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By Mathew Dadiya, Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari has given consent for the prosecution of 229 suspects arrested in Lagos for hijacking EndSARS peaceful operation and turning it looting, killing spree and destroying property. Buhari, who broke his silence Sunday on the alleged killing of protesters at the Lekki Toll Gate in Lagos
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President Muhammadu Buhari has described as unfortunate the way and manner the initial genuine and well-intended protest of youths in parts of the country against the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) was hijacked and misdirected. A statement by Mr Femi Adesina, the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity,
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By Mathew Dadiya, Abuja, Joy Okeke, Lagos President Muhammadu Buhari has called on the #EndSARS protesters to sheath their sword and give government a chance to examine their demands with a view to implementing them. This came on the heels of mobsters shifting attacks to correctional centres, police and other government installations in the country. Buhari said
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President Muhammadu Buhari has condoled with the family of Mr John Yima Sen, an activist and former Director-General of the Northern Elders’ Forum. The president’s condolence message was conveyed in a statement issued by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, in Abuja on Tuesday. The president described
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From Joseph Amedu, LokojaThe Kogi state Governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello has described the #EndSARS protests embarked upon by Nigerian youths across the country as more of politics than reality designed to unseat President Muhammadu Buhari by some selfish politicians.The Governor advised those eyeing President Muhammadu Buhari’s seat that they should
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By Mathew Dadiya, Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari has described former Military Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon as "a gallant patriot whose commitment to national unity is beyond comparison in the annals of our chequered history." In a statement issued in Abuja on Sunday by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and
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By Mathew Dadiya, Abuja Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu Tuesday, met with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja to present the position of the youth protesting nationwide against police brutality. Speaking with State House Correspondents after the meeting, the governor said that the essence of the meeting was to
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By Mathew Dadiya, Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari has, on behalf of the Federal Government, extended deepest condolence to the Clark-Fuludu Bekederemo family on the passing of renowned writer and Emeritus Professor of Literature, Prof. John Pepper Clark. President Buhari pays tribute to one of Nigeria’s finest poets, dramatist and recipient of the
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By Mathew Dadiya, Abuja Following directives by President Muhammadu Buhari on dissolution of Special Anti-Robbery Squad and immediate response to yearnings of citizens, the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, convened a meeting with stakeholders, agreeing to meet demands, which include halting use of force against protesters and unconditional release of
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President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for listening to the voice of the Nigerians over their dissatisfaction with the operations of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) of the Nigeria Police Force. Lawan gave the commendation in a press statement by his Special Adviser (Media), Mr
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