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End SARS: Tension in Cross River as state govt deploys security operatives to strategic locations

October 23, 2020 by Edidiong
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Over 300 sacked SPDC contract staff demands benefits as End SARS protests continue in Delta

October 20, 2020 by Edidiong
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Tension in Delta as hoodlums stab community priest to death for impregnating Hausa lady

October 3, 2020 by Peasy
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Police stops Revolution Now protesters in Rivers

October 1, 2020 by Edidiong
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FG reveals plans to lift 100 million Nigerians out of poverty

September 27, 2020 by Peasy
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Biafra, Oduduwa Republics: Nnamdi Kanu reveals how they can be actualised

September 26, 2020 by Peasy
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Save me from depression – Baba Fryo cries out to govt

September 26, 2020 by Peasy
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FG reveals how increase in petrol price will benefit Nigerians

September 26, 2020 by Peasy
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Edo election: ‘I was moved to tears’ – Oshiomhole breaks silence on Gov Obaseki’s victory

September 24, 2020 by Peasy
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Plan to win governorship election was hatched in Rivers – Gov. Obaseki

September 23, 2020 by Peasy

End SARS: Buhari gives breakdown of people killed during protests

End SARS: Buhari gives breakdown of people killed during protests

October 24, 2020 by Edidiong

President Muhammadu Buhari has said at least 69 people have been killed during the #EndSARS protests across the country. According to the BBC, Buhari gave the number during a virtual meeting with former leaders and security chiefs on Friday. He was quoted…

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End SARS: Akeredolu lifts curfew in Ondo

End SARS: Akeredolu lifts curfew in Ondo

October 24, 2020 by Edidiong

Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State has lifted the 24hour indefinite curfew imposed on the State. The Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Mr Donald Ojogo, said on Friday in Akure, that the decision is with effect from Saturday. Akeredolu had imposed the…

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Don’t shoot crowds that broke into warehouses in Cross River – Gov Ayade tells security agents

Don’t shoot crowds that broke into warehouses in Cross River – Gov Ayade tells security agents

October 24, 2020 by Edidiong

Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State has ordered security operatives deployed to enforce curfew not to shoot the crowd that broke into some warehouses to take foodstuff meant for distribution as palliatives. The Special Adviser, Media and Publicity to the Governor,…

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Cross River: Masked hoodlums invade LG council, cart away property worth millions of naira

Cross River: Masked hoodlums invade LG council, cart away property worth millions of naira

October 24, 2020 by Edidiong

Masked hoodlums, numbering over fifty on Friday, invaded the secretariat of the Calabar South Local Government Area of Cross River State. The hoodlums, who stormed the secretariat on Friday, destroyed some property and went away with office items including furniture and other…

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End SARS: Military men shot at protesters – DJ Switch narrates experience at Lekki toll gate

End SARS: Military men shot at protesters – DJ Switch narrates experience at Lekki toll gate

October 23, 2020 by Edidiong

Nigerian musician, DJ Switch who was present when military men opened fire on innocent protesters at Lekki toll gate has finally come out to share her experience. DJ switch in a video shared via her Instagram account on Friday revealed that 15…

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End SARS: Details of Buhari’s meeting with Obasanjo, Jonathan, other ex-Heads of State emerge

End SARS: Details of Buhari’s meeting with Obasanjo, Jonathan, other ex-Heads of State emerge

October 23, 2020 by Edidiong

President Muhammadu Buhari has said that it is unfortunate that the initial genuine and well-intended protest of youths in parts of the country against the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) was hijacked and misdirected. President Buhari said this during his meeting with former…

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End SARS: No nation wins against its people – Jonathan condemns attack on protesters

End SARS: No nation wins against its people – Jonathan condemns attack on protesters

October 23, 2020 by Edidiong

Former president Goodluck Jonathan has condemned the killing of End SARS protesters by military men at Lekki Toll Gate in Lagos on Tuesday. The former president in a statement released on Friday, also called for peace, adding that no nation wins against…

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End SARS: Osinbajo reveals what police reform will do in Nigeria

End SARS: Osinbajo reveals what police reform will do in Nigeria

October 23, 2020 by Edidiong

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Friday said the plan of both the federal and state governments on police reform will be a game-changer in ensuring an end to impunity. The plans include investigating police brutality as well as providing compensation to victims…

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End SARS: Gov Ayade imposes 24-hour curfew on Cross River

