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#EndSARS: Street Protests By Nigerians Demanding Abolishment of Brutal Police Unit Gain Global Attention
Street protests (EndSARS) in Nigeria demanding for the disbandment of a brutal special police unit known as SARS has gained global attention as protesters gathered in South Africa, USA and plans are are on for a London version … Continue Reading
Ondo Polls: CDD Advocates Timely Collation of Results In Areas With Difficult Terrain
A frontline pro-democracy think tank, the Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD) has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to reciprocate the confidence of the electorate in Ondo State as voters head to the polls on October 10.
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Nigerian Entertainers lend voices to the #EndSARS campaign
Notable Nigerian entertainers like Falz, Runtown, Tiwa Savage, Jaywon, DJ Spinall, MC Lively, Tasha (Big Brother Naija 4 Housemate), and many others staged a protest calling for the disbandment of SARS in Abuja and Lagos on Thursday.… Continue Reading
Ondo 2020: Akeredolu, Jegede talk development at Governorship debate ahead of polls
Ahead of the Ondo 2020 gubernatorial polls, the governorship debate held last night at the State capital in Akure for candidates to discuss issues around governance and development in the state.
During the 2020 governorship debate organized by Channels Television … Continue Reading
BBNaija Winner Laycon Bags Appointment From Ogun State
The winner of the recently concluded Big Brother Naija reality show, Olamilekan “Laycon” Agbeleshe, has been appointed as “Youth Ambassador” by the Ogun state government.
Singer Runtown to Lead #EndSars Protest, Announces Date
Popular Nigerian singer Douglas Jack Agu, also known as Runtown, says he will be leading a protest to end the terror carried out by men of the Special Anti Robbery Squad (SARS) on the 8th of October, 2020.
The music … Continue Reading
Rivers: Amaechi’s Ally Sampson Parker Decamps to PDP
A former commissioner for Health under Rotimi Ameachi and stalwart of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in Rivers state, Dr. Sampson Parker, has defected to the People’s Democratic Party (PDP).
Parker who was described as one of Amaechi’s strong allies … Continue Reading
Breaking: IGP Bans SARS, Related Units From Routine Patrol and Checks
The Inspector-General of Police in Nigeria, IGP M.A Adamu, has effected a ban on The Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (FSARS) from routine patrol and checks according to a press release shared on the police official Facebook page on Sunday.
According … Continue Reading
#EndSars: Nigerian Celebrities, Politicians call for an end to brutal special police unit
Celebrities in Nigeria have joined an online campaign to end the activities of notorious Nigerian special police unit known as the Special Anti – Robbery Squad (SARS).
The protest, which is a continuum of several protests in the past, was … Continue Reading
Lecturer, Friday Orobator, Commits Suicide in Edo state, Nigeria
Colleagues say he killed himself out of frustration and inability to afford medical care.
A lecturer in his late 50’s, Mr Friday Orobator, at the defunct College of Education, now Tayo Akpata University in Ekiadolor, Edo State, on Friday … Continue Reading