By Ben Okoro The events of the last few days of the ENDSARS protests have once again exposed the rot and bad governance being witnessed in Nigeria. I still cannot understand why President Muhammadu Buhari did not personally take charge and…
BUSINESS DAY Members of Parliament of the United Kingdom have taken up the sporadic Lekki toll gate shooting that led to the death of alleged 76 protesters on Tuesday. A member of the UK parliament was on Wednesday seen in…
THIS DAY The Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF) has demanded a halt to attacks, harassments and intimidation of young Nigerians who are peacefully demonstrating their frustration over how the affairs of their country are being conducted. PANDEF specifically condemned the…
ENERGY VOICE A Nigerian protest movement calling for changes to policing has received support from a group of Niger Delta militants, while coming under fire in Lagos. Armed government units appear to have used live ammunition in a confrontation at…
THIS DAY Sequel to the shooting of unarmed protesters in Lagos Tuesday night at Lekki Tollgate by soldiers, chaos has erupted across the city with police divisions, a bus station, Nigeria Port Authority and a television house going up in…
PUNCH NEWS The Presidency on Wednesday appealed to Nigerians to show understanding with the present regime and remain calm while it tries to implement police reforms. The call was contained in a statement by the Special Adviser to the President…
THIS DAY Udora Orizu highlights some of the traumatic experiences of citizens in the hands of operatives of the now defunct Special Anti-Robbery Squad unit of the Nigeria Police Force in Awkuzu, Anambra State As the #EndSARS protests continues to…
THE NATION WE read the opinion piece with the above title, published in The Nation Newspapers of October 18, 2020, under the ‘Barometre’ section and despite some of the snide, tasteless oxymoronic innuendos colouring it, the article also drew a…
THE GUARDIAN Organisers consider Belarus option • Protesters fault Benin ‘jailbreak’ claim • Don’t overthrow Buhari, Miyetti Allah tells protesters • Northern Coalition backs down • Officials begin re-arrest of Edo jail breakers • 12 killed in Abuja, Benin Amid…
THE NATION Floods are wiping out communities, submerging homes, eating up farms and villages in the hinterland, hapless citizens are fleeing their areas and moving into neighbouring towns, which also soon feel the wrath of nature. Those fleeing are leaving…