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#ENDSARS PROTESTS: Prisons under attack in Lagos, Delta, Ondo

·October 22, 2020
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By Joy Okosieme The #ENDSARS PROTESTS continued on Thursday with protesters attacking prison facilities in at least three states in the country. In the early hours of today protesters alleged…

Nigerian youths, intellectuals and the Nigerian state

·October 22, 2020
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It was Franz Fanon who once said and I quote: “If any philosophy is here being told, it is that man must not only exist but must live well, the…

Speaker Gbajabiamila calls for thorough investigation of Lekki killings

·October 21, 2020
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By Joy Okosieme The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has called for a detailed investigation into the killing of peaceful and unarmed #ENDSARS protesters in Lekki,…

#EndSARS: Soldiers evacuate Oba of Lagos as angry youth vandalise palace

·October 21, 2020
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A team of armed soldiers on Wednesday morning rescued the Oba of Lagos, Rilwanu Akiolu, from angry protesting youth who reportedly invaded the palace and attempted to burn it down.…

#ENDSARS: Biden asks Buhari to halt killings

·October 21, 2020
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By Joy Okosieme Former American Vice President and Democratic party presidential candidate, Joe Biden, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to immediately end the killing of unarmed #ENDSARS protesters in…