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- January 22, 2025
…As Parties Resolve on Amicable Settlement The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Wednesday, ordered the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to unfreeze the bank accounts of the 20 #EndSARS promoters axed last October, signalling a move by government to rethink its hard line posture on major actors of the two week protest riled against police
READ MOREAcross the country, heart rendering chilling and gory tales have been laid before the Judicial Panels set up by the different state governments, to look into cases of infraction of rights of the citizenry by the erstwhile Special Anti Robbery Squad, (SARS), disbanded last month in the wake of the EndSARS protests, spearheaded by youths,
READ MORE…Others say Problem is Systemic, there’s Need for Fundamental Reform …Policemen Involved in Extra Judicial Killings Are Regarded As Super Cops…Ex Lagos CP Although what gave fillip to the raging protests, spearheaded by youth across the country, is the excesses of members of the special Police unit, Federal State Anti-Robbery Squad (FSARS) and State Anti-Robbery
READ MORE…As Ondo, Ekiti Slate N756m, N21m Respectively for Victims Compensation The Lagos State Government says it supported a total of 1,835 businesses affected by the violence that occurred during the EndSARS protest with N939.98 million, saving a total of 10,005 direct and 40,020 indirect jobs in the process. This is coming amid revelations that a
READ MORE…Says It’s an Infraction on Freedom of Expression Leading media advocacy group, Media Rights Agenda (MRA), has condemned the apparent surreptitious blocking of three websites associated with #EndSARS protests in Nigeria, describing the action as a brazen and unjustifiable violation of the right to freedom of expression of the operators of the websites and other
READ MORE…Ask Government to Severely Punish Perpetrators Media Rights Agenda (MRA), the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ), Lagos State Council and the Nigerian Guild of Edtors (NGE), have slammed recent attacks against journalists and media houses in some parts of the country, particularly in Lagos, by state and non-state actors in the wake of the #EndSARS
READ MORE…As Panel Moves to Restore Confidence on its Assignment Relief came for two victims of Police brutality on Friday as they were each awarded N10million compensation. A sum of N10 million was presented to the family of late Kudirat Adebayo Abayomi, who was killed by a Police stray bullet in April 2017 while another N10
READ MORE…As Groups Want Total Reformation of Country’s Policing System President of the Senate, Dr Ahmad Lawan, has said the National Assembly would ensure that the five demands made to the Executive by #EndSARS protesters riled by Police brutality, are implemented. This is coming just as some groups are insisting on total reformation of the Policing
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