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#EndSARS protest: Video of Ojah B, manager of singer Oxlade being dragged on the ground into a police station in Surulere
A video of Ojah B, manager of singer Oxlade being dragged on the floor into a police station in Surulere area of Lagos state after being arrested during an #EndSARS protest has gone viral. Some Nigerian celebrities have taken to social media to raise an alarm over the arrest and demand his release.
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#EndSARS: The Silence from churches and General Overseers is so loud…MLK was a Reverend – Freeze
Daddy Freeze has hit out at the Churches and their leaders who are yet to lend their voices in the ongoing #EndSARS campaign against police brutality in Nigeria. Taking to his Twitter page, the media personality acknowledged others who have spoken out and pleaded with the rest to publicly come out and stand for the people like late American Christian minister and activist, Martin Luther King Jr, did for his own people. He wrote; ”The silence from the Churches/GOs regarding #EndSARS is so loud! Except for a few that spoke earlier, everyone else in church leadership is so conspicuously silent?…
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“Don’t allow friends lead you astray” Oritsefemi continues to plead with his wife Nabila Fash after she moved in with Caroline Danjuma
Oritsefemi has issued another online apology to his wife Nabila Fash, asking her to forgive him and come home. The singer’s 3-year-old marriage is facing crisis and his wife Nabila has been staying with actress Caroline Danjuma who hints domestic violence is the reason for the couple’s marital crisis. Oritsefemi had called out Caroline, accusing her of being the “evil” coming between him and his wife. He had also apologized to his wife over the weekend and he’s back at it again. In a recent post, he wrote: “My queen kindly let’s end this whole thing in peace …. you are a good person…
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We’ll make sure replacement for SARS is acceptable – Osinbajo
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has commented on the disbandment of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS). Osinbajo who spoke to state house correspondents on Monday October 12, said they will make sure the replacement for SARS is acceptable by all stakeholders in the country. He said; “I think the most important thing is that SARS has been disbanded and that the IGP has also committed to ensuring that not only is it disbanded, but that whatever takes its place has the full participation of the civil society groups and all other stakeholders. “A few minutes ago, the president also spoke about it, and spoke in…
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#EndSARS: Show proof of dissolution by closing SARS detention centers – Senator Ajibola
Lawmaker representing Osun Central at the National Assembly, Senator Ajibola Bashiru has called for the closure of all detention centres used by operatives of the now-disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS). In a tweet he shared via his twitter handle, He expressed that people have lost confidence in government institutions, hence urged the police authorities to demonstrate a commitment to ending SARS by closing detention centres. He wrote; “Beyond terse statement that SARS is dissolved, the police authorities must demonstrate commitment to #EndSARS by showing evidence like closure of the many SARS detention centres and formations. It is unfortunate that government…
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Buhari reacts to Public outcry, promises ‘Extensive Reform’ of Nigeria Police
President Muhammadu Buhari has responded to the calls for the reform of the Nigerian Police Force by protesting Nigerian youths. Delivering a speech at the launch of the presidential youth empowerment scheme at the State House in Abuja on Monday, the president promised to carry out an extensive reform of the Police Force. “I will like to use this opportunity to say a word on the recent genuine concerns and agitations by Nigerians about the excessive use of force and in some cases extra-judicial killings and wrongful conduct of the men of the Nigerian Police Force. “The disbanding of SARS…
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TASUED 400-level student on the run for allegedly stabbing his girlfriend to death (Photos)
Daniel Johnson, a 400-level student of the Tai-Solarin University of Education (TASUED), Ogun State, is currently on the run after allegedly stabbing his girlfriend, Bukky, a 200- level student of the same institution to death. Bukky had been in a toxic on-and-off relationship with the suspect and her father, who is a lecturer in the same school was aware. According to reports, Bukky was allegedly invited by Johnson to his house on Sunday , October 11 to settle their differences. She went to his house in Abapawa, Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State, and he beat her up and stabbed her, leaving her…
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End SARS protesters block Lekki toll gate as they reject IGP’s solution to end SARS and deploy SARS officers to other factions
Following the dissolution of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad SARS, the IGP also noted that the officers will be deployed to other factions of the police. This development did not go down well with Nigerians as they have continued the end SARS protests. This morning, a number of protesters formed a human chain at the Lekki toll gate, demanding that the government ends SARS completely. “End SARS now, not deployment,” the protesters chanted as they blocked the toll gate, preventing commuters from going through Several Nigerians have stated that this isn’t the first time the promise to disband SARS has been…
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Commodity hike: Keyamo gives update on FG and Labour meeting
Minister of State, Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo has given an update on the meeting between the Federal Government and labour unions over the new price of fuel and electricity tariff. In a series of tweets, Keyamo disclosed that representatives of government and labour adopted resolutions in the area of VAT being used to temporarily subsidize tariffs. He also listed provision of six million free meters to Nigerians, salary protection for electricity workers, mandatory refund for any over-billing during system transition by the Discos, among others, as some of the resolutions See his tweet below: “At this time (11.15pm) the…
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After 5years in Power, APC blames PDP for creating SARS, hails Buhari
The spokesman for the ruling All Progressives Congress has blamed the Peoples Democratic Party for creating the Special Anti-Robbery Squad of the police which was scrapped by the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, on Sunday. The spokesman for the APC, Yekini Nabena, said this in a series of tweets on Sunday while reacting to the scrap of the police outfit. “Who created SARS? PDP,” Nabena tweeted. Nabena, in a further statement signed on behalf of the APC, said the scrapping of SARS showed the resolve of the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), to ensure police reforms. He, therefore,…
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FG budgets N336m to fight hate speech
The federal government has budgeted N336m to fight hate speech and fake news which many critics say is an attempt to stiffle free speech. In the 2021 budget proposal presented to the National Assembly by the President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday October 8, it was gathered that the money will be used for special enlightenment campaign on government policies and programmes; testimonial series to gauge the impact of government policies on the citizenry, advocacy against fake news, hate speech, farmers-herder clashes, banditry, rape etc. It read; “ERGP9124023 Special enlightenment campaign on government policies and programmes; testimonial series to gauge the impact of…
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#EndSARS: Governor Ganduje suspends aide for criticizing President Buhari
Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, has suspended his Special Adviser on Media, Salihu Yakasai, for criticising President Buhari. Yakasai had criticized President Buhari for not addressing Nigerians despite the nationwide protest demanding the disbandment of SARS. Read here In a statement released this evening, the Kano State Government described Yakasai’s comments as “unguarded utterances”. The statement adds that his suspension was with immediate effect. The statement titled ‘Ganduje Suspends Media Aide Over Attack On Buhari’ and signed by the Commissioner for Information, Muhammed Garba, reads in part “Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje of Kano state has suspended his Special Adviser on Media, Salihu Tanko…
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