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EndSARS: Gov Fintiri Receives Report from Judicial Panel of Inquiry
Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri Monday received the report of the Judicial Panel on police brutality and extrajudicial killings. The committee was inaugurated on October 2020 under the directive of the National Economic Council following the nationwide protest against the Special Anti Robbery Squad or SARS. Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri commended the sacrifice of the […]
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Tackling Security Challenges in the Aftermath of #EndSARS Protests in Anambra
By SP Haruna Mohammed In what initially started as a peaceful protests against alleged Police brutality, which has attracted both national and international attention, a swift response has been gotten from the Inspector-General of Police, IGP, Mohammed Abubakar Adamu. This led to the disbandment of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), as well as taking […]
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#EndSARS: Inside PMB’s parley with former heads of state
By Femi Adesina It was very touching, poignant, as President Muhammadu Buhari met with all living former heads of state on October 23, 2020, to discuss the state of the nation. For about two weeks, the country had been suffused with unrest, later violence, precipitated by what began as legitimate protests against police brutality, […]
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OPINION: Nigeria: Like the leaders, like the led
By Rilwan Muhammad Events unfolding in the country lately are not, in any way, what anyone will appreciate. Of course, some may say that the looting of warehouses in many states in Nigeria by hoodlums – as the media will call them, partly because of their actions of carting away properties not possessed by […]
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#ENDSARS: Governor Bala inaugurates judicial panel on human right abuses by police
Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State has today inaugurated a Judicial Panel of Inquiry to investigate human right abuses in Bauchi State by the Special Anti Robbery Squad (SARS) of the Nigeria Police Force. In a statement signed by the Special Adviser to the Governor on Social Media Lawal Mu’azu revealed. Governor Bala who […]
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THE #ENDSARS PROTESTS: A fundamental lesson in democratic governance
By Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu I heavily grieve for those who have lost their lives or been injured during the period of these protests. My deepest sympathies go to their families and loved ones for none should have been made to pay such a dear price. My career as an active politician spans nearly three […]
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ENDSARS: A Hijacked Protest, Stance of the North and President’s Address
By Mahmud Yahaya For over two weeks now, Nigeria is rocked with ENDSARS protests. A hitherto well intended cause against police brutality and the need to reform the Nigeria Police Force, which has turned rogue or perhaps hijacked by some ill-wishers whose motive is to bring chaos and anarchy. This protest could be said […]
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#ENDSARS: Calming the tide, Buhari’s antidote
By Usman Abdullahi Koli There come a moment when almost all the citizens glued to their televisions as President Buhari appeared to address the Nation over the ongoing #EndSARS protest nationwide. “The spreading of deliberate falsehood and misinformation through the social media in particular, that this government is oblivious to the pains and plight […]
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#ENDSARS: Governor Darius sets up Judicial Panel of Enquiry
The Taraba state Governor, Darius Ishaku has inaugurated a 10 man judicial panel of inquiry and restitution for victims of police brutality and other security agencies. The inauguration was made at the state government house, jalingo the state capital due to the prevailing trends of events surrounding the genuine demands of the #ENDSARS protest […]
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#EndSARS Protests: A wake up call to AREWA
By Usman Abdullahi Koli I may be right to say that the #EndSARS protest ignited the call to end the aged-long insecurity that has tilted the northern region towards underdevelopment. As a youth, I recall the provious warnings of some eminent Nigerians that youth unemployment is a timed bomb. It seems we are approaching […]
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