Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has imposed a 24-hour curfew on the state effective 4pm on Tuesday, October 20, 2020 (today). He said, “I have watched with shock how what began as a peaceful #EndSARS protest has degenerated into a monster that is threatening the well-being of our society. Lives and limbs have been lost…
The Governor of Oyo State Seyi Makinde is currently in a mourning mood as he has lost his mum to the cold hands of death. Seyi Makinde’s mum died on Thursday morning of October 15 at the age of 81. The family of the governor officially announced the death of Mrs Abigail Makinde in a…
The Lagos State Government has denied claims that it recruited and sponsored the thugs who attacked peaceful protesters calling for police reforms and an end to police brutality. Some armed thugs on Thursday morning attacked youths protesting against the disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) in Alausa. The government refuted the claim in a statement by…
The federal government of Nigeria has announced that the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) would open its orientation camp on November 10, 2020 The Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare disclosed this in a tweet on Thursday. He said: “The Resumption of the NYSC Orientation Camp for prospective Youth Corpers has been approved…
Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare, has reacted to the shooting incident recorded on Sunday, October 11, 2020, when he visited to his hometown, Ogbomoso, and the palace of the town, The Minister, who spoke contrary to reports in some quarters that his security details shot when the attackers stormed the palace, said…
The Nigerian Army has issued a warning to “subversive elements and trouble makers” to desist from causing problems during the on-going protests against police brutality around the country for over a week. This warning came as protesters were attacked by unidentified men with machetes yesterday in the capital, Abuja. A statement by the Army’s spokesman…
The general overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Enoch Adeboye, has declared support for youth protesting against police brutality and the abuse of power by the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS). Adeboye, on Wednesday night, pledged his support for the youth as they speak up demanding an end to the police unit and the…
The Minister of State for Labour, Festus Kayamo (SAN), this morning blamed the ongoing EndSARS protests for the death of his driver, Yohanna Shankuk. Shankuk died on Wednesday while walking on foot to the private office of the Minister in Abuja. He was knocked down by a vehicle trying to avoid the protesters. For almost…
Youths in Badagry area of Lagos State on Tuesday staged protest against the multiple checkpoints and extortion of motorists by law enforcement agents on Agbara-Badagry Expressway. The youths, in different groups, were seen at the popular Badagry Roundabout carrying placards with various inscriptions. Some of the inscriptions read: “Badagryians say no to multiple checkpoints. Badagryians…
The Senate on Wednesday directed its Committees on Petroleum Downstream, Gas Resources to investigate the remote and immediate causes of gas tanker explosions in parts of the country, with a view to preventing a recurrence and report back in two weeks. The upper chamber has also urged the regulatory and licensing authorities of the Department…