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After Denying Lekki Massacre, Gov Sanwo-Olu Compensated EndSARS Victims With N100 Million
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu reportedly compensated EndSARS victims with N100 million after initially denying the Lekki Tollgate Massacre.This was revealed by social media user, Princess Banke Oniru, who claimed that some EndSARS protest coordinators were given millions of naira at different times.Taking to her X page, Oniru shared tha -
How #EndSARS Coordinators Shared Millions From Lagos State Govt Says Twitter Influencer, Oniru
A social media user, Princess Banke Oniru has exposed some coordinators of the protest against the Special Anti-Robbery Squad of the Nigeria Police Force tagged #endsars protest. Oniru revealed that some of the coordinators shared millions of naira severally. Oniru made the claim on Twitter. Recall that Nigerians attracted global attention after -
SIX #EndSARS Protesters Regain Freedom After 4 Years
A Lagos State Magistrate Court in Ogba has discharged six men who were arrested during the 2020 #EndSARS protests and have spent almost four years in prisonThe defendants, identified as Daniel Joyinbo, Adigun Sodiq, Kehinde Shola, Salaudeen Kamilu, Sodiq Usseni, and Azeez Isiaka, were set free by Magistrate Bolanle Osunsanmi on Thursday, after bei -
#EndbadgovernanceProtest: Fight In Me Died During EndSars – Burna Boy Says
Grammy-winning Nigerian singer, Damini Ogulu, popularly known as Burna Boy has reacted to the ongoing nationwide protest against hunger..Nigerians on Thursday stormed the streets to express their dissatisfaction over bad governance and the hike in food prices.Taking to his X account, Burna Boy said that the fight in him for protest died during the -
Joe Igbokwe Raises Alarm, Reveals EndSARS Bandits, Labour Party Followers Gathering
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Lagos State, Joe Igbokwe, has raised the alarm that EndSARS bandits are beginning to gather again ahead of a protest in the state.In a statement, Igbokwe said: “I am the leader of Ndigbo in APC Lagos. I have lived in Lagos for more than 40 years, and I understand Lago’s dynamics and politic -
#EndSARS: "We Won" – DJ Switch Reacts To ECOWAS Court Judgment
Obianuju Udeh, popularly known as DJ Switch, has described the recent judgement of the Community Court of Justice of ECOWAS on the controversial #EndSARS protest as a win.DJ Switch said she and other victims trusted that the facts and evidence presented to the court would be irrefutable, even in the face of discouragement.Gistmania recalls that th -
#EndSars! ECOWAS Court Finds FG Guilty Of Right Violations, Orders Them To Pay N2m To DJ Switch & 2 Others
The Community Court of Justice, ECOWAS, has ruled that the Federal Republic of Nigeria violated the human rights of Obianuju Udeh a.k.a Dj Switch and two others.The court found Nigeria in breach of Articles 1, 4, 6, 9, 10, and 11 of the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights, specifically on the right to life, security of person, freedom o -
No ENDSARS Protester is Still in Detention - Nigerian Police Counters Sen. Shehu Sani’s Claim
The Nigeria Police Force has formally denied allegations made by Senator Shehu Sani regarding the detention of young people in connection with the 2020 EndSARS protests. These allegations were brought forward by Senator Sani during the 2024 Democracy Day Dinner on June 12, at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. Senator Sani claimed that some youths w -
Shehu Sani Urges Tinubu To Release #EndSARS Protesters In The Spirit Of June 12
Former Kaduna Central Senator, Shehu Sani on Monday urged President Bola Tinubu to release all #EndSARS protesters that are still in detention.Sani said Tinubu should release the detainees in the spirit of June 12.Posting on X, the former lawmaker wrote: “In the spirit of the June 12 struggle which we fought 30 years ago, I call on the Presiden -
Pastor Sam Adeyemi Reveals Reasons For Relocation Amidst #EndSARS Fallout (Video)
Senior Pastor of Daystar Christian Centre, Sam Adeyemi, recently shed light on the circumstances surrounding his relocation to the United States, citing a series of unsettling dreams and concerns for his family's safety amidst the #EndSARS protests fallout.The renowned cleric found himself entangled in legal battles following his condemnation -
