Senior Advocates of Nigeria (SANs) Dr. Babatunde Ajibade and Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa Wednesday condemned Tuesday’s shooting of #EndSARS protesters by soldiers at Lekki tollgate in Lagos. In separate statements, they said such action was inexcusable and called on the government to stay the hand of the military from further assaults. The protests are part of the […]

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, said it knew nothing about the burning of the Ondo State secretariat of the All Progressives Congress, APC. It reacted in a statement by the party’s spokesman in the state, Mr Kennedy Ikantu Peretei. Entitled “PDP not behind the burning of APC secretariat in Akure,” it said: “It is very […]

The Nation Newspaper Editor, Mr Adeniyi Adesina has narrated how the headquarters of the newspaper was on Wednesday set ablaze by unknown armed men. According to him: “Armed men on motorcycles invaded the headquarters of The Nation on Fatai Atere Way, Matori, Lagos on Wednesday afternoon. In a commando-like manner, they kicked their way into […]

Some youths on Tuesday continued their #EndSARS protests at Alausa and Lekki toll gate in Lagos State despite the curfew imposed on the state. Apart from the curfew imposed by the Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, the Lagos State Police Command also banned protests in the state. A few hours after the curfew took effect, the youths […]

President Muhmmadu Buhari on Tuesday, held a closed-door meeting with the Minister of Defence, Major General Bashir Magashi (retd.),  and the Chief of Defence Staff, General Gabriel Olonisakin. The meeting was held inside the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The meeting’s agenda was not made public. As of the time of filing this report, the Presidency has […]

The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has ordered immediate nationwide deployment of anti-riot police unit, the Police Mobile Force (PMF), to protect lives and property of all Nigerians and secure critical national infrastructure across the country. The IGP has also ordered massive deployment of Police operatives to strengthen security around correctional facilities nationwide. The orders […]

The Senate on Tuesday urged President Muhammadu Buhari to immediately address the nation on the raging #ENDSARS protests . And as the Senate called on the protesting youths to embrace dialogue with the Federal Government in resolving the issues, President Buhari was urged by a former Kebbi State governor and Federal Capital Territory (FCT) minister, […]