President MUHAMMADU BUHARI has welcomed steps taken by state governments to meet part of the demands by the EndSARS protesters. President BUHARI noted that thirteen states have so far set up Judicial Panels to investigate allegations against the disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad of the Nigeria Police. The President listed the states that have complied as Lagos, Kaduna,…
The United Kingdom Parliament says it will consider a petition that seeks to sanction officials of the Nigerian Government for human rights abuses over the EndSARS protests. The petition, which is said to be on the government and parliament website, has gained over one hundred and fifty thousand signatures in less than twenty-four hours. The number has…
Key political figures in the United States have condemned the use of soldiers on peaceful protesters in Nigeria. Former US First Lady and Secretary of State, HILLARY CLINTON, called on the Nigerian Government to stop killing of EndSARS protesters. In a message on her verified Twitter handle, CLIINTON also made a similar call to the Nigerian Army…
The Lagos State Government has suspended all official activities for three days due to the violent turn of the EndSARS protests. Governor BABAJIDE SANWO-OLU has also directed that all flags at public buildings should be lowered in solidarity with the protests. Governor SANWO-OLU made the announcement in a state broadcast moments ago; a day after soldiers opened…
Speaker of the House of Representatives, FEMI GBAJABIAMILA, has made a strong appeal to young Nigerians involved in the EndSARS protests. Speaker GBAJABIAMILA says to end the protests now does mean that the protesters have been defeated, as their voices have been heard within Nigeria and all over the world. GBAJABIAMILA said to continue with the protests…
At least three persons have been shot as the EndSARS protesters blocked the Lagos-Badagry Expressway, around the Orile-Iganma area of Lagos State. Lasgidi FM’s CHUKWUEMEKA OBIOMA reports that the incident happened after the protesters were confronted by the police Tuesday morning, October 20, 2020. In Yaba area of Lagos metropolis, motorists could not drive through Adekunle- inward…