ENDSARS
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Mixed reactions have continued to trail the release of all minors prosecuted in court for their participation in the #EndBadGovernance demonstrations. MEZIESBLOG reports that President Bola Tinubu directed the Attorney-General of the Federation to ensure the immediate release of the minors detained by the Nigeria Police in connection to last August’s protests. The directive came…
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Protesters who gathered at the Lekki Toll Gate to honour victims of the October 2020 rallies have narrated their ordeal at the hands of security forces. The protesters faced stiff police resistance when they converged at the Lekki Toll Gate. The demonstrators were marking the fourth anniversary of the #EndSARS protests against police brutality and…
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Aisha Yesufu, a member of the Labour Party 2023 presidential campaign team, has said Peter Obi, the party’s flagbearer in the last general election, did not create the Obidient movement. Yesufu said the Obidient movement was formed due to the fallout of the EndSARS killings. She pointed out that the collective anger by Nigerian youths…
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Popular comedian and activist, Adebowale Adedayo, better known as Mr Macaroni, has called for the release of #EndSARS protesters who are still languishing in detention three years after the mass protests. Mr Macaroni spoke in Lagos on Friday while leading a peace walk to commemorate the third anniversary of the Lekki shooting, the tragic event…
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SPEECH PRESENTED BY HIS EXCELLENCY, MUHAMMADU BUHARI, PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA ON THE ENDSARS PROTESTS, 22ND OCTOBER, 2020 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. I must warn those who have hijacked…
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I appeal to the government to put an end to this shooting of protesters by security agents. We need to exercise great patience, restraint and compassion in handling the demands of these youth. We must do all that is necessary to protect and engage with them on all issues. Please let the shooting stop and…
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MY ADVICE TO THE PROTESTERS -Dr. Doyin Okupe. Our dear gallant youths, you have done well and virtually the whole nation is proud of you. You have accomplished much and you must gain maximally from this unprecedented national achievement. You really have #sorosoke with no disguise. I want to particularly ask you to note that…
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