Lieutenant-General Tukur Buratai, Chief Of Army Staff, is currently in a meeting with top hierarchy of the military, which include Principal Staff Officers (PSOs), General Officers Commanding (GOCs) and Commander of the Guards Brigade. The meeting is holding at the Army Headquarters in Abuja, the nation’s capital. Newsmen reports that also in attendance are commanders

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has postponed the six Senatorial and nine House of Assembly bye-elections slated for October 31. The Commission said the decision to cancel the elections is in compliance with Section 26 (2) of the Electoral Act 2010 (as amended), which gives INEC the power to postpone an election if there

The United States government has finally responded to the alleged Lekki toll gate killings, calling for immediate investigation into the shootings by the Nigerian military on #EndSARS protesters at the Lekki Toll gate on Tuesday night, October 20. In a statement on Thursday, October 22, the US Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo strongly condemned the

The British Foreign Secretary, Dominic Raab, has asked the Federal Government to immediately launch a probe into Tuesday’s attack on #EndSARS protesters by soldiers in Lagos. Raab, who made the call on his Twitter handle on Wednesday, said the attack which reported left some protesters dead was discussed at the British parliament. He wrote: “I

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has advised President Muhammadu Buhari to restrain the military and other security agencies from using brute force on EndSARS protesters across the country. Obasanjo also enjoined the protesting youths in the country to give peace a chance as they go about making their legitimate demand. The ex-President in a statement on

The governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom, has called for the continuation of #EndSARS protest currently sweeping many states of the federation. The governor said that “the protest should continue without violence until leaders correct decades of wrongs in Nigeria”. He spoke at the state Government House in Makurdi on Monday, insisting that it was

The Court of Appeal on Wednesday, 14th October 2020, has declared void and unconstitutional the Police Act 2020 on the basis that it affects the constitutional mandate of the Police Service Commission. According to the Court, the provision of the Act is in conflict with paragraph 30 Part 1 of the Third Schedule to the

Kwara Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq and his deputy Kayode Alabi have joined scores of #EndSARS protesters in staging a walk to the Police Command headquarters in Ilorin, the state capital. The protesters had converged on the Government House before the Governor and his deputy joined them. He urged them to remain calm and peaceful while their

The Rivers State Government hereby wish to inform the general public that all forms of protests have been banned throughout the State. Therefore, all proposed protests under #EndSars Campaign are hereby prohibited. The Commissioner for Information, Paulinus Nsirim, disclosed this in a statement. Government took this decision because the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu,