Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has announced the easing of the curfew imposed on the state. The governor said, “People can now go out between 8am and 6pm in Lagos from Saturday.” Governor Sanwo-Olu made this disclosure during a statewide broadcast on Friday. The governor also warned against protests in the state, saying “enough

Foremost Human Rights lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN) has criticized the speech delivered by the President in the aftermath of the #EndSARS protests and military shootings in the country. According to Falana, the speech contained avoidable gaps like where Buhari accused the international community of jumping into hasty conclusions over the shooting of unarmed peaceful protesters by

A senior official of the United States Government, Counselor T. Ulrich Brechbühl, on Thursday met with the Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo at the State House, Abuja over the current situation in the country. The meeting, which also had Assistant Secretary Robert Destro and Assistant Secretary Denise Natali, in attendance, was held to raise U.S. concerns

President Muhammadu Buhari is in an emergency meeting with former leaders and Security Chiefs. Though the agenda is yet to be disclosed, the impromptu meeting, which started about 10am, was reportedly convened by Buhari to consult over recent social and security developments in different parts of the country. All the former Heads of State and

The Lagos State Government has released the names of police officers facing prosecution for various degrees of human rights violations in the state. For Two weeks, several young Nigerians took to the streets across the country to call on the authorities to end police brutality and extra-judicial killings. Mr Sanwo-Olu has now released a list of

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has described the long awaited address by President Muhammadu Buhari on protests going on the country as disappointing and detached from actual realities of violent attacks on #EndSARS protesters. The revelation was contained in a statement signed by the Party’s National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan. According to the Party, President

Many Nigerians waited eagerly for President Muhammadu Buhari’s speech slated for 7pm on Thursday, 22nd October, 2020. Coming at a time some parts of the country were experiencing turmoil due to the #EndSARS protests and especially after the soldiers shot at protesters at Lekki Toll Plaza in Lagos State, most Nigerians hoped the president would

The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, has condemned the violence that erupted during the peaceful #EndSARS protests in the Lekki area of Lagos State on Tuesday night. The crisis escalated after men of the Nigerian military opened fire on the protesters which resulted in multiple deaths and injuries. AU statement was

President Muhammadu Buhari is holding a National Security Council meeting in the State House, Abuja, amidst chaos in many parts of the country. Vice President Yemi Osinbajo; Secretary to the Government of the Federation Boss Mustapha; Chief of Staff to the President Professor Ibrahim Gambari and the National Security Adviser, Major General Babagana Monguno (retd),