Calls for timelines to meet youths’ demands By Gabriel Ewepu – Abuja An international Civil Society Organisation, CSO, ActionAid Nigeria, AAN, Saturday, hails youths’ resilience demonstrated to sustain the momentum of the #EndSARS protest amidst attacks and violence meted out to them. This commendation was made by the Country Director, […]
By Joseph Erunke – ASUU Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has said governments’ response over the #EndSARS protests,especially the killings of protesters at Lekki tollgate, showed that the future of Nigerian youths was under threat. The union, in a statement Friday’s night by its president, Professor Biodun Ogunyemi, condemned […]
By James Udemba Ever since the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Imo State lost the governorship election in January this year, the members have been behaving like bulls let loose in a china’s shop. Like demented animals baying for blood, they have vowed to destroy everything and anything on their […]
Iwuanyanwu …Speaks on 2023 election, northern campaign for return of Jonathan to Aso Villa The clamour for self actualization and possible independence, is gathering momentum in parts of Nigeria. However, an elder statesman, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, who exclusively spoke with our man, Chidi Nkwopara in Owerri, not only spoke on […]
By Ifeanyi Okolie Operatives of the Force Intelligence Response Team, IRT, have arrested six members of Ice-lander confraternity for attempting to assassinate a Delta State politician and businessman, Hon. Sunday Nwakego Okeke. It was gathered that the suspects, Shedrack Neburagho, Onyema Wire, Onyekachi Amadi, Onyekachi Amadi, Alanko Suloko and Sunday […]
SARS operatives in conference By Omeiza Ajayi & Ndahi Marama Like the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome SARS – a contagious and sometimes fatal respiratory illness caused by a coronavirus (today we have the deadlier SARS-COV2)- Nigeria’s now disbanded rogue police unit, the Special Anti-Robbery Squad SARS was a deadly virus […]
By Evelyn Usman The EndSARS protest has led to a seeming anarchy especially in the southern parts of Nigeria, unfortunately, the same areas that suffered most the police brutality that has brought shame to Nigeria. The protest was sparked up by a video that went viral on social media last […]
…Kill protesters, policemen, set ablaze Police stations, prisons, courts …Loot Malls, banks, shops, warehouses By Dennis Agbo, Enugu; Ibrahim HassanWuyo, Kaduna; Abdulmumin Murtala, Kano; Jimitota Onoyume, Delta; Ozioruva Aliu, Edo; Marie-Therese Nanlong, Plateau; Dayo Johnson, Akure; Shina Abubakar, Osogbo; Ola Ajayi, Ibadan; Vincent Ujumadu, Awka; Rotimi Ojomoyela, Ekiti; Samuel Oyadongha, […]
By Emmanuel Aziken In the euphoria to get President Muhammadu Buhari to speak to the nation on the #EndSARS protest, it was bemusing seeing hardened critics of the president ardently and subtly pushing that he should not read from a prepared address. The intention was purely an act of mischief […]
EndSars Protesters at the CBN Headquarters, Abuja, Sunday. PHOTO: Abayomi Adeshida. By Muyiwa Adetiba We all have our different ways of coping with tragedy. We could go into denial and hope the pain would pass away on its own. We could confront it and let the pain sear through our […]