Edo State Police Recapture Prisoner, Jacob Alonge Who Escaped From Jail During #EndSARS Protest
Jacob Alonge, a 58-year-old fugitive who had fled from the Benin Correctional Centre during the 2020 #EndSARS protests, has been apprehended by the Edo State Police.Commissioner of Police, CP Funsho Adegboye, announced the recapture of Alonge during a briefing with journalists in Benin City.According to CP Adegboye, Alonge had been serving a 21-ye -
Mr Macaroni Speaks On His Choice Of Religion After Practicing Christianity & Islam, Life After Endsars
Debo Adebayo, the popular Nigerian content creator, who is also known as, Mr. Macaroni has talked about his life.The comedian shared interesting things about his life on Biola Bayo's podcast, Talk to B.According to the actor who bagged a doctorate last year, he said that he doesn't practice any religion. Though his father is a Muslim and -
Lagos CP Blames EndSARS Rioters For Delay In Investigation Of Late Singer, MohBad's Death
The Commissioner of Police in Lagos State, Adegoke Fayoade, on Wednesday, said the command was yet to receive the much-awaited toxicology report conducted on the late singer, Ilerioluwa Alboa, also known as MohBad, three months after the singer’s death.Fayoade disclosed this while fielding questions from Crime Reporters at the Command Headquarte -
Impending Protest Will Be Worse Than EndSARS - Aisha Yesufu Warns Nobody Will Be Spared
A socio-political activist, Aisha Yesufu, has warned of a more devastating protest than the 2020 nationwide protest, tagged ‘End SARS’.It was reported that EndSARS was a decentralized social movement, and a series of mass protests against police brutality in the country.The slogan called for the disbanding of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SA -
Heavy Security Presence At Lekki Tollgate For #EndSARS Memorial (Photos)
Heavy security presence has been spotted at the Lekki tollgate amidst the third anniversary of the #EndSARS protest today, October 20. A memorial walk was organised to commemorate the tollgate shooting during the nationwide #EndSARS protests of 2020. Security operatives on the 20th of October, 2020 reportedly fired live rounds into a crowd of arml -
15 EndSARS Protesters Still Detained In Lagos Prisons Three Years After - Amnesty International
Amnesty International has revealed that some protesters arrested during the #EndSARS protest of 2020 are still being arbitrarily detained three years later. It said 15 of the arrested protesters are still in custody. The international organisation on Friday said in a statement on its website that the majority of the protesters are in Kirikiri Medi -
EndSARS Anniversary: Mr Macaroni Set For Peaceful Walk
Popular Nigerian skit maker and activist, Debo Adedayo aka Mr Macaroni has taken to Instagram to announce a peaceful walk to commemorate the third anniversary of the #EndSARS protest against police brutality in the country. The 30-year-old disclosed that the peaceful walk will honour victims of the October 20 protest at the Lekki toll gate in Lago -
No Gathering Allowed Around Lekki Toll Gate – Police Warns Ahead of EndSARS Anniversary
The Lagos State Police Command has warned that no form of gathering will be tolerated at the tollgate in the Lekki area of the state.This follows the plan by some civil society organisations to carry out a peaceful march to mark the third anniversary of the incident that took place on October 20, 2020, during the #EndSARS protest in Lekki, Lagos.H -
Lagos State Govt Suspends Planned Mass Burial For EndSars Victims
The Lagos State Government has suspended its planned mass burial of the 103 corpses recovered in the wake of the October 2020 #EndSARS protest.The Lagos State Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr. Gbenga Omotoso, who confirmed the development, exclusively told Pungh on Monday, October 9, 2023, that the planned mass burial had been suspend -
Protesters Reject Mass Burial For #EndSARS Victims, Accuse Sanwo-Olu Of Misinforming The People
The coalition of #EndSARS protesters and supporters, yesterday, accused Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State of misinforming the public on the mass burial for EndSARS protesters, insisting that the state government was insincere about the killings that occurred at the Lekki Toll Gate in October 2020.In a statement by the Coalition of #EndSAR -
