Author: Nigeriacurrent

BREAKING: Finally, Buhari To Address Nigerians At 7pm Today

Following detailed briefing by security chiefs on the current situation in the country, President Muhammadu Buhari will make a national broadcast Thursday, October 22, 2020 at 7pm. Television, radio and other electronic media outlets are enjoined to hook up to the network services of the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) and Radio Nigeria respectively for the […]

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I Didnt Order Removal Of Cameras At Lekki Toll Gate- Sanwo Olu

Governor of Lagos state, Babajide Sanwo-Olu says the state didn’t order the removal of cameras at the Lekki toll gate. He added that the video footage of the shooting will be made available to the public. Sanwo said this during a live programme on ARISE TV on Thursday. ”Nobody ordered the removal of cameras at […]

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LCC Says Security Cameras Were Not Removed From Lekki Toll Gate

Reacting to the reports making the round that “closed-circuit television system(CCTV) were removed from the Lekki toll gate to aid the shooting and killings of EndSARS protesters on Tuesday, management of the Lekki Concession Company Limited(LCC) faulted the report saying that all its CCTV were intact. This was disclosed in a statement obtained by The […]

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#ENDSARS: We Demand International Inquiry into military killings in Lekki, across Nigeria – CAPPA

The Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has called for an international inquiry into the reprehensible killing and maiming of harmless #ENDSARS protesters by the Nigerian government. CAPPA, in reaction to the Lekki toll gate shootings yesterday (October 20) and similar incidents across the country that led to yet to be ascertained number of […]

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Hoodlums Set The Nation Newspaper On Fire

Some hoodlums have set office of  The Nationa newspaper on fire. The print news medium is linked to the former governor and national leader of All Progressives Congress(APC), Ahmed Tinubu. The newspaper is located at Fatai Atere way, Mushin, Lagos. Earlier today, Television Continental also linked to Mr. Tinubu was burnt down by hoodlums.   […]

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DÉJÀ VU – In Tragic Vein By Wole Soyinka

I arrived home from external commitments just over a week ago to an extraordinary homecoming gift. It took the form of a movement — sometimes angry, sometimes entrancing, poignant, sometimes strident, certainly robust in expectations but always moving, visionary and organized. That movement demanded an end to brutality from state security agencies, focusing on a […]

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#EndSARS: Olukunle Condemns Killings, Sues For Peace

Candidate of the National Rescue Movement (NRM) in the forthcoming bye-elections in Lagos East Senatorial District, Mr. Mautin Akin Olukunle, has strongly condemned the unwarranted attack of innocent, peaceful and unarmed protesters at the Lekki Toll Gate in Lagos and some other parts of the country by armed uniformed men suspected to be state agents. […]

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Hilary Clinton Calls On Buhari To Stop Killing #EndSARS Protesters

Former America Secretary of State and Presidential candidate, Hilary C;Clinton has called on President Muhammed Buhari to stop the killing of young EndSARS protesters. Hilary made the call in a tweet on Tuesday, in reaction to the shooting by the Nigerian army that took place in the Lekki Toll Gate area on Tuesday. “I’m calling […]

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BREAKING: Channels TV Shutdown

Channels Television is shut down. The news channel has been off the air for more than an hour today. There are unconfirmed reports that the station may have been attacked. This is the second TV station under attack after TV Continental was attacked on Wednesday morning   More to follow

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Full Text : Sanwo Olu State-Wide Broadcast on #EndSARS Protest

Dear Lagosians,   I address you today with a heavy heart, but not just as your elected Governor. I do so as a father and a brother. I do so as one who is touched by the infirmities and feelings of his people. I do so as a part of the collective humanity that we […]

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