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 maximum support for President […]
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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 this clan of haters of […]
#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 logical […]
#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 of violence and attacks […]
#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 to embrace the March4Nigeria […]
Lekki Shootings and the Resurrection of the Massacred
By Philip Agbese These are indeed interesting times in the country. I am scared as well as concerned for the future of our great nation with the way and manner the once peaceful EndSARS protests were hijacked by some elements that do not wish the country well. I recall that in some quarters, the youths […]
#ENDSARS: PGF boss says APC morally eroded, seeks overhauling of govt machinery
Director General of the Progressives Governors Forum (PGF) Salihu Moh. Lukman, has said that the ongoing crisis in the country is eroding the moral credibility of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and it’s leaders, The APC chieftain said unless the current administration is able to develop a strong national response and restore peace in […]
Punch Newspaper and the era of misinformation
By Samson Akindele I have been an advocate for credible reportage of issues in the country. This was hinged on how misinformation or fake news has led to a crisis of unimaginable proportion in many climes. It, therefore, became imperative for newspaper houses to introduce that extra mechanism that would ensure that information coming from […]
EndSARS: MFM Saddened by Shooting of Protesters by Security Forces
Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries (MFM) has expressed sadness over the shooting of protesting youths by Nigerian security forces. The security forces were reported on Tuesday to have used live bullets on the youths that are carrying out peaceful protest across the country against Police brutality. The church in a statement by its PR […]