Yoruba actor and matchmaker Adams Kehinde, aka Lege Miami, has commended the people of the Southeast (Igbos) for boycotting the ongoing nationwide protests. PREMIUM TIMES reported that Nigeria’s Southeast residents shunned the nationwide protest against economic hardship and insecurity, which began on Thursday and will continue until 10 August. On Thursday, this newspaper reported that … Read more
The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, has again warned against unlawful acts, armed robbery, criminality, and destruction of infrastructure during the 1 August nationwide protest. Police spokesperson, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, disclosed in a statement on Monday in Abuja. Mr Egbetokun had earlier on Friday rolled out some conditions the organisers should meet before embarking … Read more
Despite reports that 15 young Nigerians who participated in the EndSARS protests in 2020 are still being detained without trial, the police said no protester is in its custody. The police were reacting to the claim by a former senator, Shehu Sani, that some EndSARS protesters are still being held unlawfully. Mr Sani had said … Read more
A former senator, Shehu Sani, has urged President Bola Tinubu to pardon the incarcerated EndSARS protesters. Mr Sani, who represented Kaduna Central in the Senate between 2015 and 2019, made the call on Wednesday night at a dinner organised to mark 2024 Democracy Day. In October 2020, there was a mass protest against police brutality … Read more
