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Lagos #EndSARS Panel Illegal, States Can’t Probe Military, Police – Keyamo

Florence Cornelius Nov 29, 2021 0

Festus Keyamo, minister of state for labour and employment, says the Lagos judicial panel on police brutality was “illegal and a waste of time”. He dismissed the #EndSARS panel set up by Lagos State Government and the report it…

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FG Petitions CNN Over Lekki Shooting Report, Threatens Legal Action (photos)

Edna Wande Nov 23, 2020 0

Federal Government has petitioned the Cable News Network (CNN), demanding “an immediate and exhaustive investigation into its report on the Lekki tollgate incident to determine its authenticity and conformity to basic standards of…

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Lekki Tollgate Shooting: Those Found Culpable Would Be Held Accountable – Sanwo-Olu (video)

Edna Wande Oct 26, 2020 0

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has said both State and Federal Government would ensure that anyone found culpable in the shooting of peaceful #EndSARS protesters last Tuesday at the Lekki Toll Plaza would be held accountable for…

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Lekki Tollgate Shooting: Soldiers’ Barracks Have Been Identified, Says Femi Falana

Edna Wande Oct 26, 2020 0

Human Rights Activist, Femi Falana (SAN), has said a group named Alliance on Surviving COVID-19 And Beyond (ASCAB), has commenced an investigation into the shooting of peaceful #EndSARS protesters at the Lekki Toll Gate in Lagos State …

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#EndSARS: Fashola Discovers Mystery Camera At Lekki Toll Gate

Florence Cornelius Oct 25, 2020 0

Minister for Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola has discovered a hidden camera at the Lekki Toll Gate, Admiralty Circle, in Lagos state on Sunday, October 25. Fashola, led a Federal Government delegation on the directive of…

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Lekki Tollgate Shooting: Buhari Breaks Silence, Pledges Justice For Dead #EndSARS Protesters

Edna Wande Oct 25, 2020 0

President Muhammadu Buhari has broken his silence on the shooting of peaceful and unarmed #EndSARS protesters in Lekki, Lagos state by security operatives said to be soldiers. Read Also: #BlackTuesday: ‘We Have Not Recorded Any…

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South West Govs, Ministers Pay Condolence Visit To Sanwo-Olu, Inspect Vandalised Areas (photos)

Edna Wande Oct 25, 2020 0

Some South-West governors and ministers have paid a condolence visit to Lagos state governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, over the destruction of properties and social disorder the state experienced in the past days. The governors who visted…

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Lekki Shooting: I Didn’t Go Nowhere, I’m Still Jagaban – Tinubu Says After Visit To Sanwo-Olu

Edna Wande Oct 24, 2020 0

Former governor of Lagos State and National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, has debunked rumours that he fled Lagos State as the state witnessed violence and destruction of properties. Tinubu said this when he…

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#EndSARS: President Buhari’s Speech Was For International Audience Not Nigerians, Says Seun Kuti

Florence Cornelius Oct 24, 2020 0

Afrobeat musician, Seun Kuti has said President Muhammadu Buhari’s address to the country in response to widespread civil unrest was a speech meant for the international community, not for Nigerians. Following several calls from many…

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Lekki Tollgate: We Counted About 15 Dead Bodies, Soldiers Were Shooting – DJ Switch Insists As…

Edna Wande Oct 23, 2020 0

Popular Disc Jockey, DJ Switch, who was a firsthand witness in the Lekki tollgate shooting incident, has insisted that at least 15 peaceful and unarmed #EndSARS protesters were shot dead on Monday, October 20. She said this in reaction…

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Lekki Tollgate: Shooting By Soldiers Remains An Accusation, Videos Were Photoshopped – Defence…

Edna Wande Oct 22, 2020 0

Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has said reports of soldiers killing unarmed #EndSARS protesters at Lekki Toll Gate in Lagos State on Monday night remains an accusation. It added that viral videos and pictures of security vehicles…

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#EndSARS Protests: Osinbajo Commiserates With Victims Of Lekki Shooting, Others

Edna Wande Oct 22, 2020 0

Vice President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, has commiserated with the victims of the Lekki Toll Plaza shooting and others in different parts of the country. The VP in his condolence via his official Twitter…

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Lagos May Ease Curfew On Friday – Sanwo-Olu

Florence Cornelius Oct 22, 2020 0

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has said the 72-hour curfew imposed on the state to curtail the arson and widespread violence that has ravaged the state might be eased by Friday. The governor said this during an interview with…

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Lekki Massacre: Lekki Concession Company Denies Removing CCTVs At Tollgate

Edna Wande Oct 22, 2020 0

Lekki Concession Company has denied claims it removed the CCTVs at the Lekki-Victoria Island tollgate just before the shooting of peaceful #EndSARS protesters on Tuesday, October 20. On Tuesday, hours before the shooting, many Nigerians…

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Lekki Tollgate Shooting: Billboard Was Switched Off Due To 24-Hour Curfew Imposed – Seyi…

Edna Wande Oct 21, 2020 0

Management of Loatsad Promomedia Limited has said it turned off its LED billboard at the Lekki toll gate due to the 24-hour curfew imposed on the state by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu. The advert company is owned by Seyi Tinubu, one of…

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