The Nigerian Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has condemned the shooting of unarmed protesters by soldiers. The NHRC’s Executive Secretary, Tony Ojukwu, said his agency is “shocked at the use of live bullets against peaceful protesters as happened Tuesday in Lagos and other parts of the country where the state of emergency has been declared.” Ojukwu spoke in Abuja on Wednesday while inaugurating the Independent Investigation Panel (IIP) set up by the NHRC to probe allegations of rights abuses and other unethical conduct by members of the Nigeria Police Force. Chairman…

President Nana Akufo-Addo of Ghana says violence, “be it on the part of the police or protesters, cannot be the solution” to the current happenings in Nigeria. Akufo-Addo, the Chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), made the observation on Twitter while commenting on the ongoing #ENDSARS protests in Nigeria. “I join all well-meaning persons in calling for calm and the use of dialogue in resolving the #ENDSARS impasse in Nigeria. “I have spoken with President Muhammadu Buhari, who is committed to this end and has begun…

The Management of Primero Transport Services (PTS) Ltd., an operator of Bus Rapid Transit (BRT), Lagos, has said it lost over N100 million in six days due to the #EndSARS protests. Mr Mutiu Yekeen, the Head, Corporate Communications, PTS, made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos on Wednesday. Yekeen said that the company made a lot of losses between Oct. 16 and Oct. 21. He said that the management was not currently operating at any level because the protest in Ikorodu had been…

For some days now, Nigerian Youths have been on the streets of Nigeria and diaspora protesting #EndSars peacefully for the Government to end the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS). Many of the youths haved also shared their ugly experiences with this unit of the Nigerian police including how they abuse and murder the same citizens thay are suppose to protect. Along with the peaceful protest, Nigerian youths have also used this opportunity to point out some other reasons why they feel nothing is working in the country and call on the…

It appears that despite being on the streets of Nigeria for several days by the #EndSars protesters, the Nigerian Government is yet to meet their demands and act according to their requests. According to a recent tweet and a report signed by the Young Nigerians, the brilliant youths were able to point out the current situation of things on the ongoing protest accross the nation and reasons why they are still on the streets till date. ⁦Brilliant! ⁦@MBuhari⁩ ⁦@ProfOsinbajo⁩IG ⁦@PoliceNG⁩ , have you seen this? You have to respect these…

Actor Yul Edochie has called for the resignation of President Buhari. He made the call via his Twitter handle on Monday afternoon, October 19. According to Yul, President Buhari was very vocal during the Goodluck Jonathan administration and called for the resignation of the former President on the basis of poor performance. He opined that President Buhari has performed worse than Jonathan, therefore  he should resign from office. ”President Buhari was very vocal during the previous Govt. He called for Goodluck’s resignation on the basis of poor performance. Today Buhari’s performance…