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#EndSARS: Ohanaeze Ndigbo condemns destruction of properties, media houses in Lagos
The Apex Igbo Socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo on Thursday condemned the wanton destruction of properties including media houses in Lagos as the ongoing nationwide protests against police brutality assumed a…
Lekki Killings: Show maximum restraint, US tells Nigeria security services
The United States on Thursday asked the federal government to hold those responsible for the use of excessive force by the military authorities against unarmed demonstrators in Lekki, Lagos accountable.
The American government…
Hoodlums attack Ondo prison, free 58 inmates, as soldiers, police foil jailbreak at Ikoyi prison
No fewer than 58 inmates at the National Correctional Service Centre in Okitipupa, Ondo State were on Thursday released when suspected hoodlums attacked the facility.
The attackers also burnt a vehicle in the process.
It was also…
#EndSARS: Amnesty International says at least 12 protesters were killed at Lekki tollgate plaza
Amnesty International says not less than 12 protesters were killed at the Lekki tollgate plaza and at the Alausa areas of Lagos State on Tuesday.
AI, in a statement on Wednesday titled, ‘Nigeria: Killing of #EndSARS protesters…
TMG condemns #EndSARS killings, ask international community to caution FG
The Transition Monitoring Groups, a coalition of over 400 civil rights organisations, on Wednesday condemned the killing of #EndSARS protesters at Lekki Toll Plaza in Lagos.
TMG in a statement by its Chairperson, Dr. Abiola…
#EndSARS: 10 states declare curfew
At least ten states have so far declared 24-hour curfew following the outbreak of violence in the ongoing nationwide #EndSARS protest.
In the past two days, what started as a peaceful protest assumed a violent dimension as…
#EndSARS: Ugwuanyi imposes 24-hour curfew in Enugu metropolis
Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State has ordered the imposition of 24-hour curfew in Enugu East, Enugu North and Enugu South Local Government Areas, effective from 7pm today, Wednesday, October 21, 2020, until further notice.…
#ENDSARS: Obaseki parleys security chiefs, warns violators of 24-hour curfew
The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, on Tuesday night met with heads of security agencies in the state following the hijack of #EndSARS protests which led to the imposition of a 24-hour curfew in the state.
Speaking…
Bandits kill 22 in Zamfara village
Bandits killed 22 people during attack on Tungar Kwana village of Talata-Mafara Local Government Area of Zamfara State on Tuesday night.
It was gathered that the bandits numbering over 100 invaded the village around 11 pm where…
Beyonce backs #EndSARS protests
Global music icon, Beyonce, has finally come out to publicly lend her voice to the #EndSARS campaign.
In a post shared on her Instagram page, the award-winning singer said she is heartbroken to see the senseless brutality…