Oyebanji spoke in a Special State Broadcast, titled, ‘Need to uphold peace during the August 1 planned nationwide protest’ to the people of the state ahead of the planned nationwide protest.
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The News Agency of Nigeria reports the protest was organised by citizens against the Special Anti-Robbery Squad.
In a startling revelation, the Founder and Senior Pastor of Daystar Christian Centre, Oregun, Lagos State, Sam Adeyemi, has revealed…
Last week, I started the review of the work: “Sòròsókè: An #EndSARS Anthology,” a collection of poems written by Nigerians both at home and in the diaspora, published in 2022 by Noirledge. The editors of the anthology, Jumoke Verissimo and James Yékú, indicated that the work is primarily a collection of poetic protests against the Nigerian state’s treatment of protesters at Lekki Tollgate in October 2020. The anthology, noted the editors, is “to preserve the memory of those who stood, fell, and died as they sought a better country … so that we will never forget it (p9).” This week, I bring you the concluding part of my review.
The Command’s Commissioner, Dare Ogundare, was represented by the spokesman, Sunday Abutu, at the parade.
Latin wraps it succinctly in a maxim: “Quod approbo non reprobo,” meaning: “That which I approve, I cannot disapprove.”
It is the saddest night of October 2020. Nobody spoke except the shovels in their hands, heaping sand on slain bodies, bones and blood in a shallow mass grave. Secretly, they buried a great number of unnamed, unfortunate citizens in the still of the night.
The Permanent Secretary, Lagos State Ministry of Transportation, Abdulafiz Toriola, has commended Access Bank Plc for its commitment in rebuilding the VIS Annex Office complex in Ojodu, Lagos.
The rappers insinuated that the chairman of the commission exhibited fraudulent behaviours during the just concluded general election
They advised Rhodes-Vivour to channel his grievances through the appropriate channel, which is the court of law.
The youth first reacted to the worsening situation with the EndSars protest which was simply a demand for a more result-oriented, responsible, responsive, organised, and compassionate governance, but they were suppressed and repressed with the instruments of state leading to murders and bloodshed.