In what was tagged to be a non-partisan solidarity demonstration against excessive abuse of authority, Nigeria youths in October 2020 championed a nationwide protest demanding the dissolution of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) over its extra-judicial Read More
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America’s lawmakers have blocked the proposed sale of attack helicopters to Nigeria over concerns about the Nigerian government’s human rights record as its military grapples with multiple security crises at once. Recall that Read More
While the ‘indefinite suspension’ of Twitter has generated a lot of concerns in Nigeria, the microblogging platform had, in time’s past, been used to drive opinions of the people to the government or affected Read More
Chief pathologist at the Lagos State University, John Obafunwa has submitted the autopsy result carried out on bodies recovered across Lagos during the EndSARS protest on October 20, 2020. Obafunwa’s report indicates that the 99 bodies recovered Read More
In Nigeria, 7 out of 10 persons between the ages of 16 to 35 have either experienced harassment by the military or know someone who has. On October 17, 2020, acting director of the Nigerian Army public relations, Sagir Musa, announced Read More
#OccupyLekkiTollgate Protesters who were arrested this morning at the Lekki Tollgate have been charged with disobedience and violation of Covid-19 regulations. According to a tweet by Youth Representation and Activist Rinu Oduala, Comedian Mr Macaroni Read More
According to an eye-witness report, over 20 #OccupyLekkiTollgate protesters have been arrested this morning by men of the Nigerian Police Force at the Lekki Tollgate, Lagos. Among protesters arrested is a popular Nigerian comedian, Mr Macoroni (Read More
The Federal Government has deployed policemen and over 150 men of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps to the site of the planned protest today tagged #Occupylekkiprotest at the Lekki Tollgate, Lagos Nigeria. Rapid Response Read More
The EndSARS protest first began as a social movement that called for the disbanding of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), a notorious unit of the Nigerian Police with a Read More
On Saturday, February 7, 2020, the nine-man Lagos State Judiciary Panel authorised the reopening of the Lekki Toll Plaza just days after the Nigerian Army pulled out of the panel of inquiry. While the panel approved the Read More