Nigerian flutist Tee Mac Omatshola Iseli on Sunday said that everybody needs a moral revolution to “#EndSARS in all of us” for a better society. Speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos, the cross-cultural Itsekiri and Swiss-born flutist said people needed to treat their neighbours the same way they want to be Read More…
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#EndSARS: Malami says it’s unclear who shot protesters in Lagos
“Hoodlums” wearing military uniforms may have shot Nigerian protesters campaigning against police brutality and it was too soon to tell if soldiers were involved, the country’s attorney general, Abubakar Malami, said on Monday. Demonstrations across the country turned violent on Oct. 20 when witnesses in Lagos said the military opened fire on peaceful protesters in Read More…
How I lost 2 pregnancies in SARS custody, teacher tells #EndSARS Panel
A teacher, Mrs Ndubisi Obiechina, has narrated how she lost two pregnancies while in custody of the disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) over a suspect to which she was distantly acquainted. Narrating her ordeal before the Lagos State Judicial Panel on EndSARS protest, Ndubisi said that she was detained and tortured along with her husband, Read More…
#EndSARS: Lagos International Trade now in December
The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) says that it has rescheduled the 2020 edition of the Lagos International Trade Fair. Dr Muda Yusuf, Director-General of LCCI, said that the fair which was scheduled to hold from Nov.5 to Nov. 15, 2020 has been rescheduled for between Dec. 4 to Dec. 13, 2020 at Read More…
#EndSARS: Lagos Assembly constitutes ad-hoc committee to meet victims
The Lagos State House of Assembly has set up an ad-hoc committee to meet with victims of the violence that trailed the EndSARS protests in the state. The committee is to look into the carnage that emanated from the destruction and looting of private and public properties by hoodlums. The resolution to set up the Read More…
#EndSARS protests, curfew has no significant impact on capital market –Experts
Some experts in the capital market say the EndSARS protests and curfew imposed in some states did not have any significant impact on the capital market. The experts, who spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in separate interviews in Abuja on Monday, said the stability of the market was due to improved stock Read More…
Buhari breaks silence over #EndSARS Lekki Toll Gate shooting
President Muhammadu Buhari has broken his silence on Tuesday’s shooting at the Lekki Toll Plaza by Nigerian security agents. In a statement released by the Senior Special Assistant on Media, Mallam Garba Shehu, the President said he had avoided the issue “until the facts are established.” The statement read: “As the Judicial panel of inquiry Read More…
#EndSARS: Lagos to prosecute 229 suspects for arson, murder, other crimes
…evaluates files of 229 arrested The Lagos State Ministry of Justice has arrested 229 suspects that allegedly took part in the mayhem in Lagos State in the aftermath of the Lekki Toll Plaza incident on Tuesday night. The ministry said in a statement said that it would prosecute suspects that took advantage of the #EndSARS Read More…
Civil society calls on youths to form political parties to win elections
A Civil Society Organisation, the Civil Liberties Organisation, has urged youths in the country to form political parties capable of winning the 2023 presidential and other levels of elections. Its Chairman, Mr Ehi Omokhuale, who made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Lagos, was reacting to Read More…
Police should have protected #EndSARS protesters at Lekki Toll Plaza – Amnesty
Over the past two weeks, Nigeria has been embroiled in #EndSARS protests over the arbitrariness of police brutality and killings against Nigerian youths by a now disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS). Things went awry when on Tuesday, uniformed men were reported to have shot at the hitherto peaceful protesters at the Lekki Toll Plaza, resulting Read More…