End SARS: Gov Ayade imposes 24-hour curfew on Cross River

October 23, 2020 by Edidiong

Following the hijacking of the peaceful protest against police brutality in the state by hoodlums, the state governor, Prof Ben Ayade, has imposed a 24-hour curfew on the state, with effect from 6pm on Friday, October 23, 2020. The Special Adviser, Media…

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Hoodlums loot COVID-19 palliatives warehouse in Cross River

Hoodlums loot COVID-19 palliatives warehouse in Cross River

October 23, 2020 by Edidiong

Some persons suspected to be hoodlums numbering over a thousand broke into government COVID-19 warehouse on Friday and carted away various palliative items worth millions of naira. The warehouse is located within the premises of the Cross River State Property Investment Limited…

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Africa’s COVID-19 infections hit 1.6million

Africa’s COVID-19 infections hit 1.6million

October 23, 2020 by Edidiong

The World Health Organisation (WHO), Regional Office for Africa located in Brazzaville, Congo, says there are over 1.6 million confirmed Coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in Africa. The UN health agency gave the update in its regional official Twitter account on Thursday. WHO stated…

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End SARS: Tension in Cross River as state govt deploys security operatives to strategic locations

End SARS: Tension in Cross River as state govt deploys security operatives to strategic locations

October 23, 2020 by Edidiong

Security operatives including Nigerian Soldiers, Police, Civil Defence and others have been deployed to strategic locations in Cross River State. ND REPORTERS gathered that the operatives were deployed to some hidden places, along Calabar Road, Marian Road, government establishments, media houses and…

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Christian lawyers advise government to bring killers of End SARS protesters to book

Christian lawyers advise government to bring killers of End SARS protesters to book

October 23, 2020 by Edidiong

The Christian Lawyers Fellowship Of Nigeria, CLASFON, has called on the President Muhammadu Buhari-led government to thoroughly investigate and bring to book killers of #EndSARS protesters nationwide. In a statement by the National Executive Council of CLASFON, Arome M. Okwori and Olatunji…

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End SARS: Gov. Emmanuel extends curfew as protest turns violent

End SARS: Gov. Emmanuel extends curfew as protest turns violent

October 23, 2020 by Edidiong

Governor Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom State has extended the curfew imposed on the state to 7am tomorrow (Saturday) to ensure full return to normalcy. Emmanuel announced the extension in a statement issued on Friday in Uyo by the state Commissioner for…

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End SARS: Three council headquarters, Afor Ogbe market set ablaze in Imo State

End SARS: Three council headquarters, Afor Ogbe market set ablaze in Imo State

October 23, 2020 by Edidiong

Two local government council headquarters, Umuelemai in Isiala-Mbano and Umuezeala in Ehime-Mbano LGAs in Imo State have been reportedly burnt down by angry youths suspected to be indigenes of the areas. ND REPORTERS gathered that the incident started with the looting of…

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WASSCE extends registration date for private candidates

WASSCE extends registration date for private candidates

October 23, 2020 by Edidiong

The West African Examination Council, WASSCE, has extended its registration for private candidates. WASSCE extended its registration for private candidates to October 30, 2020. The exam body made the disclosure in a post on its Twitter handle on Friday. It said: “ICYMI:…

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End SARS: Ikpeazu inaugurates damage committee

End SARS: Ikpeazu inaugurates damage committee

October 23, 2020 by Edidiong

Abia State Governor, Dr Okezie Ikpeazu, has directed the setting up of a committee to ascertain the level of damage to private and public infrastructure as a result of the End SARS protests. A statement by the State Commissioner for Information, John…

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10 feared killed in Ondo fatal auto crash

10 feared killed in Ondo fatal auto crash

October 23, 2020 by Edidiong

Ten persons have been feared killed in Ondo State in an accident that occurred at Olu foam junction, along Ilesa/Akure/Owo highway, Akure, the State Capital. The ghastly accident involved a truck and an 18 seater bus. The truck with registration number KJA…

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End SARS: Your speech dictatorial, undemocratic – Rights group tells Buhari

End SARS: Your speech dictatorial, undemocratic – Rights group tells Buhari

October 23, 2020 by Edidiong

Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, HURIWA, has rubbished President Muhammadu Buhari’s nationwide address over the End SARS protest. The group in a statement to ND REPORTERS said the speech sounded dictatorial and undemocratic. The rights group expressed consternation that Buhari failed…

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End SARS: Different things are about to happen – Prophet Fufeyin reveals

