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Breaking: INEC postpones senatorial, Assembly bye elections

Daily Dispatch October 22, 2020

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has postponed the 15 senatorial and state bye-elections slated for October 31 in 11 states. Though the commission did not state the reason for the postponement, it may not unconnected with the raging #ENDSARS protests across the nation. In a

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Buhari directs wages commission to speed up new salary scale for policemen

Daily Dispatch October 22, 2020

President Muhammadu Buhari has said directed the National Salaries, Income and Wages Commission to finalise new salary structure for members of the Nigeria Police Force. Buhari made this known in a live broadcast on Thursday evening. Better welfare package for police officers is one of the five-point demands of #EndSARS protesters in the country. Addressing […]

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#EndSARS PROTESTS: We Won’t Allow Any Group To Keep Disrupting Our Peace – Buhari (SEE FULL SPEECH)

Daily Dispatch October 22, 2020

ADDRESS TO THE NATION BY HIS EXCELLENCY, MUHAMMADU BUHARI, PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA ON THE ENDSARS PROTESTS, 22ND OCTOBER, 2020 Fellow Nigerians, It has become necessary for me to address you having heard from many concerned Nigerians and having concluded a meeting with all the Security Chiefs. 2. I must warn those […]

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Breaking: Some Nigerians mistook our disbandment of SARS as weakness – Buhari

Daily Dispatch October 22, 2020

President Muhammadu Buhari has said some Nigerians mistook as weakness, the swift response of his regime to disband the Special Anti-Robbery Squad of the Nigeria Police Force. Buhari made this known in a live broadcast on Thursday evening. The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, had scrapped the special police unit in the wake of the […]

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My heart goes out to all victims of Lekki shootings—Osinbajo

Daily Dispatch October 22, 2020

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has condoled with victims of shootings which occurred in Lekki, Lagos. The Vice President also expressed grief over the loss of lives in Lagos and other parts of the country as a result of the #ENDSARS protests. #EndSARS protesters at Lekki Toll Gate were attacked with guns on Oct. 20. Osinbajo, […]

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#EndSARS: At Least 12 Protesters Killed In Lekki, Alausa – Amnesty International

Daily Dispatch October 22, 2020

Amnesty International has accused the Nigerian Police and the Nigerian Army of killing at least 12 protesters and injuring several others at two locations in Lagos. The killings according to the rights group took place in Lekki and Alausa, where thousands were protesting against police brutality as part of the #EndSars movement. Although the military had […]