#EndSARS Protest – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com Breaking News, Nigeria News and Top Stories Fri, 02 Aug 2024 20:58:42 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.theinfostride.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/cropped-The-InfoStride-Favicon-150x150.png #EndSARS Protest – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com 32 32 Echoes of dissent: A decade of Nigerian protests and their economic consequences https://www.theinfostride.com/echoes-of-dissent-a-decade-of-nigerian-protests-and-their-economic-consequences/ https://www.theinfostride.com/echoes-of-dissent-a-decade-of-nigerian-protests-and-their-economic-consequences/#respond Fri, 02 Aug 2024 20:58:42 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=386253 Protest actions in Nigeria from 2015 to the present have played a significant role in the country’s socio-political landscape, highlighting the citizens’ reactions to various government policies and national issues.  This period under review has witnessed various protests, including the prominent #EndSARS movement against police brutality and demonstrations addressing economic policies and the cost-of-living crisis.   The #EndSARS protests, [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/echoes-of-dissent-a-decade-of-nigerian-protests-and-their-economic-consequences/feed/ 0 We will not allow any planned protest in Lagos – commissioner blasts https://www.theinfostride.com/we-will-not-allow-any-planned-protest-in-lagos-commissioner-blasts/ https://www.theinfostride.com/we-will-not-allow-any-planned-protest-in-lagos-commissioner-blasts/#respond Mon, 11 Oct 2021 12:31:20 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=310114 The Lagos State Police Command has warned the organisers of the planned protest to celebrate the one year anniversary of the #EndSARS protest to desist from such a plan. This was disclosed by the Commissioner of Police in Lagos, CP Hakeem Odumosu, via a statement issued and signed by the State Police Command’s Spokesperson, CSP [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/we-will-not-allow-any-planned-protest-in-lagos-commissioner-blasts/feed/ 0 Nobody Can Stop FG From Probing #EndSARS Protesters — Lai Mohammed https://www.theinfostride.com/nobody-can-stop-fg-from-probing-endsars-protesters-lai-mohammed/ https://www.theinfostride.com/nobody-can-stop-fg-from-probing-endsars-protesters-lai-mohammed/#respond Sat, 05 Dec 2020 07:57:49 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=276615 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. Minister for Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed says nobody can stop FG from probing #EndSARS protesters. (FMIC) The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, stated this [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/nobody-can-stop-fg-from-probing-endsars-protesters-lai-mohammed/feed/ 0 #EndSARS Protest: Court Orders Probe of Sam Adeyemi,Aisha Yesufa, Kanu,Falz and others https://www.theinfostride.com/endsars-protest-court-orders-probe-of-sam-adeyemiaisha-yesufa-kanufalz-and-others/ https://www.theinfostride.com/endsars-protest-court-orders-probe-of-sam-adeyemiaisha-yesufa-kanufalz-and-others/#respond Sat, 14 Nov 2020 18:04:58 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=274490 A Chief Magistrate Court in Abuja has ordered the Commissioner of Police in charge of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) to investigate 50 people who allegedly promoted the #EndSARS movement. Magistrate Omolola Akindele gave the order in a letter to the police commissioner following a criminal complaint filed by an activist, Mr Kenechukwu Okeke. Okeke [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/endsars-protest-court-orders-probe-of-sam-adeyemiaisha-yesufa-kanufalz-and-others/feed/ 0 #EndSars Campaigners Demands Federal High Court to Unfreeze Accounts https://www.theinfostride.com/endsars-campaigners-demands-federal-high-court-to-unfreeze-accounts/ https://www.theinfostride.com/endsars-campaigners-demands-federal-high-court-to-unfreeze-accounts/#respond Fri, 13 Nov 2020 21:18:54 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=274416 Sixteen #EndSARS campaigners have asked a Federal High Court in Abuja to reverse the restriction placed on their accounts by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). The CBN had frozen the accounts of 20 #EndSARS campaigners through an ex-parte order obtained from Justice Ahmed Mohammed to back his action. In a supporting affidavit, the apex [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/endsars-campaigners-demands-federal-high-court-to-unfreeze-accounts/feed/ 0 Lawyers Sues Lagos Govt.,Request immediate Disbandment of Judicial Panel https://www.theinfostride.com/lawyers-sues-lagos-govt-request-immediate-disbandment-of-judicial-panel/ https://www.theinfostride.com/lawyers-sues-lagos-govt-request-immediate-disbandment-of-judicial-panel/#respond Thu, 12 Nov 2020 20:02:48 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=274307 The Lagos State government has been dragged before a Federal High Court by two lawyers asking that the Judicial Panel Of Inquiry and Restitution For Victims Of SARS Related Abuses be disbanded. The Plaintiffs in the case, Adekunle Augustine and Semion Akogwu, prayed the court to disband the panel on the ground that the Lagos [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/lawyers-sues-lagos-govt-request-immediate-disbandment-of-judicial-panel/feed/ 0 Soldiers Deployed to Streets Disciplines Youth in Ibadan https://www.theinfostride.com/soldiers-deployed-to-streets-disciplines-youth-in-ibadan/ https://www.theinfostride.com/soldiers-deployed-to-streets-disciplines-youth-in-ibadan/#respond Tue, 03 Nov 2020 22:05:48 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=273501 It has been reported that soldiers deployed in the streets of Beere in Ibadan, Oyo State; to curb the #EndSARS protests by the Nigerian Army have been caught on camera; flogging a woman for what they termed ‘indecent dressing’. This Nigerian Army personnel, who were chanting ‘#EndSARS’, also shaved the heads of some youths said [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/soldiers-deployed-to-streets-disciplines-youth-in-ibadan/feed/ 0 2023 Presidency: End SARS Protest Can’t Stop Us — APC https://www.theinfostride.com/2023-presidency-end-sars-protest-cant-stop-us-apc/ https://www.theinfostride.com/2023-presidency-end-sars-protest-cant-stop-us-apc/#respond Tue, 03 Nov 2020 08:46:02 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=273446 The All Progressives Congress, APC, on Monday, discarded insinuations that the End SARS protest may affect the party’s presidential chances in 2023. The APC’s Deputy National Publicity Secretary, Yekini Nabena, announced that the protests won’t affect the party’s chances of retaining power in 2023. Following the alleged killing of protesters across the country by security [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/2023-presidency-end-sars-protest-cant-stop-us-apc/feed/ 0 Wizkid Slams Police Brutalization In Nigeria https://www.theinfostride.com/wizkid-slams-police-brutalization-in-nigeria/ https://www.theinfostride.com/wizkid-slams-police-brutalization-in-nigeria/#respond Fri, 30 Oct 2020 23:17:51 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=273101 Nigerian recording artiste, Wizkid has stated that it is quintessential for every Nigerian to speak against police brutality. In a recent interview with Osi Suave on The Beats 99.9 FM, the 30-year-old artiste spoke about his recently released 4th studio album, Made In Lagos and other social-political issues. During the session, the music star said [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/wizkid-slams-police-brutalization-in-nigeria/feed/ 0 Lekki Massacre: Amnesty International Reveals Track of Military Movement Before the Event https://www.theinfostride.com/lekki-massacre-amnesty-international-reveals-track-of-military-movement-before-the-event/ https://www.theinfostride.com/lekki-massacre-amnesty-international-reveals-track-of-military-movement-before-the-event/#respond Wed, 28 Oct 2020 21:13:02 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=272874 The human rights group, Amnesty International has revealed that it has made her own investigations and have equally tracked the military’s movements before the event as narrated below. Amnesty International’s Crisis Response experts investigated and verified social media videos and photographs that confirm the Nigerian security forces were present at the Lekki Toll Gate when [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/lekki-massacre-amnesty-international-reveals-track-of-military-movement-before-the-event/feed/ 0 Amnesty International Request Prompt Justice for Persons Involved in Lekki Shooting https://www.theinfostride.com/amnesty-international-request-prompt-justice-for-persons-involved-in-lekki-shooting/ https://www.theinfostride.com/amnesty-international-request-prompt-justice-for-persons-involved-in-lekki-shooting/#respond Wed, 28 Oct 2020 21:05:37 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=272870 Human rights group, Amnesty International has asked the Federal Government not to cover up the shooting at the Lekki Toll Gate during the #EndSARS protests but rather bring to justice those involved. In its latest report published on Wednesday, the rights group released details of the timeline of events from when the protests started on [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/amnesty-international-request-prompt-justice-for-persons-involved-in-lekki-shooting/feed/ 0 #EndSARS Protest: Nigeria Army Insist They were not Involved in Lekki Toll Killing