End SARS: Different things are about to happen – Prophet Fufeyin reveals

October 23, 2020 by Edidiong

Prophet Jeremiah Fufeyin, the Senior Prophet of Christ Mercyland Deliverance Ministry, has charged Christians and Nigerians, especially clerics to pray against another civil war. Fufeyin said this while reacting to the violence that erupted across the country following calls for an end…

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Buhari didn’t condemn Lekki shooting, he gave order, mocked Nigerians – Timi Frank

Buhari didn’t condemn Lekki shooting, he gave order, mocked Nigerians – Timi Frank

October 23, 2020 by Edidiong

Former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Timi Frank, has described President Muhammadu Buhari’s speech as an insult upon the injuries inflicted on Nigerians. The president’s Thursday night address to the nation has been roundly criticized. In a…

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Buhari, former leaders, security chiefs meet

Buhari, former leaders, security chiefs meet

October 23, 2020 by Edidiong

President Muhammadu Buhari and former Nigerian leaders are in a meeting. The parley may not be unconnected with the widespread violence in the country. Former Heads of State and Presidents linked virtually. The are Yakubu Gowon, Ernest Shonekan, Abdulsalami Abubakar, Olusegun Obasanjo,…

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End SARS: Gov.Emmanuel imposes 15-hour curfew on Akwa Ibom

End SARS: Gov.Emmanuel imposes 15-hour curfew on Akwa Ibom

October 23, 2020 by Edidiong

Akwa Ibom Ibom State Governor, Mr. Udom Emmanuel, has imposed curfew from 9 pm Thursday, 22 October to 12noon Friday, 23 October, 2020 The Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Comrade Ini EmemObong, in a press release on Thursday evening, said the curfew…

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End SARS: Akwa Ibom on fire as prison warden allegedly shoot protester

End SARS: Akwa Ibom on fire as prison warden allegedly shoot protester

October 22, 2020 by Edidiong

There is pandemonium and uproar in Wellington Bassey way popularly known as Barracks Road in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State when a personnel of Nigerian Correction Service, allegedly shot one of the youths protesting against police brutality and anomalies in the country. There…

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End SARS: We’re prepared for war – Biafra group boasts

End SARS: We’re prepared for war – Biafra group boasts

October 22, 2020October 22, 2020 by Edidiong

Biafra Nations Youth League, BNYL, has warned security operatives in the country against applying the Lekki style of attack on protesters in the South-East, and South-South. The group said it has made all necessary arrangement and is ready should the ongoing crisis…

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End SARS : You are one of many disappointments this year – Frank Edoho blasts Osinbajo

End SARS : You are one of many disappointments this year – Frank Edoho blasts Osinbajo

October 22, 2020 by Edidiong

Frank Edoho has slammed the Vice President of Nigeria, Yemi Osinbajo after he released a statement in reaction to the Lekki toll gate shootings on peaceful protesters by military men. ND REPORTERS had reported that some military men on Tuesday fired shots…

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Hoodlums break Ondo prisons, free inmates

Hoodlums break Ondo prisons, free inmates

October 22, 2020 by Edidiong

Hoodlums on Thursday broke into Okitipupa correctional centre in Ondo State, setting inmates free. According to the Nation, no fewer than 58 inmates were released during the attack. It was gathered that one vehicle was burnt and several items were destroyed during…

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End SARS: Buhari presides over NSC meeting

End SARS: Buhari presides over NSC meeting

October 22, 2020 by Edidiong

President Muhammadu Buhari is currently presiding over the National Security Council meeting in Abuja. Bashir Ahmad, the President’s personal assistant on new media, made this known via his Twitter account, stating that the meeting was held at the Council Chambers of the…

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Lekki killing: Buhari forcing Nigerian youths to employ guerilla warfare – Ohanaeze chieftain

Lekki killing: Buhari forcing Nigerian youths to employ guerilla warfare – Ohanaeze chieftain

October 22, 2020 by Edidiong

Igboayaka O. Igboayaka, a chieftain of the apex Igbo socio-cultural organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has berated brutal killings of End SARS protesters and warned President Muhammadu Buhari that the tyrannical approach against the unarmed and peaceful protesters may culminate into using guerilla warfare…

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Okowa imposes 48-hour curfew in Delta

