Councilors elected on the platform of the All Progressives’ Congress (APC) in the 18 local government councils of Edo State, on Wednesday, October 14, staged a peaceful protest over alleged non-payment of their salaries, arrears, allowances and all other entitlements since May 2020 by Governor Obaseki. The councilors said that they are being punished for their…
Singer Timi Dakolo has advised #EndSARS protesters to ensure that this opportunity is not wasted. The singer who noted that this opportunity may never come again in a lifetime, called for mobilization of thinkers and a structure to pull things through. Dakolo also asked everyone to be focus and never take their eye off the goal. He…
The EndSARS protesters on the Island have started making plans to watch all English Premier League matches at the Lekki toll gate this weekend. According to several tweets on Twitter, all English Premier League matches will be broadcasted live at the Lekki toll gate ground this weekend, with drinks and snacks to go round. See how many are…
Presidential aide, Bashir Ahmad has warned those saying the ‘#EndSARS protest is beyond police reform’ to desist from doing so. Bashir who said this in reaction to Atiku Abubakar’s son’s tweet, averred that such utterances might make them assume that those behind the protests are the 2019 elections losers. He tweeted; “The #EndSARS [protest] is beyond police reform”, I have seen…
The Lagos State Police Command has arrested six of the hoodlums who attacked innocent Lagosians and damaged some vehicles along Ondo Street, Ebutte-Meta area of Lagos, Southwest Nigeria on Tuesday night, October 13. Confirming the arrest of the suspects, the spokesperson of the Lagos State Police Command, Muyiwa Adejobi, said at about 9.30pm on Tuesday, the hoodlums trooped out…
Femi Falana SAN is reportedly proud of his son Falz and other youths of Nigeria for the #EndSARS protest. Folake Falana, an entertainment lawyer, made this known on Twitter. Narrating what her and Falz’s dad – Femi Falana – said, she wrote: “My Dad said he is so proud of everything all of us are doing and…
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey has tweeted his support for the #EndSARS protests and even encouraged his followers to donate to help the movement. He also shared articles about the protest calling on the Nigerian government to end SARS and end police brutality in the country.
Police in Uganda has commenced investigation into the death of a 22-year-old local football player who died after he was reportedly assaulted by his teammates.The deceased identified as Churchill Owaci was allegedly assaulted by his teammates in Lamwo District, Northern Uganda, last Saturday Oct. 11, after he made an error that led to a goal during…
President Buhari’s media aide, Lauretta Onochie has again lashed out at #EndSARS protesters. Onochie in a tweet she shared, stated that the protest is being organized by kids who have no understanding of what the root issues are. She further shared a screenshot of Zahra Buhari’s Instastory post in which she condemned police brutality to back…