Monthly Archives: October 2020

#EndSARS: Obiano’s Aide Flays Buhari For Not Addressing Nigerians

Raymond Ozoji, Awka Special adviser to Governor Willie Obiano of Anambra  state on political matters, Hon. Ifeatu Obiokoye, says President Muhammadu Buhari has failed to address Nigerians on the state of the nation, despite the wanton destruction of public utilities by ENDSARS protesters across the country. Obi-Okoye maintained that despite the persistent demand by the protesters that the president should ...

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Why #ENDSARS Protests Are Different, And What Lessons They Hold For Nigeria

Nigerian youths protest against police brutality. Olukayode Jaiyeola/NurPhoto via Getty Images Damilola Agbalajobi, Obafemi Awolowo University In 1992, the Special Anti-Robbery Squad was set up by the Commissioner for Police to curb a spate of armed robberies in Nigeria. By 2009 it had become a large and powerful unit, and its focus expanded beyond armed robbers to internet fraudsters. It ...

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State Of The Nation: Editors Condemn Brutal Killing Of Protesters In Nigeria

The Nigerian Guild of Editors, NGE, has condemned in very strong terms the unwarranted shooting and killing of unarmed protesters in different parts of the country by security men. The Guild demands that President Muhammadu Buhari should address the nation to calm frayed nerves. A leader, it says, shouldn’t have any problem talking to the citizens.  There is nothing wrong ...

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(Video) Irate Youths Burn Down Sanwo-Olu’s Family House, Set BRT Buses On Fire

Irate youths on Wednesday set ablaze the family home of Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Omididun Street, throwing stones at the house. Sanwo-Olu had imposed a curfew on the state due to the #EndSARS protests. Soldiers were subsequently called in and eyewitnesses claimed seven persons, mostly youths, died in the attack. Eyewitnesses told The PUNCH that one of the youths ...

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Despite Series Of Evidence, Army Denies Lekki Shootings

The Nigerian Army has denied that its officials shot at protesters in Lekki Toll Gate Plaza on Tuesday evening. There were reports that security agents in military camouflage opened fire on protesters at the Lekki toll gate, in Lagos State yesterday. PREMIUM TIMES learnt that the streetlights were put off and the CCTV cameras removed before the security agents stormed ...

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Armed Thugs In Govt Vehicles Attack Protesters In Abuja

Armed thugs conveyed in what appeared to be black government Sports Utility Vehicles with concealed number plates were seen attacking #EndSARS protesters in the Wuse 2 area of Abuja on Tuesday. In a video that has gone viral on social media, some of the thugs are seen jumping into a black Prado driven by a man in suit on Adetokunbo ...

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Bloody Tuesday: How 43 #EndSARS Protesters, Six Policemen Were Killed In Lagos, Abuja

Violence that rocked #EndSARS protests across the country worsened on Tuesday with 43  protesters and six policemen losing their lives. Protesters calling for the disbanding of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad of the Nigeria Police have been carrying out peaceful demonstrations across the country since October 8. However, the protests assumed a violent dimension last week when thugs attacked peaceful protesters ...

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Outrage As Security Operatives Shoot Several Lekki #EndSARS Protesters Dead, Others Injured

Several people have been killed and others injured after security operatives opened fire at #EndSARS protesters in the Lekki area of Lagos State, witnesses have said. Security operatives had stormed the scene of the protest on Tuesday night hours after the Lagos Government announced a 24-hour curfew and opened fire. Some protesters told Channels TV that they shot directly at ...

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Malaria Parasites In Nigeria Are Genetically Diverse: A Danger But Also A Useful Tool

Kateryna Kon/Getty Images Segun Isaac Oyedeji, Federal University, Oye Ekiti Malaria is one of the world’s most dangerous parasitic disease and a major public health challenge, especially in Africa. Each year, over 200 million new cases of malaria occur globally. This leads to the death of over 400,000 individuals, most of whom are children below the age of five. Nigeria ...

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The Colonial Enterprise Hard-Baked Violence In Nigeria: How It Can Be Fixed

shutterstock Benjamin Maiangwa, University of Manitoba The favoured approach to understanding colonial rule, particularly in Africa, is through the prism of political governance – how the colonial authority was imposed through local or native authorities. In our paper on Nigeria’s colonial history, we apply a different lens. We focus rather on British colonial rule through imperial companies. We argue that ...

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