A court in Abuja has assigned the criminal conspiracy case filed by lawyer and human rights activist, Kenechukwu Okeke, against #EndSARS promoters; Aisha Yesufu, Pastor Sam Adeyemi, and 48 others to Justice Eri Aminu Ali, of the Chief Magistrates’ Court, Wuse Zone 6, Abuja. Okeke made this known on Wednesday …
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The Lagos State Police Command has threatened to take action against anyone or group of people who intend to gather unlawfully in the state or instigate violence. It gave the warning after a poster titled “#EndSARS reloaded phase II” went viral on social media. The warning was contained in a …
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Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has refuted claims the Federal Government was planning to stifle press freedom and free speech by shutting down the internet. He, however, said the government would clamp down on misuse of social media to cause anarchy in the country. The Minister said …
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The Federal Government says being a member of #EndSARS protest is not an immunity from being investigated or charged for any offence or breach of the laws. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, stated this on Friday in Lagos at a meeting with editors of newspapers. The …
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The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has distanced himself from the suit challenging the Judicial panels of enquiry set up to investigate allegations of police brutality and offences of officers of the defunct Special Anti-Robbery Squad across states. Adamu also directed an investigation into the lawsuit and the role of …
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Two suspected hoodlums, Adewale Abiodun and Aliu Mubarak, arrested in Ibadan for being in possession of skulls of two policemen burnt to death in the city during the #EndSARS protests, have narrated how they sold the skulls to a herbalist for N1,000. While they were paraded on Friday, Abiodun, 17 …
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The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed has said celebrity Disc Jockey, Obianuju Catherine Udeh, popularly known as DJ Switch will be exposed for spreading false information during the shootings at the Lekki Toll Gate on October 20, 2020. Lai Mohammed during a televised broadcast on Thursday said one …
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The Yaba Magistrates Court, Lagos, on Tuesday, granted bail to detained #EndSARS protester, Eromosele Adene, in the sum of N1m. The magistrate ruled against an application filed by the policemen attached to the State Criminal Investigation Department seeking to remand Adene for an extra 30 days. Eromosele’s lawyer, Tunde Jinadu, …
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Nigerian singer Seun Kuti has revealed that the government has threaten to lock down the Afrika Shrine because of his plans to organise a #EndSars meeting at the shrine. Seun revealed this on his Instagram page revealed that he will be obeying the wished of his family but will go …
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Billionaire philanthropist Mo Ibrahim on Monday hit out at the Nigerian government for a crackdown on unarmed civilians at a protest against a hated police unit, that spilled over into wider calls for better governance. Human rights monitor Amnesty International has said security forces shot and killed 12 people during …
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