Tag: #EndSARS Protests
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#EndSARS Protests: Claims of killings at Lekki Toll Gate unverified – U.S. Government
The United States Government has said that information on the number of fatalities recorded during the #ENDSARS protests in Lekki Tollgate last year, is not available. According to the US Department of State’s 2020 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices, “Accurate information on fatalities resulting from the shooting was not available at year’s end”. It…
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FIRS blames #EndSARS protests, others for 2020 revenue target shortfall
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has announced that it generated about 98 per cent of its targeted revenue for the year 2020. The tax body on Tuesday in a statement issued in Abuja by its Director of Communications, Mr Abdullahi Ahmad, that the sum of N4.952 trillion was generated as revenue last year, a…
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How escape of 2,000 prisoners during #EndSARS protests worsened insecurity in Edo – Obaseki
Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State on Friday said the escape of about 2,000 prisoners from correctional centres in the state during the #EndSARS protests led to the worsening insecurity situation in the state. The governor however noted that his administration would do everything possible to nip the ugly situation in the bud. Obaseki said…
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#EndSARS protests happened because of ignorance of Nigerian youths – Sunday Dare
The Minister of Youth and Sports, Mr Sunday Dare, on Thursday, alleged that many youths across the country were not aware of the various ongoing Federal Government’s youth intervention programmes. Dare, who was in Minna, Niger, to inaugurate the All Progressives Congress (APC) youth leaders meeting for the 36 states and Abuja, said that their…
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#EndSARS protests: Lawyer drags Falana before ICC
A lawyer, Joseph Nwaegbu of Pathfind Attorneys, has filed a criminal complaint against Femi Falana (SAN) before the International Criminal Court (ICC) in Hague, for allegedly instigating the #EndSARS protests, which he claimed, led to the killing of innocent citizens, destruction of property, among others. The complaint dated 4th November 2020 was addressed to the…
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Youths threaten ‘second wave’ of #EndSARS protests from Monday
Nigerian youths are threatening a second wave of the #EndSARS protests from Monday 9th November 2020, in some parts of Lagos and Abuja. Some aggrieved youths have taken to social media to show their displeasure following a court order granting the Central Bank of Nigeria, the right to freeze the accounts of 19 individuals and…
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#EndSARS Looting: Understanding The Destructive And Constructive Capacities Of Our Youths, By Magnus Onyibe
By Magnus onyibe Nothing illustrates the constructive and equally destructive capacity of our youths more than the fall outs of the #EndSARS protests. And education makes the difference between the creatively and positively charged ones and the destructively and the negatively charged ones. Allow me explain: The educated ones are the highly organized protesters that…
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Our role in #EndSARS protests – Telcos
Telecoms firms at the weekend said their role during the #EndSARS protests that turned bloody was neutral. It said it only provided access for everyone, including the protesters to reach their loved ones and the security operatives to do their jobs. Acting under the aegis of Association of Licensed Telecoms Companies of Nigeria (ALTON), the…
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Group commends, expresses solidarity with #EndSARS protesters
A group, Nigerian Global Roundtable comprising of diverse professionals from across the world, has commended and expressed solidarity with the youths front-lining the #EndSARS protests across the country. The group after its deliberation on the ongoing #EndSARS protests championed by aggrieved youths in the country said the agitation of not just a reformed police force…
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JUST IN: Edo extends curfew indefinitely over #EndSARS protests
The Edo State Government has extended the 24-hour curfew imposed on the state over #EndSARS violent protest indefinitely. The government in a statement by the Special Adviser, Media & Communication Strategy, Crusoe Osagie, affirmed that everyone is expected to remain indoor. Osagie disclosed that “security agencies have been deployed to the streets to ensure full…