IPC Demands Investigation of Killings, Attacks on Journalists, Lists Numerous Incidents
By James Ezema As journalists, other media professionals and freedom of expression groups mark the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists, the International Press Centre (IPC), Lagos-Nigeria has said there should be urgent investigation of all suspected…
BREAKING! #EndSARS Protests: Enugu Government Suspends CurfewÂ
Enugu State Government has lifted the 13-hour curfew imposed on Enugu East, Enugu North and Enugu South Local Government Areas, in the wake of the untoward activities of hoodlums and miscreants, who hijacked the otherwise peaceful #ENDSARS protests in the…
Death And Police Brutality Began At Lekki Toll Gate 9 Years Ago
By Agba Jalingo Nine years ago, ahead of the planned commencement of toll collection at the Lekki toll gate, on the 18 of December 2011, I joined hundreds of protesters as we stormed the Admiralty Plaza, Lekki toll gate in…
#EndSars: Gombe Governor Inaugurates Commission of Inquiry
Gombe State Governor, Alhaji Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya has inaugurated an 11- member commission of inquiry to investigate allegations of human rights violations by the disbanded Special Anti Robbery Squad, SARS and any other Nigerian Police Unit or security agencies in…
BREAKING: Delta State Government Reviews Curfew, Appeals for Understanding
The Delta State Government has announced a further relaxation of the curfew imposed after the hijack of the peaceful #ENDSARS protests. While appealing for understanding in Vietnam of the inconveniences associated with the curfew, the State Commissioner for Information,…
Dialogue Key to Conflict Resolution — Otuaro
Dialogue Only Way Out – Amgbaduba Reiterates Delta State Deputy Governor, Mr. Kingsley Otuaro, has said dialogue remains crucial to resolving conflicts between oil companies and their host communities, just as the State Commissioner for Oil and Gas, Prince Emmanuel…
Gombe Governor Assures of Continued Support to Security Agencies, Donates to Police
Gombe State Governor, Alhaji Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya has again reiterated his administration’s commitment to work in partnership with security agencies in order to achieve Government’s primary responsibility of protecting lives and property of the citizenry. Governor Inuwa Yahaya gave the…
Gov. Ugwuanyi Inaugurates #EndSARS Panel, Sympathises with Families of Victims
Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State, on Wednesday, conveyed the sympathy of his administration to the families of private citizens and security personnel who lost their loved ones to the unfortunate violence and criminality precipitated by the hijack of the…
#EndSARS Protest: Valentine Ozigbo Hails Nigerian Youth, Calls for Competency in Leadership
Valentine Ozigbo, a Nigerian business mogul and corporate titan, has declared the recent #EndSARS protest and the widespread violence that followed as “a manifestation of a failure of leadership”. During an interview on Tuesday, October 27, 2020 the ‘Money Line’…
Government Failure, Reason for Civil Unrest – CLO
The Civil Liberties Organisation, CLO, Southeast Zone has identified failure of government to live up to the expectations of the citizens over the years as the major reason for implosion of violence across the country. CLO Chairman, Southeast Zone, Comrade…
IPC Decries Incarceration of Nigerian Journalist Tom Oga
The International Press Centre, IPC, Lagos-Nigeria, calls for the immediate release of Mr. Tom Oga the Publisher of Power Steering Magazine, who has been in police detention for 14 days without trial. He was arrested at about 5p.m on October…
