But lo and behold, the protesters turned a deaf ear to the call for dialogue from the Federal Government and well meaning Nigerians and groups who originally bought into the ideals of the agitations and started shifting the goal post in the middle of the game by coming up with new demands to the authorities, which pointed to the fact that the protest as genuine as it seemed, had now transformed into the Biblical hand of Esau, but the voice of Jacob
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The protesters were whisked away in police vans as the Lagos state police command and the Federal Government earlier warned that the protest will not hold.
Speaking on the issue, the Minister said while peaceful protests are the constitutional rights of Nigerians, violent protests will not be allowed
His appeal was contained in a statement, tagged: “Special Appeal to Nigerians/Lagosians on Protest and Counter-protest.”
It will be recalled that the panel of enquiry set up to look into the agitations of the #EndSARS protesters, which culminated in the shooting shooting incident at Lekki Tollgate, on Saturday approved the reopening of the tollgate, amidst protests, following a prayer by LCC counsel that its order will allow the company to repair all damages done.
The nine-man panel returned the control of the tollgate to the Lekki Concession Company, the operators, on Saturday, according to TheCable.
Museveni’s tailor makes his suits in complete disregard of tailoring measurements. It would appear that either the president doesn’t care anymore or he has given up on the person who dresses him.
The average youth is actively looking for a chance for self-realisation in other countries. They are looking for reasons to believe in their leaders again, to believe and hope in a future that they feature in prominently, and unfortunately the Church has not done enough to mediate in this impasse between hope and illusion – between the youth and the government
The gesture was to show support to the police division and strengthen its capability for curbing violent crimes and other social vices in the area
It all started in March 2020, when COVID-19 struck and the world experienced a shock it never imagined or was equipped to deal with. It has never been the same since then. It was the beginning of a new World Order. As some put it, the whole world was brought down to its kneel.
The government had in November engaged an independent insurance adjuster and empanelled an 11-person committee, including civic groups and representative of the business owners, to fact-check claims submitted by 342 businesses who filled an online form to benefit from a N500 million SME Recovery Fund establish to support the victims
So, the heirs of terror turned against the land and her inhabitants. Pinheads turned into warheads. Insanity cages sanity, takes reason captive and ensures that pestilence wastes beyond noonday. Book becomes Boko. Hate becomes Haram, and mere anarchy is loosed upon the world.
The Alliance for Survival of COVID-19 and Beyond in a statement at the weekend asked victims of human rights abuses to approach the independent panel set up by the coalition in the wake of the nationwide protests.
The House of Representatives member disclosed this at a lecture and symposium organised on Saturday at the main hall of Iseyin District Grammar School by The Chronicler Newspaper, a community tabloid at Iseyin, Iseyin Local Government Area of Oyo State
The group in a letter addressed to the Department of State Service in Osun, a copy of which was made available to newsmen on Friday, distanced themselves from the protest that took place in Osogbo on Monday.
The President, who listened to presentations by a governor from each of the six geopolitical zones on their specific security challenges, recalled that in the old order, communities identified new comers and passed information to constituted authority.
The Emir of Kano, Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero, on Sunday led all the traditional councillors in the ancient kingdom on a commiseration visit to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu at the State House, Marina.
The Lagos State Police Command in a statement by its spokesman, Muyiwa Adejobi, said it has information that some unpatriotic individuals and groups are planning to embark on the replica of the recent destructive and violent #EndSARS “protest that left pains and agonies in Lagos State”.
The Force Public Relations Officer, Deputy Commissioner of Police Frank Mba, confirmed the development in a statement on Thursday
The suit, which was filed Thursday, is with respect to the investigation of acts of brutality perpetrated by the disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad and other police tactical units.