MRA Condemns Attacks on the Media During #EndSARS Protests as Reprehensible
Media Rights Agenda (MRA) today condemned recent attacks against journalists and media houses in some parts of the country, particularly in Lagos, by State and non-State actors in the wake of the #EndSARS protests, describing the actions as reprehensible acts…
#EndSARS: IPAC Enugu Sues for Peace, Commends Governor Ugwuanyi
The Enugu chapter of the Inter Party Advisory Council (IPAC) has appealed to the #ENDSARS protesters to give peace a chance for the government to address their grievances and ensure that things return back to normal. In a statement signed…
Ayade’s Free Education For Cross River University of Technology Students And Matters Arising
By Agba Jalingo Primary school pupils in Cross River state still pay N1200 as school fees in a region where basic education is free, but governor Ayade has declared free education for Cross River indigenes in the State owned University…
How Ex-president Jonathan Reacted to Govt Handling of #EndSARS Protesters
Former President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan urged the federal government to exercise restraint in handling the nationwide protests, which saw Nigerian abroad join the protest against police brutality and bad governance, coined #EndSARS. The protests were sparked by continued extrajudicial killings…
Governor Inuwa Yahaya, Other Northern Governors Meet
Gombe State Governor, Alhaji Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya and other Governors, under the auspices of Northern States Governors Forum met in Kaduna where they discussed crucial matters with a view to forging a common front in addressing concerns arising from the…
PEACrEc Statement on #EndSARS Protests, Recommendations
THE PEACE AND CONFLICT RESOLUTION RESOURCE CENTRE (PEACrEc) LENDS ITS VOICE TO THE CALLS FOR PEACE IN NIGERIA It is a fundamental human right of every Nigerian citizen to protest in cases of threat or infringement on his/her rights. This…
Shocking Letter of Benin Prison Escapee to Obaseki
An escapee from Nigerian Correctional facilities in Benin, otherwise known as Benin prison, has written to the Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, apologising for escaping from the facility. The inmate who identified himself as Osaro Oyidan, in the open letter…
Protests: ‘Buratai’s Butcheries’ and Consequences Of Niemöller’s Silence In Nigeria
By Intersociety & Emeka Umeagbalasi Friedrich Gustav Emil Martin Niemöller (14th Jan 1892-6th March 1984), was a theologian and Lutheran Pastor. Also named Reverend or Pastor Martin Niemöller, he was well known for his opposition to the Nazis’ state control of the…
For The Records: Full Text of President Buhari’s Broadcast on #EndSARS Protests
ADDRESS TO THE NATION BY HIS EXCELLENCY, MUHAMMADU BUHARI, PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA ON THE ENDSARS PROTESTS, 22ND OCTOBER, 2020 Fellow Nigerians, It has become necessary for me to address you having heard from…
CNPP to Buhari: Your #EndSARS Broadcast Came Too Late, We Warned Ahead of Carnage
…Says Punished Indicted SARS Operatives Adequately to Serve as Deterrence Conference of Nigeria Political Parties (CNPP) in reaction of to nationwide broadcast by President Muhammadu Buhari has has said the broadcast came too late, saying “we warned ahead of the…
#EndSARS: Gov. Ugwuanyi Inaugurates Judicial Panel on Police Brutality
…Enjoins Residents, Youths to Remain Law Abiding, Calm as Outcome Will Soothe Their Pain By Chris Ugwuja, Nsukka Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State, on Wednesday, inaugurated an 8-man Judicial Panel of Inquiry recently constituted by his administration to receive…
