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Yoruba Nation agitators invade police station in Lagos with charms and cutlasses, assault officers

Yoruba Nation agitators invade police station in Lagos with charms and cutlasses, assault officers

Police have arrested two of the suspected Oodua Nation Agitators who invaded the Alausa Division of the Lagos State Police Command.    The spokesperson of the command, SP David Hundeyin, who confirmed the incident in a statement, said the agitators invaded the station with various charms and cutlasses around 5:30am …

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Putting me on the hard floor in the midst of prisoners better than sitting in the devil’s house with politicians – Seun Kuti reflects on his time in police custody

Putting me on the hard floor in the midst of prisoners better than sitting in the devil

Afrobeat singer, Seun Kuti, on Friday, May 26 took to social media to reflect on his time in police custody.    Recall that the embattled singer was arrested on May 15 after he turned himself in to the police. The Inspector General of Police, Alkali Baba, had ordered for his …

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US police charge 7-year-old boy with arson after he ‘intentionally’ set fire to family home while parents slept

US police charge 7-year-old boy with arson after he

A seven-year-old child has been arrested and charged with first-degree arson after ‘intentionally’ setting fire to their family home.   The child set the fire while their parents slept inside the home in Jackson County, West Virginia, on Wednesday morning, May 24.   Fire crew responded at about noon to …

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”It is false”- Delta State police command dismisses activist, Harrison Gwamnishu’s claim of ‘snake bite’ cult initiation of students in the state (videos)

The Delta State police command has described as ‘’false” the claims made by activist, Harrison Gwamnishu, that some primary and secondary school students were using the ‘snake bite’ method to get initiated into a cult group in primary and secondary schools in the state   In a post shared on …

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Police Assault: Afrobeat Musician, Seun Kuti Allegedly Leaves Nigeria For Switzerland (Video)

Police Assault: Afrobeat Musician, Seun Kuti Allegedly Leaves Nigeria For Switzerland (Video)

Nigerian Afrobeat musician, Seun Kuti, is en route to Switzerland for a summer European tour. His departure occurred on the same day he was released from the custody of the Nigeria Police Force, Lagos State command. Kuti’s departure for Zurich, where fans eagerly anticipate his show on Thursday, was confirmed …

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How Black Lives Matter Got Police Violence Wrong

How Black Lives Matter Got Police Violence Wrong

By Christopher J. Ferguson for RealClearInvestigations In the early 2000s the United States enjoyed comparative racial optimism.  Majorities of both black and white citizens felt race relations were improving.  Even left-leaning NPR highlighted “colorblindness” as an ideal.  A generation later, race relations have nosedived.  We hear regularly about “systemic racism” and “white supremacy.”  Colorblindness …

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Police parade suspected cultists and a farm labourer who allegedly raped 80-year-old grandmother to death in Ondo

Police parade suspected cultists and a farm labourer who allegedly raped 80-year-old grandmother to death in Ondo

Ondo State        Ondo Police Command has paraded a farm labourer, Mima Chinecherem, who alleged raped an 80-year-old grandmother, Madam Felicia Aderibigbe, to death.    Chinecherem, 27, from Ebonyi State, was paraded on Tuesday, May 23, alongside 18 other suspects arrested for various crimes in different parts of …

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