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Falz reveals two youths appointed to ensure victims of police brutality get justice in Lagos  - A judicial panel has been set up to look into the cases of police brutality in the state  - Rinu Oduala and Temitope Oanu-Davis were appointed as the youths that will be representing others in the state  - Both Rinu and Temitope were said to be at the forefront of the protests  Nigerian singer Falz has taken to his page on Twitter to share the names of the two youths that will be on the Lagos judicial panel to investigate the cases of police brutality in the state. After several deliberations, Falz stated that Rinu Oduala and Temitope Oanu-Davis were the youths appointed to be on the panel. Rinu and Temitope were reportedly chosen because they were very involved in the Alausa protests to end police brutality. The panel was in response to the agitation of the youths about the brutality of the men of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS).  The presidency called on state...

 Tell your children to return unaccounted goods, Buhari to parents  - Parents have been warned against pampering their wards when they bring home unaccounted and stolen goods  - President Muhammadu Buhari who made this admonition said looting and destruction would not be condoned under any guise  - The president also called for all hands to be on deck, vowing that looters and hoodlums would soon be brought to book  President Muhammadu Buhari has issued a stern warning to the parents and guardians of those who have been continually looting private businesses and government properties under the guise of protest. The president, in a statement on Sunday, October 25, urged the parents to warn their wards against destruction and stealing of goods they cannot account for. Buhari's admonition, which became necessary amid wanton destruction, looting and pocket of violence which the country is witnessing, came on the heels of the federal government's readiness to respond ...

  - President Buhari is having a meeting with former leaders over unrest in the country  - Some youths have been protesting over the activities of the disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS)  - Buhari had on Thursday, October 22, addressed Nigerians over the protests President Muhammadu Buhari is currently having an emergency meeting with former leaders and security chiefs at Aso Villa The Nation reports that the purpose of the meeting is yet to be disclosed. The impromptu meeting, which started at about 10 am, was reportedly convened by Buhari to consult over recent social and security developments in different parts of the country. Uprightblogonline gathered that all the former heads of state and presidents participating in the meeting are linked virtually while the security heads are in the executive council chambers of the State House with the president  The newspaper notes that the former leaders attending the meeting include Generals Yakubu Gowon, Olusegun...

#EndSARS: Hooligans pushing for change of Buhari's govt, northern governors declare  - The NSGF has reacted to the EndSARS protests that rocked every nook and cranny of Nigeria  - Governor Simon Lalong of Plateau state, who is the chairman of the forum, urged Nigerians not to yield to the antics of those who want the country to break  - The forum also called on the youths to end the protests and embrace dialogue with the government Following the ongoing EndSARS protests across the country, the Northern States Governors’ Forum (NSGF) has declared that some “diabolical influencers in form of hooliganism, ethnoreligious bigots and political marauders” were pushing for regime change.  Uprightblogonline reports that the governors also wondered why protests have persisted in the country despite the “magnanimity exhibited” by the federal and state governments. Uprightblogonline gathered that in a communique issued at the end of their emergency meeting in Kaduna on Thurs...

 EndSARS: Tinubu finally breaks silence, asks youths to end protests  - APC national leader, Bola Tinubu, has urged the youths to end their protests against disbanded SARS  - The former governor of Lagos made the plea on the evening of Monday, October 19  - Tinubu, however, commended the protesters for demanding for their rights Following the persistent demonstrations by EndSARS protesters across the country, the national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has called the youths to put an end to the protests. Uprightblogonline reports that Tinubu, however, said the ongoing protests against the activities of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) recently banned by police authorities were right. He said the protesters have made their points and that the government has made its commitment to them, urging the youths to call-off the protest and give the government a chance to implement their demands. The national leader of the All Progress...

 - Leaders of the #EndSARS protests have been urged to speak with the federal government  - The advice was given by a group of young Nigerians under the aegis of Stakeholders of Nigerian Youths  - The group, however, urged the federal government to carry out the demands of the #EndSARS leaders  A group, Stakeholders of Nigerian Youths (SONY) have asked leaders of the #EndSARS protests to dialogue with the federal government. The demand was made by the convener of the group, Comrade Ikechukwu Obinna at a press conference in Abuja on Thursday, October 22. The group hailed youths in the country for speaking with one voice over the last two weeks through peaceful demonstrations against police brutality. Obinna said: “The success of all we have laboured for and sacrificed is our ability to achieve our 5 point demand the injustice and police brutality we young people have faced over the years. Group calls for end to nationwide  #EndSARS protests, says it has turned vi...