Why the Judicial Panel should not accept the CCTV footage from the Lekki scene

Why the Judicial Panel should not accept the CCTV footage from the Lekki scene

It is weeks after the Lekki Massacre and, despite obvious indications that it happened, government and security agents are still rigmarolling in pools of the blood of innocent young Nigerians denying that the colour of blood is red. Tuesday, October 20, 2020, Nigerians watched in an Instagram LIVE video by DJ Switch, how armed security... Read More

#EndSARS, Lekki Shooting

November 6, 2020

Sowore’s resilience to the #EndSARS cause makes us ask questions about 2023

Looking back to every event that unfolded in October 2020, from the #EndSARS protests to the #LekkiShooting, it is safe to assume that this period will go down in Nigeria’s history books as a turning point in the nation’s evolution. For a good number of the protesters, most of which are the Nigerian youth, the... Read More

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November 5, 2020

#EndSARS, Modupe “Mochievous” Odele

Silence, denial and the characteristic tactics of oppressing #EndSARS protesters

If there was a way to qualify the reaction of the government to the issues that birthed the #EndSARS protests and subsequent developments, it is that the government, often through security apparatuses, seems to have a knack for responding with the very grievance raised. When people demonstrated against police brutality, what followed were more stories... Read More

Counter Culture Blog, Deep Dive

November 5, 2020

#EndSARS, #LekkiMassacre, International Criminal Court (ICC)

How the ICC investigations can help the #EndSARS movement

A lot has transpired in the course of getting justice for victims of the #EndSARS movement. From what started as denial became reluctance, the Lagos and federal governments has been anything but straightforward in its ‘confessions’ and ‘promises’. For instance, Lagos’ Babajide Sanwo-Olu promised that investigation would commence on the shootings while the Federal government... Read More

Counter Culture Blog, Deep Dive

November 4, 2020

#EndSARS: The FG’s recent actions remind us of something and it is terrifying

Following the #EndSARS Protest that rocked Nigeria for weeks, the government have claimed that they will consciously begin working towards a change. And while some judicial panels have been set up to investigate police brutality, corruption and the extra-judicial killings by the police, the government’s actions outside of that seems to be opposing democracy and... Read More

#EndSARS, CBN, Modupe Odele, Modupe Odula

November 3, 2020

#LekkiShootings: Malami proposes what really transpired on day of Lekki Massacre but seems to be forgetting key details

It’s been two weeks since the Lekki shootings and the events of that day, Tuesday, 20 October 2020 is still fresh in the minds of many Nigerians. The incident which many Nigerians reported to have claimed the lives of protesters garnered a fervent negative reaction from Nigerians in diaspora and the international community. However, the... Read More

#EndSARS, Lekki Shooting, Malami

November 3, 2020

#EndSARS, Department of State Security (DSS), fundamental human rights

This is why the government, maybe not the police, is the problem | #EndSARS

For years since the clamour to #EndSARS began, before it eventually became a full-blown movement, the central idea has always been the dignity of the citizenry. Being a Nigerian citizen should mean that one’s rights should be respected by the Nigerian system, and there’d be no need to be afraid of having a deadly encounter... Read More

Counter Culture Blog, Deep Dive

November 3, 2020

What religious figures can do in the ‘what next’ question from #EndSARS

Nigeria has a long history of protests and agitations led by activists, students and labour unions. But, for the first time in recent times, there was a protest led by young Nigerians, brought together by a shared history of being oppressed by a rogue police unit. However, events have shown that the protest is only... Read More

#EndSARS, Religion in Nigeria, sam adeyemi

November 2, 2020

“Operation Burst” is replacing police brutality, an injury to the #EndSARS protests

It’s quite upsetting to realise that freedom of expression still remains a foreign concept to a good number of Nigerian authorities. The unwillingness of governing and security bodies in Nigeria to allow for true democracy at this point appears to be deeply embedded in the very fabric of the Nigerian culture, and hope for change... Read More

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October 31, 2020

Lai Mohammed reiterates plans to regulate social media because #EndSARS happened

The organisation of one of the most successful protests in Nigeria’s history, #EndSARS, has hit blood arteries and the pain is causing affected so-called Nigerians – holding leadership positions – to react rather violently. It is no news that the protests started on social media and was taken to the streets and, in an attempt... Read More

#EndSARS, lai mohammed

October 31, 2020

#OyigboMassacre: Why is no one paying attention to the Killings in Rivers?

