Just In: UNIMED Shut Down As Hoodlums Attack Security Personnel
The Vice Chancellor of the University of Medical Sciences, Ondo city, Prof. Adesegun Fatusi has announced the closure of the institution following an attack on one of its security staff during the ongoing protest across the city.
Earlier on Tuesday morning, protesters barricaded major roads across Ondo city, burning Tyres thereby causing gridlock among...
#EndSARS: Let Me Be Your Leader – Yahaya Bello Tells Protesters
Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello has volunteered to be the leader of the #EndSARS protests across the country.
The governor made this known on Monday evening in an interview on AIT monitored by TheNigerianMonitor.
“I volunteer to be that leader; a leader to push all the demands,” he said.
Just In: Akeredolu Inaugurates Judicial Panel Of Inquiry On Police Brutality
As earlier reported, the Governor of Ondo state, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu has announced an Eight-man judicial inquiry committee led by former Ondo High Court judge, Justice Salisu Sidiq to investigate reports of police brutality in the state.
The Precision NG reports that Donald Ojogo, information commissioner in a statement on Monday said the panel would...
#EndSARS: Take Advantage Of Your Current Glory, Come To Negotiating Table – Muslim Group Tells Protesters
The Muslim Community of Lagos State (MCLS) has watched keenly the ongoing protests in our dear country for the past two weeks.
The protests are organised by young men and women, protesting against police brutality, extrajudicial killings, and other forms of injustice, perpetuated especially by the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), a special unit of...
Benin Prison Break: Edo Govt Okays 24hrs Curfew
The Edo State Government has announced the imposition of a 24-hour curfew across the state.
The curfew is to take effect from 4:00 pm, October 19, 2020, till further notice.
This was announced by the secretary to the state government, Osarodion Ogie.
Ogie said the imposition of the...
NSCIA Mourns Death Of Prominent Igbo Muslim Leader, Adam Idoko
It was another moment of sobriety and stolidity for Nigerian Muslim Ummah last Wednesday, October 14, 2020, when the obituary of a top chieftain of the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) was announced through the breaking news of the media waves.
The name of the deceased is Sheikh Adam Abdullah Idoko, the...
#EndSARS: President Buhari’s Silence Fueling Protests – CNPP
...Warns Police, Army
Conference of Nigeria Political Parties (CNPP) has warned that there will be catastrophic consequences if the Police and Nigerian military allow themselves to be pushed into using force to suppress the ongoing #EndSARS protesters.
The CNPP in a statement signed by its Secretary General, Chief Willy Ezugwu warned...
Opinion: The SARS In You And I By Waheed Shotonwa
When the youths of our dear country, Nigeria, took to the streets calling for an end to the brutality of the men of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) of the Nigerian Police Force which had countless number of times brought an end to the lives of innocent citizens, it indirectly brought out so many inherent potentials of...
EndSARS: Sanwo-Olu Inaugurates Judicial Panel To Investigate Brutality, Rights Violation
The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has sworn in a seven-man Judicial Panel of Enquiry and Restitution to investigate cases of brutality and human rights violations committed by operatives of the dissolved Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) in the State.
The panel, which is being headed by retired Justice Doris Okuwobi, will sit for six...
You Have A Right To Peaceful Protest – Buhari Tells Nigerian Youths
President Muhammadu Buhari has asserted that Nigerian youths are within their right to peacefully protest while making demands of their leaders.
The President, who made the assertion during a meeting with the Minister of Youths and Sports Development, Mr. Sunday Dare, however advised the protesters to be wary of unscrupulous elements who would want...
