A STATEMENT FROM THE COALITION OF PROTEST GROUPS ACROSS LAGOS AND NIGERIA
Following the nationwide address from President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday, October 22, we are more resolved to press not just for justice but for a new and better Nigeria where all citizens are safe and can thrive. Lagos State, where the hotbed of resistance began has been under state-wide curfew imposed by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu. Prior […]
Residents of Calabar invade covid-19 relief warehouse
It was believed that the disappointed residents besieged the warehouse which is located at Clement Ebri Drive following information form other residents who had visited the warehouse earlier. Information gathered revealed that the raw food items which were stored in the warehouse were originally meant to be shared to the residents of the state in […]
Another warehouse containing Covid-19 palliatives discovered and looted in Ede, Osun State
Rampaging youths in Osun State on Friday discovered a warehouse where COVID-19 palliatives were hidden in Ede. The residents looted the warehouse at Cocoa Products Industry Nigeria Limited, Ede-Osogbo road, Ede North, Osun State. In a video circulated online, the resident were happy carting away food items from the warehouse owned by Osun State Government. […]
Lagos residents cart away COVID-19 palliatives; govt condemns raid
Lagos residents on Thursday attacked a warehouse where COVID-19 palliatives were stored at Mazamaza community of Lagos. The community is located in Oriade Local Council Development Area of the state. Video clips circulating across social media showed that the residents, led by some hoodlums, gained entrance into the warehouse and looted COVID-19 food aid. The items carted […]
‘Speech Buhari Should Have Given’ – Chimamanda Adichie Writes
Novelist, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, has suggested an alternative address that President Muhammadu Buhari should have given on Thursday over the ongoing #EndSARS protest. She said that the president could have taken the blame for the killings in her alternative speech titled, ‘‘The Address President Buhari Could Have Given: A speculative piece’. The speech read… Fellow […]
Full text of Buhari’s speech on #ENDSARS protests
Two days after soldiers shot at #ENDSARS protesters in Lekki on Tuesday, October 20, 2020, President Muhammadu Buhari finally addressed the nation. Since the incident happened, Nigerians have been calling on the president to address the nation as hoodlums and arsonists took advantage of the crisis to set public and private properties on fire. However, […]
End SARS: Osinbajo apologizes to Nigerians, admits govt’s fault
Nigeria’s Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, has apologized to Nigerians and also admitted and faulted the Federal Government for not moving faster in addressing the demands of Nigerians calling for a total ban of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS unit of the police. Osinbajo, in a series of tweets on Friday night, said he knows many […]
TVC, BRT buses, NPA set on fire in Lagos as anarchy engulfs Nigeria
Hoodlums have gone on rampage in Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial capital and most populous city–burning buses and damaging public property. On Wednesday, October 21, hoodlums marched to Television Continental (TVC), forced employees out of the building and seized their gadgets and belongings. Thereafter, the TVC property sprawled on Ikosi Ketu, was set on fire. There are reports that ChannelsTV has […]
#EndSARS: Sanwo-Olu confirms two deaths from Lekki shooting
The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has said two deaths have been confirmed from the Lekki shooting that occurred on Tuesday. Mr Sanwo-Olu said this in an interview with Arise TV on Thursday. He had earlier said there was no death from the Lekki shooting. On Wednesday, however, Mr Sanwo-Olu said one death was recorded […]
“Forces beyond me were behind the deployment of troops to Lekki axis – Sanwo-Olu
Lagos Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has maintained he didn’t order the shooting of #ENDSARS protesters on Tuesday evening by suspected security agents. Sanwo-Olu, who spoke in an interview on Arise TV, said the State was already investigating whether the deceased was a protester. Sanwo-Olu asked members of the public with credible information on anyone or group of […]