The Lagos State Police Command has reinstated its ban on street protests to mark the anniversary of the EndSARS protest of October last year. The State Police Command says it will only allow an indoor and virtual programmes to mark the anniversary of the EndSARS protest, with enough security at such venues. The Police Public Relations Officer,…
At least one person has died and three others injured in a collapsed building in the Ikorodu area of Lagos State. The building located at 97, Lagos Road, Haruna, Ikorodu, collapsed last night, leaving several persons trapped. South-West Coordinator of the National Emergency Management Agency, Ibrahim Farinloye, told newsmen two of the victims were rescued, while one…
The Lagos State Judicial Panel of Inquiry and Restitution for Victims of Police Brutality has ended its public sitting. The Panel was first set up in October 2020 for an initial period of six months, which was extended twice over a period of twelve months. During the period, the Panel received over two hundred and fifty-two petitions,…
Human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to stop the police from disrupting the planned EndSARS anniversary protests. Femi Falana challenged President Buhari to stand by his oath of office, adding that the Nigeria Police Force lacks the power to ban public protest in the country. In a…
Commercial motorcycle riders, popular called Okada, have been warned for the last time to stop operating within the Lagos Central Business Districts. Special Adviser to the Lagos State Governor on Central Business Districts, Gbenga Oyerinde, also warned miscreants to leave the designated areas or they would be arrested and charged to court. Oyerinde following increasing reports of…
Nigerian-born boxing champion, Anthony Joshua, has become the target of suspected impersonators on the internet. The suspected fraudsters are Ukhuriegbe Irekpitan and Onyekwa Chinedum, who are alleged to have defrauded their female victims in the United Kingdom of over fifteen thousand pounds. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission arraigned Irekpitan and Chinedum before Justice S. M. Shuaibu…