Organizers of the #EndSARS protests have been advised to reconsider their plan to stage any protest in commemoration of the one-year anniversary since the demonstrations were held in various parts of the country. The National Economic Council (NEC) made the call on Friday in an advisory on public protests, saying such a plan should be shelved considering the nation’s security situation. “While appreciating the role of lawful peaceful protests in the advancement of public disc

The Police on Monday occupied the Lekki Tollgate armed to the teeth in their trucks poised to put out any civil unrest in that area. Their heavy presence caused a mental disturbance on the ever busy road as commuters were scared stiff of possible stray bullets from accidental discharge which has become the hallmark of the Nigerian police. The fear was heightened from an earlier warning by the Police Command that it will not tolerate residents of the state against staging an #

… and Nigerian Army killed many youths with live bullets. Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka says the historic nationwide #EndSARS protests that led to the scrapping of the brutish police unit was disrupted by thugs and prisoners unleashed on young Nigerians by the Muhammadu Buhari regime. In an interview with the UK Guardian over the weekend, Prof. Soyinka said he was delighted that the younger generation, whom he considered as lazy and in need of salvation, “took on these b

A pathetic upgrade has come on the Patmos Media Line news upgrade that the Nigerian Embassy was hiring people to stage a Pro-Buhari protest in New York just as it was being done in Lagos and Abuja during the #Endsars protests after which the Federal Government was able to label genuine protesters as terrorists. The Chairman of the Nigerian Indigenous Nationalities Alliance for Self-Determination NINA, Prof. Banji Akintoye, has accused the Federal Government of sponsoring a co

Men of the Nigerian Police have been given marching order to handle alleged criminals and members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra IPOB with iron fist. The Inspector General of Police, Usman Baba Alkali, who stated this on Monday during the familiarization visit to the Delta State Police Command in Asaba, said cops who could work in Delta could police any part of the country. He said, “If you are able to work in Delta, you can work in any part of Nigeria. That’s

Veteran Muscian Eedris Abdulkareem compares treatment of bandits and protesters in Nigeria. A Nigerian lady, Oluwaseun Sakaba, whose husband, Lt. Col I. Sakaba, was killed by Boko Haram members in 2018, has slammed the Nigerian Army after the military shared photos of repentant sect members with placards seeking forgiveness from Nigerians. Sakaba was one of the 44 soldiers killed by the insurgents during an attack on 157 Task Force Battalion in Metele, Guzamala Local Governme

IGP suspends annual and casual leave? The Attorney-General of the Federation, AGF, Abubakar Malami has come up with a standing excuse that they are yet to receive an official notice of an arrest warrant issued on embattled police officer, DCP Abba Kyari days after the Inspector General of Police, Usman Baba had openly admitted his office received the warrant of arrest and gone ahead to investigate Kyari. Officials of the FBI were reported to have visited Nigeria and the Polic

U.S. lawmakers are holding a proposed sale of attack helicopters to President Muhammadu Buhari led administration amid mounting concerns about the government’s human rights record as its military grapples with multiple security crises at once. The top Democrat and Republican on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee have delayed clearing a proposed sale of 12 AH-1 Cobra attack helicopters and accompanying defense systems to the Nigerian military, pausing a deal worth some $87

It may shock Nigerians to hear that the Federal Government did tell a Federal High Court in Lagos that it has not stopped Nigerians from using social media platform, Twitter, adding that many Nigerians are still using it every day. The Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, and the Federal Government said this in a counter-affidavit they deposed to in response to an originating motion filed by human rights lawyer, Inibehe Effiong. In the fundamental human rights

The Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended), under Section 40 thereof, guarantees the right of every person to peaceful assembly and to associate with other persons. However, going by historical antecedents, this right is one of the most abused in Nigeria and all demonstrations, particularly when such is perceived as anti-government, have been met with stiff oppositions by armed law enforcement officials, usually with the mandate to disperse such pu

