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  Against the background of the ongoing nationwide #EndSARS  protests, the Nigerian Army has warned it would deal with people it identified as “subversive elements and trouble makers” if they do not desist.   The protesters have been blocking roads in various Nigerian cities, with their initial demand for the scrapping of the notorious SARS […]

In what appeared as government’s fightback against the ongoing  #ENDSARS protests, hoodlums attacked the protesters in Abuja on Wednesday.   Also, a group opposed to the protests marched in support of the Police on the same day, warning that the protests could have counter-productive consequences.   The attack on the protesters led to a confusion […]

 The nomination by President Muhammadu Buhari of Loretta Onochie, his Special Assistant on Social Media, as a Commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission, has been condemned by the opposition People’s Democratic Party, and Femi Falana, Lagos-based lawyer and social critic.   President Buhari has forwarded the name of Onochie, as one of the names […]

One of the leading voices of the #EndSARS protests rocking different parts of the country,   Aisha Yesufu, one of the leaders of the #EndSARS protests, has warned against possible distractions to the movement arising from the pursuit of pecuniary benefits from the struggle.   “Dear Nigerian youths, you have the government when you want […]

  Adams Oshiomole, immediate past Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has asked tor for an out-of -court settlement in the N10 billion libel suit slammed against him by Benue Governor, Samuel Ortom.   Ortom filed the suit against Oshiomhole after the former APC chair accused him of having a hand in the […]

A new squad, Special Weapons And Tactics (SWAT), is to replace the now disbanded Federal Special Anti-robbery Squad (FSARS) in Nigeria, the head of Police has announced.   The new squad will “fill the gaps” left by the notorious SARS, which  was disbanded on Sunday, following nationwide protests against the highhandedness and brutality of the […]

  …bill aimed at proper management of funds recovered by EFCC, ICPC   The Senate on Tuesday announced it had received a bill from President Muhammadu Buhari that seeks improved management of recovered funds.   President Buhari in a letter to the Senate said the decision to transmit the bill to the National Assembly for […]

  Truce seemed to be coming on Tuesday between the Nigerian government and the millions of Nigerians  protesting against the excesses of the now scrapped  Special Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS.   This followed a statement by the presidency which indicated that the Presidential Panel on the Reform of SARS had approved the five-point demands made by […]

The announced dissolution of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) by the Inspector General of Police following days of nationwide protests against brutality and other misconducts of operatives of the police unit; though desirable, is simply over-optimistic and no one should therefore mistake the issue of police reform as settled. The SARS was a rogue police […]