A Federal High Court in Lagos has ordered the Lagos State Government to ensure an investigation into the death of Mr. Pelumi Onifade, a 20-year reporter with Gboah TV, an online television channel, who was reportedly arrested by officers attached to a Lagos State task force while covering the #EndSARS protests in 2020, and later found dead at a mortuary in Ikorodu in Lagos, where his body was deposited. The court also ordered the State Government to conduct a coroner’s inquest to ascertain the cause of the death of Mr. Onifade as well as identify and prosecute those responsible. Delivering…
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Personnel didn’t use excessive force on protesters -Police IG says I want to respond to that by saying that the police and the military, indeed no other security agency involved in the management of this protest has deployed excessive use of force. Instead, what we had was attack on security agents during the protest. From our record, there was no shooting incident by the police. The police or the military did not use any live ammunition in the management of this protest. Instead, we have had cases where our officers were injured critically and are still in critical condition in the…
On August 4, 2024, Onicha-Ugbo in Delta State, Nigeria, played host to the 6th edition of the “Back to School” program for orphans and less privileged organised by The Odita Sunday Charity Foundation, TOSCF. The event, held at the community centre, was graced by numerous families and supporters, who gathered to witness the Foundation’s continued efforts to assist less privileged students. In his opening remarks, Mr. Odita Sunday-Udemaguna, the founder of TOSCF, expressed gratitude to all attendees and supporters. Reflecting on the success of previous editions held from 2016 to 2020, he acknowledged the divine guidance that has sustained the…
As the recently established Nigeria Consumer Credit Corporation, CREDICORP, advances towards disbursement of consumer credit to Nigerians, sequel to the success on its recent Expression of Interest, EOI campaign for financial institutions, no fewer than 151 organisations have indicated interest. The CREDICORP is a Federal Government corporation with a mandate to expand consumer credit access to millions of Nigerians. In just one month, over 151 financial institutions have completed the detailed EOI. This includes commercial banks, microfinance institutions, finance companies, fintechs, mortgage banks, and cooperatives. Notably, 85 of these institutions are licensed by the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, collectively…
The CLEEN Foundation has urged protesters to stop using juveniles as shield in the ongoing #EndBadGovernance protests. This formed part of its recommendations in a report titled: Observation on the Conduct of Law Enforcement Personnel During The Nationwide #EndBadGovernance Protests In Nigeria. The group based its recommendation on Day 1 protests. The non–governmental organisation known for promoting public safety, security and accessible justice through the strategies of empirical research, legislative advocacy, amongst other approaches, made this scary observation about the use of young children and young ones as a shield. CLEEN Foundation Recommends Meanwhile, the group highlighted additional recommendations in light of the recent observations from monitoring…
The loss of lives in the first two days of the ongoing #EndBadGovernance protest has been generating some controversy. But the Nigeria Police Force has come out to say only seven lives were lost as against a recent report credited to Amnesty International, a global human rights organisation. Earlier the organisation through Isa Sanusi, Amnesty International, Country Director, Nigeria, disclosed on Friday in a statement that he condemned the killing of 13 protesters allegedly killed by security personnel across Nigeria, describing the incident as “unjustified and unacceptable.” The Police Spokesperson, ACP Muyiwa Adejobi is clarifying this claim. In addition, he refuted the allegation that security personnel…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will address the nation in a broadcast on Sunday, August 4, 2024, at 7:00 am. A statement signed by his Special Adviser, Ajuri Ngelale, advised television, radio, and other electronic media outlets to tune in to the network services of the Nigerian Television Authority, NTA, and the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria, FRCN, for the broadcast. It was also stated that the broadcast will be repeated on the network services of the NTA and the FRCN at 3:00 p.m and 7:00 p.m on the same day.
A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa, who is also a legal adviser to one of the protesting groups of the #EndBadGovernance protest has appealed to the protesting masses to sheath their sword. He has earlier made a similar plea before the D-Day urging them to limit the protests to one or two days, saying they have made their point known. In a recent statement, he said that though the intention of the organisers was to achieve peaceful and well-coordinated protests, it would seem that fifth columnists and some angry persons infiltrated the ranks of the protesters to derail their laudable mission. He sympathises with…
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission has taken action against Coca-Cola Nigeria Limited and Nigerian Bottling Company Limited for violating consumer rights. The commission disclosed this in a statement on Friday. The FCCPC launched an investigation in June 2019 after discovering that the companies had migrated their Coke brand to non-nutritive sweeteners without transparently disclosing the change to consumers. “The commission was convinced based on the evidence that Coca-Cola and NBC on multiple occasions, and counts violated, and remained in violation of the FCCPA, particularly with respect to transparency, and clear disclosure obligations to their product patrons,” the statement…
About 157 suspects were arrested by the Kano State Police Command in connection with the attack on several supermarkets at Nassarawa Quarters and looting of public and private property on Thursday during the #EndBadGovernance protest. Reacting to the violence in Kano State, the government has imposed a 24-hour curfew to restore order and ensure the safety of residents. Trending videos show the extent of damage in Kano, particularly the attack on multiple motor vehicles at the NCC office, Audu Bako Secretariat, along Government House Kano, were set ablaze. Sources close to the Police High Command disclosed that in addition to…