JUST IN: NIS Releases Passport Of #EndSARS Promoter Odele

The tweet quoted Odele as saying, “Passport now picked up. No issues. I’m told I can travel at any time. Thank you so much everyone for the help and concern.” It would be recalled the NIS said the passport of Odele was seized

Ondo Residents Lament As Fire Razes Shops, Destroys Properties Worth Millions

Residents of Ijomu area in Akure, Ondo State have raised alarm following an early morning inferno which razed several shops and destroyed properties worth millions of naira. The fire incident which affected about 15 shops started around 4:00am destroying goods drugs, consumables, assorted

#EndSARS: SERAP, 365 Nigerians Want Court To Reject ‘Suit On Twitter Shut Down’

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) and 365 concerned Nigerians have filed an application before the Federal High Court, Abuja, asking the court to “reject a suit by a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress [APC], which seeks to shut down Twitter, prevent

#EndSARS Protest Hunt: Court Grants CBN’s Request To Freeze Accounts Of 19

Development may have contradicted claims of federal government that it was not after leaders of EndSARS protesters as the federal high court in Abuja was reported to have granted the request of the Central Bank of Nigeria to freeze the accounts of 19

Sanwo-Olu Visits Buhari, Gives briefing On Destruction Of Properties

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has met with President Muhammadu Buhari at the State House in Abuja. Governor Sanwo-Olu who briefed the President on the recent developments in Lagos also presented a report on properties damaged by hoodlums. The Presidency confirmed the meeting

Five Days Later, #EndSARS Lawyer Yet To Get Passport Back

One of the lawyers who provided legal aid to #EndSARS protesters, Moe Odele is yet to get back her passport five days after it was seized by officials of the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS). Ms Odele, a tech and startup lawyer with international

Police Killed My Sister A Day Before Her NYSC Passing Out Parade, Lady Tells Panel

It was a tearful day as more petitioners in Abuja gave various testimonies at the Independent Investigation Panel set up to look into the allegations of brutality and highhandedness by personnel of the disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS). While the session is ongoing

#EndSARS Aftermath: IGP Urges Nigerians To Embrace Community Policing Strategy

The Inspector General of Police Mohammed Adamu has again stressed the need for Nigerians to embrace the community policing strategy which he says is the best strategy to combat crime in the country. The IGP disclosed this in owerri the Imo state capital

Imo Governor Receives Pledges to Rebuild Burnt Police Stations, As IGP Visits Imo

Eyitope Kuteyi   Imo State Governor Hope Uzodinma has promised to rebuild and rehabilitate all police stations burnt in the aftermath of the #EndSARS protest in the state. Uzodinma made the promise on Thursday during the Security Summit held in Owerri, the state capital. While

Fire Engulfs Tank Farm In Ijora, Lagos

A fire erupted at a tank farm in the Ijora-Badia area of Lagos State on Thursday, according to the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency. The agency, in a statement signed by its Director-General, Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, said it has “activated its emergency response plan