Nobel laureate, Wole Soyinka has finally shared his thoughts with regard to the ongoing nationwide protests. In a Sunday August 4, 2024 statement circulated to the press, Wole Soyinka said “the presidential address fell conspicuously short” while noting that “the…
‘There are many fake activists in our midst’ – Protester raises alarm
A protester participating in the ongoing peaceful protest in Lagos State has cautioned fellow demonstrators to be vigilant. In an exclusive interview with Vanguard, the protester, who is in his late 50s and has participated in many protests in the…
Bayo Onanuga: Spewing ethnic hatred as weapon against mass hunger — Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
These are very dangerous days in Nigeria. “These are times that try men’s souls,” as the founding father of American independence, Thomas Paine, wrote in The American Crisis. In very recent history, people did not speak out in time until…
Release EndSARS protesters still in prison, Shehu Sani urges Tinubu
A former lawmaker representing Kaduna Central, Senator Shehu Sani, has asked President Bola Tinubu to pardon those incarcerated over the #EndSARS protest in 2020. In 2020, some Nigerian youths had taken to the streets to protest against police brutality and…
Man caught trying to rob church, Court orders Lagos govt to pay N5m to assaulted driver and more
What is a city without crime? thisislagos descends into the Lagos underground to search out the baddest guys committing the craziest crimes in LasGidi. Man caught trying to rob Lagos church (Punch) A 35-year-old man, Tope Akinusi, was on Monday…
Resilience: The Nigerian Spirit — Tara Aisida
The month of October is an important month for us as a nation. On the 1st day of the month in 1960, we gained our independence from colonial rule and recently, on the 20th day of the month, 2021, our…
Lagos Endsars Panel releases list of casualties at Lekki Tollgate
The Lagos State Judicial Panel of Inquiry on Restitution for Victims of SARS Related Abuses and Other Matters (Lagos EndSARS Panel), has released a list of forty-eight casualties from the Lekki Tollgate incident. Anyone with emotion will always have goose…
EndSARS Protest Victim Seeks N100m Damages At ECOWAS Court
A human rights activist, Mr. Patrick Eholor, has dragged the Nigerian Police Force to ECOWAS court over alleged assault while addressing the media at the Lekki Tollgate in Lagos state. Eholor made this known through his lawyer, Samuel Ihensekhien Jnr,…
*Hoodlums rape, kill 24-year-old graduate in Benue (Punch)*We’ve no hidden agenda on #EndSARS panel report — Sanwo-Olu (Sun)
*Hoodlums rape, kill 24-year-old graduate in Benue (Punch)*We’ve no hidden agenda on #EndSARS panel report — Sanwo-Olu (Sun) Hoodlums rape, kill 24-year-old graduate in Benue (Punch) A 24-year-old lady, