archiveOctober 2020

Angry youths in Lagos State have set the Lagos office of the Nations Newspaper ablaze. This is just one of the many properties that have been destroyed following the shooting of peaceful protesters at the Lekki tollgate by soldiers on Tuesday night. The youths are attacking buildings and establishments linked...

There are indications that the players of the Super Eagles are planning to boycott the remaining 2022 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers over the gruesome shooting of peaceful protesters, leading to the death of scores of young Nigerians. More than forty young Nigerians protesting against police brutality and poor governance...

Nigerians on social media are mourning the sad death of a young man who died from gunshot wounds sustained as a result of the unrest going on in some parts of the country. The painful part of the story is that he tweeted ” Nigeria will not end me ”...

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has written an eight paragraph letter to President Muhammadu Buhari asking him to address Nigerians on the state of the nation. Statement by H_E Olusegun Obasanjo on the violence and chaos across Nigeria STATEMENT ON VIOLENCE AGAINST PROTESTERS IN NIGERIA: AN APPEAL FOR CALM It is...

All Progressives Congress chieftain, Bola Tinubu, says he will never be part of any carnage. Tinubu was reacting to Tuesday night attack which saw security forces open fire on #EndSARS protesters at the Lekki tollgate area of Lagos State. The former Lagos State governor spoke on Wednesday morning in a...

Edo State Prison Break- Reports and video footage circulating on social media reveal that prisoners have broken out of a prison in Benin, Edo State Nigeria. https://twitter.com/davvydmoore/status/1318134306678689792?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1318134306678689792%7Ctwgr%5Eshare_3%2Ccontainerclick_1&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.zikoko.com%2Fcitizen%2Fhave-broken-out-of-a-benin-prison%2F Other news media sites have also confirmed the development. https://twitter.com/Omojuwa/status/1318140145133064198?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1318140145133064198%7Ctwgr%5Eshare_3%2Ccontainerclick_0&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.zikoko.com%2Fcitizen%2Fhave-broken-out-of-a-benin-prison%2F https://twitter.com/DrOlufunmilayo/status/1318131868148125696?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1318131868148125696%7Ctwgr%5Eshare_3%2Ccontainerclick_0&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.zikoko.com%2Fcitizen%2Fhave-broken-out-of-a-benin-prison%2F   https://twitter.com/PulseNigeria247/status/1318129162339614720?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1318129162339614720%7Ctwgr%5Eshare_3%2Ccontainerclick_1&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.zikoko.com%2Fcitizen%2Fhave-broken-out-of-a-benin-prison%2F At the moment, there is confusion about who exactly broke the prisoners...

BBNaija host and media personality, Ebuka Obi-Uchendu has recounted his near-death experience with the now defunct Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS). Nigerians are currently protesting against police brutality, as they demand a total reformation of the law enforcement agency. The host at the long-running show,” Rubbin Minds” narrated how he and...

The Nigerian Army has clarified that “Operation Crocodile Smile” is not targeted at #EndSARS protesters. Acting Director of Army Public Relations, Sagir Musa, made this known in a press statement on Sunday. The statement read in part, “The attention of the Nigerian Army (NA) has been drawn to some social...