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The naira fell slightly at the parallel market on Monday, as it exchanged to the dollar for N460/$ as of the close of work. The naira had exchanged to the dollar on Friday for 458/$. This is as the country’s external reserves continued to maintain its downward trend.

President Muhammadu Buhari has thrown his weight behind the peaceful protest against police brutality and calls for institutional reform in Nigeria. The president, however, urged the youth not to allow hoodlums to hijack the protests and also begged for more time to meet their demands. The Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare, on […]

Following rising tension in the ongoing #EndSARS protest, Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu has directed all students in public and private schools to stay at home from October 20, 2020, Tuesday. Commissioner for Education, Mrs Folasade Adefisayo, who announced this on Monday, said Governor Sanwo-Olu has approved the closure with immediate effect from today. […]

Following the protests against police brutality and extra-extra-judicial killings on Monday in the FCT, some hoodlums have burnt down over 50 cars at Apo Mechanic village in Abuja. The cars, displayed for sale at a car stand, were set ablaze by alleged thugs hired to disrupt the agitation for comprehensive police reform by #EndSARS protesters. […]

The Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 has warned #EndSARS protesters against contracting and spreading the virus while gathering to protest against the disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad of the Nigeria Police Force. It also called on Nigerians to be take precautions while travelling or planning to receive travellers from the United States of America, United Kingdom, India, Russia […]

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, on Monday said the #EndSARS protests across the country were a product of extensive agitations by youths that must be attended to by government. Obasanjo explained that the President Buhari could make Nigerian youths know that he understood their plight and would make life better for them. According to a statement […]

The General Overseer of Living Faith Ministries aka Winners Chapel International, David Oyedepo, has endorsed the ongoing #EndSARS protests in the country against the excesses of the disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS). Before its disbandment, SARS, a police unit, was known for its human rights abuses and extra-judicial killings. Mr Oyedepo, during a sermon video on […]

The umbrella body of Catholic Bishops in Nigeria has endorsed the protest against police brutality by youths in the country. This was disclosed in a statement signed by the president Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria(CBCN), Augustine Akubeze, on Saturday. According to the statement, “the Bishops gave full support of the ongoing action by Nigerian youths who […]

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, […]