The Nigeria Governor’ Forum (NGF) has appealed to #EndSARS protesters to call off the demonstrations across the country. The appeal was made after an emergency meeting held on Sunday October 18. NGF Chairman and Ekiti State Governor, Kayode Fayemi who condemned the attack on Governor Adegboyega Oyetola of Osun State, added that criminal elements and hoodlums have hijacked the…
President Muhammadu Buhari has warned against criminal elements hijacking protests across the country. The President who noted that youths are entitled to a peaceful protest in a meeting with the Minister of Youths and Sports Development Mr Sunday Dare, vowed to implement reforms he promised. Speaking to state house correspondents after the meeting with President Buhari, the Minister…
A photo of a student going to school with a kerosene stove to be used as a chair in class has been shared online. In the photo, the student is seen walking to school, her school bag in one hand and the furnace tank of a kerosene stove in her other hand. Twitter user Onyeoma Bold shared…
Former Presidential aspirant, Adamu Garba and media personality Dele Momodu have tackled each other publicly over the current state of the nation. The exchange began after Dele Momodu reshared a video of #EndSARS protesters vibing to veteran singer, Eedris Abdulkareem’s hit “Jaga-Jaga’. Adamu who reacted to this, alleged that it is aimed at de-marketing Nigeria. …
The Bauchi State Government said it had uncovered 2,116 ghost workers including 100 doctors on the payroll of the state Ministry of Health. Governor Bala Mohammed disclosed this on Monday, October 19, at Command House Bauchi during the first Health Summit organised by the state Ministry of Health as part of its commitment to provide one of…
American singer, Kodak Black has been transferred from Kentucky prison where he claimed he was being tortured to USP Thomson, a high-security prison in Illinois. Kodak’s attorney, Bradford Cohen confirmed the development weeks after the rapper filed a lawsuit against the Federal Bureau of Prisons for alleged torture, claiming his life was a living hell at the Kentucky prison. TMZ reported that the rapper was…
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…