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The Lagos State Government has eased the 24-hour curfew it imposed on the state in the wake of the violence that the engulfed the #EndSARS protests across the state. The state Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu announced this on Friday, 23 October, 2020 while briefing the media on recent events in the state on the #EndSARS protests and the Lekki Toll Gate …

Popular Nigerian Disc Jockey, DJ Switch, has taken to her Instagram Live to share her heartbreaking experience of the shoot out at Lekki Toll Gate on Tuesday, October 20. It was reported that the peaceful protesters at the Lekki Toll Gate were been shot at by Nigerian law enforcement agents on Tuesday night via her Instagram Live stream. In the …

Jumia, e-commerce platform, has shut down its website to mourn victims of the #EndSARS protests across the country. Young Nigerians took to the streets to protest against the special-anti robbery squad (SARS) of the police force, with fatalities recorded in states such as Lagos, Oyo, and Delta. The demand of protesters include a total reform of the Nigerian police and …

A United States representative, Counselor T. Ulrich Brechbühl, has met with Vice President Professor Yemi Osinbajo on the ongoing violence in Nigeria as a result of the agitations over police brutality. Brechbuhl conveyed the regards of the Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. The meeting was part of a previously scheduled delegation, which included Assistant Secretary Robert Destro and Assistant Secretary …

The Lagos State Government has condemned the vandalisation of the warehouse at Mazamaza housing the food palliative packages donated to the government by the Private Sector Coalition against COVID-19 (CACOVID) group. A statement signed by the Acting Commissioner, Agriculture, Abisola Olusanya, said the items belong to the Southwest, contrary to social media reports that they are all for Lagos, adding …

In what appears to be a clean up of posts exposing the on-going police brutality crisis in Nigeria, the International supermodel, activist, and philanthropist, ​Naomi Campbell, has called out Facebook to stop censoring posts wrongly. According to Naomi’s Instagram page, Facebook had flagged her post which showed the Nigerian flag and mentioned President Muhammadu Buhari to stop the incessant killing …

In response to the ongoing #EndSARS protest across the nation, President Muhammadu Buhari has appealed to protesters demanding police reform to cease the protests. He said his government was working to meet the 5of5 demands of the protesters. However he failed to address the Lekki Toll Gate Massacre that occurred on Tuesday, October 20th, 2020. See a full video clip …

Following the shooting of peaceful protesters at the Lekki tollgate on the 20th of October 2020, Nigerians in London took the protest to the Nigerian High Commission in London on the 21st of October to state their displeasure on what is now known as the #LEKKIMASSACRE. Burna Boy in his statement at the protest encouraged Nigerians to be strong and …

The Okere prison has already been set on fire by unidentified hoodlums who attacked the prison some moments ago. The Hoodlums attack on the prison led to a prison break, with inmates escaping out of the prison. However Security agents brought the break under control as those escaping are being made to sit on the ground there. See a video …

Reports reaching Legit9ja suggests that several there is an alleged attack the Okere Prison at Warri, Delta State. As seen in the video footage there is an attempt on vandalizing structures at the Prison gate, before they were dispersed away by the Police gunshots. See a video footage of the attack below;