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Raheem's Killing: When Will The Animalistic Behaviour Stop?

Raheem’s Killing: When Will The Animalistic Behaviour Stop?

January 5, 2023 3:14 am

Having a deep reflection on the state of Nigeria and the quality of its leadership, the tiny hopes that many Nigerians haboured that the October 2020 #EndSARS protests would see to the end of extrajudicial killing and other atrocities by security operatives have finally been shattered. Evidently, it appears the rotten eggs in the police force were restrained only for a while before resuming their atrocious ways. This time, their barbarism appears to be on steroids.

Poor Omobolanle Raheem was only the latest among hundreds of victims venturing out of their homes on lawful trips but never returning alive after …

Lai Mohammed Under Fire Linking Peter Obi To EndSARS Protest

Lai Mohammed Under Fire Linking Peter Obi To EndSARS Protest

July 19, 2022 3:58 am

The professionals under the auspices of the Coalition of Nigeria Professionals for Good Governance (CNPGG) have lambasted the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, over a statement credited to him to the effect that the October 2020 EndSARS protest, was allegedly sponsored by the Presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Mr. Peter Obi.

According to some online reports on Monday, Mohammed was said to have claimed that most of the young men and women that were at the forefront of the EndSARS Movement, are currently campaigning for the LP flag-bearer on Twitter, and other influential social media …

Lagos EndSARS Report Not Reliable – Lai Mohammed

Lagos EndSARS Report Not Reliable – Lai Mohammed

November 24, 2021 12:58 am

The Federal Government of Nigeria has described the report by the Lagos State judicial panel on the shooting at the Lekki toll gate as a ‘triumph of fake news’.

 

Africa Daily News, New York had last week reported that the panel which was inaugurated to look into complaints of alleged human rights abuses by the police and Lekki toll gate shooting indicted the Nigerian Army in its report.

However, Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, in a press conference in Abuja yesterday, dismissed the report saying it cannot change the government’s mind that there was a massacre, adding …

#ENDSARS 2: Policemen Deployed In Abuja To Maintain Order

#ENDSARS 2: Policemen Deployed In Abuja To Maintain Order

December 7, 2020 4:46 am

As Nigeria youths prepare to stage a second wave of #ENDSARS protests across the country tomorrow, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, Police Command, has concluded arrangements to ensure there is no breakdown of law and order, report says.

As frantic efforts to reach the Police Public Relations Officer of the command, ASP Yusuf Mariam, proved abortive, a senior officer in the command, who spoke on the condition of anonymity said that adequate men have been mobilized to various areas of the city to contain the situation.

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The office said …

IGP Inducts New Board To Calculate Police Losses

IGP Inducts New Board To Calculate Police Losses

November 7, 2020 6:51 am
The Inspector-General of Police Mr Muhammed Adamu has constituted a 9 -man committee to assess and evaluate police losses during the EndSARS protest.
The Committee consists of,a Commissioner of Police; a Deputy , CP Abutu Yaro, as the Chairman, DCP Atayero Patrick, Vice Chairman and
SP Adedeji Julius as Secretary. Other six are :ACP Sulaiman Gulma,ACP Samuel Dang, CSP Kehinde Ope,SP Chijioke Kalu,SP Ajibade Sunday and  DSP Mahmud Haruna as members of the Committee.

The IGP said :”The Team has three weeks within which to submit its report.It should

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Don’t Dictate To Us, South Mid' Belt Leaders Tell Northern Governors

Don’t Dictate To Us, South / Mid’ Belt Leaders Tell Northern Governors

November 5, 2020 9:45 am
The Southern and Middle Belt Leaders’ Forum (SMBLF) on Wednesday reacted to the recent meeting of Northern governors with their emirs and Arewa leaders, declaring that the core North cannot dictate to them.

Read Also: IPOB: Northerners Endangered In Rivers – ACF Cries To Buhari

The Southern and Middle Belt leaders also insisted that Nigeria must be restructured before the 2023 presidential election.

