Police threaten legal action against Amnesty International over protest report

The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has demanded an immediate retraction and public apology from Amnesty International (AI) over a recent publication titled “Bloody August: Nigeria Government’s Violent Crackdown on ...

A Federal High Court in Abuja has issued an order freezing the bank accounts of 32 individuals and companies allegedly linked to the #EndBadGovernance protests that took place across Nigeria. The court’s ...

Sowore, others seek to overturn order restricting protesters to Stadium

Federal Capital Territory (FCT) to vacate the ex-parte order it made restricting national protest to Moshood Abiola Stadium, Abuja. Justice Sylvanus Oriji had on July 31, confined the protesters to the National ...

Court orders restricting protests

Court orders restricting #EndBadGovernance protests ignite legal debate on citizens’ rights and government power, writes ONOZURE DANIA the ongoing nationwide #EndBadGovernance and hunger protests, which began on ...

#EndBadGovernanceInNigeria: NBA to Provide Free Legal Services for Protesters

The Nigerian Bar Association has set up free legal support services for anyone whose fundamental human rights may be violated as a result of the ongoing hunger protest. The association’s President, Yakubu Maikyau, ...

Team Of 28 Lawyers On Standby To Represent #EndBadGovernance Protesters Arrested By Security Operatives, Says Inibehe Effiong

Human rights lawyer, Inibehe Effiong, says a team of 28 lawyers in Lagos State is on standby to offer legal assistance to anyone arrested or prosecuted over #EndBadGovernance protest. The 10-day nationwide protest ...

Court urged to unfreeze accounts of allege #EndSARS promoters

A Federal High Court in Abuja has been urged to lift the order it made on November 4 this year freezing the accounts of some individuals alleged to have been behind the #EndSARS protest. The request is contained in ...

EndSARS: UN pledges to support Nigeria, faults Lekki shootings

THE Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations, Amina Mohammed, on Monday said the organisation would be supporting Nigeria to be back on track after the #EndSARS protests that rocked parts of the country. ...

Police move #EndSARS campaigner from Lagos to Abuja

The Nigeria Police Force has transferred a campaigner of the #EndSARS movement, Eromosele Adene, from Lagos to Abuja for organising a protest on Saturday. His sister, Onomene Adene, told The PUNCH on ...

CBN action: #EndSARS promoters must face the law, says presidency

The Presidency has said those who allowed the recent #EndSARS protests to degenerate into the destruction of lives and properties in the country must account for their actions. Garba Shehu, Senior Special Assistant ...

EndSARS: CBN gets court order to freeze accounts of 20 promoters

A FEDERAL High Court sitting in Abuja has authorised the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to freeze the accounts of 20 #EndSARS promoters with immediate effect. The accounts are domiciled in Access Bank, Guaranty Trust ...

Immigration prevents #EndSARS promoter from travelling

The Nigeria Immigration Service on Monday prevented a promoter of the #EndSARS movement, Modupe Odele, from travelling. Although the officers did not disclose the reason for their action, it is believed that the ...

The Minister of Science and Technology, Dr Ogbonnaya Onu, has reiterated the commitment of the Federal Government in implementing the five-point demand of the #EndSARS protesters. Onu gave the assurance in Abakaliki ...

Nigerian youths and the army

 What these #EndSars protesters have shown the world is that, the youths are sick and tired of the system. The system that allows all manner of injustice, brutality, arbitrariness and killings visited on the youths ...

IGP replies Amnesty, says policemen didn’t shoot #EndSARS protesters

The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has rejected reports by global rights organisation, Amnesty International, that police officers shot at #EndSARS protesters. He described Amnesty’s report of ...

Protesters on Friday stormed the Magboro area of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway to continue their demonstration against the disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad, a unit of the Nigeria Police Force. The protesters were ...