The Governor of Imo State, Governor Hope Uzodinma has relaxed the 24-hour curfew in the State. Uzodinma made this known in a statement on Saturday. The Governor had imposed the curfew following security situation which was sparked by the recent mass protests across the country. But speaking on Saturday, he announced that he relaxed the curfew because the tension which led to the imposition of the 24-hour curfew in the state had been controlled. He further stated that security operatives were trailing those who hijacked the peaceful protest of the youths and caused heavy destruction of both public and private…
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The Federal Government, on Saturday, assured that President Muhammadu Buhari would address Nigerians over the shooting in Lekki toll gate area of Lagos State on Tuesday. The Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare, announced that Buhari will address Nigerians when he has all the facts on the incident. Gunmen believed to be soldiers had shot at End SARS protesters demonstrating against police brutality in Lekki toll gate. Few days after the gunshot, Buhari had addressed Nigerians in a nationwide broadcast but failed to mention the shooting. Buhari’s nationwide speech had attracted some backlash from Nigerians. But, the Presidency…
The Governor of Osun State, Governor Gboyega Oyetola on Saturday afternoon, declared a 24-hour curfew across the whole state with immediate effect till further notice. The state government had on Friday lifted a 24-hour curfew earlier declared in the state to forestall the breakdown of law and order to protect the lives and property of citizens and residents, TheInfoStride reports. However, Governor Oyetola stated that after an Emergency Security Meeting on Saturday afternoon, where the whole situation was reviewed and assessed, the state government came to the inevitable conclusion to declare a curfew. The Governor, while speaking, said it is…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says it has put on hold all its political and electioneering activities. The party announced this in a statement issued by its National Publicity Secretary, Mr Kola Ologbondiyan, in Abuja on Friday. Ologbondiyan stated that the decision was a further mark of honour for Nigerian youths who were killed at the Lekki Toll Gate as well as other killings that had occurred in various parts of Nigeria over the fall-out of the #EndSARS peaceful protests. The PDP had earlier on Thursday night directed that its flags in all its offices nationwide be flown at half-mast…
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has condemned the massacre of End SARS protesters by the 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 its people. He further said that the use of deadly force against citizens only worsens the tensed situation while condoling with the families of victims who lost their lives. “My deepest condolences to the families of young Nigerians who have lost their lives in the past few days as a result of End SARS protests. “I pray…
The Governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki, has prolonged the ultimatum issued to the escaped prisoners to return by a week. Governor Obaseki had initially given the fleeing inmates until Friday, October 30 to return. In a statement on Friday by his Special Adviser on Media and Communication Strategy, Crusoe Osagie, the governor said this was the outcome of a Security Meeting held with heads of security agencies in the state today. “The extension of the ultimatum is as a result of the positive response from the prisoners, as a good number of them have since returned to the two…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has postponed indefinitely, the outstanding 15 bye-elections earlier scheduled to hold on October 31, 2020. The commission made the announcement in a statement issued by its National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Mr Festus Okoye, in Abuja after INEC’s meeting held on Thursday. He cited the security situation in the country, following the EndSARS protests going on in some parts of the country, adding that the commission would meet in the next two weeks to review the situation for a possible date for the bye-elections. Okoye said that INEC met with…
The President of the federation, President Muhammadu Buhari is currently presiding over a crucial virtual meeting with former Nigerian head of states at the Council Chamber of the State House, Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the former leaders participating virtually from their homes include Gen. Yakubu Gowon, Olusegun Obasanjo, Abdulsalami Abubakar, Goodluck Jonathan and Ernest Shonekan. Those physically present at the Council Chambers with the president include Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo, Secretary to Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha and Chief of Staff to the President, Prof. Ibrahim Gambari and National Security Adviser, retired Maj-Gen. Babagana Monguno.…
President Muhammadu Buhari advised the #EndSARS protesters to put an end to their demonstrations. Buhari made the appeal while stressing that his administration has heard their complaints. He also warned hoodlums who have hijacked the peaceful protest to desist. The president spoke during his nationwide address, on Thursday. Read full address below: Fellow Nigerians, It has become necessary for me to address you having heard from many concerned Nigerians and having concluded a meeting with all the Security Chiefs. 2. I must warn those who have hijacked and misdirected the initial, genuine and well-intended protest of some of our youths…
A former Kogi West Senator, Dino Melaye has faulted President Muhammadu Buhari’s nationwide address over the End SARS protest. Melaye said Buhari’s speech made him speechless. TheInfoStride recalls that Buhari spoke on the End SARS protests, violence and government actions. Buhari also warned hoodlums who have hijacked the peaceful protest to desist. Reacting, Melaye, in a tweet via his Twitter handle tweeted: “The speech of the president made me speechless. “Mennnnnn I tire oooo. Recommending panadol for cancer is suicidal. SDM.”
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has defined President Muhammadu Buhari’s address to the nation on Thursday evening, as disappointing and completely disconnected from the realities of the tragic occurrences in our country in the last two weeks. This was contained in a statement signed by the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan. PDP, however, urged Nigerians to remain calm and allow a return to normal life. “Our party and, indeed, all lovers of peace in our country, were shocked that Mr. President glossed over the immediate trigger of violent protests – the widely condemned killing at the Lekki Toll Gate…
President Muhammadu Buhari is currently presiding over the meeting of the National Security Council at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that those in attendance at the meeting include Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo, Ministers of Defence, Bashir Magashi; Interior, Rau’f Aregbesola; Police Affairs, Alhaji Maigari Dingyadi and Geoffrey Onyeama, Foreign Affairs. Others are: the National Security Adviser to the President, retired Maj.-Gen. Babagana Monguno; Service Chiefs; Director-General, Department of State Services, Alhaji Yusuf Bichi and the Director-General of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA), Ahmed Rufa’i. NAN reliably learnt that the meeting would deliberate on the aftermath…
The Delta State Governor, Ifeanyi Okowa, has declared a 48-hour curfew on the state following incidents of arson and destruction of government property in Asaba by hoodlums. He also announced the closure of public and private primary and secondary schools in the state until November 2, 2020. In a statewide broadcast in Asaba on Thursday, the governor said the curfew will begin at 6 p.m. on Thursday. He stated that the peaceful protests by the #ENDSARS protesters has been hijacked by suspected criminals, and announced that the state government will not watch the elements have a field day. Governor Okowa…
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…
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…