The resolutions were contained in communiqué issued after an emergency meeting in Abuja on Wednesday.

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How I Managed EndSARS Protest Without Imposing Curfew – Makinde

How I Managed EndSARS Protest Without Imposing Curfew – Makinde

November 1, 2020 10:59 am

The first major flash point in the #ENDSARS protest in Oyo was Ogbomoso, where Isiaka Jimoh and two others were said to have lost their lives.  The palace of the Soun of Ogbomosoland was also targeted by angry youths.  That set the stage for other crises. How did you manage through all that?

Read Also: Gov Makinde Orders Reopening Of Schools In Oyo State

I had to make a statewide broadcast on Monday, October 19, 2020, to appeal for calm and lay out our position on the protests. I supported the protests and we made it clear that I …

We Can’t Say If Buhari’s Successor ‘ll Come From North Or South

We Can’t Say If Buhari’s Successor ‘ll Come From North Or South

October 31, 2020 10:16 am

Caretaker Committee Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), and Governor of Yobe State, Mai Mala Buni, in this interview bares his thoughts on the EndSARS protests, saying the carnage that followed genuine demands could have been avoided if the youths had accepted President Muhammadu Buhari’s acceptance of their demands. He touches on the controversial jostle for the 2023 presidency within the party by influential stakeholders across the nation’s regional divides, saying that it is not certain yet which part of the country, North or South, would produce President Buhari’s successor in 2023. He also gives details of …

Those Behind Lekki Shootings Will Be Held Accountable -Sanwo-Olu

Those Behind Lekki Shootings Will Be Held Accountable -Sanwo-Olu

October 26, 2020 8:43 pm

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has said those behind the shootings of protesters at the Lekki toll plaza last Tuesday would be brought to book.

Read Also: Lekki Shooting: Lagos Panel Of Enquiry Issues Directives To Victims

He said this in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Gboyega Akosile, on Monday.

The statement quoted the governor as speaking during an interview session on CNN.

Sanwo-Olu said the Federal Government and Lagos State Government would ensure that anyone found culpable in last Tuesday’s shooting at the Lekki Toll Plaza would be held accountable for their actions.

He …

'Osinbajo Has Paid His Dues, He Should Be Next President'

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo Heads Committee To Engage With Youths

October 26, 2020 7:44 pm

An emergency virtual meeting of the National Economic Council (NEC) on Monday set up a committee headed by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo to interface with youths in the country on employment, social safety net and national security.

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The committee is to also engage the representatives of civil society organisations, religious and traditional leaders for the same reasons.

This is coming on the heels of the nationwide #EndSARS youth protests demanding an end to police abuses and the disbanding of the controversial Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) of the Nigeria Police Force.…

Gen. Useni Appeals For Calm, Self-Restraint Amidst Unrest

Gen. Useni Appeals For Calm, Self-Restraint Amidst Unrest

October 25, 2020 7:16 pm

Lt. Gen Jeremiah Useni (Rtd.) has appealed for calm and self-restraint in the face of on-going break-ins, looting and destruction of both government and private property across the country.

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Useni, a former FCT minister, in a statement on Sunday in Jos, said that such actions could dent and diminish the genuine agitations for justice that triggered the #EndSARS protests nationwide.

The former senator added that since the initial demands had already been received and acknowledged by the governing authorities it was only proper for the protesting groups to end the …

2 feared dead, police stations, others burnt amidst gunshots in Rivers

Police Stations, Others Burnt Amidst Mayhem In Rivers

October 22, 2020 6:13 am

Just as it is going on in Lagos State,  criminal gangs have hijacked the #EndSARS protests in Rivers with two police stations already set ablaze amidst sporadic shooting in Oyigbo Local Government Area of the State.

The hoodlums also burnt down a building housing a State High Court.

An unconfirmed report indicated that a police vehicle was also burnt at Woji, a town in suburb of Port Harcourt, the state capital while two persons were also feared dead.

Read Also: End SARS: AU Reacts To Shooting Of Lagos Protesters

Reports of the burning of the buildings came amidst sounds of …

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