The former Aviation Minister and foremost Chieftain of the main opposition party in Nigeria, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode has on Tuesday urged President Muhammadu Buhari to humbly take responsibility for the ongoing protest and honourable resign as President of the federal republic. Fani-Kayode noted that as credible, laudable, vital, noble, necessary and important as the #EndPoliceBrutality and #EndSARS protests and initiatives are to every right-thinking, reasonable and rational person they are nothing but a mild irritation and meaningless slogans to the President. In a statement released on his Facebook page, the former Aviation minister lamented that…
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The Ooni of Ife, Adeyeye Ogunwusi, Ojaja II has publicly announced plans by traditional rulers in Nigeria to immediately negotiate with the Federal Government on behalf of the organisers of the End SARS Movement. He beckoned on the protesting youths to kindly retreat and allow the government attend to their noble demands, which are after all in the best interest of all stakeholders in the country, including Police and Army officers themselves. TheInfoStride reports that Ooni condemned the killing of End SARS protesters at the Lekki Toll gate in Lagos by armed soldiers on Tuesday, defined it as highly disheartening…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has accused the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) of sponsoring and encouraging 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 on Wednesday, further stated that PDP was also playing politics with the protests. He maintained that the APC would not join issues with PDP on the development which the #EndSARS protests had taken. According to him, the party would give record of how the opposition leaders were directly and indirectly sponsoring the protests and playing politics with the…
The Governor of Lagos State, H.E Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has publicly announced that “no Governor controls the rules of engagement of the Army.” Sanwo-Olu stated this in a statement posted on his verified Twitter feed on Wednesday morning. It comes a day after several protesters were killed and injured at the Lekki toll gate, by men suspected to be officers of the Nigerian Military. The tragic incident has led to an uproar around the state, with many pointing fingers at Sanwo-Olu. However, he wrote: “For clarity, it is imperative to explain that no governor controls the rules of engagement of the…
The former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, has advised President Muhammadu Buhari to take quick actions on the unrest in different parts of the nation. The former Nigerian president, in a statement on Wednesday, said Buhari “must act now before it is too late”. “This time demands leadership and mature leadership as such”, he noted. In addition, Obasanjo appealed to the youths and End SARS protesters to give peace a chance. Affirming their right to make legitimate demands, the retired General enjoined them stay calm. Obasanjo announced that his heart was heavy and that he was deeply concerned about the ongoing situation.…
A former Vice President of Nigeria, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has pleaded with President Muhammadu Buhari not to use force against End SARS protesters. This advice came shortly before the military was unleashed on the End SARS protesters in Lagos State and other parts of the country. Security agents allegedly attacked Nigerian youths on a peaceful protest at the Lekki area of Lagos State. TheInfoStride gathered that many of the protesters have been killed while others sustained various degrees of injuries in what many people have described as genocide. But shortly before the attack, Atiku, a former presidential candidate, pleaded with…
The Governor of Abia state, Governor Okezie Ikpeazu has declared a 24- hour curfew across the state. This was contained in a statement issued by his Commissioner for Information, Chief John Okiyi Kalu on Tuesday. He confirmed that a police officer was killed by yet-to-be-identified hoodlums. Ikpeazu also approved a cash reward of five million naira only (N5, 000,000.00) to anyone who supplies information leading to the arrest of the hoodlums and armed cultists. The Governor added one million naira (N1,000,000.00) for each authentic video evidence on brutality and extrajudicial killings by security agents in the state to be submitted…
There have been reports of shooting at the Lekki Toll Plaza, following the 24-hour curfew declared by the Lagos State Government to stop criminals who hid under the #EndSARS protests to unleash mayhem on innocent citizens. “The State Government has ordered an investigation into the incident. “Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has advised the security agents not to arrest anyone on account of the curfew, which he urges residents to observe for the peaceful atmosphere we all cherish. “He advises Lagosians to remain calm and not allow criminals, who have hijacked the noble protest of our gallant youths, to succeed in their…
The Lagos State Governor, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has declared a round-the-clock curfew in Lagos; Nigeria’s commercial capital and most populous city, as protests against police brutality turn violent. Three police stations were burnt in Lagos on Tuesday, October 20, 2020 as thugs hijack what has been a peaceful protest calling for police reforms. “I have watched with shock how what began as a peaceful #EndSARS protest has degenerated into a monster that is threatening the well-being of our society,” Sanwo-Olu said. “Lives and limbs have been lost as criminals and miscreants are now hiding under the umbrella of these protests…
The Deputy Governor of Ondo State, H.E Agboola Ajayi, has insisted he would not step down from his position, no matter the intimidation whatsover he may be subjected to. Ajayi had dumped the All Progressive Congress (APC) for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), but eventually ended up in the Zenith Labour Party (ZLP). He contested the October 10 governorship election under ZLP and finished third. Just after the election, Governor Rotimi Akeredolu called on him to resign as Deputy Governor. However, a statement signed by Ajayi’s Media Adviser, Allen Sowore, in Akure dispelled the rumour that his principal was planning…