Beyond the Headlines
The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Wednesday, refused to grant the application by the Office of the Attorney-General of the Federation, AGF, seeking the revocation of bail granted to Omoyele Sowore, Convener, #RevolutionNow, and his co-defendant, Olawale Bakare. Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu, who turned down the request of the AGF’s Counsel, Kayode Alilu, adjourned the matter […]
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has sent a petition to Mrs Fatou Bensouda, Prosecutor, International Criminal Court (ICC), urging her to “promptly investigate reports that Nigerian authorities, military, and some politicians have used/ and are using thugs, soldiers and security agents to intimidate, harass, attack and kill #EndSARS peaceful protesters in several parts of […]
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has imposed a 24-hour curfew in Oyigbo Local Government Area of the State. Wike, in a statewide broadcast on Wednesday also announced that the curfew also extended to Mile 1, Mile 2, Emenike, Ikokwu and Iloaubuchi areas of Port Harcourt Local Government Area as well as Oil Mill area of […]
Former U.S President Bill Clinton on Wednesday urged President Muhammadu Buhari to have a peaceful dialogue with the #EndSARS protesters. He said this via his verified Twitter account. ”I am deeply concerned over the reports of violence in Lagos and urge the Nigerian government to engage in Peaceful dialogue with the #EndSARS protesters for police […]
Hoodlums have set Nworieubi Police Divisional Headquarters in Mbaitoli LGA of Imo State on fire in continuation of the ongoing protest against police brutality. According to the police spokesperson in the state, Ikeokwu Orlando, the incident occurred on Wednesday afternoon. According to him ” Yes I can confirm to you that the Nworieubi Police Division […]
NO less than two persons were feared dead on Wednesday when #EndSARS protesters in Enugu took to the streets against police brutality. Eyewitness accounts along Nike lake road in the state capital narrated to vanguard that policemen from Nike lake police station fired bullets at the protesters and felled four persons. The report later came […]
Bandits have killed 22 people in Tungar Kwana village of Talata- Mafara Local Government Area of Zamfara State Tuesday night. An indigene of the village , Malam Ahmed Mohammed, told The Punch that the bandits numbering over 100 invaded the village around 11 pm where they began to shoot people indiscriminately . He stated, “ […]
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has condemned the use of brute force to quell protests at the Lekki tollgate . He added that it was obvious that President Muhammadu Buhari and his lieutenants didn ’ t exhaust all avenues before deploying soldiers. Obasanjo said this in a statement titled, ‘ Statement on Violence Against Protesters In […]
Suspected hoodlums have set ablaze the head office of The Nation Newspaper at Matori in Lagos on fire. The development comes hours after the head office of Television Continental (TVC) was torched. Bola Tinubu, national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), is believed to be the main target of the attacks. More to follow…
The Federal Executive Council presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari, on Wednesday, was silent on the military attack on peaceful protesters at Lekki area of Lagos. Osagie Ehanire, minister of health, however, said a bill has been approved to establish a council for traditional, alternative and complementary medicine practice in Nigeria. Speaking to state house […]
