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DJ Switch and blood of the innocent

By Sunday Attah Obianuju Catherine Udeh, also known as DJ switch indeed attempted to steal the limelight when she purportedly live-streamed the incident that took place at the Lekki Tollgate some days back. I recall that she became the reference point wherein she alleged that over 78 people were killed. And as usual,...

#EndSARS: Youths urged to quit violence, appreciate President’s offer

The Centre for Africa Liberation and Socio-Economic Rights (CALSER) has urged youths in the country to quit the #EndSARS violence and embrace the "generous and kind-heartedness of President Muhammadu Buhari."  In a town hall meeting with the theme: 'Consensus Building for National Unity, Peace, Cohesion and Confidence in the Administration of President Muhammadu...

#March4Nigeria: Military remains heroes of our democracy, youth group say

Some Nigerian youths under the hashtag #March4Nigeria have hailed the Nigerian Army as the heroes of the nation's democracy in what they describe rising up to the occasion amidst vested interests.  Speaking at a town hall meeting on Saturday in Abuja, respected youth activist, Comrade Adamu Kabir Matazu said Nigeria would have slipped into anarchy...

Odi leaders say Obasanjo not qualified to comment on Lekki shooting

Some leaders in Odi community of Bayelsa state under the aegis of Concerned Citizens of Odi have berated former President Olusegun Obasanjo over his recent comments on the shooting incident in Lekki. The community leaders said the former president is not in a situation to speak on the activities of a military invasion....

#EndSARS: Elders group support Buhari, says Nigeria come first

The Patriotic Elders Council (PEC) have thrown their weight behind President Muhammadu Buhari, noting that the country comes first before other interests.  The group's backing, contained in a statement signed by Alhaji Ari Gwaska on Friday, follows public reactions that trailed the EndSARS protests across the country.   Recall that some governors had expressed...

EndSARS: Listening to President Buhari from a hater’s perspective

By Isaac Ikpa Unarguably, a few Nigerians take President Muhammadu Buhari for granted, especially, the frustrated elites and their acolytes who are also ignorantly recruited to hate Mr. President. But there is nothing extreme about it. All over the world, leaders are hated by some and loved by others. To...

#EndSARS: Diaspora group asks UN, US to withdraw statements influenced by fake news

The Nigerians in Diaspora Monitoring Group (NDMG), Ohio, United States, have called on the United Nation, United States, United Kingdom and other nations to withdraw their statements that appeared to taunt the Nigerian government over the Lekki tollgate shooting.  With overwhelming evidence now rubbishing supposed massacre in Lagos State, the NDMG said it is...

#EndSARS protesters, opposition using fake news to discredit military — NDF

The National Democratic Front (NDF) says the #EndSARS protesters and opposition politicians are using fake news to discredit the Nigerian military.  The NDF raised this alarm in a press statement signed by its Secretary-General Bolaji Abdulkadir on Friday.  According to the group, the protesters are to be blamed for the growing spate...

#EndSARS: Group blames crises in South West on Kanu, IPOB

The Council of Patriotic Yoruba Youth (CPYY) has blamed Nnamdi Kanu and his proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) for the attack on innocent #EndSARS protesters and the arson that followed in Lagos State.  In a statement signed by its President,  Fagbemi Olanrewaju, on Friday, the CPYY said Kanu had declared war on the Yoruba...

#EndSARS: Diaspora Nigerians rally in London, condemns violence

Some Nigerians in the United Kingdom, on Thursday, held a peaceful rally to condemn the violence occasioned by the #EndSARS protests in their home country.  Numbering in their hundreds, the Nigerians stormed the Nigerian House in London calling on their compatriots to give peace a chance.  They also urged Nigerians back home...

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