Lekki Shooting: Lagos Govt Invited Us To Lekki Tollgate – Army
The Nigerian Army says the Lagos state government invited it to intervene in the fallout of the #EndSARS protest. Youth protesting against police brutality had refused to stay off the roads despite a 24-hour curfew imposed by Babajide Sanwo-Olu, governor of Lagos, after widespread violence. Subsequently, men in military uniform invaded the protest ground at Lekki toll plaza and opened fire on the...
BREAKING: The Nation Newspaper Office On Fire [VIDEO]
Suspected hoodlums have set ablaze the head office of The Nation Newspaper at Matori in Lagos on fire, ABN TV reports The development comes hours after the head office of Television Continental (TVC) was attacked. Bola Tinubu, national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), is believed to be the target of the attacks. WATCH THE VIDEO... https://youtu.be/rkh4DaF_5FU
Soldiers Fired Blank Bullets At Lekki #ENDSARS Protesters, Ex-Army Spokesperson
Sani Usman, a former spokesman of the Nigerian Army, says soldiers fired blank bullets at the Lekki protest ground, and not live ammunition as widely claimed. Speaking during an Arise Television programme on Thursday, the retired brigadier general said contrary to reports that many were killed in the incident, the blank ammunition used is not capable of killing anyone. ABN TV...
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: Abia Eases Curfew From Sunday
Abia State governor, Dr Okezie Ikpeazu has announced the relaxing of the curfew imposed on the state as a result of violence recorded from #EndSARS protests. This will take effect from Sunday, 25th October, 2020. The curfew will now commence 6pm to 6am. In a statement signed by the Commissioner for Information, Chief John Okiyi Kalu made available to ABN TV, he...
Egypt To Deport Seven Nigerian #EndSARS Protesters
The federal government says Egyptian authorities have decided to deport seven #EndSARS protesters earlier arrested in the country. The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) said they are being deported for not having resident permits and visas. “The Egyptian authorities have said that Seven out of the eight Nigerians who protested in Egypt on 18 October, will be deported to Nigeria for...
#EndSARS: Hoodlums Have Hijacked Benin Protest – Edo Deputy Governor
Edo State Deputy Governor, Comrade Philip Shaibu says the End SARS protests in Benin have been hijacked by hoodlums. “Hoodlums actually have taken over the exercise,” Mr. Shaibu said. The deputy governor’s comment comes on the heels of the attack on a maximum prison by hoodlums in Benin City, the state capital. Mr Shaibu who was a guest on Channels Television’s Politics Today revealed...
CBN Denies Freezing Bank Accounts Of #EndSARS Promoters’
The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, has faulted the claim that his bank obtained court orders to block accounts associated with promoters of the #EndSARS protests. Emefiele’s position was stated by his lawyer, former Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mike Aondoakaa (SAN) while appearing before a Federal High Court in Abuja. Aondoakaa...
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...
Army To Appear Before Judiciary Panel Over Lekki Shooting
The Nigerian Army, contrary to its decision last week, will appear on Saturday before the Lagos State Panel of Inquiry probing the alleged shooting of #EndSARS peaceful protesters by soldiers on October 20 at the Lekki tollgate. Sources close to the retired Justice Doris Okuwobi-led panel confirmed to The PUNCH on Thursday that the army had acknowledged the panel’s invitation...
