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Presidential panel on SARS submits report 2 years after investigation
Presidential panel on SARS submits report 2 years after investigation

• PSC directs IGP to obey Appeal Court order on recruitment The Police Service Commission has promised to deal with police officers, (SARS inclusive) who are found to have acted out of line in the handling of their duties, including the EndSARS protests across the country. According to a statement released by its Head of Press and…

Gov. Sanwo-Olu visits scenes of destruction across Lagos
Gov. Sanwo-Olu visits scenes of destruction across Lagos

Lagos State Governor, BABAJIDE SANWO-OLU has carried out an assessment tour of hot spots of violence in parts of the state. This comes as calm begins to return to the commercial hub of Nigeria and West Africa, a day after President MUHAMMADU BUHARI appealed to protesting youths for calm. Governor SANWO-OLU and members of his team first…

Hungry residents empty warehouse of Covid-19 Palliatives in Ede, Osun State
Hungry residents empty warehouse of Covid-19 Palliatives in Ede, Osun State

Residents of Ede town in Osun State have helped themselves to Covid-19 food palliatives that were meant for them but were never distributed during the pandemic lockdown, which lasted for over four months. More than two months after the easing of the lockdown, the residents stormed the warehouse located inside the old compound of the Cocoa Industry…

ENDSARS: U.S demands investigation, as officials meet Osinbajo
ENDSARS: U.S demands investigation, as officials meet Osinbajo

The United States government has strongly condemned incidents of military forces firing on unarmed protestors in Lagos. Secretary of State, MIKE POMPEO, in a statement, said the US government demands that those involved in the shooting should be held to account under the law. Meanwhile; representatives of the US government were in Abuja yesterday for a meeting…

ICC confirms complaints of crime against Nigeria protesters
ICC confirms complaints of crime against Nigeria protesters

Pressure continues to mount on the Nigerian government over the handling of the EndSARS protests, which turned violent. The International Criminal Court says it has been closely following recent violence in Nigeria and calls for an end to the destruction of property and killings. ICC Prosecutor, FATOU BENSOUDA, said her office has received information alleging crimes and…

INEC postpones 11 Bye-Election due to violence
INEC postpones 11 Bye-Election due to violence

The Independent National Electoral Commission has postponed fifteen bye-elections in eleven states on October 31, 2020. The postponed bye-elections include six senatorial districts and nine constituents, one of which is the bye-election for Lagos East Senatorial District. The decision was reached at a meeting between INEC National Officers and thirty-seven Resident Electoral Commissioners. INEC National Commissioner in…

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