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IPOB, Other Secessionists Hijacked #EndSARS Protests — NEC

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo
Seeks more security control for governors Says only good governance will douse tensions Osinbajo heads c’ttee to interface with youths on employment, others The National Economic Council yesterday rose fromRead More

#EndSARS Protest: Gov Fayemi Relaxes Curfew On Ekiti

Ekiti State Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi
The Ekiti State Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, has relaxed the curfew imposed on the state following the violence that occurred in the wake of the #EndSARS protests. The protest lastRead More

Banks Count Losses To Hoodlums, Say 67 Branches Destroyed

Damaged ATM
Insurers move to assess damages for claims’ payment Banks have begun taking stock of their losses to the civil unrest in some parts of the country in the wake ofRead More

Ekiti PDP, APC Trade Blame Over Violence, Looting

APC vs PDP
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the All Progressives Congress (APC) engaged in recriminations at the weekend over the violence that erupted in the state in the wake of theRead More

Soyinka Dissociates Self From Inciting Video Against Igbo

Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka
Urges social media to stop promoting ethnic tension PANDEF seeks end to wanton destruction of property Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka has asked social media platforms to stop giving publicityRead More

TI Recommends Anti-corruption Reforms To Address #EndSARS Agitation

Transparency International
Condemns excessive use of forces on youth protesters Says no proof of killing during Lekki’s shooting yet Transparency International (TI), a global coalition against corruption, has recommended serious evidence-based anti-corruptionRead More

Lekki Shootings: Judicial Panel Commences Sitting Tuesday

EndSARS protesters on the Lekki-Epe Expressway, Lagos
229 suspects to be prosecuted for arson, murder The Lagos State Government yesterday disclosed that its Judicial Panel of Inquiry and Restitution for Victims of SARS-related Abuses and Lekki TollRead More

#EndSARS Protests: Calm Returns To Lagos As It Counts Losses

A clean up Exercise in IFAKO IJAIYE Local Government, Lagos State carried out on Saturday, October 24th, 2020 by community leaders, Lawma, LASEMA – DG Dr. Femi Osanyintolu and Hon. TemiTope Adewale
Governor Sanwo-olu assesses damages, relaxes curfew 8 officers face murder charges The city of Lagos, the commercial capital of Nigeria, is gradually experiencing calm after two days of arson byRead More

SARS: Fate Of Suspects In Detention Hanging

The disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) unit of the Nigeria Police Force
Following the disbandment of the controversial Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) unit of the Nigeria Police Force as a result of nationwide protests, tagged #EndSARS, the fate of suspects arrested byRead More

#EndSARS: Smugglers Operate Freely As Price Of Foreign Rice Drops In Ogun

#EndSARS protesters along Idiroko border in Ogun State
Smugglers now operate freely along the border axis of Nigeria and Benin Republic in Ogun State due to the withdrawal of security agents in that area as a result ofRead More