October 2020

#EndSARS: Gov Obaseki Meets Protesters, Reviews Curfew

#EndSARS: Gov Obaseki Meets Protesters, Reviews Curfew

October 23, 2020 6:48 am
Edo Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has reviewed the 24-hours curfew imposed on the State last Monday when the #EndSARS protest turned violent.
He announced the downward review of the curfew after meeting with some civil society groups in Benin.
The governor said he anticipated the uprising, because things are not going right in the country.
‘Following this the meeting, we will step down the 24-hours curfew to allow people go out for their daily bread.’
‘The curfew is now from 4pm to 6am, and we will watch it
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Kaduna: PDP Floors APC Again, Wins Kajuru LG Election

PDP Orders Nigerian Flag Flown At Half Staff For Lekki Victims

October 23, 2020 6:47 am

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has directed that its flag at all the party’s offices be flown at half-staff for one week, beginning from today.

The party’s National Publicity Secretary, Mr Kola Ologbondiyan, said the gesture is meant to honour the victims of the shooting Lekki Toll Gate in Lagos.

Read Also: APC, PDP Tangle Over Attack On #EndSARS Protesters In Lagos

He said the party has taken the decision in reaction to President Muhammadu Buhari’s broadcast on the #EndSARS protests in the country.

‘In solidarity with Nigerians, our party has directed that our flag in all our offices across

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Ogun Reads Riot Act As Hoodlums Threaten To Attack Govt Property

Ogun Reads Riot Act As Hoodlums Threaten To Attack Govt Property

October 23, 2020 6:47 am

The Ogun State Government has warned those planning to attack public and private warehouses – storages, commercial premises, public buildings and private businesses against such acts.

A statement by the Ogun State Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Waheed Odusile, confirmed that the warning came, ‘against the backdrop of audio messages trending in some circles detailing plans by some criminal elements who had hijacked the peaceful #EndSARS protests to attack government properties in different locations in the state, with the intention of looting such.’

While warning of dire consequences, Odusile said, ‘Our combined team of law enforcement agents have been

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‘You Are A Dictator, Sociopathic Disgrace’ – FFK Attacks Buhari

‘You Are A Dictator, Sociopathic Disgrace’ – FFK Attacks Buhari

October 23, 2020 6:45 am

Femi Fani-Kayode, former Aviation Minister, on Friday, condemned President Muhammadu Buhari’s nationwide address to End SARS protesters.

Fani-Kayode said Buhari’s speech exposed him as a disgrace to humanity and a dictator.

He pointed out that Buhari was not a president but a monster, who is sociopathic in nature.

Read Also: Nigeria May End If #EndSARS Protesters Are Slaughtered – FFK

The former minister stated this in a series of tweets.

According to Fani-Kayode: ‘Buhari’s speech was an insult to our people, a disgrace to humanity and a stench in the nostrils of God.’

‘He is not warm, he is cold.

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Gov Sanwo-Olu Releases Names Of Police Officers Under Prosecution

Sanwo-Olu Releases Names Of Police Officers Under Prosecution

October 23, 2020 6:01 am

The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Friday, released the names of police officers being prosecuted for various human rights violations across the State.

Sanwo-Olu said the prosecution was part of efforts of his administration to end police brutality in the State.

He disclosed the list in a series of tweets, via his verified Twitter handle.

Read Also: President Buhari Hasn’t Spoken To Me – Sanwo-Olu

According to the governor: ‘Good morning Lagos,’

‘Today seems like a good day to get on to the work of rebuilding Lagos and ending police brutality.’

‘To show our commitment to the latter,

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Why NASS Must Impeach President Buhari – Reno Omokri

Why NASS Must Impeach President Buhari – Reno Omokri

October 23, 2020 5:50 am

Reno Omokri, a former aide to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, on Thursday urged the National Assembly to impeach President Muhammadu Buhari for Nigeria to have peace in the land as End SARS continues to spread across the country.

Omokri said this while reacting to the killings of twenty villagers in Zamfara State by bandits on Wednesday.

Africa Daily News, New York recalls that the bandits stormed the village in Tunga Kwana community in Talata Mafara Local Government Area of Zamfara, shot sporadically, killing women and children.

