…Governor Implores Lagosians On Re-Orientation Of Value System Following recent looting and burning of several shops and stores at Circle Mall in Lekki by hoodlums following the hijack of the EndSARS protests, Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu has promised to assist the tenants and shop owners at the mall for them to bounce back Read More…
“Hoodlums” wearing military uniforms may have shot Nigerian protesters campaigning against police brutality and it was too soon to tell if soldiers were involved, the country’s attorney general, Abubakar Malami, said on Monday. Demonstrations across the country turned violent on Oct. 20 when witnesses in Lagos said the military opened fire on peaceful protesters in Read More…
A teacher, Mrs Ndubisi Obiechina, has narrated how she lost two pregnancies while in custody of the disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) over a suspect to which she was distantly acquainted. Narrating her ordeal before the Lagos State Judicial Panel on EndSARS protest, Ndubisi said that she was detained and tortured along with her husband, Read More…
A youth leader in Surulere, Lagos, Mr Adedeji Adeoti, has narrated how young people in the area secured the community from attack by hoodlums during the recent EndSARS protest. Adeoti told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on Friday that the concerned youths had to safeguard the community because “it’s our heritage. “During Read More…
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday called the Oba of Lagos, Dr Rilwanu Babatunde Akiolu, to convey his best wishes to the traditional ruler on the occasion of his 77th birthday. Malam Garba Shehu, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, confirmed this in a statement in Abuja on Thursday. The presidential Read More…
The senator representing the Lagos Central Senatorial District, Senator Oluremi Tinubu has called for peace to reign in Nigerian communities. In her message to Muslim faithfuls on the commemoration of Eid-el-Maulud, Senator Tinubu said: “The weeks in the run up to this celebration have been challenging, commencing with protests calling for an end to Police Read More…
In picture above: R-L: Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Mr Hakeem Odumosu; Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu interacting with other police officers during his visit to the Police Command Headquarters, Ikeja, on Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2020. The Lagos State Government on Wednesday awarded scholarships to the children of policemen killed during the violence that Read More…
Mr Okoliagu Abunike, an alleged victim of the disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), has appeared before the Lagos Judicial Panel of Inquiry for Restitution for Victims of SARS related abuses to seek redress. Abunike, a father of five, made the allegations during the inaugural sitting of the Judicial Panel of Inquiry on Tuesday in Lagos. Read More…
Lagos had just witnessed carnage of a monumental scale, not by any natural disaster but by rampaging men. Many government structures, police stations and private businesses had been affected. It was a reaction to last Tuesday’s incident at the Lekki Toll Plaza in which it was alleged that many #EndSARS protesters had been gunned down. Read More…
The Lagos State House of Assembly has set up an ad-hoc committee to meet with victims of the violence that trailed the EndSARS protests in the state. The committee is to look into the carnage that emanated from the destruction and looting of private and public properties by hoodlums. The resolution to set up the Read More…