By Ugochukwu Alaribe Despite the 24 hours curfew ordered by the Abia State government, EndSARS protesters today, set ablaze the Aba town hall housing the secretariat of the Aba South council. The officials of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps, NSCDC, guard the secretariat, had fled before the arrival of the protesters. They also […]

  The Harvard Kennedy School Alumni Association of Nigeria has demanded an end to the killing of Nigerian youths calling for an end to police brutality. HKSAAN said this in a statement titled, ‘Stop the Attack on Nigerian Youths’ signed by its President, Frank Nweke, who is a former Minister of Information. The association said […]

*Says under Buhari there is a sense  country  could burn to the ground By CHIMAMANDA NGOZI ADICHIE LAGOS, Nigeria — For years, the name SARS hung in the air here in Nigeria like a putrid fog. SARS, which stood for Special Anti-Robbery Squad, was supposed to be the elite Nigerian police unit dedicated to fighting crime, […]

By Samuel Oyadongha, Yenagoa Bayelsa government has constituted a judicial panel of inquiry as well as a special security and human rights committee in response to the demands of the #EndSARS protesters in the state Governor Douye Diri in a state radio broadcast Wednesday night in Yenagoa said the judicial panel and security and human […]

ABUJA- A coalition of 100 civil society organisations has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to immediately sack the Chief of Army Staff following the killing of unarmed protesters Tuesday evening at Lekki Tollgate.

The Edo State Governor, Mr Godwin Obaseki, has issued ultimatum to fleeing inmates from the Medium Security Correctional Centres (MSCC) on Sapele Road and at Oko, Airport Road, to return to the prisons before Friday, October 23rd, 2020. Obaseki gave the ultimatum while inspecting the Correctional facilities on Sapele Road and at Oko, in Benin […]

By Olasunkanmi Akoni The Nation Newspaper, Mr Adeniyi Adesina has narrated how the headquarters of the newspaper was on Wednesday set ablaze by unknown armed men. According to Adesina, “Armed men on motorcycles invaded the headquarters of The Nation on Fatai Atere Way, Matori, Lagos on Wednesday afternoon. In a commando-like manner, they kicked their […]

Begs residents to obey curfew By Olasunkanmi Akoni Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu has reacted over a series of attacks on personal and public properties in the last 24 hours in the state, saying it grieved his heart to behold the destroyed properties. Sanwo-Olu made this comment on Wednesday, via his official Twitter handle@jidesanwoolu […]

By Wole Soyinka I arrived home from external commitments just over a week ago to an extraordinary homecoming gift. It took the form of a movement — sometimes angry, sometimes entrancing, poignant, sometimes strident, certainly robust in expectations but always moving, visionary, and organized. That movement demanded an end to brutality from state security agencies, […]

…says Int’l community should sanction violators of human rights By Gabriel Ewepu ABUJA-A nongovernmental governmental organization, No Too Young To Run Movement, Wednesday, called on National Assembly to convene an emergency session on the killings of EndSARS protesters at Lekki Tollgate on Tuesday evening. The movement in a statement signed by Cynthia Mbamalu, said NASS […]

Reactions have continued to trail the murder of peaceful Nigerian #EndSARS protesters by security forces, at the Lekki toll gate on Tuesday night. Stars of the Super Eagles of Nigeria, amongst others, have taken to social media to condemn the dastardly act by security forces, and show solidarity with millions of Nigerian youths calling for […]

Dr. John Kome, African Democratic Congress (ADC) candidate for Lagos East senatorial district, has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to, with immediate effect, review and cancel upcoming elections slated for October 31.

Call for Buhari’s resignation As 2face slams Mr President, IGP, Sanwo-Olu, others Says: “Blood is in your hands” By Benjamin Njoku Nigerian celebrities have expressed deep sadness following Tuesday night’s bloody attack on the #ENDSARS protesters at Lekki Tollgate, Lagos, calling for the immediate resignation of President Buhari over the mayhem. A video that went […]

ABUJA- THE Senate has pleaded with religious , political, ethnic leaders in Nigeria and across regional divide to help stop the on going protests across the country by the youths who are expressing anger against the activities of the notorious Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (FSARS) and bad governance.

The Not-Too-Young-To-Run movement on Wednesday decried the killings of youths across Nigeria especially the Lekki Toll Plaza killings in Lagos.   A statement  signed by Cynthia Mbamalu on behalf of the movement in Abuja said that on  Oct. 20, Nigerians and the world watched in horror as  peaceful and harmless #EndSARS protesters at the Lekki […]