Nigerians on social media have opened the book of remembrance for Lilian Afegbai’s police mother, Carol Afegbai who allegedly murdered a student in Benin, the Edo state capital. This is coming a moment after Lilian bashed people kicking against youths partying and smoking during protests. Some celebrities had also reminded protesters of their purpose for…
The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) is to kick start the recently created Special Weapons and Tactics Teams (SWAT) Unit with 1,850 operatives in the states of the Federation and the Federal Capital Territory FCT Abuja any time from now, a credible source at the Force Headquarters. The source said that already, Commissioners of Police in…
Abayomi Sogunle, Ore Fakorede and Dolapo Badmus have been reportedly dismissed from the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) for various human rights abuses. This was disclosed in a post on Twitter by the Peoples Gazette.
Lagos Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has said the nationwide candlelight procession for SARS victims calls for sober reflections. EndSARS protesters on Friday night held a candlelight vigil in honor of all those who have been killed by operatives of the unit over the years. At the different locations across the country where the candlelight event held,…
Four suspected hoodlums were yesterday arrested for allegedly attacking one of the police area commands located at the Ngbo community in Ohaukwu LGA of Ebonyi State. The suspected hoodlums were also reported to have attacked a police commander whose name was yet to be identified at the time of filing this report. The suspects were…
The Saturday morning explosion that occurred on the Otedola bridge in Lagos was not fatal. The Lagos State Police Command made the confirmation in a statement. The Public Relations Officer, Muyiwa Adejobi, in an update, said the accident was recorded at about 2.30am. It involved two heavy-duty vehicles – one laden with Premium Motor Spirit,…
Hoodlums wielding cutlasses on Saturday morning attacked #EndSARS protesters around the Olaiya Junction in Osogbo, the Osun State capital. One of the protesters simply identified as Oloyede was reportedly macheted by the thugs. The incident happened around 9 am. The hoodlums also dispersed the protesters but they were said to have gone to regroup around…
Anonymous Nigeria has taken over the website of Nigeria’s National Industrial Court and also targeted the official website of Edo State Government.Hackers had also hacked the Twitter account of the National Broadcasting Commission. On the homepage of the court’s website, the hackers wrote the hastags #OpNigeria #EndSARSProtest #EndSARS #EndSarsNow and #EndPoliceBrutality In the document seen…
ENDSARS protesters on Friday kept vigil at the Airport Road in Abuja to push home their demands. The protesters, who had been there since morning, caused traffic gridlocks that stretched for kilometers. It was a massive crowd as the protesters, who said they were having a festival of light, held up candlelights and their phone…
Lagos State Government on Friday evening confirmed positive COVID-19 cases in a private boarding school in Lekki. Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, who broke the news, said 181 students and staff members of a private school located in a suburb of Lekki tested positive for COVID19 during surveillance and case investigation in the school….