The Department of State Services (DSS) has received a complaint from An Islamic scholar and security expert, Malam Lawal Gusau against a group called Feminist Coalition for the role it played in the #EndSARS protests. Mr Gasau also wrote to the President, Muhammadu Buhari, the British High Commission, the African Union, the United Nations and
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The Lagos State government led by Sanwo-Olu has on Saturday secured the release of 253 suspected #EndSARS protesters from police facilities and correctional centres across the state . Moyosore Onigbanjo, Lagos State Attorney-General (A-G), ordered the release of 253 persons arrested by the police over their alleged roles in the unrest following the #EndSARS protests.
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The Southern and Middle Belt Leaders Forum (SMBLF) has condemned the harassment of Muhammadu Buhari-led administration to #EndSARS protesters and promoters in the country. They called on President Muhammadu Buhari to halt all forms of divisive and repressive steps the federal government has taken so far against the EndSARS protesters. They have, therefore, called on
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A Magistrate Court in Wuse, Abuja, on Wednesday, granted bail to six #EndSARS protesters that was arrested by police last week in front of the National Assembly complex, Abuja. The protesters —Oluwatosin Adeniyi, Paul Akinwumi, Davo Chomo, Abdulsalam Zuberu, Kabiru Gasali, and Yasiru Bashir —were arraigned shortly after they were arrested by police in front
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THE Senate said Monday that it is not aware of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN Freezing the bank accounts of some leaders of the #EndSARS protesters. The senate said the Governor of CBN, Godwin Emefiele, never wrote to it before taking the action as they only read about it on the pages of newspapers
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253 EndSARS protester’s hope gets high as Lagos State government declared them released. The EndSARS protesters were arrested by police over their alleged roles in the choas caused in the state. The state’s Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr. Moyosore Onigbanjo (SAN), who gave the directive in a statement issued by the Director of Public
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The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has been granted the power from the Federal High Court, Abuja, to freeze the accounts of 20 suspected #EndSARS promoters till January next year. Justice A.R. Mohammed gave the order while ruling on an ex-parte application filed by the apex bank through a team of lawyers led by a
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The Northern Governors’ Forum on Monday should their backing of the ongoing efforts to regulate the social media in order to check the spread of fake news in the country. The governors, who showed their support at the end of their meeting in Kaduna, said the social media had “devastating” effects on the country. The
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By now, the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) must have come to the realisation that it is not easy to be a defending champion. There is also no doubt that the party, like a football team that lost most of its strikers joining with the #EndSARS protests in the country would affect its chances in
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Not fewer than 20 youths in Abuja have taken to the streets again to protest against the Special Anti-Robbery Squad of the Nigeria Police force unit over alleged killings of innocent Nigerians. A group of #EndSARS protesters were seen demonstrating against police brutality on Sunday. It was gathered that youths about 20 visited the Nnamdi
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As the nation continues to count its losses to the arson perpetrated by hoodlums at the wake of the protests against police brutality, President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday pleaded again for peace, assuring the victims of the violence that justice would be done. He also urged them to leave the streets and approach the negotiation table.
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The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) President, Olumide Akpata, has on Thursday, kicked against the alleged arrest of suspected looters and curfew defaulters by the Nigerian Police without arraignment in courts as required by law. According to him, such act was a clear indication that the police hierarchy has failed to get the message and/or is
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Mohammed Adamu, the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), has declined reports by Amnesty International (AI), a global human rights organisation, that some EndSARS protesters were shot by police. He described Amnesty’s report of October 21, 2020, that police personnel shot at peaceful protesters as “untrue, misleading and contrary to all available empirical evidence”. Adamu said police
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Orderly room trial of four erring officers of the Nigeria Police Force from Area C Command of the Lagos State Police Command, who shot at peaceful protesters in the Surulere area of the state has commenced The four officers are; Inspector Bagou Michael, Inspector Ekpoudom Etop, Sergeant Nnamdi Majura, and Sergeant Akinyemi Benson. According to
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Report reaching The DAILY VENDOR indicates that cutlass wielding hoodlums have on Saturday morning attacked the #EndSARS protesters around the Olaiya Junction in Osogbo, the Osun State capital. According to the report, one of the protesters simply identified as Oloyede was macheted by the thugs. It was gathered that the incident happened around 9am. The
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