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By Farooq Kperogi
In the aftermath of the infiltration, suppression, and suspension of the #EndSARS protests, Nigeria is now contending with the spontaneous nationwide eruption of what I call a subaltern revolt against the greed and hardheartedness of Nigeria’s … Read the rest
President Muhammadu Buhari
The tragic conclusion of the two week running street protests by the Nigerian youths under the aegis of #EndSARS remains a
Things went out of hand very quickly with the emerging Nigerian “revolution” when on Tuesday, October 20, 2020, soldiers stormed the Lekki Toll Gate Plaza in Lagos, and started shooting. We were told they shot in the air. But the … Read the rest
Yahaya Bello
Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello has said that the #EndSARS protest which took Nigeria by storm and lasted about two weeks, is politically motivated.
Bello made this known on Tuesday morning on Channels Television breakfast show, SunriseDaily.
The governor … Read the rest
The youth have spoken. Vox populi, vox Dei. Tired of seeing their future being mortgaged by philistines, our youth have decided to take their future into their own hands. We may neither understand nor even empathise with them; but we … Read the rest
President Muhammadu Buhari
The Senate on Tuesday asked the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), to address the nation immediately on the current nationwide protests by youths against police brutality and bad governance.
The Senate also directed the police to offer protection to … Read the rest
Turning and turning in the widening gyre
The Falcon cannot hear the falconer;
Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold;
Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world,
The blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhere
The ceremony of innocence is drowned;… Read the rest
Femi Adesina
There is viral video of Femi Adesina, Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to President Muhammadu Buhari discussing protests. The video was posted on Twitter on Wednesday with the intention of misleading the public. Unfortunately in this era of social … Read the rest
Nyesom Wike
Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike has banned all forms of protests in the state and warned that violators will be brought to book.
The governor said all proposed protests by #EndSARS campaigners have been prohibited.
Wike’s directive was contained in … Read the rest
Davido addressing protesters in Abuja
The increase in the pump price of fuel, in 2020, a fall-out of the deregulation of the downstream sector, did not compel the youths of Nigeria to troop out onto the streets. The additional hike in electricity tariffs was not … Read the rest
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