Since the #EndSARS protest got hijacked by hoodlums, different communities across Nigeria have had gory tales to tell. First, it was the #LekkiMassacre in Lagos where security operatives reportedly opened fire on peaceful protesters, killing many. Another case in point is the #OyigboMassacre in Rivers State, where... Read More

#EndSARS, #OyigboMassacre, #YNaijaEndSARSupdates

October 31, 2020

Top albums to watch out for before the year runs out

The first disruption of activities witnessed this year came with the global outbreak of coronavirus as social and economic activities came to a standstill. Things gradually returned to normal in August as albums flowed with a gush. Burna Boy, Adekunle Gold, Fireboy, DJ Cuppy, Patoranking and Tiwa Savage, among others, all churned out their respective... Read More

Next Rated

#EndSARS, Davido, Nigerian Music, Peruzzi, Yemi Alade

#YNaijaEndSARSupdates: Here’s why soldiers denied the Lagos judicial panel access to the military mortuary

Members of the Lagos Judicial Panel investigating cases of police brutality have been denied access to the military morgue controlled by the 65 Battalion under the 81 Division according to reports. The panel was said to have embarked on an impromptu visit to the Military hospital at Awolowo road Ikoyi, Friday, after receiving confidential information that... Read More

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#YNaijaEndSARSupdates: Lagos lawmaker trivialises the #LekkiMassacre and you already have a sense of Nigeria’s leadership

It is mind-boggling that the aftermath of the #EndSARS protest has led to finger-pointing at the youths by the political class; who are doing all in their power to brainwash the world into believing that the #EndSARS protesters are responsible for the mayhem government-sponsored hoodlums unleashed across the nation. Worst of it all is that some lawmakers seem to be in support of the extra-judicial killings of... Read More

#EndSARS, #YNaijaEndSARSupdates, Lagos Lawmakers

#YNaijaEndSARSupdates: Lawmaker, Mojisola Alli-Macaulay, says Nigerian youths are high on drugs all the time, but there’s more…

When you listen to what some of our lawmakers have said in the aftermath of the #EndSARS protests, you will wonder if they feel any remorse for failing the youth or if they even care about fixing the rot in the system to make being a Nigerian dignifying for the masses. Lagos lawmaker, Mojisola Alli-Macaulay has joined some of... Read More

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‘Policemen are also human beings’: IGP Adamu Replies Amnesty International

The Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Mohammed Adamu has decried reports by Amnesty International, that police officer shot at #EndSARS protesters. The Police chief stated that the Amnesty’s report of October 21 2020, which claimed that police opened fire at protesters during the #EndSARS protest was all false. According to him, the report was “untrue, misleading... Read More

#EndSARS, Amnesty International, IGP Adamu

#YNaijaEndSARSupdates: Lawmaker Olusegun Akande, believes feeding #EndSARS protesters caused violence and looting in Lagos

The EndSARS protest has not only exposed a lot of rot in the system, but it has also helped many youths realise that the political class can weaponise anything, including, hunger, just to keep the masses perpetually below the... Read More

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#YNaijaEndSARSupdates: Lagos lawmaker implies that protesters deserved to have been shot at

For Nigerians all over the world, particularly the ones resident in the country, the past three weeks have been nothing but one necessary belated conversation on police brutality. However, the #EndSARS protest designed to end police brutality expanded from a call to end SARS, to a call to end bad governance. Then, protesters began experiencing... Read More

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Denials should not stop Nigerian youth from immortalising the #EndSARS heroes

The #EndSARS protests is definitely not a chapter anyone would have predicted in Nigeria’s history; especially not in 2020. Driven mainly by young people on social media, it quickly became a global phenomenon and has proven capable of redefining the course of the country. While the protests have stopped physically in Nigeria, the impact is... Read More

#EndSARS, #LekkiMassacre, Jimo Isiaq

#YNaijaEndSARSupdates: President Buhari warns of a second-wave but is there really a possibility of a looming lockdown?