Read Also: Nigerians Actually Think We Are Weak – Buhari Broadcast

However, Omokri, in a …

United States Of America Calls For Immediate Investigation

United States Calls For Immediate Investigation Over Shooting

October 22, 2020 11:52 pm

Similarly, the United States has condemned the use of excessive force on protesters at the Lekki Toll Gate in Lagos by military forces.

Read Also: EndSARS: I Stand With Nigerian Youths- Janet Jackson

US Secretary of State, Michael Pompeo, in a statement said the United States welcomed an immediate investigation into the incidence.

The United States strongly condemns the use of excessive force by military forces who fired on unarmed demonstrators in Lagos, causing death and injury.  We welcome an immediate investigation into any use of excessive force by members of the security forces.  Those involved should be held to …

EndSARS I Stand With Nigerian Youths- Janet Jackson

EndSARS: I Stand With Nigerian Youths- Janet Jackson

October 22, 2020 5:44 pm

Legendary pop diva, Janet Jackson, has taken to her social media account to lend her support to the ongoing #EndSARS. The singer stated that she stands with the Nigerian youths whom she describes as ‘young, brave, future leaders.’

Read Also: Twitter Creates #EndSARS Emoji To Support Protest

In her tweets, she noted that she loves and prays for Nigeria.

Jackson said, ‘To the powerful people of Nigeria, especially to the young, brave, future leaders who have stood fearlessly in the face of corruption and greed, I stand with you. For all those who refuse to remain chained to another …

Ousted Mali president returns to country

Ousted Mali President Returns To Country

October 22, 2020 4:55 pm
Mali’s ex-president Ibrahim Boubacar Keita returned to the Sahel state Wednesday, an official said, after leaving to seek medical treatment following his ouster in an August coup.

The 75-year-old former leader landed in the capital Bamako in the evening, an airport official said, his first time back in Mali since he departed for the United Arab Emirates on September 5.

Young army officers launched a coup against Keita on August 18, after mass protests against his leadership triggered by frustrations over a range of issues, including perceived corruption and Mali’s longrunning jihadist insurgency.

The military detained Keita for over two …

How I Warned About Hijacking Of EndSars Protest - Dr Nze

How I Warned About Hijacking Of EndSars Protest – Dr Nze

October 22, 2020 3:39 pm

Esteemed New York based Conscious Writer, Publisher and Social Critic, Dr. MarkAnthony Ujunwa Nze has opened up on how the Lekki Toll Gate plaza shootings and the hijacking of the #EndSARS protests by hoodlums were all pre-meditated.

He said this during a prime time interview via Skype with Kaftan Tv News correspondent, Ms Jumoke Adebare.

He explained that he had been briefed by reliable sources beforehand that the beforehand that the #EndSARS protests were about to be hijacked by hoodlums which would in turn lead to forceful retaliations by security officials who would try to disperse the protesters. He also …

What I’ll Do In 2021 – President Buhari

Nigerians Actually Think We Are Weak – Buhari Broadcast

October 22, 2020 3:10 pm

President Muhammadu Buhari who finally gave his long-awaited address to Nigerians by 7 pm today has frowned against the continued agitation of #EndSARS protesters and the destruction of public amenities. He made this known in his full broadcast below.

 

ADDRESS TO THE NATION BY HIS EXCELLENCY, MUHAMMADU BUHARI, PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA ON THE END SARS PROTESTS, 22ND OCTOBER, 2020.

Fellow Nigerians,

It has become necessary for me to address you having heard from many concerned Nigerians and having concluded a meeting with all the Security …

EndSARS Northern Governors In Emergency Meeting

EndSARS: Northern Governors In Emergency Meeting

October 22, 2020 2:26 pm

An emergency meeting of the Governors of the 19 Northern States over the violence and tension arising from the nationwide #EndSARS protests, is currently in progress in Kaduna State.

Read Also: End SARS: Details Of Buhari’s Meeting With NASS Leadership

The #EndSARS protesters had over the past weeks been agitating the scrapping and the extrajudicial killings by the Special Anti Robbery Squad of the Nigeria Police Force. It took place mostly in the Southern parts of the country.

However, youths from the Northern region took to the streets to protest the insecurity in the north under the banner of …

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