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EndSARS Protest: If we turn these protests to carnivals, we are trivializing our frustration – Actress Bisola warns
Actress, Bisola Aiyeola has warned against turning the EndSARS protest into a carnival. In a post she shared on Instagram, she opined that the act will only trivialise the frustrations that led to the protest. She wrote: ”My people, My people. If we turn these protests to carnivals, we are loosing focus oo and trivializing our frustration. Not everything is party party. Remember those who have died and those whose source of income has been…
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Actress, Iya Rainbow shares lovely photos as she turns 78 (Photos)
Actress Idowu Philips aka Mama Rainbow is a year older today and has taken to social media to share stunning new photos
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#EndSARS protest: I have been receiving curses on my phone – Femi Adesina
Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina has stated that he’s been receiving curses after a false report of him being against the #EndSARS protests went viral on social media. In a lenghty article titled ‘An Enemy of the People’ which he shared on Thursday October 15, Femi Adesina insisted that he has never advised the President to ignore the #EndSARS protests rocking the nation as he was never given a…
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I was raped by SARS two year ago – young lady shares ordeal (photos)
A young woman by name Chiatuiro Precious Chidera claimed at a protest that she’s joining the call to end SARS and its replacement SWAT because she was raped by officers of the police unit after which they still extorted money from her. She said she will not bring her daughter into a world where she could be raped by officers who should protect her, neither will she bring sons into a country where they can…
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ASUU strike: we are not happy School Children are recruited for #EndSARS protest – Ngige
Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige has stated that the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) continuous strike is boosting the ongoing nationwide protests of #EndSARS. Speaking during the reconciliatory meeting between representatives of ASUU and government, the Minister lamented that children who are supposed to be in school are being recruited for different kinds of protests. “For the past one week, we have all been on our toes, we have been meeting and…
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I regret creating SARS – Retired Police Commissioner, Fulani Kwajafa
Fulani Kwajafa, the police commissioner who created the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) has expressed regret for creating the controversial police unit. Speaking in an interview on BBC Hausa, the retired police commissioner stated that the police unit has acted differently from its founding objectives. Kwajafa added that the disheartening news he has been receiving has made him feel like he shouldn’t have created the group in the first place if he knew it would turn…
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Northern Governors oppose disbandment of SARS
Governors of the 19 northern states under the aegis of the Northern Governors Forum (NGF) have opposed the disbandment of the infamous Special Anti-robbery Squad (SARS) unit of the Nigeria Police. This was made known to State House correspondents by Governor Simon Lalong of Plateau State after a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari. According to Lalong who is the Chairman of the Northern Governors Forum, stated that SARS has been useful in the fight against…
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If your father, mother is a politician or government official don’t come online to post, go talk to them – Patoranking
Nigerian reggae-dancehall singer, Patoranking has asked Nigerians whose parents are government officials or politicians not to come online to comment on national issues. In a tweet he shared via his twitter handle, he told them to rather speak with their parents directly. He wrote: ”If your father/Mother is a politician/Government official don’t come online to post,go Talk to Them. #EndSWAT #EndSARS #EndPoliceBrutality”
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Governor Seyi Makinde loses Mother
Governor of Oyo state Seyi Makinde has lost his mother, Abigail Makinde. She died in the early hours of Thursday. A top government official shared the sad news that the deceased died on Thursday, but the state government is yet to make an official statement about the death as the family is still preparing to make an official statement.
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#EndSWAT: No SARS officer will be part of new Tactical Team – Police
The Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Mohammed Adamu has announced that no member of the now-defunct Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) will be a part of the newly constituted Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) Team. This announcement is coming following a nationwide protest that has lasted for days. However, this move has not gone down well with the protesting youths as many described it as a change of name thus leading them to change the mantra from…
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Please send disbanded SARS officers to us to fight Boko Haram — Gov. Zulum of Borno State
Borno State Governor, Professor Bababgana Zulum has asked police authority to send officers attached to the defunct Special Anti-Robbery Squad to the state to participate in the fight against Boko Haram insurgents. Zulum made the call when a delegation led by the Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Argebesola met him at Government House, Maiduguri. Zulum said officers attached to the defunct unit had played a role in countering insurgency operations by using their energy and…
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EndSARS protest: ”Things will fall apart if not handled urgently” – FFK tells Buhari
Former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode has called on the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration that things may get worse if it fails to handle the ongoing protest with the urgency and seriousness it deserves. In a tweet he shared via his official Twitter handle on Wednesday, he noted that despite the killings by armed police personnel and attacks by pro-SARs thugs, the protest is gathering momentum. He tweeted; “10 people murdered in the last few…
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