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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A Nigerian youth seen waving the Nigerian national flag in support of the ongoing protest against the unjust brutality of the Nigeria Police Force Unit named Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) in Lagos on October 13, 2020. (Photo by Benson Ibeabuchi / AFP) THE groundswell of agitation for true federalism and restructuring should now warrant more […]
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All Progressives Congress, APC, National Leader and former governor of Lagos State, Bola Tinubu, has denied any involvement in the Tuesday shooting of EndSARS protesters by some soldiers in Lekki, Lagos. The shooting has attracted global outrage against the Nigerian authorities. Several allegations have been made against Tinubu regarding the incident, with some people saying, […]
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By Abdu Rafiu The youths jolted the whole country last week when Nigerians woke up to find that they had taken to the streets to ventilate bottled up grievances against the police. They went on to list a number of transgressions they have drawn up against the authorities. As it turned out, the demand for […]
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Soyinka, Obasanjo, NBA tackle President SERAP drags Buhari, Army to ICC Group declares seven-day mourning FG sues for calm, commits to police reforms The Presidency, yesterday, came under attack from former President Olusegun Obasanjo and Nobel Laureate Professor Wole Soyinka over Tuesday’s shooting of EndSARS protesters by the Nigerian Army at the Lekki Tollgate in […]
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Armed men on Wednesday set headquarters of Vintage Press Limited, publishers of The Nation ablaze after a commando-like invasion. A statement by the management, signed by Editor, The Nation Mr Adeniyi Adesina, said the invaders “kicked their way into the premises after scaring away security men on duty, brandishing their sophisticated guns. “They poured petrol […]
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The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has ordered the withdrawal of all police officers attached to Very Important Persons across the country with immediate effect. The IGP, however, exempted those attached to Government Houses, the Senate President and the Speaker House of Representatives, from the order. This is coming 10 days after the police authorities […]
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The United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has condemned the killing of unarmed protesters by Nigerian authorities. “The Secretary-General is following recent developments in Nigeria and calls for an end to reported police brutality and abuses,” Guterres’s spokesman Stephanie Dujarric said in a statement on Wednesday. “He condemns the violent escalation on 20 October in Lagos […]
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Military operatives on Wednesday took over the popular Okpara Square where #ENDSARS protesters gather every morning. There was also heavy military presence at the entrance of Enugu airport over fear of possible attack. The deployment followed blockage of Abakpa, Nike, Nike Lake and Liberty roads by protesters. They also blocked NOWAS, Trans Ekulu and Emene […]
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