Okowa imposes 48-hour curfew in Delta

October 22, 2020 by Edidiong

Delta State Governor, Arthur Ifeanyi Okowa has imposed a 48-hour curfew in the state to stem the violence emanating from the End SARS protest as hoodlums have now hijacked the process. The governor announced the protest in his State address today. He…

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End SARS: One killed, protesters set diesel tanker ablaze, loot shops in Delta

End SARS: One killed, protesters set diesel tanker ablaze, loot shops in Delta

October 22, 2020 by Edidiong

The once peaceful End SARS protesters have set a tanker loaded with diesel ablaze for allegedly crushing a teenager to death near the Effurun roundabout in Uvwie Local Government Area of Delta State. The deceased who is about 13 years of age…

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Lekki toll gate shooting: Security officers got wrong instructions – Sanwo-Olu

Lekki toll gate shooting: Security officers got wrong instructions – Sanwo-Olu

October 22, 2020 by Edidiong

Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has said the security officers who shot at End SARS protesters got the instruction wrong. Sanwo-Olu while expressing shock and surprise over the shooting said he found out about the incident from the wife of a…

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CCTV cameras captured Lekki shooting, they were not removed – Sanwo-Olu

CCTV cameras captured Lekki shooting, they were not removed – Sanwo-Olu

October 22, 2020 by Edidiong

The Governor of Lagos state, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has insisted that he did not order the removal of CCTV cameras from the Lekki toll gate on Tuesday. Sanwo-Olu disclosed this while addressing residents in a state-wide broadcast on Thursday morning. He agreed…

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Lekki toll gate shooting: I have been unable to speak with Buhari – Gov Sanwo-Olu

Lekki toll gate shooting: I have been unable to speak with Buhari – Gov Sanwo-Olu

October 22, 2020 by Edidiong

Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Thursday, said he was yet to speak directly with President Muhammadu Buhari concerning the shooting of End SARS protesters in the State. Sanwo-Olu in an interview on Thursday said he called Buhari twice on Wednesday, but he was…

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Lekki shooting: LCC clears air on removing CCTV from tollgate

Lekki shooting: LCC clears air on removing CCTV from tollgate

October 22, 2020 by Edidiong

The Lekki Concession Company, LCC, has refuted claims that it removed the CCTV’s at Lekki tollgate few hours before the shooting of protesters on Tuesday. Images of an LCC staff with some equipment had circulated on social media, with claims that he…

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End SARS: Abia Speaker, Orji calls for calm, restraint

End SARS: Abia Speaker, Orji calls for calm, restraint

October 22, 2020 by Edidiong

Speaker of the Abia State House of Assembly, Rt Hon Chinedum Enyinnaya Orji, has called for calm and restraint on all sides following the security situation in the State. Orji, who made the call in a statement made available to newsmen in…

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End SARS: PDP sponsoring, fueling protests – APC

End SARS: PDP sponsoring, fueling protests – APC

October 22, 2020 by Edidiong

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has accused the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) of sponsoring and fueling the End SARS protests through unguarded assertions on social media. The APC Deputy National Publicity Secretary, Mr Yekini Nabena, who made the accusation in a statement…

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COVID-19: NCDC reports new cases in Nigeria

COVID-19: NCDC reports new cases in Nigeria

October 22, 2020 by Edidiong

Thirty-seven new coronavirus infections have been reported across Nigeria with no COVID-19-related death in eight states and the Federal Capital Territory. The Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) made this known on its official website on Wednesday. The NCDC, however, said that…

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End SARS: What will happen if Buhari doesn’t address Nigerians – Bishop Kukah

End SARS: What will happen if Buhari doesn’t address Nigerians – Bishop Kukah

October 22, 2020 by Edidiong

The Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Sokoto, Bishop Matthew Kukah, has warned that protests and violence will continue, until President Muhammadu Buhari addresses the nation. Kukah stated this while appearing on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Wednesday. According to him, there…

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Lekki tollgate shooting: Vice President, Osinbajo breaks silence

Lekki tollgate shooting: Vice President, Osinbajo breaks silence

October 22, 2020 by Edidiong

Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo has condemned the killing of protesters at Lekki tollgate on Tuesday. Osinbajo, in a tweet on Wednesday, also mourned policemen who were killed during the protest. He promised that all victims will get justice and prayed against more…

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Lekki toll gate shooting: why billboard lights were switched off- Seyi Tinubu’s firm explains

Lekki toll gate shooting: why billboard lights were switched off- Seyi Tinubu’s firm explains

