My heart goes out to all victims of Lekki shootings — Osinbajo

The Vice President also expressed grief over loss lives in Lagos and other parts of the country as a result of the #ENDSARS protests.

#EndSARS protesters at Lekki Toll Gate were attacked with guns on Oct. 20.

Osinbajo, in a series of tweets, said he had reached out to those in hospital and prayed that such would not happen again.

Nigerian celebrities express disappointment over Buhari’s address

Nigerian celebrities on Thursday night expressed disappointment over the address by the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.).

Popular artiste, Adekunle Gold, in a series of tweets, wondered why the President did not mention the Lekki shootings and killings in Zamfara.

#EndSARS: Women group urges govt to resolve crisis

A female group, Women in Management, Business and Public Service, has condemned the attack on peaceful protesters at the Lekki toll gate, Lagos State.

The group, in a statement on Wednesday, said extra-judicial killings across the country were unacceptable in a democracy.

WIMBIZ also commiserated with families who lost their loved ones in the ongoing demonstrations in the country.

[BREAKING] Violence: Obaseki relaxes curfew in Edo

Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State has reviewed the 24-hour curfew earlier imposed on the state on Monday to quell civil disturbances in the wake of the hijack of #ENDSARS protests.

The curfew is now to commence from 4pm to 6am daily, starting from Friday, October 23, and would be reviewed after 72 hours.

#EndSARS: I stand by Nigerian youths, says Kalu

The Chief Whip of the Senate, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu has thrown his weight behind the Nigerian youths; who are calling for an end to police brutality in the country.

Kalu, a former governor of Abia State, expressed his feelings in a statement in Abuja on Thursday.

The Senator, who represents Abia North,  condemned the criminal abuse of power by officers of the proscribed Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad, stressing that such an act must stop.

IGP orders withdrawal of police officers attached to VIPs

The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has ordered the withdrawal of all police officers attached to Very Important Persons across the country, with immediate effect.

The IG, however, exempted those attached to Government Houses, the Senate President and the Speaker House of Representatives, from the order.

This is coming 10 days after the police authorities disbanded the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, following protests against the squad for high handedness and extrajudicial killings.

#EndSARS: Youth who built blood donation app killed by stray bullet

A Product Designer, Oke Obi-Enadhuze, who helped built a blood donation app for Life Bank Services, has been killed by a stray bullet just moments after tweeting, ‘Nigeria won’t end me’.

Obi-Enadhuze, who was a fresh graduate of Computer Science from the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, was shot in his home located on St.Paul Street, Mafoloku, Oshodi area of Lagos State on Wednesday.