Category: General News
The 42-year-old Elimihe, narrated the power-drunk police officers had stopped him in front of the Onipanu Police station and demanded to see his vehicle particulars and other papers and after he showed them the items, they were still not satisfied and went ahead to demand that he gave them some money which he refused and […]
The Nigerian Army has jailed one Pvt. Suleiman Olamilekan to 28 days with hard labour for allegedly assaulting a Nollywood actress, Ebere Ohakwe. The Army’s spokesman, 6 Division in Port Harcourt, Col. Aminu Iliyasu, said on Thursday that the soldier would also forfeit his one month salary to the Federal Government. He said the unprofessional […]
A woman, Toyin Adeleye, who returned from the United States of America about a week ago had a feel of the brutality of the Nigerian police on Friday in Ado-Ekiti State after she reportedly refused to give bribe to police at a checkpoint in the city. The woman was manhandled along with her two-month-old baby, […]
Governor Tanko Al Makura of Nasarawa State on Thursday gave a stern warning to Nigerian citizens about what they may expect from the era of the All Progressives Congress (APC): “Go to hell!” The all-powerful governor was addressing a lady who had dared cry to him for help as police officers in his convoy brutalized […]
Nigerian, identified as David, has narrated his ordeal in the hands of the police during one of their raids in Lagos. David, who recounted his experience on Twitter, said the police were unprofessional in their conduct. He said he was arrested by the operatives of the “Anti Cultism Unit” when he went to cut his […]
Debo Adebayo better known as Mr. Macaroni has recounted his experience with the Nigerian Police after he was arrested along with other protesters over an attempt to protest the reopening of the Lekki tollgate. Adebayo who was also very active during the #EndSARS campaign in October of 2020 said in a video he uploaded on […]
Magashi slammed the peaceful protesters, saying the military and the government would not allow another round of protests to happen, because of the “unpatriotic elements” infiltrating the protesters. Magashi slammed the peaceful protesters, saying the military and the government would not allow another round of protests to happen, because of the “unpatriotic elements” infiltrating the […]
Lagos, Nigeria(CNN) Nigerian security forces have detained at least 12 people following protests over the reopening of the Lekki toll gate in Lagos on Saturday. The toll plaza was the scene of a fatal shooting of unarmed protesters by Nigerian soldiers on October 20. The facility had been shut since the night of the shooting, […]
Nigerian comedian Debo Adebayo, popularly known as Mr Macaroni, has been arrested by personnel of the Nigerian Police Force at the on-going #OccupyLekkitollgate protest in Lagos. Adebayo was seen detained in a Black Maria in a live video on his Instagram page. A Black Maria is a police vehicle for transporting prisoners. The comedian was […]
The SAN recalled that even during the dark days of military dictatorship, it never happened that the CBN froze the accounts of protesters. He said, “On November 4, 2020, the CBN approached the Federal High Court for an ex parte order to freeze the bank accounts of#EndSARS protesters. The CBN asked for 180 days to […]