The Edo State Government has relaxed the twenty-four-hour curfew imposed on the state on Monday, October 20, 2020, following the outbreak of violence, which led to the destruction of property, including three police station and two jailbreaks. Governor GODWIN OBASEKI approved the adjustment of the curfew yesterday, which will now last from 4PM to 6AM, beginning from…
The Governor of Lagos, BABAJIDE SANWO-OLU has again addressed Lagos residents, as efforts continue to put an end to the violent turn of the EndSARS protests. Governor SANWO-OLU said he sincerely apologise to families of those who lost their lives across the state, saying that the state could have been better protected. SANWO-OLU also said the state…
The South-West Caucus in the Nigerian Senate has condemned the use of military force against peaceful protesters in Lekki, Lagos State. The South-West Senators who are sixteen in number made their position known in a statement released after a meeting in Abuja. The Senators said the recognise the right of citizens for peaceful protests but concerned about…
President MUHAMMADU BUHARI has again pledged his commitment to meet the demands of the EndSARS protesters. However; President BUHARI said the speedy response of the government to the demands appeared to have been taken as a sign of weakness by some persons. In a national address after an emergency National Security Council meeting, President BUHARI said government…
Some warehouses around Amumo in Amuwo-Odofin Local Government Area of Lagos State have been looted. Eyewitnesses said sacks of grains and cartons of noodles were removed from some of the warehouses on Old Ojo Road and Monkey Village However; it turned out that some of the looted grans and packed of noodles were marked as marked Covid-19,…
Nigerian security forces have stopped an attempted jailbreak by prisoners at the Ikoyi Custodial Centre, formerly known as Ikoyi Prison, in the heart of Lagos. Some buildings within the large compound were set on fire, Thursday, October 22, 2020, which sent a huge pillar of smoke into the sky, but it has now been put out. The…