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Breaking: Critical decision by Buhari in few hours, says NSA

  President Muhammadu Buhari will in few hours announce “critical solutions” to the ENDSARS protest, according to the National Security Adviser, retired Maj.-...

U.S extremely concerned over deadly crackdown on protesters in Nigeria

  The United States  took the Nigerian government to task on Thursday over the alleged killing of unarmed #EndSARS protesters in Lagos. “The...

Lekki Toll plaza military crackdown: I called Buhari twice, he wasn’t available, says Sanwo-Olu 

  Upset by the wanton destruction of property including his family house following military crackdown on #EndSARS protesters, Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu...

#EndSARS protest: Buhari presides over National Security Council meeting 

Three days after the Lekki plaza killings, President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday presided over a meeting of the National Security Council. The meeting...

Air strike kills 12 children

At least 12 children killed and 14 injured when an air strike hit a mosque in Afghanistan’s northern Takhar province. On Thursday, the...

#EndSARS: Tony Elumelu saddened by loss of lives in Nigeria

  Chairman Heirs Holdings Mr. Tony Elumelu Wednesday said that he is deeply saddened by the loss of life and damage that occurred...

Protesters swarm Nigerian embassies worldwide

  Nigerian embassies in cities around the world witnessed protests on Wednesday after the shooting of peaceful protesters in Lekki, Lagos on Tuesday...

Soyinka grieves the death of youth with blood-soaked Nigerian flag at Lekki Toll Gate 

  Nobel laureate,  Prof. Wole Soyinka, says he is grieved  by the sight the blood-soaked Nigerian flag that one of the victims was waving...

#EndSARS protest: Obasanjo, like UN, cautions Buhari against use of brute force

  Disturbed by military crackdown on #EndSARS protesters, former President Olusegun Obasanjo has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to rein in the military and...

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...

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...