Lagos Govt Reportedly Approves N6m For Mass Burial Of Victims Killed During ENDSARS Protest
Lagos state government has allegedly approved N6million for a mass burial for 103 People who were k*lled during the EndSARS Protest in Lagos on 20th October, 2020.The letter which emanated from the state's Public Procurement Agency and dated 19th July 2023 reads as below: -
"When The Madness Called #EndSars Started, I Was One Of The People That Opposed It" - Asari Dokubo (Video)
Asari Dokubo, a former Niger Delta Militant, has made a new claim.He said he was one of those who opposed the End SARS protests against police brutality in 2020.He described the protest as “madness and nonsense”.Dokubo who spoke in a recent interview with Channels TV, also accused the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, N -
BREAKING: Senate Passes Bill To Compensate #EndSARS Victims
A bill seeking to compensate victims of the EndSARS protest has passed second reading in the senate. The bill titled, “A Bill for an Act to Amend the National Emergency Management Agency Act” and sponsored by Senator Gershom Bassey a member of the Peoples Democratic Party, Cross River State, seeks to provide for the establishment -
Names Of 31 Arrested #EndSARS Protesters Still Languishing In Lagos Jails Over 2 Years After
No fewer than 31 people who were arrested during the #EndSARS Protest of 2022 are yet to be released after spending over two years in jail in Lagos State without being tried in any court of law.Contrary to what the state governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, stated during the run-up to the 2023 general elections that all the people arrested during the 202 -
Lagos Gov. Sanwo-Olu Reject Order By Court To Pay N5m To Driver Assaulted During ENDSARS
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has rejected the ruling of the Federal High Court that ordered the state to pay N5m compensation to Clement Adedotun.Sanwo-Olu Rejects N5m Compensation To Uber Driver Tortured During EndSARS ProtestThe court had ordered Sanwo-Olu’s government to pay the sum of N5m to Adedotun Clement, an uber driver who w -
Endsars: Court Awards N5m To Uber Driver That Was Assaulted At Lekki Toll Gate
A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has ordered the Lagos State Government and the Nigeria Police to pay the sum of 5 Million Naira as compensation to Adedotun Clement, a cab driver who was publicly attacked by officials of the Lagos State Neighborhood Safety Agency and the Nigeria Police Force during the EndSARS anniversary two years ago. Durin -
I’ve Learnt My Lesson – Sanwo Olu Speaks On #EndSars Incident Days To Governorship Election
The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has spoken about the Endsars protest that claimed lives at Lekki toll gate in Lagos. Sanwo-Olu during an interview on ARISE TV on Wednesday said he has learnt his lessons. Speaking further, he added that he wanted to get forensic analysis of what happened during the shooting before making utterances. Yo -
EndSARS Will be Like Rehearsal – Actor Okon Warns Against Rigging This Election
Popular Nigerian comic actor and comedian, Imeh Bishop Umoh, better called Okon Lagos, has warned politicians not to rig the ongoing February 25 general election.Okon, who gave the warning in a post on his Instagram page, noted that there is a very thin line between sanity and insanity.He said it will be very unwise to mess with the collective des -
We Have Fully Implemented Demands Of #EndSARS Protesters – FG
The Federal Government has said it has implemented fully all the demands presented by #EndSARS protesters. This was made public by the Minister of Police Affairs, Muhammad Dingyadi on Tuesday at an event in Abuja. Recall that in October 2020, the #EndSARS protesters took to the streets across the country to demand an end to police brutality and th -
#ENDSARS: "If Elected President, I Will Apologies To Youth On How They Were Treated" -Peter Obi
Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) has said if elected as President, he will tender apology to youths over EndSARS. According to him, he didn't like the way President Muhammadu Buhari's government treated youths during EndSARS. He spoke in an interview published on Thursday. Obi said his approach to tackling insec
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