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Atiku to Buhari: don’t use force on #ENDSARS protesters

Daily Dispatch October 20, 2020

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has cautioned President Muhammadu Buhari against deploying maximum force to disperse #EndSARS protesters staging peaceful protests across many states. Atiku, in a tweet on Tuesday via his verified Twitter handle, stated the use of force would only aggravate

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SERAP to oppose suit against Twitter CEO, hires Falana

Daily Dispatch October 20, 2020

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has said it is heading to court to oppose a suit praying that Twitter be shut down from the Nigerian cyberspace over the raging #EndSARS protest. SERAP said on its Twitter handle on Tuesday that it had instructed human rights lawyer, Mr Femi Falana (SAN), to lead a team of lawyers to, on behalf […]

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Buhari meets defence minister, CDS

Daily Dispatch October 20, 2020

President Muhmmadu Buhari on Tuesday, held a closed-door meeting with the Minister of Defence, Major General Bashir Magashi (retd.),  and the Chief of Defence Staff, General Gabriel Olonisakin. The meeting was held inside the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The meeting’s agenda was not made public. As of the time of filing this report, the Presidency has […]

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Breaking: #EndSARS Protesters Set Lagoon Hospital In Lagos Ablaze (Video)

Daily Dispatch October 20, 2020

Lead News reports that Lagoon hospital in Lagos state has been set ablaze by #EndSARS Protesters. Preliminary information gathered have it that the hospital was set ablaze for refusing to give first aid care to a protester who was hit by a gun bullet.

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Breaking: PIB scales second reading in Senate

Daily Dispatch October 20, 2020

The Senate has considered and passed the Petroleum Industry Bill(PIB) 2020 for second reading. This followed the consideration of a Bill titled: “A Bill for an Act to provide legal, governance, regulatory, and fiscal framework for the Nigerian Petroleum Industry, the development of host communities and for related matters 2020” sponsored by Senate Leader, Yahaya […]

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FG petitioned to shut down Twitter in Nigeria [VIDEO]

Daily Dispatch October 20, 2020

Adamu Garba, a former presidential aspirant under the All Progressives Congress (APC) has petitioned the Federal Government of Nigeria to shut down Twitter, stopping the microblogging platform from operating in any part of the country. The former APC presidential aspirant, who joined the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) in the petition, also asked a Federal High