Nigerians in France staged an #EndSARS protest today October 16. The Nigerians gathered in front of the Nigerian Embassy at the Victor Hugo area of Paris, capital of France, to demand an end to police brutality and human rights abuses by the police. They carried different placards with inscriptions like End SWAT, End Police Brutality. See photos below
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has stated that the Federal Government is thoughtful and sensitive about the young people in the country. The Vice President said this at a media parley in Abuja on Thursday October 15. Osinbajo who told young Nigerians that the Buhari-led administration will do its best to attend to their demands as long as the…
#EndSARS protesters have hired private security to protect them against hoodlums in Lagos amid the protest against police brutality. The protesters are also mobilizing private security to protect their counterparts in other states. See some tweets below;
The Federal Government has directed civil servants who have not been going to work since March this year when the lockdown declared to curtail the spread of COVID-19 started, to resume for work come Monday, October 19. The Chairman of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, Boss Mustapha; and the National Coordinator, Sanni Aliyu, disclosed this…
#EndSARS protesters today October 15, stormed the premises of the Ministry of Justice. The angry protesters filed in front of the Ministry’s premises with shouts of ”Ministry of Injustice, Shame” renting the air.
The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu has been asked to fish out the policemen responsible for the deaths of #EndSARS protesters across the country. Governors of the 36 states of the federation under the aegis of the Nigerian Governors’ Forum who made the call in reaction to the widespread protest, also accused the IGP of not consulting…
Bishop Chris Kwakpovwe, the publisher of Our Daily Manna Christian devotional, has lent his voice to the End SARS protest while insisting Buhari must listen to the youths and meet their demands. The senior pastor said the recent End SARS protest is no longer about just police brutality but is a manifestation of years of…
A tragic incident was recorded at the Eket Divisional Police barracks in Akwa Ibom state, as three children of police officers drowned in a open pit filled with floodwater. The children said to be between the ages of 5 and 10 had gone to play in the open pit at about 5pm on Tuesday October 13, when the tragic…
The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Sabo Nanono has disclosed that Nigeria is now Africa’s largest rice producer. Speaking at an event to mark the 2020 World Food Day, the Minister stated that a range of policies and initiatives to strengthen the rice and cassava value chains has been put in place. Nanono further disclosed that they…
Councilors elected on the platform of the All Progressives’ Congress (APC) in the 18 local government councils of Edo State, on Wednesday, October 14, staged a peaceful protest over alleged non-payment of their salaries, arrears, allowances and all other entitlements since May 2020 by Governor Obaseki. The councilors said that they are being punished for their…