October 22, 2020 by Edidiong

The management of Loatsad Promomedia Limited has claimed it turned off the billboard at the Lekki toll gate, in obedience to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s curfew order. The advert company is owned by Seyi Tinubu, who is one of the sons of Bola…

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End SARS: Abia: Ikpeazu reiterates government resolve to address protesters’ demands

End SARS: Abia: Ikpeazu reiterates government resolve to address protesters’ demands

October 22, 2020 by Edidiong

Abia State Governor, Okezie Ikpeazu, has condemned in strong terms the attack on police station and killing of policemen on Tuesday, by hoodlums under guise of protest against police brutality on the citizenry. Governor Ikpeazu also revealed that the government has diligently…

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Lekki toll gate massacre: IPOB accuses Tinubu of aiding killing of End SARS protesters

Lekki toll gate massacre: IPOB accuses Tinubu of aiding killing of End SARS protesters

October 22, 2020 by Edidiong

The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, on Wednesday, linked the shooting at the lekki toll gate in Lagos State to Bola Tinubu, National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC. IPOB alleged that Tinubu “aided and abated” the killings of End SARS…

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End SARS: Presidency appeals Nigerians to stay calm.

End SARS: Presidency appeals Nigerians to stay calm.

October 22, 2020 by Edidiong

The presidency has appealed for understanding and calm across Nigeria amid the End SARS agitations. Femi Adesina, presidential spokesman, in a statement on Tuesday said the implementation of the Police reforms was gathering pace at Federal and State levels. He noted that…

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Fredrick Nwabufo: Lekki massacre – Who gave the order

Fredrick Nwabufo: Lekki massacre – Who gave the order

October 21, 2020 by Edidiong

The streets of Nigeria are coursing with the blood of innocents felled by guilty bullets of state agents. The Nigerian flag has turned scarlet from being a sponge soaking up the living fluid of harmless citizens who thought that the murderers would…

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End SARS: Nigerian pastor rains curses on Buhari, APC, killer soldiers over Lekki killings

End SARS: Nigerian pastor rains curses on Buhari, APC, killer soldiers over Lekki killings

October 21, 2020 by Edidiong

Following the killing of protesters at the Lagos tollgate by security operatives, the senior pastor of Awaiting The Second Coming Of Christ Ministry, Adewale Giwa on Wednesday told president Muhammadu Buhari and other politicians to prepare to face God’s wrath. Reacting in…

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End SARS: DSS reacts to reports of aiding attacks on protesters

End SARS: DSS reacts to reports of aiding attacks on protesters

October 21, 2020 by Edidiong

The Department of State Services (DSS) has debunked the rumour circulating on social media that its personnel are aiding pro-SARS supporters and thugs to attack #ENDSARS protesters in Abuja. The security agency asserted that none of its personnel has, so far, been…

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End SARS: Group calls for immediate suspension of protests

End SARS: Group calls for immediate suspension of protests

October 21, 2020 by Edidiong

The Civil Situation Room has called for an immediate suspension of the ongoing End SARS protests across Nigeria. The group hinged its reason on human rights abuses. The situation room, which comprised over 100 human rights groups, noted that the protests have…

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End SARS: Military told to release identity of killer soldiers as NBA reveals next line of action

End SARS: Military told to release identity of killer soldiers as NBA reveals next line of action

October 21, 2020 by Edidiong

The military has been asked to immediately release the identity of soldiers that carried out the shooting of protesters at Lekki Toll Gate, Lagos State on Tuesday night. The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) made the call while condemning the shooting of #EndSARS…

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End SARS: Primate Ayodele reveals 3 things that’ll happen in Nigeria, says location of Aso Rock will change

End SARS: Primate Ayodele reveals 3 things that’ll happen in Nigeria, says location of Aso Rock will change

October 21, 2020 by Edidiong

The leader of INRI Evangelical spiritual church, Primate Ayodele has frowned at the curfew imposed on some states in Nigeria following the #EndSARS protest currently going on across the nation. In a statement to ND REPORTERS on Tuesday, the cleric explained that…

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End SARS: ‘No backing down, you have to kill us all’ – Rudeboy declares

End SARS: ‘No backing down, you have to kill us all’ – Rudeboy declares

October 21, 2020 by Edidiong

Paul, also known as Rudeboy, one of the twin music stars of the defunct PSquare band, has declared that there will be no backing down from the ongoing protests. The music superstar said this following the shooting and killing of some unarmed…

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