Lagos State Government don begin dey destroy okada wey taskforce been seize as the government don tok say dem go ban okada for some parts inside the state. Our own Najite Atirene, who de for the place wey dem wan destroy the okadas, say the task force say dem go destroy over seven thousand okada. The Taskforce…
The crisis in the distribution of petrol continues to linger around Lagos State, as many filling stations remain closed. A few of the petrol filling stations that have products to sell also continue to record a high number of motorists, with queues of vehicles obstructing traffic on major roads. Lasgidi FM’s Azuka Onwuzor, monitored the situation around…
President Muhammadu Buhari has unveiled Nigeria’s first ever digital currency – the E-Naira, which is also the first of its kind in Africa. President Buhari performed the ceremony at the Presidential Villa in Abuja alongside Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, and the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, among other dignitaries. In his remarks, President…
The Lagos State Judicial Panel on SARS resumed sitting Tuesday, December 1, 2020, to consider petitions by victims of police brutality. These include NDUKWE EKEKWE, who alleged that he was thrown off a two-storey building by SARS operatives and became paralysed. EKEKWE was cross-examined by a lawyer for the police, EMMANUEL EZE, who alleged that the petitioner…
There has been a protest march in Lagos State by Nigerians who want the Federal Government to scrap the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad of the Nigeria Police Force. The protest involved angry young Nigerians, who are the main targets of arrest, intimidation, harassment and extortion by F-SARS operatives. The protesters began their march from under the bridge…
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps has confirmed the arrest of six suspects in connection with a fire outbreak at an illegal oil storage facility around Oregun area of Lagos State. NSCDC spokesperson, NNAMDI ODINA, told our correspondent NAJITE ATIRENE that the suspects in custody include five men and a woman. ODINA also said the recovered…