It was a victory for social media and its users yesterday as the Nigeria Police Force buckled under the pressure of days of sustained #EndSARS trend, campaign and protests. The Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) was a special police unit allegedly infamous for terrorising and extorting money from young Nigerians. This is the third in the […]
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Despite the dissolution of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) by the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, the #EndSARS protest continued in Abuja on Monday. The peaceful protesters, most of whom were wearing black T-shirts marched on the Berger bridge, Wuse, blocking the road and chanting: ‘End police brutality now.’ This paralysed vehicular traffic in […]
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Ooni of Ife Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi has relieved his daughter’s ordeal in the hands of operatives of the disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS). The monarch, who declared support for the ongoing #EndSARS protests, warned the police to stop attacking the demonstrators. The Inspector-General of Police Mohammed Adamu announced the dissolution of the controversial outfit during […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari has assured former Minister of Finance, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Nigeria would spare no effort to ensure she emerges Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO). Buhari gave the assurance when he received Okonjo-Iweala at the Aso Rock Villa, Abuja. He said she deserved all Nigeria has to offer because she had also […]
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Leaders of protesting youths in Ogbomoso, Oyo State on Monday agreed to cease fire provided some conditions were met. They said the police authorities must release arrested protesters and prosecute officers who killed Jimoh Isiaka at the weekend. The aggrieved youths gave the conditions during a meeting facilitated by a community leader and chieftain of […]
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A Federal High Court in Abuja has reversed the decision by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to de-register the Youth Party of Nigeria. Justice Inyang Ekwo, in a judgment on Monday, held that INEC acted in breach of the political party’s right to a fair hearing when it announced the Youth Party’s de-registration during […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari and a former Minister of Finance, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, are currently meeting at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. She is in the race to become the Director-General of the World Trade Organisation. She was led to the meeting with the President by the Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Niyi Adebayo; Minister of State […]
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#EndSARS protesters on Monday visited the headquarters of Vintage Press Limited, publishers of The Nation Newspaper in Lagos. They came with a message for President Muhammadu Buhari and police authorities: end Police brutality now. They said the alleged extortions and harassment of youths by SARS operatives must end immediately. The protesters, comprising mainly youths, were […]
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Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, and Minister of Police Affairs, Maigari Dingyadi, have urged youths protesting against alleged police brutality and extortion in the country not to doubt the sincerity of President Muhammadu Buhari in disbanding the Special Anti-Robbery Squad. The governor made the appeal after his arrival from Ondo State where he was Chairman […]
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Protesters on Monday blocked the entrances of Murtala Muhammed Airport Ikeja and National Stadium Surulere while expressing their grievances against police brutality and extortion in the country. During the protest, the youths blocked the Murtala Muhammed Access Plaza displaying placards with various inscriptions. Some of the protesters marched from Computer Village via Along Bus Stop […]
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