Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari promised on Monday that the government would bring police officers responsible for misconduct to justice, after nearly a week of sustained protests against police brutality that were met by a harsh response. Police opened fire with live ammunition on Monday against anti-police demonstrators in the Surulere district of Lagos, marchers said. Read More…
A truck conveying gasoline on Thursday exploded at Iju-Ishaga area of Lagos, destroying several vehicles and injuring scores of passers-by. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) gathered that the gas tanker explosion occurred at about 3.30 p.m. Although no life was lost as at the time of filing this report, 16 people have said to Read More…
The Nigeria Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ), Lagos State Chapter, has hailed the state government for giving palliatives to its members to cushion the effects of the COVID-19-induced lockdown. The Chairperson of the chapter, Mrs Adeola Ekine, made the commendation in a statement in Lagos on Saturday. She said that the chapter had received the Read More…