BREAKING: Court Grants N1m Bail To #ENDSARS Protester, Eromosele
A Magistrate court in Yaba, Lagos State, has granted bail to the embattled #EndSARS protester, Peter Eronmosele Adene, in the sum of one million naira. The court granted the bail on Tuesday after it rejected a request by the police for an order to detain him for another 30 days, to enable them to conclude investigations into the allegations against...
Restructure Nigeria Now Before It’s Too Late – Afenifere
Afenifere, Yoruba socio-political organisation, has asked the federal government to restructure the country immediately. The group made the call in reaction to the ongoing protests against police brutality. The protests which have entered the 13th day have also been held outside Nigeria — with international figures joining the call for the reform of the police. In a statement on Monday, Reuben Fasoranti,...
BREAKING: Gov. Sanwo-Olu Imposes 24 Hours Curfew In Lagos
Following the violent trend of #EndSARS protests, Governor Babaji Sanwo-Olu has imposed 24 hours curfew in Lagos state. The Lagos State Governor Wrote on Twitter; Dear Lagosians, I have watched with shock how what began as a peaceful #EndSARS protest has degenerated into a monster that is threatening the well-being of our society. Lives and limbs have been lost...
BREAKING: Tollgate Staffs Didn’t Witness Lekki Shootings, says LCC MD
Lekki Concession Company (LCC) Managing Director, Mr Abayomi Omomuwa, has said neither he nor any member of his staff witnessed shootings of protesters at Lekki Toll Gate. LCC is the operator of the Lekki Toll Gate where #EndSARS protesters were alleged to have been fired at by soldiers on the evening of October 20. Omomuwa spoke while testifying before a Judicial...
Nigeria Is A Dictatorship With A Democratic Face, DJ Switch Tells CNN
Ever since Obianuju Catherine Udeh popularly known as DJ Switch recorded the shooting at the Lekki Toll Gate by the Nigerian army on October 20, 2020, she has been in the eye of the storm. In a recent interview with CNN’s Becky Anderson over the shootings at the Lekki Toll Gate, DJ Switch described the regime of the President Muhammadu...
#EndSARS: Nothing To Prove Any Killing At Lekki Tollgate – Lai Mohammed
The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, on Wednesday, claimed that there is no evidence to show that any protester was killed at the Lekki tollgate on October 20, 2020. He stated this during a press conference held in Abuja as young people took to the streets nationwide to mark the first anniversary of the #EndSARS protests. Mohammed also faulted...
#EndSARS: Hoodlums Kill Police Inspector, Cut Off His Manhood In Ebonyi
Suspected hoodlums under the guise of #EndSARS protesters in Ebonyi State murdered a Police Inspector, Mr Egu Omini, and cut off his manhood. Omini is one of the two policemen killed on Monday at the Central Police Station, Abakaliki, by the hoodlums who openly described themselves as Indigenous Peoples of Biafra(IPOB) members. His AK-47 rifle was also taken away by his...
Ugwuanyi Commences Fixing Of Infrastructure Damaged During #EndSARS Protest
Enugu State Governor, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi has commenced restoration of Trans-Ekulu damaged infrastructures affected during the #EndSARS protest last year. Earlier than the protest, the Ugwuanyi administration had through constructed Traffic and beautification infrastructure that was destroyed during the violent protest. The state had shortly after the protest last year commenced rebuilding aspects of the capital city infrastructure such as the 241...
#ENDSARS: Killings In Nigeria Are Alarming – EU
The European Union (EU) has expressed concern over the situation in Nigeria. Many citizens have been killed or injured since the End SARS protests went awry. Demonstrations for an end to Police brutality have snowballed into a national crisis. In a statement on Wednesday, EU Vice President Josep Borrell demanded the prosecution of all persons responsible for deaths and assaults. “It is alarming...
Soldiers Who Flogged Woman, Shaved Youths Arrested – Oyo Govt
The Oyo State Commissioner for Youth and Sports Development, Seun Fakorede, says the Nigerian Army has arrested soldiers who flogged a woman for ‘indecent dressing’ and shaved youths for ‘wearing improper hairstyles’. He made this known in a series of tweets on Monday. The PUNCH reports that the soldiers were caught on camera unleashing punishment on the civilians. Fakorede assured Oyo residents to go...
