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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 […]

The police have said that no member of the now-defunct Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) will be a part of the newly constituted Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) Team. Following a very intense protest that has lasted for days, the Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, dissolved the infamous subunit of the force, SARS. Two days after […]

The president of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, said Nigerians acted within their rights to protest the killings and brutality against citizens by men of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) across the country. Mr Lawan made the statement at Tuesday’s plenary in his concluding remarks on a matter of personal explanation into the murder of Jimoh […]

Reno Omokri, former aide to ex-president Goodluck Jonathan has described the establishment of a new Special Weapons And Tactics (SWAT) squad to replace the disbanded SARS as a Greek gift. The Inspector General of Police, Mohammad Adamu had on Tuesday established SWAT squad to “fill the gaps” left by the notorious police unit Federal Special […]

Nigeria recorded anther increase in Coronavirus cases on Tuesday, with Lagos taking a massive lead. In the last three days, the nation has recorded resurgence of Coronavirus infections, with figures taking an upward movement. From 164 cases on Monday, the nation’s infections jumped to 225 cases, with Lagos posting 165 new cases. Lagos has been raking […]

Nigerians have been told to brace for possible second wave of Coronavirus (COVID-19) infections. The red alert was issued on Monday in Abuja by the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 Control), which plans to unfold the next steps in the national response efforts before this week. PTF Chairman and Secretary to the Government of […]