#EndSARS: It’s a Day of Fire and Fury in Lagos…as hoodlum set city ablaze after Tollgate shooting
A twenty-four-hour curfew imposed by governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State late Tuesday has failed to douse the tension and rage of the ongoing #EndSARS protest in the state. The…
Malami receives list of 35 SARS operatives okayed for dismissal, trial
The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Abubakar Malami, SAN, on Monday, received a list of 35 operatives of the disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS, who have…
#EndSARS: Lagos declares 24-hour curfew after Attack on Police Station
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has imposed a 24-hour curfew on the state effective 4pm on Tuesday (today). He said, “I have watched with shock how what began as a…
CBN releases framework for financing of mass metering
…says metering gas over 10 million The Development Financing department of Central Bank of Nigeria on Monday released its framework for the National Mass Metering Programme. The introduction of the…
Why Ekiti deployed soldiers to #EndSARS protest locations – Commissioner
Ekiti State deployed soldiers to #EndSARS protest locations in the state to protect the youths demonstrating against police brutality and extrajudicial killings, the government has clarified. The clarification came from…
Lagos, Ogun, Ekiti, Abia, Delta, Edo and Plateau inaugurate Panels on SARS Abuses
At least fives state governments on Monday inaugurated panels to probe cases of human rights abuses against the disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS). They are Lagos, Ogun, Ekiti, Abia, Delta,…
Editorial: Needed – Police reform, not name change from SARS to SWAT
Despite stiff opposition from protesters and the Nigerian Governors’ Forum (NGF), the fact that the Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) unit, which was established to replace the recently disbanded Special…
#EndSARS: Edo, Lagos Set up Judicial Panels of Inquiry
Two State governments Edo and Lagos, on Monday set up Judicial Panels of Inquiry into circumstances surrounding the #EndSARS protests in their states. Edo announced a 12-member committee, while Lagos…
#EndSARS: Lagos orders closure of schools over protests
The Lagos State Government has ordered the closure of public and private schools in the state indefinitely. This was announced in a press statement on Monday by Kayode Abayomi, the…
Protesters halt activities in Lagos, Abuja, Ibadan
For the 12th day running on Sunday, youths protesting police brutality especially by the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), continued their activities across the country, The Nation newspaper reported. Hundreds of…