President Buhari, Thursday, took to his Twitter handle to notify Nigerians of a looming lockdown over concerns of a possible second wave of Covid-19 in the country, stating how it would a negative impact on the nation’s economy. But could this be an attempt to stop matters related to the #EndSARS... Read More

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#EndSARS, #YNaijaEndSARSupdates, Crackdown on hoodlums, Unlawful detention in Lagos

#YNaijaEndSARSupdates: Why security operatives need to learn to separate the innocent from the guilty

There have been several reports of security operatives cracking down on the activities of hoodlums since the #EndSARS protest got hijacked. The breakdown of law and order has led to the arrest of several people in connection with the looting and wanton destruction of public and private property which followed. While this is necessary to restore order in the society, it is also needful for security operatives to ensure that the innocent ones are not punished... Read More

“People who were not even interested in the protests sent me threats” – Amara the Lesbian reveals on #WithChude

On the final episode of a weeklong special series of #WithChude, documenting the #EndSARS protests, YouTuber and outspoken queer activist, Amara the Lesbian, opened up to host and founder of Joy, Inc., Chude Jideonwo, about her motivation in shining light to the peculiar plight of gay people facing police brutality in Nigeria. “When I owned... Read More

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#EndSARS, #WithChude, Amara the Lesbian

“Their conscience should be seared by now” | Activist, Maureen Kabrik on the government’s approach to the #EndSARS protests

On yet another episode in the special edition series of #WithChude, long-term activist, Maureen Kabrik, revealed the nature of the #EndSARS protests which held peacefully across many states until suspected state actors infiltrated them. “I was out on the street with young people three times in Abuja. Each of those three times, we were brutalised... Read More

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#EndSARS, Maureen Kabrik

#YNaijaEndSARSupdates: What you need to know about the blame-game between the Nigerian Army and Governor Sanwo-Olu

In the aftermath of the #LekkiMassacre on the heels of the #EndSARS protest, no one has stepped forward to take responsibility for the murder of peaceful protesters. What we see today is a blame-game gradually playing out between the Lagos Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu and the Nigerian Army (NA) who allegedly carried out the shootings as... Read More

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Lai Mohammed is keen on stifling voices, his latest attempt is a confirmation

Free speech, like many other fundamental human rights, has become a recurring debate in Nigeria and of course, this doesn’t go without questioning. Why? Why are there people in power determined to restrict what Nigerians say, how they say it and where they are saying it? While there are several stakeholders on this mission, Minister... Read More

#EndSARS, lai mohammed

October 27, 2020

#YNaijaEndSARSupdates: This is how Nigerian security operatives should be relating with fellow citizens

The #EndSARS protest started peacefully but was unfortunately hijacked by hoodlums who are still on a rampage; looting and destroying public and private property. While attempts are being made by security operatives to restore order to the society; it is also needful for them to modify their approach in handling the issue of an already... Read More

#EndSARS, Military man gone viral, YNaijaEndSARSupdates

October 27, 2020

Banky W’s latest single, ‘Talk and do’, highlights the need for more conscious music

Given how events in the past week have played out, with many Nigerians left exasperated, many musicians have continued to use their trade to keep the conversation going on the ongoing fight against police brutality and its aftermath, especially the #LekkiMassacre. Music is not just a way to keep discussions flowing, it is also a... Read More

Deep Dive, Next Rated, The Music Blog

@bankyw, #EndSARS, 2baba Idibia, conscious music, Timi Dakolo, Waje, youth awakening

October 27, 2020

More mistrust brews between Sanwo-Olu and Nigerian youth as judicial panel is asked to sign oath of secrecy

Earlier this month, young Nigerians took to the streets to protest police brutality. Unfortunately, this was overshadowed by Nigerians tired of oppressive systems and let out their anger in ways they knew best. Indeed, the #EndSARS protest only seemed to intensify the hostility between Nigerian youth and the government. As a result, there is now a... Read More