Two years on, scores of Nigerians stormed the Lekki tollgate in Lagos to commemorate the death of citizens, particularly youths, who were allegedly massacred by the Nigerian army on October 20, 2020. In memory of those who were killed, these citizens, including the likes of ‘Falz the Bahd Guy’, MC …
Read More »How brilliant Sierra Leone ruler Madam Yoko manipulated the British for her own ends
No one knows the exact date of her birth but historians say that it must have been around 1849 in a small village not far from Tiama in Sierra Leone. Madam Yoko, originally known by her birth name Soma, was initiated into the women’s society, the Sande, also known as …
Read More »Another opposition planned #ENDSARS protest maybe underway – FG
The Federal Government has accused the opposition of plans to sabotage the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari and overheat the polity. It claimed that the opposition was trying to trigger another END SARS protest in the country. It also faulted attempt by the opposition to declare the National Convention of …
Read More »#EndSARS lawyer,Witnesses Macheted by Hoodlums
Counsel to EndSARS protesters at the Lagos state Panel of Inquiry, Adesina Ogunlana, says a prominent protester and one of his witnesses at the panel, Kamsi, has been attacked by suspected hoodlums who used a machete on her. Adesina who shared graphic photos of Kamsi with a deep cut on …
Read More »UK parliament favors sanctions for Nigeria in the wake of #EndSARS deaths
The parliament in the United Kingdom has voted for its government to begin consideration of sanctions to be brought against Nigerian officials involved in the use of deadly force against protesters decrying police brutality in October. A petition signed by more than 220,000 people brought a motion before the house …
Read More »#EndSARS: Akufo-Addo calls for calm in Nigeria
Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo who doubles as the Chairman of ECOWAS has called for calm in Nigeria following the chaos that has erupted between protestors and security officials. President Akufo-Addo who has been criticised for his seeming silence since the anti-police brutalities started in the Western African nation said: “I …
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