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198 stories published in October 2020.
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The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu has announced that the training of a new police unit which will be replacing the disbanded Special Anti -Robbery Squad (SARS) will commence next week. The IGP who…
Ondo state Governor-Elect, Rotimi Akeredolu has expressed shock that he lost the Saturday governorship election in three local government council areas in the central senatorial districts despite his developmental works…
#EndSARS protesters on Monday morning blocked the Lekki toll gate section of the Lekki-Epe Expressway in Lagos State to demand an end to police brutality. The Governor of Lagos state, Babajide Sanwo-Olu was denied entry…
Burna Boy has given reasons why he was silent when the #EndSARS protest started last week. Nigerians took to Twitter last week to blast the singer for being ''silent'' on the protest. In a series of tweets posted this…
A guest who came for a wedding and the groom were crushed on Sunday by a truck in an accident on Ibrahim Taiwo Road, Ilorin, Kwara State. While the guest died, the groom’s legs were crush. It was gathered that the guest…
Nigerian actor, Sunkanmi Omobolanle has been condemned on social media for celebrating the birthday of an alleged Nigerian cybercriminal mastermind, Hushpuppi. Raymond Abbas, aka Hushpuppi, who is currently in the…
A civil rights organization, YIAGA Africa, has condemned the high incidence of vote-trading recorded in the October 10 Ondo State governorship election. The organization said it was disturbing that the criminal act of…
American singer, Tremaine Aldon Neverson, popularly known as ‘Trey Songz has taken a swipe at President Mohammadu Buhari over his alleged non-challant attitude towards the call for an end to police brutality in Nigeria.…
An iconic photo of a Nigerian activist, Aisha Yesufu, taken on Saturday during the #EndSARS protest at Abuja, has instantly become a morale booster for Nigerians calling for the scrapping of a police unit, Special…
Following the pronouncement by the Inspector General of Police, Adamu Mohammed that the Special Anti-robbery Squad, SARS has been disbanded, vices by the men of the force continue to thrive and Nigerians are saying…
Akeredolu, the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), polled a total of 292,839 votes while Eyitayo Jegede of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) garnered 19,3585 votes, leaving a margin of 99,254. Agboola…
The Peoples Democratic Party candidate in the Ondo State governorship election, Eyitayo Jegede, secured a landslide victory in his own Akure South and North Local Government Areas. The results were announced by the…
Cardi B's estranged husband Offset pulled out all the stops with her birthday present this year - despite the pair no long being together. The WAP rapper was in complete shock when she pulled up to Los Angeles' Sunset…
The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu has scrapped the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (F-SARS). He said the operatives will be redeployed to other police formations and commands. Adamu announced this in a…
International footballers have also caught wind of the prevalent Police Brutality in Nigeria, as a result, they are lending their voices to the EndSARS campaign across social media. Mesut Ozil, Marcus Rashford and Tammy…
Daystar Christian Center presiding pastor, Sam Adeyemi has spoken against the firing of teargas at EndSARS protesters by security operatives Saturday. Taking to his Twitter account, the revered clergyman urged the…
The Oyo State Commissioner, Mr. Nwachuku Enwonwu has released a statement denying that the Police shot at an EndSARS protester, Jimoh Isiaq who eventually died at the hospital. The Commissioner of Police in a statement…
Following several backlashes and call-outs, Burna Boy finally resumes his Twitter protest on EndSARS and this is currently generating wild reactions on the social media. One of the reactions that caught the attention of…
Erica Nlewedim, Nollywood actress and BBNaija ex-housemate is seen distributing food to EndSARS protesters at Lekki today. Erica is currently up on Twitter Nigeria trend for extending her own support to the ongoing…
The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has said only 350 psychiatrists who specialise in mental health are currently serving 200 million people in Nigeria. Prof Baba Issa, the Chairman of the Kwara branch of NMA, said…
