Twenty three police officers are currently facing trial in Lagos State for various acts of brutality including murder, manslaughter and causing grievious bodily harm, according to the state government. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu said Friday that the state government had commenced “the work of rebuilding Lagos and ending police brutality.” Sanwo-Olu said on Twitter that the […]

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has mourned dead victims of the #EndSARS protests that engulfed the state in the past two weeks. He equally apologised to families who lost their loved ones to the crisis. Sanwo-Olu said this on Friday via his Twitter handle. He said; “We mourn the lives we have sadly lost across […]

Lagos High Court, Igbosere. Following the invasion, looting and burning of Lagos High Court, Igbosere by hoodlums yesterday, lawyers have expressed concern that the incident could negatively impact on justice delivery. Reacting to the development, chairman of the Nigerian Bar Association Section on Public Interest Development Law (SPIDEL), Paul Ananaba (SAN), regretted the act. He […]

Burnt bus stop shelter in Gariki, Enugu; Ikoyi Custodial Centre inmates after the attempted jailbreak; and burnt Akeredolu campaign office in Akure on Thursday. Photos: NAN, NANASHI@_RaeRay and Olabode Olatunde on Facebook The reign of terror by hoodlums across the country continued unabated on Thursday with reports of attacks on the police personnel, which resulted […]

We don’t want a repeat of 1983 orgy of violence – APC, PDP state chairmen Normalcy gradually returning to state capital Youths across Ondo State have disowned hoodlums on rampage across the state under the guise of #EndSARS protest. Also, leaders of the political parties in the state have denied sponsoring of thugs to settled […]

Chairman of the National Peace Committee, Gen. Abdusalami Abubakar (rtd) and the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) have backed the ongoing #EndSARS protests, noting that the agitations were constitutional. The erstwhile military Head of State appealed to the Nigerian leader to prioritise the concerns of the youths by coming up with short, medium and long-term programmes […]

Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi has appealed to youths to forgive the country’s leaders, noting that the leaders had learnt valuable lessons from the prevailing disturbing situation. Umahi, who made the appeal on Friday during an address to the people of the state, insisted that the country needed to move forward after the killings and […]

The Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has canvassed international probe into the killings and maiming of harmless #EndSARS protesters in the country. Reacting to the Lekki Tollgate shootings of October 20, 2020, and similar incidents across the country that led to several deaths, CAPPA said the situation was deplorable and requires urgent intervention. […]

Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Friday, visited Local Government Secretariats, Police Stations, and other facilities attacked by hoodlums in the state. As of the time of filing this report, the governor and his team had visited the Ajeromi Ifelodun Local Government, Ajeromi Divisional Police Headquarters, Layeni, and Amukoko Police Stations. Other places […]