleagues in other police formations and units. Dingyadi stated this while speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today programme. He […]
By BASHIR BELLO, Abuja Youth Wing Christian Association Of Nigeria (YOWICAN) has among other suggestions, advised the Federal Government to convene a round table discussion with different youth leaders across the nation with some key government officials to bring about ong-lasting peace in the country. The call.was made by YOWICAN […]
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, onm Tuesday, threatened to sue the National Assembly and the Northern Governors’ Forum if any social media bill is passed and signed by President Muhammadu Buhari. SERAP said this in a tweet in reaction to a proposal by the northern governors for more social media […]
…demand social media censorship Northern leaders, including state governors and traditional rulers, on Monday, met in Kaduna, where they condemned #EndSARS protests. Their positions on the protests were contained in a communiqué issued after the meeting and read by the Chairman of the Northern Governors’ Forum and Governor of Plateau […]
The Minister of Power, Mamman says no government in the history of the country has done to the youth what the current administration of President Muhammadu Buhari is accomplishing through its numerous intervention programs. Mamman made the declaration while meeting with youth groups and other key stakeholders in Jalingo on […]
Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has asked the personnel of the force to protect themselves against attacks. He said the men and officers have the right to defend themselves in case of physical danger. The IGP spoke on Friday during an assessment tour of the Federal Capital Territory Police Command, […]
No fewer than 53 persons have been arrested by security operatives in connection with the looting of properties at the orientation camp of the National Youth Service Corps in the Kubwa area of Abuja, the Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu has said. He also assured that those who looted the […]
Public and private properties valued at N75 billion were lost to looters in Plateau State in the aftermath of the recent #EndSARS protest. Governor Simon Lalong disclosed this on Friday during an interactive session with Plateau youths held at the Rayfield field Government House, Jos. Lalong said the amount was […]
Peoples Democratic Party’s candidate in the October 10 Ondo Governorship Election, Mr. Eyitayo Jegede (SAN), has challenged the results of the poll. This is coming barely three weeks after the conduct of the election in the state. Jegede on Friday approached the election petition tribunal to challenge the results of […]
Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, said the meeting between Buhari and former heads of state on Friday, October 23, was “very touching, poignant”. He said they discussed issues surrounding the #EndSARS protests and the state of the nation. Adesina made this known in […]
Lawmaker representing Amuwo Odofin constituency 1 of Lagos State, Mojisola Alli-Macaulay, says most Nigerian youths are high on drugs all the time. Alli-Macaulay said this during a plenary at the Lagos State House of Assembly on the looting and pandemonium in the wake of the #EndSARS protest that was hijacked […]
The invading of government and individuals warehouses in Adamawa has necessitated the Executive Governor of the State, Rt Hon Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri to imposed a dusk to dawn curfew in the state. The curfew was intend to halt the spree looting of some hoodlums plundering federal and state government warehouses […]
Pastor Enoch Adeboye, General Overseer, the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), has directed all members of the church to commence a 30-day fast and prayer for Nigeria. The RCCG Assistant General Overseer, Admin, and Personnel, Pastor Johnson Odesola, announced this in a statement on Tuesday in Ibadan. According to […]
Etim Effiong Police in Lagos have arrested 520 suspected hoodlums, who exploited the #EndSARS protests to carry out arson, robbery, murder, rioting and damage to private and public properties and utilities. The hoodlums, who were also found with firearms, were said to have broken into a new generation bank and […]
….calls on govt to double efforts on empowerment generation The Emir of Muri emirate in Taraba state, Mallam Abbas Njidda Tafida has warned the people of the state,especially the youths not to turn themselves into praise singers of any body. The Emir in a virtual press briefing in Jalingo, the […]
The lawsuit instituted against All Progressives Congress chieftain, Bola Tinubu, and tax consultancy firm, Alpha Beta Consulting, by a former Managing Director of Alpha Beta, Dapo Apara, has suffered a setback due to the burning of the Lagos State High Court in Igbosere in the wake of the #EndSARS protests. […]
Seven days after Lagos State Government declared a curfew to curb looting and destruction across the state, the glasses on Chief Obafemi Awolowo’s statue in Ikeja are still missing. Hoodlums had hijacked the #EndSARS protest in the state, unleashing violence on residents and destroying public and private properties. Vehicles, automated […]
Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, on Tuesday, alleged that the #EndSARS protest was politically motivated. Bello stated this while featuring on Sunrise Daily, a Channels Television programme. He alleged that the protest was sponsored by politicians who were benefitting from the disruptions caused by the demonstrations across the country. The […]
“In the first story Fintiri is appreciating the federal government for 1,800 bags of rice sent to the state. while in the other story is totally denying to have collected any palliatives from the federal government. which one is which one? You can imagine the kind of Governor we have, […]
Militant groups from the nine states of the Niger Delta region, who have vowed to resume hostilities last Monday in support of #EndSARS protests, triggered fresh anxiety, at the weekend, as they presented 11 new demands to the Federal Government. Leader of the militants under the auspices of Reformed Niger […]
Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo will be heading a committee that has six state governors as members to engage youths, representatives of Civil Society Organisations, religious and traditional leaders on the fallout of the recent #EndSARS protests. Members of the committee will be engaging the stakeholders on employment, social safety net programmes, […]
Taraba State Deputy Governor, Haruna Manu, has vowed that the state government will go after the people that looted government facilities and property of private citizens. Manu stated this when he inspected the destruction at the Hope Afresh Foundation, a non-governmental organisation of the wife of the Governor, Anna Darius […]
The Police in Jigawa have confirmed that hoodlums shot dead a Customs officer and injured one other in Ringim Local Government Area of the state. The Police Spokesman in the state, SP Abdu Jinjiri, confirmed the incident to newsmen in Dutse on Monday. Jinjiri said the hoodlums allegedly attacked the […]
Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai, on Monday, ordered military commanders and troops to go after looters and hoodlums raiding warehouses and vandalizing property across the country. Buratai denied that the army masterminded the miscreants involved in the arson, vandalism, and looting of public and private property going […]
National Broadcasting Commission has fined Channels Television, Arise Television, and Africa Independent Television for what it described as “unprofessional coverage” of the #EndSARS protests. Acting Director-General of the commission, Prof. Armstrong Idachaba, said this at a press conference in Abuja on Monday. It was learnt that the NBC had last […]
Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, on Sunday quoted President Muhammadu Buhari as telling families to turn back children who bring home unaccounted goods. He added that wives must ask their husbands to return looted items brought home. Shehu disclosed these in a statement […]
….Kogi govt blames ‘sponsored mercenaries’ for shooting Some unknown gunmen have shot the Sun Newspaper correspondent in Lokoja, Kogi State, Emmanuel Adeyemi. Adeyemi was shot by the gunmen while he was on his way to the Nigerian Union of Journalists Secretariat in Lokoja, the Kogi State capital. The gunmen, who […]
