Governors of the 19 Northern States on Thursday identified those behind the arson and killings occasioned by the #EndSARS protests. Rising from an emergency meeting in Kaduna, they said those behind the arson and killings were enemies of Nigeria who want to change government outside the ballot. They also expressed worried on the persistent protests […]
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Fellow Nigerians, It has become necessary for me to address you having heard from many concerned Nigerians and having concluded a meeting with all the Security Chiefs. 2. I must warn those who have hijacked and misdirected the initial, genuine and well – intended protest of some of our youths in parts of the country, […]
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The campaign office of Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State located at Ilesa Road, Akure was set ablaze by hoodlums on Thursday. The attackers were said to have gained entrance into the governor’s campaign office at about noon and set the building on fire after destroying some valuable items in the building. Also on Thursday, […]
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Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has condoled with victims of shootings which occurred in Lekki, Lagos. The Vice President also expressed grief over the loss of lives in Lagos and other parts of the country as a result of the #EndSARS protests. #EndSARS protesters at Lekki Toll Gate were attacked with guns on October 20. Osinbajo, […]
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Says FG won’t watch protests degenerate, time for negotiations President Muhammadu Buhari is set to announce a critical solution to the #EndSARS protest in a couple of hours, National Security Adviser, Major General Babagana Munguno (rtd) said Thursday. The NSA spoke said at the end of a National Security Council meeting which held at the […]
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Lagos titled chiefs have condemned the attack on the palace of the Oba of Lagos, Rilwan Akiolu, and stealing of his traditional staff. They made this known in a statement titled, ‘Lagos titled chiefs frown at the desecration of the Lagos traditional institution’, on Thursday. The statement was signed by Chief Olawumi Gasper, Aare Onimo […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari will address the security situation in the country by 7pm. The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, disclosed this in a statement titled, ‘President Buhari addresses the nation.’ The statement read, “Following detailed briefing by security chiefs on the current situation in the country, President Muhammadu Buhari […]
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Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has said the 24-hour curfew imposed on the state to curb arson and widespread violence in the state may be relaxed on Friday. “Once we see the streets are cleared up and all the agitation and high nerves have gone down, we might slow down the curfew by tomorrow (Friday) […]
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International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor Fatou Bensouda on Thursday said her office is paying a close eye on developments in Nigeria. “My office has been closely following the events around the current protests in Nigeria and the reaction of Nigeria’s law enforcement and security agencies,” Bensouda said in a tweet. “Any loss of life or […]
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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 organised. That movement demanded an end to brutality from state security agencies, […]
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