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We’ve Communicated With Victims Trapped In Ikoyi Collapsed Building – NEMA

Sylvia LANO Nov 2, 2021 0

National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) says it has established contact with some of the victims trapped in the 21-storey building that collapsed on Gerard Road, Ikoyi. Ibrahim Farinloye, the NEMA coordinator for the South-West,…

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Buhari Mourns Victims Of Kebbi Boat Mishap

Amirah Kuale May 27, 2021 0

President Muhammadu Buhari has described the news of a capsized boat in Ngaski Local Government Area of Kebbi State as devastating, offering his heartfelt condolences to the families of those affected by this tragedy. MBD earlier…

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Abuja Plane Crash Victims To Be Buried On Thursday

Edna Wande Feb 24, 2021 0

Seven Nigerian Air Force officers who died in a plane crash last Sunday will be buried at National Cemetery, Lugbe, Airport Road in Abuja, on Thursday, February 25, it has emerged. NAF disclosed this on Wednesday, February 24 in an…

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Lekki Shooting: ‘We Witnessed Mass Casualty’ – Doctor At Reddington Hospital Testifies Before…

Edna Wande Jan 30, 2021 0

Babajide Lawson, a doctor at Reddington hospital in Lagos state has testified that the hospital was overwhelmed with ”mass casualty” from the Lekki shooting of October 20. The doctor confirmed that gunshot victims from Lekki tollgate…

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Lekki Shooting: Unknown Caller Threatens To Kill #EndSARS Protest Frontliner For Demanding Justice…

Edna Wande Jan 20, 2021 0

Investigative journalist, Fisayo Soyombo, has shared the audio of an unknown caller threatening to kill a frontline #EndSARS protester and witness of shooting demonstrators at Lekki tollgate in October 2020 by soldiers, Dabiraoluwa…

Human Interest

#EndSARS: ‘Bullet Still In My Body’ – Lekki Tollgate Shooting Victims Share…

Edna Wande Dec 4, 2020 0

As Lagos state Judicial Panel continues to investigate cases of human rights abuses by officers of defunct Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), some victims of the shooting of unarmed protesters on October 20 at Lekki tollgate, have come out…

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#EndSARS: ‘We’re Not Ghosts’ – Lekki Shooting Victims Storm Lagos Judicial Panel…

Edna Wande Dec 4, 2020 0

Some victims of the brutal shooting of unarmed #EndSARS protesters at Lekki tollgate in Lagos State have appeared before the State’s Judicial Panel of Enquiry and Restitution on Friday, December 4. According to TheNation, 14 of them…

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‘Nigerian Authorities Trying To Cover Up Lekki shooting’ – Amnesty International

Edna Wande Oct 28, 2020 0

International human rights organisation, Amnesty International, has released a new timeline investigating the shooting of #EndSARS protesters at the Lekki Toll Plaza a week after, and called on Federal Government to put an end to their…

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#EndSARS: Femi Otedola Commiserates With Victims‘ Families

Tunde Serano Oct 25, 2020 0

Billionaire businessman, Femi Otedola has commiserated with the families of those who lost their lives during and after #EndSARS protests across the country. The protest against police brutality and extra-judicial killings started…

News

VSF Forms COVID-19 Task Force To Provide N1bn Worth Palliatives To Vulnerable Nigerians

Edna Wande Apr 1, 2020 0

The Chairman of the Victims Support Fund (VSF), Gen Theophilus Danjuma (rtd) Chairman of the Victims Support Fund (VSF), Gen Theophilus Danjuma (rtd) has inaugurated a task force on COVID-19, mandated to provide palliative measures to…

Sport

Baseball Coach, Wife And Daughter Identified In Helicopter Crash That Killed Kobe Bryant

Edna Wande Jan 27, 2020 0

Four people have been identified in the helicopter crash that killed nine people on board, including basketball legend Kobe Bryant and his daughter, Gianna on Sunday. Read Also: Just In: NBA Legend, Kobe Bryant Dies in Helicopter Crash…