Police Prevent Family Members, Journalists From Entering Court As #ENDSARS Protester, Eromosele’s Trial Begins
Tempers flared on Tuesday morning when security operatives prevented family members of an #EndSARS protester, Eromosele Adene, from gaining entrance into the Yaba Magistrates Court where his case is expected to be heard. As Channels TV approached the court premises, it was observed that the Police had barricaded the street leading into the court with their vehicle. Some family members were...
#LekkiShooting: Army Lied Against Sanwo-Olu – Nnamdi Kanu
Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, on Wednesday, faulted claims by the Army that Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State invited them to Lekki toll gate, amid the End SARS protest. Kanu claimed that President Muhammadu Buhari ordered the soldiers to kill the protesters, not Sanwo-Olu. Recall that gunmen in military uniform had last week Tuesday stormed...
Ikpeazu Reviews Curfew, Now 10pm-6am
Abia State governor, Dr. Okezie Victor Ikpeazu has announced further relaxation of curfew placed on the state after #EndSARS protest. He took to his verified Twitter account to announce the development on Tuesday. Curfew time according to the Governor is 10pm to 6am daily. "We shall return to normalcy as soon as the situation permits" he added.
Lawyers Sue Lagos Govt, Ask For Disbandment Of Judicial Panel
The Lagos State government has been dragged before a Federal High Court by two lawyers asking that the Judicial Panel Of Inquiry and Restitution For Victims Of SARS Related Abuses be disbanded. The Plaintiffs in the case, Adekunle Augustine and Semion Akogwu, prayed the court to disband the panel on the ground that the Lagos state governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu being...
SARS Killed My Husband, Told Me To Marry Another Man – Woman Narrates
Wife of a victim of Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) brutality, Mrs Chidinmma Precious Edozieuno has recounted to the Anambra Judicial panel on activities of the unit and how men of the unit took away her husband in 2017 and told her to kiss him goodbye. Mrs Edozieuno who petitioned the panel and also appeared for testimony prayed the panel to...
#EndSARS: Why I Ordered Policemen To Tear Gas Protesters – Police Commissioner
Hakeem Odumosu, the Lagos State Police Commissioner, has said he ordered his men to tear gas #EndSARSMemorial protesters at the Lekki Toll Gate on Wednesday. Speaking with newsmen, Odumosu said the police fired tear gas at the protesters to avoid a breakdown of law and order. The police commissioner noted that he ordered his men to tear gas the protesters because they went...
BREAKING: Court Grants N1m Bail To #ENDSARS Protester, Eromosele
A Magistrate court in Yaba, Lagos State, has granted bail to the embattled #EndSARS protester, Peter Eronmosele Adene, in the sum of one million naira. The court granted the bail on Tuesday after it rejected a request by the police for an order to detain him for another 30 days, to enable them to conclude investigations into the allegations against...
“I Can’t” — Sanwo-Olu Replies Instagram User Who Asked Him To Summarize Buhari’s Speech
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu stated that he cannot summarize the speech President Muhammadu Buhari gave on Thursday night, October 22, regarding the #EndSARS protest. The President spoke to Nigerians last night for the first time since the #EndSARS protest was hijacked by hoodlums. Governor Sanwo-Olu had an interaction with some of his followers on Instagram where he responded to their...
TVC Studios In Lagos Set Ablaze (Photos, Videos)
TVC News transmission has gone offline after an angry mob infiltrated their studio and set it on fire. https://twitter.com/Naija_PR/status/1318840340099584000 https://twitter.com/yabaleftonline/status/1318845227562651650 https://twitter.com/sisi_OPE/status/1318835318985019395 https://twitter.com/NigeriaStories/status/1318845558698770435 https://twitter.com/eomadhebo/status/1318837258426994688
#EndSARS Memorial Protest: You Can’t Stop Us, Falz Dares Police
Nigerian Rapper, Folarin Falana, popularly known as Falz, has accused the police and the Federal Government of attempting to intimidate organisers of the #EndSARS movement. This is coming amidst plans to organise a memorial protest on honour of those killed last year at Lekki Tollgate Lagos by the security forces. The protest rocked the nation in 2020 until it was quelled...
