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Nigerian-born Kaycee Madu who was recently appointed as Minister of Justice and Solicitor-General of Alberta in Canada has endorsed the #EndSARS protest in Nigeria. “I support the people of Nigeria as they protest to end police brutality and extrajudicial killings,” Mr. Madu stated on Twitter. Giving a reason for his endorsement of the demonstration, the solicitor-general […]

#EndSARS protesters, the Alliance for Survival of COVID-19 and Beyond, human rights groups and lawyers on Sunday warned the Federal Government against deploying troops to stop Nigerians campaigning for police reforms. They warned President Buhari that such an action would backfire. Campaigners, demanding the disbandment of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad,  among other requests,  have been […]

American woman Lisa Montgomery is expected to receive lethal injection on December 8, the Justice Department said. She would be the first woman to be executed by the US government since 1953 when Bonnie Brown Heady was executed. Lisa Montgomery was convicted of strangling a Missouri woman who was eight-months pregnant, then cut out and […]

As #ENDSARS protests linger in the country, the wife of President Muhammadu Buhari, Aisha, on Saturday, called on her husband and the service chiefs to save the people. Disclosing this via her verified Twitter handle, the beauty therapist wrote: ‘#Achechijamaa’, which translates to ‘rescue the people’, alongside a video of her husband with the service […]

Hussaini Coomassie, a United Nations Ambassador for Peace and Social Justice has said that the president Buhari ought to use force against #EndSARS protesters. Ambassador Coomassie is also the Deputy National Coordinator, Buhari Campaign Organization. In his words: Can you try this nonsense during Obasanjo’s time? I blame Buhari for taking things lightly. There are […]

The Nigerian Army has said it would commence Exercise Crocodile Smile VI from October 20 to December 31, as part of its effort to enhance the safety and security of the country. This was contained in a statement titled, ‘Nigerian army sets to commence exercise Crocodile Smile VI nationwide’, and signed by Acting Director Army […]

Fulani Kwajafa, a former commissioner of police behind the creation of the disbanded special anti-robbery squad (SARS), says he regrets creating the unit. In an interview with BBC Hausa, he said over time, SARS derailed from the intent for which it was created. Mohammed Adamu, inspector-general of police, disbanded the anti-robbery unit on Sunday, following a nationwide […]

Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo on Friday apologised to the youths for keeping silent and having not done enough to stop police brutality in the country. This is as #EndSARS protesters held candlelight sessions for victims of SARS/police brutality in several cities like Lagos, Abuja, Port Harcourt, and Ibadan. Osinabjo, in a Twitter thread, via his verified handle @ProfOsinbajo, […]

The Lagos State government said on Friday that one hundred and eighty-one students and staff of a private boarding school in the Lekki area of Lagos state have tested positive for COVID-19. Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, who broke the news yesterday, said 181 students and staff members of a private school located in […]

The official website of the Central Bank of Nigeria came under cyber attack Friday night by Anonymous, a group of foreign Internet activists protesting police brutality in the country. The group, prominent for hacking repressive government’s website, earlier announced its decision to attack federal government agencies’ websites in solidarity with the protesters clamouring for the reformation of […]

The United Nations (UN) on Thursday said they are following the End SARS protests in Nigeria. Secretary-General António Guterres, commended the government’s decision to undertake “broader reforms” in the Nigeria Police. Guterres spoke through his spokesman, Stephane Dujarric, in New York. The UN chief said he was prepared to “accompany Nigeria in those efforts”. He […]

The National Economic Council (NEC) has directed the establishment of judicial panels of inquiry across the country to investigate complaints of police brutality or extra judicial killings. According to Laolu Akande, spokesman of Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo, the directive was given at a meeting attended by governors and chaired by the nation’s number two citizen. Akande […]

Nigeria is the only African country currently excluded from participating in the 2022 US diversity visa (DV) lottery. Online registration for the DV-2022 programme began on October 7, and will end on November 10, 2020. While the details of Nigeria’s current exclusion are not different from that of the 2021 US DV lottery released in […]

The Inspector-General of Police, IGP M.A Adamu, has warned all Police Officers across the country against the use of force on peaceful protesters. According to a communique by the police spokesman, DCP Frank Mba, the IGP noted that citizens have fundamental rights of freedom of expression, assembly, and movement which must always be upheld and […]

Shehu Sani, former senator representing Kaduna central, says the protest against police harassment and brutality is a message to those in power that a revolution is imminent. In the last one week, there have been protests across the country over police brutality, especially by the special anti-robbery squad (SARS). Although Mohammed Adamu, inspector-general of police […]

Activist and publisher of Sahara Reporters, Omoyele Sowore, has alleged that some persons have become billionaires from negotiating on how they can put an end to the #EndSARS protests nationwide. Omoyele said this in a tweet posted on Wednesday, October 14, while reacting to reports that business leaders and some social media influencers have entered into […]

Human Rights Lawyer, Femi Falana, has asked the Federal Government to hold talks with #EndSARS protesters and grant their demands, the same way it negotiates with terrorists. Falana said this on Wednesday during an interview on Channels TV’s Politics Today. “The government must engage in dialogue with leaders of the protesting groups,” he said. “After […]