Tag: #EndSARS Protests
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I see a better Nigeria after #EndSARS – Lai Mohammed
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, said he envisions a better Nigeria where fundamental human rights of people will be respected after the #EndSARS protests. The minister, who spoke at a Special NAN Forum on Monday in Abuja, said that the vision would, however, be achievable if the protesters would give peace…
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Change not achievable in atmosphere of endless protests, Tinubu tells #EndSARS protesters
A former governor of Lagos and leader of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has pleaded with the #ENDSARS protesters to end it, having “made considerable gains within a very short period.” He said with President Muhammadu Buhari’s showing of “laudable sensitivity to their grievances”, it is time for them to…
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Popular #EndSARS advocate, Segalink withdraws from protests
An activist, Segun ‘Sega’ Awosanya (@Segalink on Twitter), has pulled out of the #EndSARS protest. The social activist, who mainstreamed the campaign against police brutality in 2017 and has been at the forefront of the protest, said it has been hijacked for other purposes. He tweeted: “All efforts to talk sense into the arrowheads, who…
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NUPENG backs #EndSARS protests, denies plans to shut fuel stations
The Nigerian Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) have denied rumours suggesting that all it’s organs are shutting down stations to join in the #EndSARS Campaign. In a statement signed by NUPENG’s President Williams Akporeha and Secretary General Olawale Afolabi on Saturday, the oil workers said they are proceeding with their normal work.…
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Kubwa residents defy FCTA orders, hold #EndSARS protests
…gridlock from Dutse …as residents trek home By Emman Ovuakporie Despite the order by the Federal Capital Territory Authority, FCTA that #EndSARS protesters not to protest in the capital city, protests on Saturday rocked Kubwa, Abuja satellite town. TheNewsGuru.com, (TNG) reports that the #EndSARS protests is graduating into satellite towns despite FCTA’s order banning protests.…
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BREAKING: Reps summon IGP over nationwide #EndSARS protests
An ad hoc committee set up by the House of Representatives on the ongoing nationwide protests against the now-disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad of the Nigeria Police Force has summoned the Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu. The IGP is to appear before the special panel on October 22, 2020. The panel will also conduct town hall…
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Mayhem @ Alausa: Lagos speaks on hiring thugs to disrupt #EndSARS protests
The Lagos State Government has denied sponsoring thugs to disrupt #EndSARS protests in the commercial city. Commissioner for information and strategy, Gbenga Omotoso, in a statement, said the allegations trending in the social media are “obviously concocted by enemies of peace and orderliness to whip up sentiments against the government, which has been doing everything…
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Photo: Abuja youths stage counter #EndSARS protests, declare support for Buhari, IGP
A group under the auspices of Coalition of Civil Society organisations has applauded President Muhammadu Buhari and the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Muhammed Adamu for disbandment of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS). At a rally in support of police and other security agencies which took place at the Unity Fountain, Abuja, the coalition condemned…
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Ex-president Jonathan breaks silence on #EndSARS protests
Nigeria’s former President, Goodluck Jonathan has broken his silence on the ongoing #EndSARS protest in the country. Jonathan had not spoken since the protest kicked off over a week ago. But on Tuesday, the former President sued for restraint as the protests against the operation of Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) continued to spread across the…