Cover photo is Kemisola Ogunniyi sharing her testimony. All photographs used in this story are from Daily Post. The #ENDSARS baby boy born in prison by an 18-year-old girl, Kemisola Ogunniyi, was on Wednesday christened at Ayedun area of Akure, Ondo State capital with well-wishers trooping into Vera Christian Assembly to witnessed the event despite the heavy downpour. Some of the names given to the baby boy include, Eriponmile, Oluwadamilare Elijah, Okikianu, Oluwanifemi son

More than two years after the regime invested public funds into Mr Garba’s app, there’s little hope that taxpayers would see a bang for the buck. Peoples Gazette has uncovered how the Buhari administration provided seed capital for Adamu Garba’s Crowwe social media platform, hoping the firm would help the government dominate internal narratives while squaring an ardent challenge to Facebook and Twitter for the Nigerian audience. The Gazette obtained bank documents that carrie

An Ondo State High Court sitting in Olokuta Medium Prison in Akure, on Tuesday, granted bail to detained alleged #ENDSARS protester who gave birth to a baby boy in prison, Kemisola Ogunniyi. Kemisola who regained her freedom after spending nine months in remand was granted bail in the sum of N10 million and a surety in like sum by Justice Omolara Adejumo who presided over the case. The teenager who was arrested with three other was standing trial before the Court for allegedl

An 18-year old girl, Kemisola Oguniyi, who was arrested during the #ENDSARS protest in Ondo state, has given birth in prison custody. Kemisola and three others, Ayodele Bukunmi, Ojo Samuel and Ani Obinna were remanded to prison custody. They were taken to Surulere Prison in Ondo West local government. The charges preferred against them were conspiracy to commit the following felonies, to wit: arson, riotous assembly, stealing and malicious damage. Kemisola was said to have go

The Onion Producers and Marketers Association of Nigeria have threatened to stop the supply of onions down to the South from Monday June 7, 2021. The group said it would carry out the threat if the government fails to compensate its members who have suffered losses in recent times following attacks in some parts of the country. President of the association, Aliyu Umar, made this known to journalists at a press briefing on Sunday in Sokoto State. He explained that the governme

Nigeria feels it is retaliating and because Twitter moved to establish its rule for a man's violation of its rule, the federal Government of Nigeria feels all Nigerians must line up behind Buhari to condemn Twitter. Please read the story from Lai Mohammed: The federal government says it has suspended the operations of micro blogging and social networking service, Twitter, in Nigeria. Minister of information, Lai Mohammed announced the suspension in a statement issued on Frida

There are reports that the self-styled Yoruba activist, Sunday Adeyemi popularly called ‘Sunday Igboho private residence located in Soka area in Ibadan,Oyo State Capital was invaded by armed soldiers in a bid to arrest him and his supporters. Aides of Igboho made this known on Monday in facebook account of his media aide Olayomi Koiki claiming that soldiers invaded the residence at around 2 am on Monday but were resisted. The spokesman, who raised the alarm in live broadcast

Call them satanic, evil-hearted and devilish, and you wouldn’t be exaggerating. They were armed robbers and kidnappers with a unique modus operandi. With specialization in the abduction of ladies for ransom, these ten men would wait for some time for the family members of their victims to bring ransom. But if the money didn’t arrive in good time, the kidnappers would turn the married women into sex slaves, brutally raping them until they become pregnant. They would then relea

Eloi, Eloi, Lama Sabactani! A statement made by our Lord, Jesus Christ, on the path to glory. Several people, especially Nigerians are making that sound right now, knowingly or unknowingly. The statement was particularly popularized by Jesus Christ. It came up in two different Gospels. KJV Matthew 27:46 And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is to say, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? Mark 15:34 And at the ni

The Nigerian Army has told its officers that anyone caught making unauthorized posts on social media will be arrested, investigated, and court-martialled. The General Officer Commanding, 81 Division, Major-General Lawrence Fejokwu, spoke at the opening of a two-day workshop to educate officers on Human Rights and Humanitarian Laws on Tuesday. General Fejokwu said the training would help to support the strategic vision of the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Leo Irabor. The News Ag