Tag: #EndSARS protest
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ENDSARS: Curator canvasses renovation of affected tourist centres
Dr Raphael James, Nigerian Curator, on Monday called on the Lagos state Government to renovate tourism attraction centres destroyed during the Oct. 8, 2020 ENDSARS protest. James made the call during an interview session with our correspondent in Lagos. The curator, also an historian condemned the destruction of the Lagos Theatre in Oregun and the…
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Endsars protest: Court remands artist for alleged arson, burglary
An Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday remanded an artist, Sodiq Busari in Kirikiri Correctional Centre for allegedly setting ablaze the Orile Agege Police Station during the ‘Endsars’ protest. The Chief Magistrate, Mr L. A. Owolabi, who did not take the defendant’s plea, ordered that the case file should be forwarded to the Director of…
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#EndSARS protest: Groups seek to be joined in $1bn suit against Twitter
Three groups have indicated their interest to be joined in the one billion dollars suit filed by a Nigerian, Adamu Garba, against the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Founder of Twitter International Company, Jack Dorsey. Garba filed the suit against Dorsey over his alleged sponsorship of the recent #EndSARS protests in parts of the country.…
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We won’t escape another #EndSARS protest, Lawan warns
THE President of the Senate, Senator Ahmad Lawan, warned on Monday that Nigeria as a country, will not escape another citizens’ restiveness in the mode of #EndSARS protest if it failed to effectively address the issue of youth unemployment and make practical steps in its national budget to meaningfully engage the youths. Speaking when he…
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#EndSARS: Buhari hails Borno youths for show of decorum – Minister
Alhaji Baba-Shehuri, the Minister of State for Agriculture, said that President Muhammadu Buhari has applauded the youths in Borno State, for decorum and seemliness behaviour in the wake of looting and destruction of property occasioned by the EndSARS protest. Baba-Shehuri made the commendation in a goodwill message at a Peace Stakeholders Forum on Wednesday in…
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Rights advocate urges #EndSARS organisers to dialogue with FG
A U.S.-based Nigerian rights advocate, Dr Emmanuel Orji, has urged organisers of the #EndSARS protest to constitute a team to dialogue with the Federal Government. Orji, a research Fellow at the City University of New York, gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in New York. He said it…
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#EndSARS protests: Police arrest 25 suspected looters in Kaduna
The Kaduna State Police Command has arrested no fewer than 25 suspects for allegedly looting private and public property, as hoodlums hijacked the #EndSARS protests. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, ASP Mohammed Jalige, said this at a press conference in Kaduna on Monday. He said that following the current trend of #EndSARS protests in the…
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Looting: Environment Minister cautions looters on environmental hazards
The Minister of Environment, Mr Muhammad Mahmood, warns that breaking into warehouses can constitute serious environmental hazards hence the need for hoodlums to desist from the act. Mahmood gave the advice at the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 media briefing held in Abuja on Monday. He spoke against the backdrop of several reported looting…
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#EndSARS Protests: Nigeria risks resurgence of COVID-19 – FG
The Federal Government says the risk of resurgence of COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria is high due to the large gatherings of the #EndSARS protesters and the mayhem that followed. Mr Boss Mustapha, Chairman of the, Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 , made the disclosure at a joint national media briefing of the taskforce in…
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#EndSARS: Food vendors in FCT decry low patronage amid fear of attack
Some restaurant operators and food vendors in the FCT have decried low patronage amid scare of possible attack by hoodlums due to the recent #EndSARS” protests in the country. The operators spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in separate interviews on Sunday in Abuja. According to them, reports of attacks by hoodlums who…