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Lagos Judicial Panel: Nigerian soldiers’ killing of #EndSARS protesters at Lekki Tollgate was a massacre

Lekki Tollgate was a massacre

The Lagos judicial panel says the manner of the unprovoked and unjustifiable killing of unarmed and peaceful End SARS protesters at the Lekki tollgate on October 20, 2020, was a massacre. “At the Lekki Tollgate, officers of the Nigerian Army shot, injured and killed unarmed helpless and defenceless protesters, without provocation or justification, while they were waving the Nigerian flag …

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EXPOSED: Nigerian soldiers killed #EndSARS protesters at Lekki Toll Gate – Lagos Judicial Panel

Nigerian soldiers killed #EndSARS protesters at Lekki Toll Gate - Lagos Judicial Panel

Evidence also allegedly showed that operatives of the Lagos Police Command arrived also at the protest ground and killed protesters after the army left on same night. Nigerian Army Officers “provocatively and unjustifiably” shot live bullets and killed several #EndSARS protesters at the Lekki Tollgate, and then took their corpses away, the Lagos judicial panel on police brutality has established …

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Lagos Theartre Festival 2021 Promises Artistic Magic With Reckless Art

Lagos Theartre Festival 2021 Promises Artistic Magic With Reckless Art

As the year rapidly unfolds and structures that determine the year’s outcome are being laid, it has become startlingly clear in a world post-covid, to think outside the box and continuously find innovative ways to create and distribute Art. This is what the largest performing arts festival in Nigeria and West Africa, Lagos Theatre Festival (LTF), has planned for its …

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Third Mainland bridge to be fully reopened by next month

The Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, has confirmed that the Third Mainland bridge will be reopened to traffic by February 15. Fashola gave the update during the inspection of construction work on major roads and bridges in Lagos State today January 14. According to the Minister, the closure of the third mainland bridge is delaying the scheduled maintenance …

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Lagos state government seal off Cubana night club (Photos)

The Lagos State Safety Commission on Saturday night December 19, sealed off CUBANA night club in Ikeja and other facilities for non-compliance of the State Government COVID-19 protocols. On Friday, December 18, Lagos state governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, placed a ban on concerts, street parties, and nightclubs as part of measures to contain the spread of COVID19 in the state. Nigeria …

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Nigerians react as Governor Sanwo Olu spotted wearing an Arsenal jersey

After his personal aide contacted the deadly pandemic virus, the Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo Olu, was reported to have gone on self-isolation a measure set by the World Health Organization (WHO) to curb any spread of the virus. The name of the presidential aide is still yet to be revealed. Fans on social media have taken to the …

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Lagos State Governor Goes Into Self-Isolation As Aide Tests Positive For Coronavirus

Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has gone into self-isolation after one of his close aides tested positive for Coronavirus on Thursday. The state Commissioner for Health, Professor Akin Abayomi, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday. The unnamed aide was reported to have tested positive for COVID-19 necessitating the governor to proceed on self-isolation. The Commissioner said: “The governor …

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Just In: Police recovers Ogun States stolen mace

The Lagos State Police Command has recovered the stolen mace of the Ogun State House of Assembly at Abule Ado area in the state. In a statement issued by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, Muyiwa Adejobi, said Police operatives attached to the Trade Fair Station, worked on an intelligence report from members of the public, that an object suspected to …

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#EndSARS: After Denying Involvement, Nigerian Army Revealed It Took Orders From Lagos State Government

The Nigerian Army has disassociated itself from “a viral video on social media in which it was alleged that civilian protesters were massacred by soldiers at Lekki Toll Plaza”. According to a statement issued by Acting Deputy Director Public Relations of 81 Division, Major Osona Olaniyi, “This allegation is untrue, unfounded and aimed at causing anarchy in the country. “At …

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