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Monday, October 26th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – National leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, has debunked allegations that he has a hand in the shooting of protesters in Lagos state. He disclosed this in a statement on Sunday saying that if he has the powers to deploy soldiers he could have sent them to protect his […]
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Sunday, October 25th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, have come under severe criticism as leaders of Odi community in Bayelsa State berated him over his comment on the shooting of #EndSARS protesters at Lekki toll gate in Lagos. African Examiner reports that Obasanjo had condemned the violent crackdown on peaceful protesters in Lekki tollgate as he […]
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Sunday, October 25th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Ekiti State government has issued a warning on Saturday saying that large quantities of poisonous items, mistaken as food and yet to be distributed Covid-19 palliatives, were looted in warehouses in Ado-Ekiti on Friday. Mr Akin Omole, commissioner for Information and Civic Orientation, disclosed this in a statement in Ado Ekiti […]
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Saturday, October 24th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gov. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State has lifted the 24 – hour indefinite curfew he imposed on the state, following the return of peace to Akure, the state capital. Mr Donald Ojogo, Commissioner for Information and Orientation, said on Friday in Akure, that the decision is with effect from Saturday. Akeredolu imposed […]
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Friday, October 23rd, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire, has enjoined hospitals across the country not to reject injured #EndSARS protesters due to inability to pay for service. Ehanire disclosed this on Friday in a statement issued by the Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Labour, Mr Abdulaziz Abdullahi. The minister also directed all the […]
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Friday, October 23rd, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former president, Goodluck Jonathan, has berated the “use of deadly force” on #EndSARS protesters in Lagos state. Jonathan in a statement on Friday stated that violent crackdown will only make situation worse and he called on everyone to embrace peace. According to Jonathan, a nation needs both the old and the young […]
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Wednesday, October 21st, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, has enjoined President Muhammadu Buhari to be quick in acting concerning the security unrest in different parts of the country. The former president disclosed this on Wednesday in a statement he issued to the press saying Buhari “must act now before it is too late”. “This time demands […]
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Wednesday, October 21st, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has stated that they were casualties following the attack on #EndSARS protesters at the Lekki tollgate in Lagos on Tuesday. Men in military uniform had opened fire on protesters who gathered on the tollgate calling for an end to police brutality. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu […]
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Wednesday, October 21st, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mohammed Adamu, has issued a directive withdrawing police officers attached to very important persons (VIP). This directive was contained in a police wireless message on Wednesday. The directive given to police zonal commands will take immediate effect as only those attached to government officials are exempted. […]
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Wednesday, October 21st, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gov Sanwo-olu of Lagos state, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has called for an investigation into the shooting of #EndSARS protesters at Lekki Toll Gate. The African Examiner reports that men in military uniform opened fire on protesters as scores were injured and at least two killed on Tuesday evening. Governor Sanwo-Olu had ordered a […]
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Tuesday, October 20th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The senate has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to talk to Nigerians quickly concerning the #EndSARS protests. This resolution came after a motion sponsored by Senator Biodun Olujimi representing Ekiti South. The African Examiner reports that President Buhari had scrapped the special anti-robbery squad (SARS) and promised to reform the police. However, the […]
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Monday, October 19th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Seun Kuti, son of Afrobeat musician and activist, has stated that the ongoing nationwide #EndSARS protest is no longer about the banning of Special Anti-Robbery Squad and reformation of the police as the protests have gone beyond that. Seun stated that it was necessary the government listen to the demands of the […]
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Sunday, October 18th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigerian-born lawyer and minister of justice in a Canadian province, Kaycee Madu, has joined the #EndSARS protest as he stated that his cousin, Chrisantus Korie, was murdered by the police in Nigeria in 2013. Madu disclosed this on Saturday as he took to his Twitter handle lamenting that the murder of his […]
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Saturday, October 17th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian Army has disclosed that it is about to begin its annual exercise “Crocodile Smile” aim at identifying, tracking, and “counter negative propaganda” circulating in the social media and the cyberspace. This was disclosed in a statement by the army spokesman, Musa Sagir, who disclosed that the exercise will start from […]
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Saturday, October 17th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Catholic archbishop of Lagos, Alfred Adewale Martins, has enjoined the federal government not to send the Nigerian Army to stop the #EndSARS protesters protesting across the country. The African Examiner recalls that the army had declared its intention to join other security forces in the country to enforce law and order. Reacting […]
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Friday, October 16th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – #EndSARS protesters in Lagos protesting against the defunct special anti-robbery squad (SARS) have rejected water and soft drinks donated by the chairman of the Lagos state chapter of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Musiliu Akinsanya better known as MC Oluomo. The drinks which were brought in a van but […]
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Friday, October 16th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, has disclosed how he has received curses from Nigerians by phone calls and text messages following a false publication that he was the one that advised President Buhari to ignore protesters. Adesina disclosed this on Friday in an article he […]
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Thursday, October 15th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A group of Nigerian professionals in the United Kingdom, the fatherland, has enjoined President Buhari to sack the inspector-general of police, Mohammed Adamu. The group disclosed this on Thursday in a statement signed by its president, Dele Ogun, who called for a total reform of the police so that the people can […]
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Wednesday, October 14th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi state says that criminals have hijacked the peaceful #EndSARS protests against police brutality and he enjoined the youths to stop the demonstrations and look for other forms of dissent. Bello disclosed this when he addressed a broadcast in Lokoja saying that criminal “elements” are in “pursuit of […]
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Wednesday, October 14th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Human rights watchdog, Amnesty International, says at least 10 persons have been killed by the police since protesters hit the streets last week to protest against police brutality, extortion and extra-judicial killings. The group disclosed this on Wednesday on their Twitter handle. “So far, Nigerian Police have killed at least 10 people […]
