Nigeria singer, songwriter and rapper Burna Boy has released a new song dedicated to victims killed during peaceful anti-police brutality protests across the country. The song titled 20-10-2020 sang in Pidgin focused around events that happened at the Lekki tollgate and a way of ensuring victims of the #EndSARS protest are not forgotten. Proceeds made…
The Lagos State Judicial panel on Friday found five bullet shell casings at the scene of the alleged Oct. 20 shootings of #EndSARS protesters by officers of the Nigerian Army. This is coming as both the Nigeria Army and the Police have rejected Amnesty’s allegation of shooting at the Lekki tollgate. The nine-man Judicial Panel…
The Inspector-General of Police, IGP M.A Adamu, NPM, has described the Amnesty Int’l report that Police personnel shot at peaceful protesters as untrue, misleading and contrary to all available empirical evidence. Amnesty International in a report dated 21st October, 2020 had confirmed that on-the-ground investigations revealed that the Nigerian army and police killed at least…
The attempt by Association of Master Bakers and Caterers of Nigeria AMBCAN to elect new national officers ended in fiasco at the River Plate Park, Abuja, recently, as two groups emerged from the outcome. The fiasco started after the conduct of the presidential post where Alhaji Mansur Umah polled 96 votes against Alhaji Zubairu Muhammed…
Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, has announced that all hotels, viewing centres, marquees, event centres, suites, guest houses, motels, and establishments providing accommodation, for Tourists or Entertainment, Restaurants, Eateries, Fast Food, Lounges, Bars, and Cinemas in the State can now re-open for business. Pleased with the drop of COVID-19 infections in Ogun State, Abiodun further…
By Obinna Akukwe Igbo Mandate Congress wishes to dissociate Ndigbo from activities of some from IPOB who hijacked the commendable #Endsars protests, with intent on killing, looting, burning and sacking northerners from the South East zone. The plot includes cattle rustling, shooting of armed forces and criminal activities all aimed at deliberately attracting reprisals, increasing…
The Government of Oyo State has approved the purchase of 106 brand new buses at the cost of N9.3 Billion for mass transit scheme in the state, while also approving the construction of two link roads around Akobo and junction improvement contracts in the Challenge area of Ibadan. The Oyo State Commissioner for Information, Dr.…
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu yesterday pledged that police officers lynched in the wake of the violence that erupted last week in the State will not die in vain. At a visit to the Lagos Police Command Headquarters, Ikeja, on Wednesday, the Governor announced the award of scholarship to the children of the slain…
By Kareem Adeduntan Events of the past few weeks have been tumultuous. Unfortunate things have happened. Lives have been lost. Property damaged. Essential institutions such as the police force and army are under justifiable scrutiny. Protests call for needed reform. Taking advantage of the situation, less noble actors have pressed forward, either to steal the…
Following the civil unrest which surfaced during the #EndSARS protest in Lagos, the association of Conference 57 Chief Press Secretaries across the 57 Local Government Areas and Local Council Development Areas in Lagos State has disclosed her plans to embark on constructive orientation and re-orientation for news dissemination and circulation in the grassroots. This was…