UN Asks FG To Engage Nigerian Youths To Prevent Another Protest
The United Nations, UN has called on the Nigerian government to engage the youths in the country following the recent #EndSARS protests that led to the loss of lives and destruction of properties. UN Deputy Secretary-General, Amina Mohammed, made the call on Monday during a visit to President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, the nation’s capital. “The UN’s...
Lekki Massacre: Sir Udensi Carpets Lai Mohammed, Says 11 Persons Killed, 48 Seriously Injured
Interpol Systems Consultant in Nigeria, Sir Chikwe Udensi has taken a swipe at the Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed for describing the October 2020 killings at Lekki Tollgate in Lagos as massacre without bodies, saying it is a lie that people were not killed. He gave the number of persons killed at the plaza during the #EndSARS protest that brought...
#EndSARS: Ikpeazu To Address Abians Today
As the #EndSARS protests continue to witness a bloody turn across Abia, the state Governor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu will this evening address the citizens in a state-wide broadcast. According to a statement signed by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Onyebuchi Ememanka, the governor's special broadcast will take place today October 21, 2020, at 6 pm. "All media organizations in...
#ENDSARS Protest: Address Nigerians, Lawmakers Urge President Buhari
Some members of the national assembly have asked President Muhammadu Buhari to break his silence on the #EndSARS protest across the country. Several people have called on the president to address the nation on the ongoing crisis resulting from the #EndSARS campaign in the country. In a joint statement issued on Wednesday, the lawmakers from both the senate and house of...
Family Members Of Lekki Victims Are Scared To Speak – Falana
Femi Falana, the human rights lawyer, says family members of those affected by the shooting at Lekki toll gate have refused to speak about the incident “because of the environment under which we operate”. The senior advocate of Nigeria (SAN), who said the military is “known for lies and deception”, said there must be justice for the victims of Lekki...
Military Denies Judicial Panel Access To Military Hospital (Videos)
The Military authority has denied members of the Judicial Panel, set up by the Lagos state government to investigate police brutality and the Lekki shooting of October 20, access to the military hospital, Lekki. A member of the panel, Mr. Ebun Adegboruwa, SAN, said the panel got an impromptu confidential information that facility at the hospital may be relevant to...
#EndSARS: Ikpeazu Inaugurates Committee To Ascertain Level Of Destruction
...calls on Abia youth to submit business proposals for possible government sponsorship Governor Okezie Ikpeazu has officially inaugurated a 12-man committee to ascertain the level of damage to private and public infrastructure arising from the recent protests by Nigerian youths in the State. The committee has the Commissioner for Special Duties, Chief Chimaobi Ebisike, as Chairman. Inaugurating the committee at Government House,...
Lawyers Sue Lagos Govt, Ask For Disbandment Of Judicial Panel
The Lagos State government has been dragged before a Federal High Court by two lawyers asking that the Judicial Panel Of Inquiry and Restitution For Victims Of SARS Related Abuses be disbanded. The Plaintiffs in the case, Adekunle Augustine and Semion Akogwu, prayed the court to disband the panel on the ground that the Lagos state governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu being...
Petitioners Demand N50m Compensation From Police Over Torture, Unlawful Detention
Petitioners have demanded the sum of N50 million as compensation from the police on the grounds of alleged torture, unlawful detention and imprisonment. They made the demand on Friday at a sitting of the Independent Investigative panel on human rights violation by SARS and other units of the Nigeria Police Force in Abuja. At the resumption of the hearing, two cases...
#EndSARS: Youths Doing What My Generation Failed To Do — CEO Godfather Production
A leading music producer in Nigeria, Uchenna Ogoke, the CEO Godfather Production has applauded the ongoing #EndSARS protest across the country. He said the agitations are necessary to bring about a positive change, adding that change is constant in society and urgently needed in Nigeria. While faulting his generation of youth for failure to act, he insisted that that was when...
