Gov Diri By Samuel Oyadongha, Yenagoa Bayelsa government has constituted a judicial panel of inquiry as well as a special security and human rights committee in response to the demands of the #EndSARS protesters in the state Governor Douye Diri in a state radio broadcast Wednesday night in Yenagoa said the judicial panel and security and …

EndSars Protesters  …says Int’l community should sanction violators of human rights By Gabriel Ewepu ABUJA-A nongovernmental governmental organization, No Too Young To Run Movement, Wednesday, called on National Assembly to convene an emergency session on the killings of EndSARS protesters at Lekki Tollgate on Tuesday evening. The movement in a statement signed by Cynthia Mbamalu, said …

Senate *** As Senate in Marathon Meeting with IGP, DSS DG By Henry Umoru ABUJA- THE Senate has pleaded with religious , political, ethnic leaders in Nigeria  and across  regional divide  to help stop the on going protests across the country by the youths who are expressing anger against  the activities of the notorious  Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (FSARS) and …

The Not-Too-Young-To-Run movement on Wednesday decried the killings of youths across Nigeria especially the Lekki Toll Plaza killings in Lagos. A statement  signed by Cynthia Mbamalu on behalf of the movement in Abuja said that on  Oct. 20, Nigerians and the world watched in horror as  peaceful and harmless #EndSARS protesters at the Lekki Toll …

Urges Buhari to ensure that rights of citizens are fully respected, protected Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar(retd) By Joseph Erunke – Abuja Former Head of State, Abdulsalam Abubakar, has described the ongoing #EndSARS protests by the youths as a legitimate pursuit. He, however, cautioned youths to exercise restrain in their actions. The former head of state also called …

By Omeiza AJayi ABUJA: A support group of the ruling All Progressives Congress APC, ‘The APC Young Stakeholders’ has condemned Tuesday night’s shooting of unarmed protesters at the Lekki toll gate in Lagos state, asking President Muhammadu Buhari to immediately address the nation and douse tensions. The APC Young Stakeholders made their position known in a …

EndSars Protester continue at Lekki Toll Gate in Lagos.Photo Akeem Salau *Urges Buhari to ensure that rights of citizens are fully respected,protected By Joseph Erunke ABUJA-FORMER Head of State,Abdulsalam Abubakar, has described the ongoing #EndSARS protests by the youths as legitimate pursuit. He,however, cautioned youths to exercise restrain in their actions. The former head of state also …

IGP, Mr Mohammed Adamu By Kingsley Omonobi, Abuja The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has ordered the withdrawal of all police personnel attached to all VIPs across the nation with immediate effect. This was contained in a Wireless Message sent virtually to Zonal AIGs and Command CPs with signal number DTO 210900/19/2020. ALSO READ: #EndSARS: OMPALAN …

By Ola Ajayi, Ibadan Soun of Ogbomosoland, Oba Oladunni Oyewumi Ajagungbade III, has politely rejected a gift of N90m by Governor of Oyo State, Engr Seyi Makinde for renovation his palace which was attacked by hoodlums during #EndSARS protest in the town. The monarch turned down the gift in a letter dated October 19, 2020, addressed …

Initiator of the Malaria Project, Prince Ned Nwoko was received by the National Leadership of Algon through representatives from the 6 geo-political zones, led by the National President Kolade David Alabi. Ned presented the malaria project and explained the activities so far and the need for a close partnership with ALGON and by extension the …

Obong Victor Attah By Chioma Onuegbu, Uyo Former Governor of Akwa Ibom State, and elder statesman, Obong Victor Attah has advocated for the scrapping of the presidential system and return to a parliamentary system of government in Nigeria. Obong Attah who spoke yesterday in Uyo while reacting to the ongoing #EndSARS protests by Nigerian youths stressed …

Archbishop Ignatius Kaigama By Luminous Jannamike, Abuja The Metropolitan Catholic Archbishop of Abuja, Most Rev. Ignatius Kaigama, has decried the killing of peaceful protesters by security operatives, calling for decisive action against the shedding of innocent blood. Kaigama, in a statement issued on Wednesday, lamented the violence witnessed during the #EndSARS protests across the country, insisting …

Calls for institutional reforms, inclusive governance By Gabriel Ewepu – Abuja The Oil and Solid Minerals Producing Areas Landlord Association of Nigeria, OMPALAN, Wednesday, condemned hijack of peaceful EndSARS protest by hoodlums and politicians. The condemnation was made in a statement signed by the Chairman, Board of Trustees, BoT, OMPALAN, Bishop Udo Azogu, Secretary, BoT, …

***As Senate seeks funding from PENCOM Fund By Henry Umoru – Abuja The Senate was told Wednesday that road contractors engaged in the construction 711 road projects across the country are owed to the tune of N392billion by the Federal Government According to the Federal Government, N392billion debt  is  far higher than the N276billion proposed as budgetary …

By Dennis Agbo NO less than two persons were feared dead on Wednesday when #EndSARS protesters in Enugu took to the streets against police brutality. Eyewitness accounts along Nike lake road in the state capital narrated to vanguard that policemen from Nike lake police station fired bullets at the protesters and felled four persons. The …

Pic EndSars Protest: Youths from Various Religious denomination March alongside each other during a Prayer walk in Port Harcourt in Support of the EndSARS Campaign yesterday in Rivers State. Photo. Nwankpa Chijioke. The Centre for Human and Socio-Economic Rights (CHSR) on Wednesday appealed to the Federal Government and Lagos State Government to manage the ongoing violence …

Kemebradikumo Pondei (Source: Channels) By Tordue Salem, Abuja The Managing Director of the Interim Management Committee, IMC, of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Prof. Kemebradikumo Pondei has rejected the invitation of the House of Representatives for an investigative hearing into the N139.317 billion allegedly misappropriated between 2013 and 2018. Details of the queries were contained …

By Henry Umoru, Abuja Senators and members of House of Representatives yesterday called on President Muhammadu Buhari to as a matter of urgency, give justice to Nigerians who were killed during the protests against the notorious Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (FSARS) and bad governance in the Country. In a signed statement, the lawmakers condemned in very …

Dayo Johnson – Akure Hours after the Ondo state secretariat of the ruling All Progressive Congress was razed, hoodlums invaded the Secretariat of the People Democratic Party in the state and set it ablaze. Vanguard gathered that a vehicle and a Coaster bus were equally set ablaze by the hoodlums. The PDP state secretariat located …

By Ikechukwu Nnochiri ABUJA– The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday, tendered in evidence, a cash sum of $25,000, two Samsung phones and two audio recordings, against the former Senator for Kaduna Central, Shehu Sani, who is facing trial before the Federal High Court in Abuja. The former lawmaker is answering to a two-count charge bordering on bribery, …