Tag: #EndSARS

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Uroupa KiakubuOctober 9, 2020

The #EndSARSprotests could just be the beginning of the end to bad governance in Nigeria

The youth are the driving force of change in every society. Ironically, they are the most neglected group of society ...

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Chinedu OkaforOctober 8, 2020

#FGNBudget2021: ₦124bn for NASS compared to other sectors sends too many messages | #budget2021

In the spirit of early presentation, early approval and early and full implementation, President Muhammadu Buhari has presented the 2021 ...

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Toluwanimi OnakoyaOctober 8, 2020

Falz and Runtown rise up to the occasion; lead anti-SARS protest | #TheYNaijaCover

Nigerian entertainers, Folarin Falana, also known as Falz, and Douglas Jack Agu, better known by his stage name Runtown, have ...

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Nelson C.JOctober 8, 2020

#EndSARS: We are finally seeing increased participation from people with huge platforms

During the Black Lives Matter movement that broke out in America and quickly sparked off a chain of global protest ...

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Kola MuhammedOctober 8, 2020

Falz and Runtown deserve all the accolades for leading the way for other celebrities

#EndSARS has been the subject of many a rant on social media but the continued terror of the Federal Special ...

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Omoleye OmoruyiOctober 8, 2020

#JusticeForKingsley: Days after IGP Adamu’s letter and extortion is still legal in the Police | #EndSARSProtest

We are still counting days – or hours – from when the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, sent a beautifully-written ...

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Michael IsaacOctober 7, 2020

#OndoDebate2020: Focus on agriculture, partnership with the private sector | See talking points from the Ondo election debate

Election debates are as important as the election itself, and well-organised debates go on to show just how candidates are ...

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Michael IsaacOctober 6, 2020

The Thread: Social media protest may not be enough, but it still counts | #EndSARS

We all have a strong desire for change in Nigeria. With this desire for change, many Nigerians have, however, adopted ...

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Michael IsaacOctober 6, 2020

#EndSARS: #NigerianLivesMatter, compensation for victims | Salient points from Naira Marley’s Instagram Live with Police PRO

Naira Marley has currently placed himself in a position that’s probably making him uncomfortable, knowing other popular figures have done ...

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Toluwanimi OnakoyaOctober 6, 2020

Buhari approves N10bn for national census, FG approves special salary scale for teachers | 5 Things That Should Matter Today

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the release of N10 billion for the conduct of a national census, as well as ...

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Toluwanimi OnakoyaOctober 5, 2020

New Ban Festival: Another year, another SARS ban | The #YNaijaCover

Following several harrowing accounts from Nigerians telling of horrific and violent encounters with the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (FSARS) or ...

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Uroupa KiakubuOctober 4, 2020

#EndSARS: Extra-judicial killings often lead to reprisal attacks and its already happening in Delta

For the umpteenth time now, Nigerians have taken to social media to call on the government to scrap the Special ...

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Michael IsaacSeptember 21, 2020

How many deaths until SARS is either scrapped or reformed? | #EndSARS

#WeAreTired, #EnoughIsEnough, #StopKillingUs, #EndSARS, the list goes on and on, and for one thing: the killings, harassment, and abuse perpetrated ...

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Michael IsaacSeptember 16, 2020

SARS is still a menace but we need more than tweets to reform an overbearing Police Force

The debate on dissolving the most controversial unit of the Nigeria Police Force, Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), is one that ...

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Temidayo Taiwo-SidiqJuly 15, 2020

Understanding Nigeria’s complex history with endemic corruption

The complete history of Nigeria is inextricably linked to the nation’s ever-evolving dynamic with corruption. From the euphoric highs of ...

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Op-Ed EditorJuly 10, 2020

Nigerians share their ordeals about Awkuzu SARS, reigniting #ENDSARS campaign | The #YNaijaCover

The #ENDSARS campaign has been reignited on social media following the draconian, violent deeds of Awkuzu SARS (the unit in ...

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Omoleye OmoruyiApril 22, 2020

#JusticeForSeyiAkinade is a reminder that we are paying with our lives for a ‘corrupt police force’

#EndSARS has been a trend for close to a decade. Police brutality has been a ‘normal’ event in Nigeria but ...

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Temidayo Taiwo-SidiqApril 17, 2019

The YNaija Cover – the 17th of April

Follow the links to read the stories on YNaija:   The Big 5: Atiku to call Microsoft, IBM experts as ...

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Oke UmurhohwoApril 9, 2019

#JusticeForKoladeJohnson: For all of us to be safe

Security agents, especially the Police are primarily meant to secure citizens and ensure their safety. But for Kolade Johnson, he ...

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Temidayo Taiwo-SidiqApril 2, 2019

The YNaija Cover – the 2nd of April

Follow the links to read the stories on YNaija:   The Late 5: Police release identities of alleged killers of ...

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Temidayo Taiwo-SidiqApril 1, 2019

The YNaija Cover – the 1st of April

Follow the links to read the stories on YNaija:     Nigerians on Twitter are campaigning again on #EndSARS after ...

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Bernard DayoApril 1, 2019

Today’s Noisemakers: YCee, Tiwa Savage and Nigerians on #EndSARS

Every day on the Nigerian Internet, there are people who keep our eyes glued to our phone screens as we ...

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Bernard DayoApril 1, 2019

Nigerians on Twitter are campaigning again on #EndSARS after another civilian death

Although the #EndSARS campaign on social media has dipped in and out of momentum, the hashtag is back in full ...

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Bernard DayoAugust 27, 2018

Anti-SARS activist Segun ‘Segalink’ Awosanya is either ignorant or a hypocrite, and we can’t tell which is worse

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Temidayo Taiwo-SidiqAugust 22, 2018

The Big 5: Dalung dares Presidency on NFF crisis; New minimum wage not feasible now – Ngige | More stories

These are the stories you should be monitoring today: The Federal Government has blamed the delay in the approval of ...

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Temidayo Taiwo-SidiqAugust 14, 2018

Ag. President, Osinbajo orders immediate overhaul and investigation of SARS

Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo has ordered the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Ibrahim Idris, to with immediate effect, overhaul the management ...

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EzinneDecember 28, 2017

The Thread: “Polished” “Professionalism redefined” | This is the best Police unit in all Nigeria

As the #EndSARS chatter subsides on Twitter, someone decided to shine the spotlight on a little known yet immensely effective ...

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Wilfred OkicheDecember 21, 2017

#YNaija2017Review: Ajimobi, Dino Melaye, Apostle Suleman… Look who else starred in the 10 worst videos of the year

Watch and cringe.   Apostle Suleman and wife make a love song General Overseer of the Omega Fire Ministries Worldwide, ...

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EditorDecember 13, 2017

[The Activism Blog] Don’t reform SARS, scrap it!

Respite is yet to come the way of the Nigerian Police Force State Anti-Robbery Squad SARS unit as demands for ...

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AzeezDecember 11, 2017

We demand outright scrapping of SARS | Protesters insist

Convener of the #EndSARS campaign, Segun Awosanya has said the group wants the squad to be scrapped and not reformed. ...

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