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FEC ignores Lekki killings, discusses other state matters
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday shoved aside the massacre by the military of...
#EndSARS: UN Secretary-General slams FG over protesters’ killing
The United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has raised his voice against the killing of unarmed protesters by Nigerian authorities, describing it as...
Lekki killings by soldiers beyond my control, says Sanwo-Olu
By Boye Ajayi Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has attributed the massacre of young #EndSARS protesters at the Lekki Tollgate in Lagos...
Protest: Buhari, in a statement, appeals for calm, promises police reform
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday appealed to Nigerians to remain calm and show understanding with his administration following nationwide #EndSARS protest and...
#EndSARS latest: TVC torched in Lagos
Some suspected hoodlums have set fire to the headquarters of Television Continental (TVC) at Ketu, Lagos. According to a staff of TV station,...
Halt military crackdown on #EndSARS protesters, Biden tells Buhari
Alarmed by protesting youths massacre, US Presidential Candidate of the Democratic Party, Mr Joe Biden has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to immediately...
Hillary Clinton calls on Buhari to ‘stop killing’ young #EndSARS protesters
Former U.S Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Tuesday night called on the Nigerian government to “stop killing” of #End SARS protesters in...
Bloody #EndSARS protest at Lekki Toll Gate: SERAP condemns use of lethal weapons against protesters
Outraged by the shooting at #EndSARS peaceful protesters at Lekki Toll Gate, Lagos, the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has condemned...
Escalating #EndSARS protest: U.S Embassy announces shutting down of Consulate in Lagos
Following the #EndSARS protest which had turned violent in Lagos State, the United States says it has shut down its...
Bloody #EndSARS protest: Lagos Gov. Sanwo-Olu imposes dusk-to-dawn curfew
After about 12-day festering carnival-like #EndSARS protest, Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has imposed a 24-hour curfew on the state with immediate...
#EndSARS protest: Obasanjo to Buhari: Be ready to make life better for youths, remove lid on boiling steam
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo said in Ile-lfe, Osun State, that President Muhammadu Buhari should as the father of the nation expeditiously remove the...
Protect #ENDSARS protesters, Buhari orders Police
President Muhammadu Buhari has broken his silence on countrywide #EndSARS protest, ordering the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, to protect protesters...
Just in: Malami set to prosecute 35 errant SARS operatives, gets list from NHRC
The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr Abubakar Malami (SAN) has received a list of 35 operatives of...
Embrace dialogue, PTF urges #ENDSARS protesters
The Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 pandemic has joined well-meaning Nigerians and leaders in appealing to #ENDSARS protesters to sheath their swords...
#ENDSARS protest in Lagos: Thugs attack, injure RRS operatives
By Boye Ajayi A new dimension was introduced in Lagos on Monday as #ENDSARS protesters attacked operatives of the Lagos State...
Hoodlums reign of terror in Edo: Government imposes curfew
…parents urged to rein in their children, wards to forestall further breakdown of law and order Outraged by the violence and...
