9 October 2020 Nigeria’s federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) is widely accused of unlawful arrests, torture and even murder. Hundreds of people have protested against alleged police brutality for a second day across Nigeria after a video of a man allegedly being killed by police went viral. Anger has been brewing on social media after the video of the alleged …
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Understanding Nigeria’s economic and security challenges under President Buhari
9 October 2020 President Buhari of Nigeria has asserted that after five years in power he has improved the economy and improved citizens’ lives by lifting millions out of poverty. The country’s new and unenviable reputation as the world’s ‘poverty capital’, however, has triggered questions about Buhari’s commitments, with ongoing national insecurity among factors affecting Nigeria’s economic direction. Riding the …
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Read More »Osinbajo: Time for executive, legislature to focus on welfare of Nigerians
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Read More »Ondo gov Rotimi Akeredolu inaugurates Bola Tinubu Skills Acquisition Centre in Ile-Oluji
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Read More »Nigeria special police unit reined in after abuse allegations
5 October 2020 Move comes after accusations the Special Anti-Robbery Squad was involved in unlawful arrests and torture. Nigeria’s top police chief has banned a controversial anti-robbery unit and other special agents from carrying out stop-and-search operations and mounting roadblocks over accusations of abuses. Muhammed Adamu, inspector general of police (IGP) said in a statement on Sunday the Federal Special …
Read More »Pastor Enoch Adeboye: Buhari should restructure the country
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Read More »Trump isn’t your business, face your country – Wizkid blasts Buhari
4 October 2020 Donald trump is not your business! Old man! Police/Sarz still killing Nigerian youth on a daily! Do something!Nothing concern u for America! Face your country !! https://t.co/thxmoYb7VE— Wizkid (@wizkidayo) October 4, 2020 Follow @naijiant
Read More »Holocaust historian offers To serve 10-Year sentence of Nigerian boy
3 October 2020 “We live in times when it seems that it is enough to click, retweet or Like to do something good,” Piotr Cywinski told us this week. “It is not.” He was distressed to learn that a 13-year-old Nigerian boy, Omar Farouq, has been sentenced by a Sharia court to ten years in prison after reportedly using blasphemous …
Read More »Obasanjo should’ve built railways, roads instead of $12bn debt cancellation – Fashola
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