Following the killing of protesters at the Lagos tollgate by security operatives, the senior pastor of Awaiting The Second Coming Of Christ Ministry, Adewale Giwa on Wednesday told president Muhammadu Buhari and other politicians to prepare to face God’s wrath. Reacting in a statement to DAILY POST on Wednesday, Giwa said the blood of innocent Nigerians murdered by the Nigerian Army and other security men would haunt their generation forever. He said,” Without an order, a soldier cannot shoot. The order must have come from the top. But, hear this as God liveth, anybody who had hands in the death…
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ORGANISED labour in Ondo State have said their expectations during the second term of Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu are very high. The unions, who urged Governor Akeredolu to keep faith with his electioneering promises, said they were happy to support his re-election because of his administration’s strides and regular payment of salaries. This was contained in a letter signed by the state chairmen and secretaries of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Trade Union Congress and Joint Negotiating Council, Sunday Adeleye, Helen Odofin, Niyi Fabunmi, Omokehinde Shado, Tajudeen Balogun and Kehinde Olomiye. The labour leaders told the governor not to…
Prof. Pat Utomi, has narrated how the shooting incident at Lekki Toll Gate, Lagos State, happened last night. Mr. Utomi explained to Channels Television, how operatives opened fire at the #EndSARS protest venue in Lekki. The professor of political economy and management expert lives very close to the Toll Gate area where the protest has held peacefully for about two weeks. He said, “I live not very far from the Lekki Toll Gate and I was on the deck of the house and I was actually speaking to somebody in the United States.” The politician explained that he had just…
Niger Delta youths under the aegis of the Young Democratic Movement (YDM) and South-South Youth Assembly (SSYA) have listed five demands and gave the Federal Government a seven-day ultimatum over Zamfara State government’s recent sale of N6b gold bar to the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). The groups urged the Federal Government to show equity and fairness in the appropriation of the country’s natural resources, insisting that every resource should be exploited like Niger Delta’s crude oil for the benefit of the entire country. They cautioned the Nigerian Army against being used by the Federal Government in matters outside their…
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Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has said it is heading to court to oppose a suit praying that Twitter be shut down from the Nigerian cyberspace over the raging #EndSARS protest. SERAP said on its Twitter handle on Tuesday that it had instructed human rights lawyer, Mr Femi Falana (SAN), to lead a team of lawyers to, on behalf of Nigerians, oppose the suit filed by a 2019 presidential aspirant and member of the ruling All Progressives Congress. SERAP tweeted, “We’ve decided to join S/N: FHC/ABJ/CS/1391/2020 filed by APC member seeking to shut down Twitter because of #EndSARS protests. “We’ll…
The Senate has called on President General Muhammadu Buhari to immediately address the nation on End SARS protests. The Red Chamber of the National Assembly said a presidential speech would give Nigerians an insight of the government’s efforts and actions. The demand followed a point of order by Senator Biodun Olujimi. It was titled, “#EndSARS: The need for a comprehensive reform”. The Senate told the police to protect demonstrators from hoodlums. The lawmakers appealed to protesters to take a break to enable authorities continue work on their demands. The Senate also asked Buhari to set up a judicial panel to…
The Ondo State Government has directed the closure of all schools following the escalation of the EndSARS protests nationwide. A statement by the Education Commissioner, Femi Agagu, said “Mr Governor has directed that all schools that resumed on Monday 19th October 2020 are closed for the meantime from tomorrow 21st October 2020 because of the engulfing nationwide protest and the need to ensure safety of our students and staff.” He said the state government regretted the inconveniences but would ensure the schools resumed “as soon as possible.” The schools only resumed on Monday, after several months of closure following the…
Former Presidential aspirant, Adamu Garba, has sued the founder of Twitter, Jack Dorsey, over the resultant violence that has marred the #EndSARS protests rocking the nation. Dorsey had expressed his support for the #EndSARS protests across the nation. In a motion of notice submitted in the Federal High Court, Abuja, Garba asked Dorsey to pay a fine of $1bn in favour of Federal Republic of Nigeria as compensation for loss of lives, properties and inconvenience as a result of his support for funding the #EndSARS campaign after the issues of police brutality and extrajudicial killings have been attended to by…
At least three people have been shot dead during a clash between thugs and police in Ibadan Oyo State capital on Tuesday, witnesses say. It was gathered that police opened fire at hundreds of youth during #EndSARS protest Tuesday morning. As a result, some thugs launched an attack on a police station in Ojoo, Ibadan. At least five protesters who were present at the scene told us that six other protesters are severely injured. The pictures and videos of the victims are also trending on social media. The latest development has brought the number of death victims to no fewer than…