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Some #EndSARS protesters arrested by the police in Ogun State on Saturday have been released after pressure from Nigerian human rights activists including Omoyele Sowore. Governor Dapo Abiodun disclosed this on Sunday. He said, “I can confirm that, following my instruction to the Commissioner of Police, detained protest organisers have been released from detention.” The protesters were arrested on Saturday with the police claiming that their peaceful protest turned violent. In order to frame them, SaharaReporters gathered that the security agency planted guns in their cars. See Also Human Rights Police Arrest 15 #EndSARS Protesters In Ogun, To Charge Them For Murder On Monday 0 Comments 14 Hours Ago Calling for their release on Sunday, Sowore described the brute force displayed by the police on harmless Nigerians as undemocratic and uncalled for. According to the rights activist, the scrapping of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, a notorious police unit, was just ...

Aisha Yesufu at #EndSARS Protest Women like Aisha Yesufu are like comets; they come once in a generation bearing the torch of truth, courage and resilience. They are lodestars, shining light on the path to a new world where humankind can thrive without chains and shackles. They are definers of the age; excellent species of their kind. Aisha bestrides the civic landscape like a rodeo, bringing to submission revilement from traducers and hangers-on of the corrupt and oppressive political class – only with her clenched fist and dauntless voice. The Chibok girls’ abduction of April 14, 2014 coerced Aisha out of comfort. She was among many other women, who marched on the National Assembly to demand the rescue of the schoolgirls in the unwelcoming rain of April 30, 2014. I was there. I saw the power of purpose and the passion for humanity. Many months after, as the number of those who converged on the Unity Fountain in Abuja for sit-ins withered, Aisha stood holding the candle in the...

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Rotimi Akeredolu Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of the All Progressives Congress is currently leading in the Ondo governorship election. Akeredolu, who is seeking a second term in office as governor, is leading his main opponent, Eyitayo Jegede of the Peoples Democratic Party with over 81,000 votes. Rotimi Akeredolu This is according to the results that the Independent National Electoral Commission has declared in 12 local government areas collation centres. The incumbent governor so far has 189,489 votes while Jegede has 108,195 votes. See Also Breaking News LIVE UPDATE: Results Of Ondo Governorship Election 0 Comments 14 Hours Ago Akeredolu and his wife given undue priority as they jump queue to vote @RotimiAkeredolu @inecnigeria #OndoDecides2020 #Ondo2020 #OndoDecides FOLLOW LIVE: https://t.co/vDn9uayqPF pic.twitter.com/ujNljlPPFM — Sahara Reporters (@SaharaReporters) October 10, 2020 Elections Politics News AddThis :  Original Author :...