We Have the Footage of the Oct. 20 Lekki Shooting Incident, LCC Tells Lagos Judicial Panel

Law & JusticeNewsNigeriaPeopleWe Have the Footage of the Oct. 20 Lekki Shooting Incident, LCC Tells Lagos Judicial Panel

PilotnewsOctober 30, 2020

The Management of the Lekki Concession Company (LCC) on Friday told the Lagos State Judicial Judicial Panel of Inquiry for Restitution for Victims of SARS and related abuses and Other Matters that the footage of the Oct. 20 shootings of the #EndSARS protesters by the Nigerian Army is available. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Mr Gbolahan Agboluwaje, the Head of the Legal Department of LCC, made the revelation after Mr Abayomi Omomuwa,...

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Rivers CP Warns IPOB Members to Relocate or Be Treated as Terrorists

Law & JusticeNewsNigeriaPeopleRivers CP Warns IPOB Members to Relocate or Be Treated as Terrorists

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)October 30, 2020

The Commissioner of Police of Rivers State, Joseph Mukan, has warned members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra to relocate from the state or risk being treated as terrorists. In a statement signed by the spokesperson of the command, Nnamdi Omoni, the state police commissioner gave the warning following his meeting with Division of Police Officers and heads of departments of the tactical units in the command on Thursday. The CP also declared war...

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Trump’s Dangerous Rhetoric Toward Ethiopia is Indicative of a Larger Problem

AfricaColumnsForeign PolicyUnited StatesTrump’s Dangerous Rhetoric Toward Ethiopia is Indicative of a Larger Problem

PilotnewsOctober 30, 2020

Last week President Trump invited reporters to listen in on a call intended to celebrate the normalization of relations between Sudan and Israel, a diplomatic achievement that comes with more than a few complications. During the course of the conversation with the Sudanese and Israeli prime ministers, the president of the United States took it upon himself to casually issue a bellicose threat to Ethiopia on behalf of Egypt and its president, Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, a man...

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#EndSARS: Oyo Sets Up N500m Compensation Fund for Victims of Police Brutality

Law & JusticeNewsNigeria#EndSARS: Oyo Sets Up N500m Compensation Fund for Victims of Police Brutality

Beloved John (Staff Writer)October 28, 2020

The Oyo State government has set up a 500-million-naira compensation fund for the victims of police brutality in the state. Seyi Makinde, the state governor disclosed this yesterday at a stakeholder meeting by in Ibadan, the capital city. “Let me also state that we have set up an initial Five Hundred Million Naira Compensation Fund for victims of injustice,” he said. The governor encouraged residents of the state that have suffered any form of injustice...

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Reps Warn FG Against Clamping Down on Free Speech and Press Freedom

Law & JusticeNewsNigeriaReps Warn FG Against Clamping Down on Free Speech and Press Freedom

PilotnewsOctober 28, 2020

The House of Representative Committee on Information, National Orientation, Ethics and Values, has warned the Federal Government against clamping down on free speech and press freedom. This warning is coming after the FG insistence on the regulation of the social media in the country, arguing that Nigeria is sitting on a keg of gunpowder if the issue of fake news is not urgently addressed. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, while appearing...

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Barracks of Soldiers Responsible For Lekki Massacre Identified — Falana

Law & JusticeNewsNigeriaBarracks of Soldiers Responsible For Lekki Massacre Identified — Falana

Beloved John (Staff Writer)October 27, 2020

Femi Falana, human rights lawyer, says the Alliance on Surviving COVID-19 And Beyond (ASCAB) has identified the barracks of the soldiers who opened fire on protesters at Lekki toll gate in Lagos. He disclosed this during an interview with ARISE TV on Monday. Falana, who is chairman of ASCAB, said the group has been able to trace the barracks where the soldiers came from. “We have already identified the barracks where the soldiers left for...

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We Will Not Support Any Willful Destruction – Afenifere and Ohanaeze

Law & JusticeNewsNigeriaPeopleWe Will Not Support Any Willful Destruction – Afenifere and Ohanaeze

PilotnewsOctober 25, 2020

The pan-Yoruba socio-political organization, Afenifere and Ohanaeze Ndigbo, had frowned at the attempt to explore the fallout of the Lekki tollgate killings, which had led to the looting spree in Lagos, to divide the Yoruba and Igbo. The statement which was released on Saturday was titled, ‘Afenifere and Ohanaeze say no to willful destruction’, was signed by Afenifere Leader, Chief Reuben Fasoranti and Ohanaeze President General, Chief John Nwodo. The statement read, “The leaders of...

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#EndSARS: Action Aide Praises Youths’ Resilience Despite Violence

Law & JusticeNewsNigeria#EndSARS: Action Aide Praises Youths’ Resilience Despite Violence

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)October 25, 2020

An international Civil Society Organization (CSO), ActionAid Nigeria (AAN), on Saturday, praised the Nigerian youths for their demonstration to sustain the momentum of the #EndSARS protest despite attack and violence meted out on them. The praise was made by the AAN Country Director, Ene Obi, as she condemned the destruction of private and public property, attacks and killings, and the hijack of the protest by politicians and hoodlums. She praises the youth for making their...

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#EndSARS: Jonathan Condemns Lekki Massacre

Law & JusticeNewsNigeria#EndSARS: Jonathan Condemns Lekki Massacre

Beloved John (Staff Writer)October 23, 2020

Former president Goodluck Jonathan has condemned the use of deadly force on protesters in Lagos state. In a statement on Thursday, Jonathan criticized the actions, stating that this will only worsen the situation. He called on all parties to embrace dialogue. The Nationwide protests which at first kicked against the now-dissolved police special anti-robbery squad (SARS) metamorphosed  into agitation for improved governance in addition to justice for victims of police brutality. However, on Tuesday, soldiers...

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Adamawa Police Denies Arresting, Requesting N150,000 Bail From #EndSARS Protester

Law & JusticeNewsPeopleAdamawa Police Denies Arresting, Requesting N150,000 Bail From #EndSARS Protester

Ibrahim Abdul' Aziz (Correspondent)October 23, 2020

By Ibrahim Abdul’Aziz, Regional Correspondent Adamawa State police command has denied arresting an #EndSARS protester and collecting N150,000 bail from him. Police spokesman in the state DSP Suleiman Nguroje in a  statement said, news making the round to the effect that the police arrested the protester and demanded N150,000 for bail were malicious aimed at causing disaffection. ” The attention of Adamawa state police command has been drawn to a publication “EndSARS Protest: Adamawa police...

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