Protests have continued to rage in Nigeria’s commercial capital, Lagos, and the nation’s capital, Abuja, over incessant harassment of youths by a special department of the Nigerian Police, the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (FSARS). The protests in Lagos at the Government House took an angry turn with the alleged Thursday shooting at Salvation Bus Stop, Read More…
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IGP pledges to check extra-judicial activities of FSARS operatives, others
The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mr Mohammed Adamu, has pledged to check the extra-judicial activities of some personnel of the Federal Anti-Robbery Squad (FSARS) and other Special Tactical Units. The Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO), Mr Frank Mba, disclosed this in a statement on Monday in Abuja. Mba said the IGP made the pledge Read More…
Osinbajo concerned, angry over activities of FSARS
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says he is concerned and angry that young men and women who are arrested, are in some cases, maimed or killed by men of the Nigeria Police Force. Osinbajo’s spokesman, Laolu Akande, in a statement, said the Vice President expressed this view on Sunday in Abuja. The Inspector-General of Police (IG-P), Read More…
I-G bans FSARS, other Tactical Squads from routine patrols again
The Inspector General of Police (I-G), Mr Mohammed Adamu has banned the personnel of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (FSARS) and other Tactical Squads of the police from routine patrols across the country. The Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO), Mr Frank Mba disclosed this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. Adamu said the squads Read More…
Police Command warns against Independence Day rallies in Lagos
The Commissioner of Police, Lagos State, Mr Hakeem Odumosu, has instructed officers and men of the command to disallow any group from staging rallies or protests within the state to mark the nation’s 60th Independence anniversary. Nigeria attains 60 years as an independent country on Oct.1,2020 having gained independence from the British Government on Oct.1, Read More…
Oba Oniru wants LASG to recognize “Isese Day”
Oba Gbolahan Lawal, the Oniru of Iruland on Lagos Island, has urged Lagos State Government to recognize “Isese Day,” set aside for the celebration of traditional religion, for global tourists attraction. Lawal made the call on Sunday during the commemoration of the World Tourism Day, held virtually and physically at Lagos Theatre, Oregun. The News Read More…
LASG empowers 200 orphans, vulnerable children households with tools
The Lagos State Government ( LASG) has empowered 200 household heads of orphans and vulnerable children (OVC) with household tools to mitigate the effects of poverty in the state. The state Commissioner for Youth and Social Development, Mr Segun Dawodu, coordinated the programme organised by the ministry at the Correctional Centre for Junior Boys, Birrel, Read More…
NGO advocates end to child marriage in Makoko Community, Lagos
The Girls Voices Initiative (GVI), an Action Health Incorporated (AHI) programme, has appealed to parents and community leaders in Makoko Community, Lagos, to be committed toward ending child marriage. The GVI Girls Leader, Miss Victoria Benedict, made the plea on Friday at a forum on “Advocacy on Ending Child Marriage in Makoko” in Lagos. The Read More…
Sesor/Grooming Centre empower 85 female IDPs with Micro Business funds
Eighty-five (85) female internally displaced persons (IDPs) in 3 batches since July with the latest set of 28 women on Saturday, 22 August 2020 receiving funding for their micro businesses at Sesor Empowerment Foundation (Sesor)’s IDP Support Centre in Lagos. Since 2016, Sesor has partnered with the Grooming Centre to provide livelihood support to displaced Read More…
FCCPC says discriminatory Haufei Chinese restaurant remains shut
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) says a Chinese restaurant, Haufei Restaurant & Mall 33 Aboyade Cole, VI, known for exclusive and discriminatory service in Lagos, remains shut. The FCCPC Director General, Mr Babatunde Irukera, disclosed this when he appeared on the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) forum in Abuja. Irukera said that if a place Read More…