THE National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Uche Secondus, has declared support for the ongoing protest over alleged police brutality and all forms of violence against the people, adding that the Federal Government, just as a matter of necessity, do a comprehensive and holistic reform of the police. Secondus, made the remarks on Friday, while he led the National leadership of the party on a condolence visit to Governor Seyi Makinde who lost his mother, at his Ikolaba, Ibadan residence. While addressing newsmen, he urged the Federal Government to compensate those brutalised and killed during the protests, saying…
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The Federal Government has said that the ongoing nationwide protest is no longer peaceful, warning that it will not fold its hands and allow the country to be thrown into anarchy. This is following the violence that has trailed the #EndSARS protests in some parts of the country, specifically the attack on Governor Gboyega Oyetola of Osun State on Saturday. Lai Mohammed, the minister of Information and Culture, gave the warning on Saturday when he featured on a late night Nigeria Television Authority (NTA) news programme, “Weekend File”. He said the assassination attempt on Oyetola was a clear confirmation…
Some female health workers in the country have described how their patients harass them for sex. They also allege that apart from their patients, relations of the people they treat, as well as their superior male officers and employers also press them for sex. The United Nations describes sexual harassment as unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favours, attempted rape or sexual assault, deliberate touching, sexual looks, catcalls, turning work discussions to sexual innuendos and touching or rubbing oneself sexually around another person. Speaking to our Correspondent, a 35-year-old nurse working in a private facility described how unwanted solicitations for…
The National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Ahmed Tinubu has reacted to a news making the rounds that he was among those sponsoring #ENDSARS protesters. In a statement signed by his spokesman, Tunde Rahman, Tinubu exonerated himself, advising Nigerians to jettison the news. The statement according to Thecable says: “There is a need to set the facts and record straight for fear that such a fake story may be taken on its face value by some unwary and gullible persons. “Asiwaju Tinubu could not have sponsored the #EndSARS protest that has blocked one of the main entries into…
Indications emerged on Friday that the faceoff between the Federal Government and the striking members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities may not end soon. Despite the ongoing discussions between the two, ASUU said the government had sent officials from the office of the Accountant-General of the Federation to commence enrolment of lecturers on the controversial Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System. Saturday PUNCH reported that despite offers of N20bn to cater for the revitalisation of public universities and another commitment of N40bn for Earned Academic Allowances, ASUU had remained adamant that they would not enlist in…
Oby Ezekwesili, a former minister of Education, has cried out over President Muhammadu Buhari’s silence in the face of the ongoing nationwide protests. The protests calling for the scrapping of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS, unit of the police have intensified despite government’s announcement of the disbandment of the operation. Currently, captions such as ‘End bad government in Nigeria; end bad governance; end police brutality, Justice for Jimoh Isaiq; restructure Nigeria; reform the Nigeria Police’, among others are trending on social media and also appearing on placards on the streets to indicate that the protest has gradually shifted from its…
The Nigerian Army is set to commence its annual military exercise tagged Operation Crocodile Smile nationwide. According to a press release by the Acting Director Army Public Relations, Col. Sagir Musa, the exercise which is traditionally conducted in the last quarter of the year, will hold this year from October 20 to December 31. This year’s nationwide operation is however coming at a time Nigerian youths are staging #EndSARS protests around the country to protest police brutality. He said this year’s exercise, Crocodile Smile VI, is deliberately intended to be all encompassing to include cyber warfare exercises designed to identify,…
Four hoodlums on motorcycles, on Saturday morning attacked End SARS protesters around Olaiya Junction in Osogbo, the Osun State capital. The attack happened around 9am on Saturday. Two among the protesters were reportedly attacked with a cutlass. DAILY POST correspondent who monitored the protest reports that the attack happened when the protesters were still gathering at Olaiya. The hoodlums matcheted two End SARS protesters and escaped the scene. One of the protesters, identified as Oloye sustained serious injuries and has been undergoing treatment at an undisclosed hospital. However, the protesters have regrouped again to protest against brutality, extra-judicial and bad…
The Chairman, National Youth Council of Nigeria, Lagos State Chapter, Lekan Biliamin-Oba, on Friday, condemned the attack on #EndSARS protesters by thugs. Biliamin-Oba disclosed this during a press conference held in the Yaba area of the state. He described the actions of the thugs who, on two separate occasions, attacked protesters at the Secretariat bus stop on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, on Wednesday and Thursday as shameful, adding that the rights of the protesting youths were violated. While urging the officers of the Nigeria Police Force to protect the protesters, Biliamin-Oba commended the efforts of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu,…
Anonymous, an online network known for launching cyberattacks against government institutions, has hacked the website of First Bank of Nigeria Limited. A visit by The PUNCH to the bank’s website at 01:30pm showed that it had been brought down completely. In a string of tweets, Anonymous confirmed bringing down the bank’s website while alleging that the bank deducted money from the accounts of customers who are in support of the #EndSARS campaign. Anonymous also accused the bank of instructing its staff not to join the #EndSARS campaign. It stated, “Now #ENDSARSOPPRESSION Official website of First Banks…