Beyond the Headlines
Ibe Pascal Arogorn In his first address to Nigerians on the #EndSARS protest, President Muhammadu Buhari refused to condemn the attack on peaceful protesters by armed security operatives. Dozens of people including protesters and police officers have been killed in the violence that has resulted from the protests in many states. The protests began as […]
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 many concerned Nigerians and having concluded a meeting with all the Security Chiefs. I must warn those who […]
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Malam Muhammad Musa Bello has promised full compensation for vehicles and properties destroyed during the #EndSARS protest that turned violent at Apo Mechanic village, in Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC While charging residents not to allow external forces to divide them but to strive and live together in peace. […]
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has postponed the six Senatorial and nine House of Assembly bye-elections slated for October 31. The Commission said the decision to cancel the elections is in compliance with Section 26 (2) of the Electoral Act 2010 (as amended), which gives INEC the power to postpone an election if there […]
*Says accepting demands not sign of weakness *Says ‘Your voice has been heard’ President Muhammadu Buhari has told the International Community that has expressed concern about the use of excessive force on the #EndSARS protesters to have all the facts before making hasty pronouncements. Buhari was silent on the shooting of protesters in Lekki Toll […]
The Northern States Governors’ Forum (NSGF) has expressed regrets that “diabolical influencers in form of hooliganism, ethno-religious bigots and even political marauders” are bent on pulling the nation down and pushing for regime change. The governors also wondered why protests have persisted despite the “magnanimity exhibited” by the federal and state governments. In a communique […]
The Federal High Court has dismissed the fundamental human rights case instituted by Chidi Odinkalu against the Kaduna State Government and ordered the applicant to pay N500,000 to each of the four respondents. The respondents are the Director of Public Prosecution, Kaduna State, the Governor of Kaduna State, the Commissioner of Police in the state […]
Federal government has disowned the COVID-19 palliatives discovered in a Lagos warehouse, saying the items were not from it. Rather,the government said the inscriptions seen on the back of the items indicated that they were donated by a coalition of some non-governmental organisations. Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development in a statement […]
The #EndSars protest that is currently rocking the country has claimed the life of another Nigerian. But this time it has claimed the life of a genius, a software designer who helped designed an app used for ordering blood donations for Life Bank Services. Oke Obi-Enadhuze was killed on Wednesday evening when a stray bullet […]
Michelle Bachelet, the United Nations high commissioner for human rights, has faulted the manner in which the Nigeria police force set up special weapons and tactics (SWAT) to replace the special anti-robbery squad (SARS). Bachelet said the police swiftly created SWAT “without first addressing some of the root causes of police violence and putting in […]
