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Police in Tanzania have arrested the chairman of the main opposition party in the wake of disputed polls. Freeman Mbowe was detained, along with two other Chadema leaders, for planning violent protests, according to the police. Official results released on Friday showed President John Magufuli was re-elected with 84% of the vote. But the opposition said Wednesday’s poll was fraudulent ...

Veteran Nollywood Actress, Omotola Jolade has called for an urgent change in Nigeria following the tragic incidents that claimed the lives of innocent youths such as Oke Obi-Enadhuze. Taking to Twitter, the movie star says Nigeria cannot afford to lose more innocent lives. In her words: “Nigeria needs to change quickly! We can’t continue to lose some of the best, ...

BARELY 24 hours after President Muhammadu Buhari presided over the National Security Council meeting, the President is currently meeting with former Heads of State. The meeting, which is virtual and coordinated from the Council Chamber, Presidential Villa, Abuja, has in physical attendance Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, the Chief of Defence Staff, General Gabriel Olonisakin and the Inspector General of Police, ...

The Northern States Governors’ Forum (NSGF) has claimed that “diabolical influencers in form of hooliganism, ethno-religious bigots and even political marauders” are pushing for a regime change. This was contained in a communique issued at the end of their emergency meeting in Kaduna on Thursday. The governors urged Nigerians to resist “enemies of the nation” by supporting Buhari. In the ...

President Akufo-Addo has sent a message of solidarity to the people off Nigeria following clashes between security forces and citizens over police brutality protests. In a tweet on Wednesday, October 21, 2020, President Akufo-Addo urged for calm in Nigeria and added that violence, be it on the part of the Police or protesters, cannot be the solution. “I join all ...

The United Nations (UN) has called for an end to police brutality and abuses in Nigeria. In a statement attributable to the Spokesman for the UN Secretary-General, the UN said Nigerian “security forces to act at all times with maximum restraint while calling on protestors to demonstrate peacefully and to refrain from violence.” Tens of thousands of Nigerians have been ...

Rapper Medikal has asked his colleague in the creative arts industry calling on the President of Ghana who doubles as the ECOWAS Chairman to make a statement in the fight to end the brutalities in Nigeria not to put pressure on Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. According to him, the fact that the President has not made a public statement does not mean ...

The ECOWAS Commission has called on security forces in Nigeria to exercise restraint in their engagement with protestors who have been on the street for days over police brutalities. The Commission has also urged the protestors to be peaceful in their demonstration. The statement comes in the wake of calls on ECOWAS President Nana Akufo-Addo to comment on the chaos ...

In the past 24 hours, there has been surmounting pressure on Nana Akufo-Addo, as ECOWAS Chair, to speak out on the ongoing unrest in neighbouring country Nigeria. Nigerian youth have for the past twelve days engaged in a series of protest to demand better treatment from their government. The protests, themed #EndSars and #EndPolicebrutality saw thousands gather at vantage points ...

Violence that rocked #EndSARS protests across the country worsened on Tuesday with 43 protesters and six policemen losing their lives. Protesters calling for the disbanding of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad of the Nigeria Police have been carrying out peaceful demonstrations across the country since October 8. However, the protests assumed a violent dimension last week when thugs attacked peaceful protesters ...