This installment solidarises with the Nigerian youth and people protesting against societal ills under the #EndSARS hashtag. Nigeria is an authoritarian state that is essentially neo-colonial

For a leader who once cheerfully confessed that he was never in a hurry to do anything – or did he mean certain things? - one must honestly commend President Muhammadu Buhari

Nigeria is facing a reckoning, one that is long overdue. With a population of approximately 207 million and a growing youth bulge of under 30 years old, accounting for almost 40 percent of the country

The Department of Church and Society, Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria, yesterday, charged elder statesmen, opinion leaders, and women to speak up and proffer solutions to the ongoing EndSARS protests since their children have been on the streets. It said Federal Government’s continued silence on the issue was worrisome, lamenting that failure to address the issues…

Chancellor of Benson Idahosa University (BIU) and Archbishop of Church of God Mission International (CGMI), Margaret Benson-Idahosa, yesterday, appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari to hastily address the demands of the marchers before the protests get bloodier. This is even as the Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion) pleaded with the protesting youths to remain law-abiding in…

Former United States secretary of states Hillary Clinton Tuesday night asked Nigerian authorities to "stop killing" persons protesting against police brutality in the country. Clinton is one of the few high-profile American politicians that have spoken against the brutality meted out to protesters since demonstrations began about two weeks ago. Congresswoman woman Ilhan Omar tweeted…

Several protesters were killed by Nigerian security forces in Lagos on Tuesday, Amnesty International said after witnesses reported armed men opened fire on demonstrators defying a curfew order. "People were killed at the (Lekki) tollgate by security forces," Amnesty's Nigeria spokesman Isa Sanusi told AFP, in reference to a key protest site in the city.…

Plateau State governor Simon Lalong Tuesday night declared a 24-hour curfew in two local governments in the state. The affected local governments are Jos South and Jos North. The curfew is scheduled to start at 8 pm until further notice. Lalong said he was forced to declare the curfew after "hoodlums...attacked and molested innocent citizens…

Abia State Government has declared a 24-hour curfew in two major cities in the state, joining the growing list of Nigerian states where curfew has been declared as protests against police brutality escalates. Information Commissioner John Okiyi Kalu late Tuesday said in a statement that the curfew was ordered by Governor Okezie Ikpeazu. According the…

Gov Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has directed that public and private schools in Ibadan should be shut. Makinde gave the directive on Tuesday evening, in his statewide broadcast

Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi, on Tuesday, imposed a 24-hour curfew on the state following the EndSARS protest which has turned violent in the last couple of days.

Scores of armed hunters on Tuesday joined the #EndSARS protesters to provide security cover and prevent the infiltration of their ranks by hoodlums and thugs . The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the hunters, who also wore charms, expressed their solidarity with the protesters . The leader of the hunters, Mr Nureni Adisa,…