https://www.theinfostride.com/endsars-protest-nigeria-army-insist-they-were-not-involved-in-lekki-toll-killing/ https://www.theinfostride.com/endsars-protest-nigeria-army-insist-they-were-not-involved-in-lekki-toll-killing/#respond Tue, 27 Oct 2020 21:57:37 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=272785 The Nigerian Army has disassociated itself from “a viral video on social media in which it was alleged that civilian protesters were massacred by soldiers at Lekki Toll Plaza”. According to a statement issued by Acting Deputy Director Public Relations of 81 Division, Major Osona Olaniyi, “This allegation is untrue, unfounded and aimed at causing [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/endsars-protest-nigeria-army-insist-they-were-not-involved-in-lekki-toll-killing/feed/ 0 PDP Disagrees Governor Sanwo-Olu ₦1trn Proposal To Restore Properties Destroyed By Hoodlums https://www.theinfostride.com/pdp-disagrees-governor-sanwo-olu-n1trn-proposal-to-restore-properties-destroyed-by-hoodlums/ https://www.theinfostride.com/pdp-disagrees-governor-sanwo-olu-n1trn-proposal-to-restore-properties-destroyed-by-hoodlums/#respond Tue, 27 Oct 2020 16:00:27 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=272714 The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos State, on Monday questioned Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s alleged claim that it will take N1 trillion to restore all properties and facilities destroyed by hoodlums during the violence that trailed the #EndSARS protests in the state. The PDP disagreed with Sanwo-Olu and the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) in [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/pdp-disagrees-governor-sanwo-olu-n1trn-proposal-to-restore-properties-destroyed-by-hoodlums/feed/ 0 Police Parades 144 Suspects Amid Endsars Protest in Kwara https://www.theinfostride.com/police-parades-144-suspects-amid-endsars-protest-in-kwara/ https://www.theinfostride.com/police-parades-144-suspects-amid-endsars-protest-in-kwara/#comments Mon, 26 Oct 2020 15:57:59 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=272601 The Kwara state police command Monday paraded no fewer than 144 persons in connection with the last week Friday violent attack and looting of both public and private property in Ilorin, the state capital. Hoodlums under the guise of EndSARS protesters laid siege on Ilorin metropolis on the fateful day by attacking government warehouses, office [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/police-parades-144-suspects-amid-endsars-protest-in-kwara/feed/ 1 Governor Abdulrahman Announces N500m Support For Looted Businesses In Ilorin https://www.theinfostride.com/governor-abdulrahman-announces-n500m-support-for-looted-businesses-in-ilorin/ https://www.theinfostride.com/governor-abdulrahman-announces-n500m-support-for-looted-businesses-in-ilorin/#respond Sun, 25 Oct 2020 16:00:12 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=272500 The Kwara State Governor, Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq has announced a N500m fund to support businesses affected during last Friday’s looting spree in Ilorin, the state capital. He stated that the fund was part of government’s efforts to bring them back on their feet following the mindless incident. Governor Abdulrazaq condemned again the ” mindless looting” [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/governor-abdulrahman-announces-n500m-support-for-looted-businesses-in-ilorin/feed/ 0 Governor Hope Relaxes Curfew In Imo State https://www.theinfostride.com/governor-hope-relaxes-curfew-in-imo-state/ https://www.theinfostride.com/governor-hope-relaxes-curfew-in-imo-state/#respond Sun, 25 Oct 2020 08:16:17 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=272491 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 [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/governor-hope-relaxes-curfew-in-imo-state/feed/ 0 Governor Oyetola Declares Another 24-hour Curfew In Osun State https://www.theinfostride.com/governor-oyetola-declares-another-24-hour-curfew-in-osun-state/ https://www.theinfostride.com/governor-oyetola-declares-another-24-hour-curfew-in-osun-state/#respond Sat, 24 Oct 2020 14:55:45 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=272420 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 [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/governor-oyetola-declares-another-24-hour-curfew-in-osun-state/feed/ 0 End SARS: Governor Obaseki Prolongs Ultimatum For Escaped Prisoners https://www.theinfostride.com/end-sars-governor-obaseki-prolongs-ultimatum-for-escaped-prisoners/ https://www.theinfostride.com/end-sars-governor-obaseki-prolongs-ultimatum-for-escaped-prisoners/#respond Sat, 24 Oct 2020 08:43:52 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=272396 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 [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/end-sars-governor-obaseki-prolongs-ultimatum-for-escaped-prisoners/feed/ 0 “The Police and SARS Were Also There Aiming and Shooting At Us”- DJ Switch https://www.theinfostride.com/the-police-and-sars-were-also-there-aiming-and-shooting-at-us-dj-switch/ https://www.theinfostride.com/the-police-and-sars-were-also-there-aiming-and-shooting-at-us-dj-switch/#respond Fri, 23 Oct 2020 17:38:25 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=272322 DJ Switch was widely praised via her Instagram Live for broadcasting the mass shooting that took place at Lekki Tollgate, Lagos on Tuesday, October 20. In the wake of the Tuesday incident, Obianuju Catherine Udeh, the leading Nigerian disc jockey and music producer, professionally known as DJ Switch, recounted how the events on that fateful [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/the-police-and-sars-were-also-there-aiming-and-shooting-at-us-dj-switch/feed/ 0 End SARS: Traditional Rulers Reveal Plans To Step In https://www.theinfostride.com/end-sars-traditional-rulers-reveal-plans-to-step-in/ https://www.theinfostride.com/end-sars-traditional-rulers-reveal-plans-to-step-in/#respond Thu, 22 Oct 2020 09:28:21 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=272202 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 [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/end-sars-traditional-rulers-reveal-plans-to-step-in/feed/ 0 APC Accuses PDP Of Sponsoring #EndSARS Protest https://www.theinfostride.com/apc-accuses-pdp-of-sponsoring-endsars-protest/ https://www.theinfostride.com/apc-accuses-pdp-of-sponsoring-endsars-protest/#respond Thu, 22 Oct 2020 09:13:05 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=272200 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. [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/apc-accuses-pdp-of-sponsoring-endsars-protest/feed/ 0 Never Use Force On Protesters — Atiku Tells Buhari https://www.theinfostride.com/never-use-force-on-protesters-atiku-tells-buhari/ https://www.theinfostride.com/never-use-force-on-protesters-atiku-tells-buhari/#respond Wed, 21 Oct 2020 09:53:55 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=272113 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 [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/never-use-force-on-protesters-atiku-tells-buhari/feed/ 0 Governor Sanwo-Olu Reacts To Lekki Toll Gate Shootings https://www.theinfostride.com/governor-sanwo-olu-reacts-to-lekki-toll-gate-shootings/ https://www.theinfostride.com/governor-sanwo-olu-reacts-to-lekki-toll-gate-shootings/#respond Wed, 21 Oct 2020 09:28:22 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=272107 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 [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/governor-sanwo-olu-reacts-to-lekki-toll-gate-shootings/feed/ 0 DJ Switch, Others Shot as many Killed at Lekki Toll Gate https://www.theinfostride.com/dj-switch-others-shot-at-as-many-killed-at-lekki-toll-gate/ https://www.theinfostride.com/dj-switch-others-shot-at-as-many-killed-at-lekki-toll-gate/#respond Tue, 20 Oct 2020 21:11:30 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=272031 Popular female disc jockey, DJ Switch, has taken to her Instagram Live to show the aftermath of the shoot out at Lekki Toll Gate. It has been reported that the peaceful protesters at the Lekki Toll Gate have been shot at by Nigerian law enforcement agents. In the live video, the disc jockey streamed where [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/dj-switch-others-shot-at-as-many-killed-at-lekki-toll-gate/feed/ 0 Governor Sanwo-Olu Declares 24-hour Curfew In Lagos State https://www.theinfostride.com/governor-sanwo-olu-declares-24-hour-curfew-in-lagos-state/ https://www.theinfostride.com/governor-sanwo-olu-declares-24-hour-curfew-in-lagos-state/#respond Tue, 20 Oct 2020 16:00:08 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=271948 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 [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/governor-sanwo-olu-declares-24-hour-curfew-in-lagos-state/feed/ 0 Lagos State Government Shutdown Schools Over Ongoing Protest https://www.theinfostride.com/lagos-state-government-shutdown-schools-over-ongoing-protest/ https://www.theinfostride.com/lagos-state-government-shutdown-schools-over-ongoing-protest/#respond Tue, 20 Oct 2020 08:47:27 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=271937 The Lagos State Government has directed all students in public and private schools to remain at home following the tension generated by the End SARS protests in the state. The state Commissioner for Education, Mrs Folasade Adefisayo, issued the directive, on Monday stating that the safety of the students, parents and all staff working in [...]

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