The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has cautioned the All Progressives Congress (APC) administration that its unrelenting culture of arrogance, impunity and criminal pillaging of the national resources is akin to kneeling on the necks of Nigerians. The opposition party warned that there is a limit to what the people could bear under an administration that…
As October 20 draws nearer in anticipation of the one year anniversary of popular ENDSARs protest that shook the country, the Lagos state Police command has warned against any form of protest in the state. The Commissioner of police Lagos State Command, Hakeem Odumosu, on Monday announced that the police will use all legitimate means…
The Lagos State Police Command has announced that it would not allow any form of rally that may spark violence in the State. This announcement is coming as some people are insisting that the planned Yoruba Nation rally slated to hold in the state on Saturday must go on even though prominent agitators like Chief…
By Obinna Akukwe I want to warn the operatives of the Eastern Security Network, ESN, a subsidiary of Indigenous Peoples of Biafra IPOB, that some of their activities which include the killing of Hausa-Fulani traders’ and the destruction of their properties and camps in the South East, will soon lead to the massacre of Ndigbo…
The Minister of Police Affairs, Mr. Muhammad Maigari Dingyadi has inaugurated the Police Public Complaints Committee (PPCC) as a permanent structure that will help to effectively nip in the bud civil unrests and serve as opportunities for Nigerians to channel their grievances on the misconduct of police personnel. He made this known during the inauguration…
The Oba of Lagos, Rilwan Akiolu is currently trending on social media as Nigerians have requested for him to be investigated by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission for money laundering. Oba Akiolu had claimed that hoodlums stole $2 million and N17 million during an invasion of his palace on October 21, 2020 in the…
The Lagos State Government has issued a stern warning to various opposing groups planning to embark on protests at the Lekki Toll Plaza on Saturday, advising them to shelve the plan. It is not an auspicious moment for such action, the State Government told the groups planning opposing rallies. The position of the State Government…
A Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Femi Falana, has said that the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) misled the court into freezing the accounts of some individuals of the ENDSARs protesters by making the court believe that some grave offenses had been committed and would require time to run an investigation. The human rights lawyer,…
The Judicial Panel of Enquiry in Ogun State set up to investigate police brutality and human rights abuses by security operatives in the state, has disclosed that the panel has put an end to submission of petitions. The Chairman of the panel Justice Solomon Olugbemi who made this known in a chat with news men…
Amnesty International Nigeria has reacted to a threat issued by a Nigeria group to vacate the country saying it would not be deterred to stop speaking on human rights abuses by state and non-state actors in the country. A group, Centre for Africa Liberation and Socio-Economic Rights had asked Amnesty International to leave Nigeria within…