SARS

What a week it has been for our own dear native land! Just at the beginning of the month, as the country turned 60 as an independent entity, President Muhammadu Buhari had charged us to “begin sincere process of national healing,…

In a nationwide broadcast on Thursday, President Muhammadu Buhari called for an end to the street protest by the EndSARS movement. The President, who looked sombre during the broadcast, said the government has heard the voice…

ADDRESS TO THE NATION BY HIS EXCELLENCY, MUHAMMADU BUHARI, PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA ON THE ENDSARS PROTESTS, 22ND OCTOBER, 2020 Fellow Nigerians, It has become necessary for me to address you having heard from many…

The Senate has called on President Muhammadu Buhari, to as a matter of urgency, address Nigerians on the #EndSARS protests across the country. The upper chamber urged the Federal Government to faithfully implement all the five…

The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami Monday has received the list of 35 operatives of the defunct Special Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS, who have been okayed for prosecution and outright dismissal from…

The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has sworn in a seven-man Judicial Panel of Enquiry and Restitution to investigate cases of brutality and human rights violations committed by operatives of the dissolved Special Anti-Robbery…

Nigeria’s Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, on Friday apologized to Nigerians over the Federal Government's slow movement in addressing their demands for a total ban of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS unit of the police. Osinbajo, in a…

The Ekiti State Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi has revealed that his administration is taking steps to ensure justice for victims of police brutality in the state through the setting up a Panel of Enquiry and Restitution for Victims…

Governors of the 19 Northern States have opposed the disbandment of the special anti-robbery squad (SARS) of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF). The Chairman of the Northern Governors Forum and Governor of Plateau, Simon Lalong, on…

The FCT Security Committee of the Federal Capital Territory Administration has banned all street demonstrations, protests and processions in the territory, including the EndSARS protest which turned violent on Wednesday. A…