BREAKING! #EndSARS: Hunters Storm Protest Ground in Osogbo
It was a new dimension to the ongoing #EndSARS protests spreading across the Nigeria and abroad as hunters on Tuesday stormed the ground of the protest in Osogbo, the Osun State capital to take charge of security. The state chapter…
Outrage As Isoko Nation Laments Gruesome Killing of 9 Oleh Indigenes
Leaders of Isoko ethnic nationality has described the recent killing of nine indigenes of Oleh community as barbaric and alien to the culture of the Isoko people, and have vowed to work closely with the security agencies towards unravelling the…
#PoliceBrutality: Delta to Establish Victims’ Support Fund as Panel of Enquiry Begins Sitting
Delta State Governor, Senator (Dr) Ifeanyi Okowa, on Monday announced that the state government would establish a Special Victims’ Support Fund for the payment of monetary compensation to deserving victims of police brutality or related extra-judicial killings in the state….
#PoliceBrutality: How Killing of Free Zakzaky Protesters Exposed Authority’s Complicity – Group
Insists on Unconditional Release Leader Sheikh Zakzaky A group under the Academic Forum of the Islamic Movement, has commended the #EndSARS protesters in the country. The group maintained that the shoot-to-kill order of the Nigerian police against peaceful protesters has…
Gov. Ugwuanyi Visits Ailing Statesman, Amaechi, Defunct SARS Office to Confirm Closure
By Chris Ugwuja, Nsukka Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State, on Monday, visited the defunct office of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) unit of the Nigeria Police Force in Enugu to confirm that the facility has been closed in compliance…
#EndSARS: Catastrophic Consequences Will Result from Forceful Suppression of Protests – CNPP Warns Police, Army
…Insists President Buhari’s Silence Fueling #EndSARS Protests Conference of Nigeria Political Parties (CNPP) has warned that there will be catastrophic consequences if the Police and Nigerian military allow themselves to be pushed into using force to suppress the ongoing…
Edo State Govt Imposes 24-hour Curfew after Hoodlums Freed Prisoners
After suspected hoodlums on Monday hijacked the #EndSARS protests in Benin City, Edo State capital and freed prisoners, the Edo State Government has imposed a 24-hour curfew across the state till further notice. The government in a statement obtained by…
Irrepressible: #EndSARS Helplines, Charging Ports Set Up as Army Denies Targeting Protesters
#EndSARS Helplines and charging ports, among others, have been set up by the EndSARS Movement to support protesters press home their demands, The Street Reporters Newspaper reports. This is even as Nigerian youths continued protesting Police brutality consistently despite threats…
Anambra Police SARS Atrocities: Setting The Records Straight (1)
By Intersociety & Emeka Umeagbalasi Anambra State has always been used as a case-study in recent years’ research reports on policing and military brutalities and corrupt practices in Nigeria or any part thereof particularly in the Southeast Region. This has been…
Governor Inuwa Yahaya Receives Igbo Community in Gombe on Solidarity Visit
Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya says his administration will continue to provide friendly atmosphere and enabling environment for all ethnic nationalities residing in Gombe State to attain their aspirations and contribute to the progress of the state. The Governor was speaking…
DELSU Honours Prince Ned Nwoko
The Delta State University, Abraka (DELSU) has been incorporated as a research centre in the global efforts to address the scourge of malaria which is a major public health challenge in Africa, a statement by the Ag. Director, Directorate of…