More victims of the October 20 Lekki shooting incident have come out to share sad stories of losing loved ones and barely surviving the horrifying incident. This comes as Nigerians await the outcome of the investigation from the Lagos state
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Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu has advocated for the enactment of population law as one of the ways of curbing the worrisome spate of youth unemployment across the country. The Governor spoke at the ‘Summit On Youth Unemployment, #ENDSARS and
The Nigerian army has expressed its disappointment with Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s insistence on not inviting them to intervene in the #EndSARS crisis in Lagos state. Brigadier AI Taiwo who shared the Nigerian army’s account of the Lekki Toll Gate Shooting
The Director-General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, Dr Chike Ihekweazu has stated that the consequences of the #EndSARS in connection to the Coronavirus pandemic will be felt across the country in two weeks time. Ihekweazu who disclosed that the curfew
Feminist mum, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has addressed the recent shootings taking place in Nigeria. In an article posted on The New York Times, the author spoke about what SARS officers have done to Nigerians over the years. The mum-of-one narrated
A Nigerian man who narrowly escaped being killed during the Lekki shooting has shared the chilling story of how he survived Tuesday night, October 20, attack at the tollgate. The man who gave his name as Ayoola said he is
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu in his press briefing on Wednesday morning, October 21, confirmed that men of the Nigerian Army were deployed to the venue of the #ENDSARS protest at the Lekki toll gate on Tuesday, October 20. In his speech,
The Lagos state government has reacted to the shootings at the Lekki tollgate where #EndSARS protesters gathered on Tuesday evening, October 20. The Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, ordered an immediate investigation into the shootings which happened hours after he imposed a
The Lagos state government has ordered the immediate closure of all schools in the state following the ongoing #EndSARS protests. The order was contained in a statement released on Monday, October 19 by the state’s Head of Public Affairs, Ministry
Lotanna Igwe Odunze, popularly known as Sugabelly, has blamed the death of EndSARS protester, Anthony Onome, on ignorance. She took to her Twitter handle to express her dismay that not only are Nigerians in danger from bad functioning hospitals among
As Nigerians continue to call for an end to police brutality and total reform of the Nigerian Police Force, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has said that the Buhari-led government owes the Nigerian youths a duty of winning back their trust.
As the #EndSARS protests continue across the country, some Nigerians who were victims of brutality and extra-judicial killings by the disbanded anti-robbery squad of the Nigeria Police Force have shared their ordeals under the ‘terror reign’ of the outlawed squad.
The National Examination Council NECO has postponed Paper I Computer Studies Practical’s scheduled for Monday, October 19, 2020, until November 16. This was contained in a statement by the Head, Information and Public Relations Division, NECO, Azeez Sani, on Sunday.
The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, on Sunday, revealed that the training of selected officers for the Special Weapons and Tactics team would commence on Monday, October 19, 2020. This is in yielding to demands for the disbandment of the
What began as a hashtag – #ENDSARS on Twitter has spread globally with a crop of young women collectively driving this need for change. They say if you want something done, then tell it to a woman. From catering to
Entertainer, Folarin Falana aka Falz who is one of the leading voices in the ongoing #EndSARS protest have penned down a letter to President Muhammadu Buhari asking for the reconstitution of the governing council of the National Human Rights Commission.
