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"My heart goes out to the families of young Nigerians who have lost their lives in the past days as a result of #EndSARS protests. May God grant them the fortitude they need at this difficult time. It has been a difficult time to me as well. Nation-building is a collective

This may be the toughest night of our lives as forces beyond our direct control have moved to make notes in our history. But we will face it. As a father and Governor, I watched in anguish the unacceptable event that occurred last night at the Lekki tollgate". "The decision to impose curfew was borne out of concern for innocent protesters and the entire citizenry of our dear state. It will be foolhardy for a leader to try to protect his citizens and still turn around to put their lives at risk. However, this is not the time to trade blames. We will take it in our stride and move. I paid a visit to all the victims of the unfortunate shooting incident at the various hospitals where they are being urgently attended to. There are currently 10 patients at the General Hospital in Lagos Island, 11 at Reddington hospital and 4 at Vedic hospital with mild to moderate levels of injuries, while 2 are receiving intensive medical care. And 3 patients have been discharged.  I implored the attending doctors to give them the best care, while we cover all their medical bills. We are working with the Federal Govt to harmonize and stabilize all security operations while prioritizing the lives of the residents we swore to protect and serve.

Amnesty International also said in a statement on Tuesday it had received “credible but disturbing evidence of excessive use of force occasioning deaths of protesters at Lekki toll gate in Lagos”. Amnesty international added that it was investigating “the killings”.

His name is Carter Horsefall. He is a young Musician based in Portharcourt. Recently, Horsefall made waves in the media during the Endsars protest in Portharcourt River State of Nigeria

The Armenian defence ministry accused Azerbaijan of shelling a settlement inside Armenia, while ethnic Armenian forces in Nagorno-Karabakh alleged that Azeri forces had launched a new offensive five minutes after the truce took hold.

According to report, those arrested are being detained at the state police headquarters in Eleweeran, Abeokuta. And they are denied access to their lawyers.

Ever since you joined the ranks of the broom waving demons; you have sold your conscience to the devil, you now watch in unbridled glam as senior citizens of our dear state being flogged in the front of the gate of the government house which was supposed to be the 'The People's house', and you are silent.

Fierce Kremlin critic and opposition leader Alexei Navalny is in a coma as doctors fight for his life after he was poisoned Thursday morning, his spokesperson said.

"After about 30 seconds of me noticing them and taking a picture they turned a red colour. They were there probably for about five minutes

Nevertheless, president Donald Trump is sending agents from the FBI, the ATF, the DEA, the US Marshals Service, and the Department of Homeland Security.