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 President Muhammadu Buhari has re-appointed Prof. Mahmood Yakubu as Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission.   This was disclosed on Tuesday by Femi Adesina, Special Adviser to the President, on Media and Publicity, through a statement.   “President Muhammadu Buhari, has presented the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof Mahmood Yakubu, for […]

Nigerian Army’s  81 Division on Tuesday denied that soldiers opened fire on #ENDSARS protesters at the Lekki Toll Plaza last Tuesday night.   Maj. Olaniyi Osoba, the Division’s Acting Director Public Relations, in a statement, said soldiers were involved in restoring order in the state on the invitation of the state government.   Below is […]

The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosu, on Tuesday, disclosed the arrest of 520 suspects in connection with the series of arson, vandalism, burglary, and robbing of unsuspecting members of the public of their valuables during the unrest occasioned by the #EndSARS protest in the state.   Odumosu, who disclosed this during a press […]

The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) says that palliatives found in warehouses and later looted in different parts of the country were to be distributed to the poor and vulnerable citizens.   In a statement issued by Abdulrazaque Bello-Barkindo, Head of Media and Public Affairs, NGF said the clarification was necessary because  of the wrong information […]

The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Tukur Buratai has issued marching orders to General Officers Commanding, Principal Staff Officers, and Field Commanders of the Nigerian Army to bring to an end immediately, the arson, killings and looting going on across the country as a result of miscreants and unscrupulous elements hijacking the EndSARS Protests. […]

…as SERAP threatens suit against regulator if fine not rescinded   The National Broadcasting Commission, which regulates the broadcast industry in the country,  has slammed fines on Channels TV, Arise Television and Africa Independent Television for what it called “unprofessional coverage” of the #EndSARS protests.   The acting Director-General of the NBC, Prof. Armstrong Idachaba, […]

  The Inspector-General of Police, IGP M.A Adamu, has ordered the immediate mobilization of all police operational assets and resources to restore normalcy across Nigeria.   He ordered the Police to bring an end to the wanton violence, killings, looting and destruction of public and private property, and reclaim the public space from criminal elements […]

  The near-complete breakdown of law and order across Nigerian that followed the #EndSARS protests have left the rank and file of the Police Force melancholic. The peaceful protest organized by young Nigerians was against the brutality of SARS, the murderous unit that has since been scrapped. But the consequences of the hijack of that […]

Hoodlums on Saturday invaded the residence of Senator Victor Ndoma-Egba in Calabar, Cross River State, and looted properties before setting parts of it on fire.   Ndoma-Egba, a former leader of the Nigerian Senate on the platform of the Democratic People’s Party, is currently a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress.  He served three terms […]

Babajide Sanwo-Olu, governor of Lagos State, weary from the events the state in the last week, has lamented the mindless destruction of private and public assets, and called for an end to incitements on social media.   “I will like to advise and implore citizens to resist the urge to instigate or incite people to […]

Feminist Coalition, a not-for-profit organisation and one of the leading supporters of the #EndSARS campaign, has urged protesters to stay indoors and observe the curfew in their respective states.    A total of N147.8m cash donations was received in favour of the #EndSARS protests against brutality and extrajudicial killings by men of the now-disbanded Special […]

The Lagos State government is prosecuting 20 police officers for various offences, governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu announced Friday.   “Today seems like a good day to get on to the work of rebuilding Lagos and ending police brutality,” the governor said in a tweet.   Identification and prosecution of police officers who committed human rights abuses […]