BREAKING!! #ENDSARS Protests: UK High Commission Shuts Down Visa Centers In Nigeria
The United Kingdom High Commission in Nigeria on Wednesday said it has shut down its centers in Nigeria for the next 48 hours beginning from today (Wednesday) due to the ongoing nationwide protest in the country. It also stated that its TLS contact visa application centers in Nigeria are currently closed. Though like its American counterpart, the UK High Commission...
How Soldiers Shot At Us At Lekki Toll Gate – DJ Switch Tells Canadian Parliament
Obianuju Catherine Udeh professionally known as DJ Switch has revealed that soldiers, who shot at peaceful #ENDSARS protesters at Lekki Toll Gate, Lagos, on October 20, 2020, revealed that they were sent to the protest ground on orders from above. DJ Switch said this while speaking with the Sub-committee on International Human Rights of the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs...
#EndSARS: Many Celebrities Will Be Arrested Before The Week Is Over — Kemi Olunloyo Advises Them To Flee Nigeria
Celebrity journalist and acclaimed investigative reporter, Kemi Olunloyo has advised Nigerian celebrities to flee the country as the Army and DSS are going to arrest most of them. According to her, most of the Nigerian celebrities will be arrested by the end of the week over the #EndSARS protest and the Lekki tollgate shootings. Adding that most people thought he was...
FG’s Freezing Of #EndSARS Promoters’ Accounts, A Sign Of Regression – Tunde Bakare
Tunde Bakare, overseer of the Citadel Global Community Church, formerly known as Latter Rain Assembly, has condemned the freezing of bank accounts of #EndSARS promoters. A federal high court sitting in Abuja had granted the Central Bank of Nigeria’s request to freeze the accounts of 19 individuals and a public affairs company linked to the #EndSARS protests. Speaking during a service...
We’re Trying To Avoid 2nd Wave Of #EndSARS Protest – Chairman Northern Govs Forum
The Chairman of Northern Governors Forum says hands are on deck to engage Nigerian youths and avoid a second wave of #EndSARS Protest. Simon Lalong who is also the state governor of Plateau disclosed this in an interview with Channels Television on Monday. He said the plan to avoid the reoccurrence/ second wave of #EndSARS protest was agreed upon after a...
#ENDSARS: We Await Reports From State Govts – Buhari Tells Blinken
President Muhammadu Buhari says the Federal Government will allow the system to exhaust itself, and will, therefore, wait for pronouncements from state governments that set up panels to probe police brutality in the country. The president spoke Thursday at State House, Abuja, while receiving in audience Mr Antony Blinken, the US Secretary of State. “So many state governments are involved, and...
Lekki Shootings: Buhari’s Silence Is Unexplainable – Bishop Kukah
Matthew Kukah, bishop of the Catholic diocese of Sokoto, has expressed surprise over President Muhammadu Buhari’s “continued silence” on the shooting in Lekki, Lagos state. On Tuesday, the #EndSARS protest took a violent turn when men dressed in military uniform fired live bullets at unarmed protesters at Lekki toll gate in Lagos. The president has not addressed the nation on this...
Minister Of Police Affairs Inspects As SWAT Commences Training (Photo)
The new police unit called the Special Weapons and Tactics Unit (SWAT) on Monday began its training with over 400 personnel at the Police Mobile College in Eggon, Nasarawa State. Present at the training ground was the Minister of Police Affairs, Muhammad Dingyadi, and other officials who came to inspect the training exercise. In his opening remark, the Minister said he...
#EndSARS: Explore Negotiation Table, Alex Otti Urges Youths
A former APGA governorship candidate in Abia, Dr. Alex Otti has appealed to youths protesting against Police brutality in the country to halt the ongoing protest and consider approaching the negotiation table. He said this becomes important especially now that governments at all levels have signalled their willingness to negotiate with the protesters in a bid to find a lasting...
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...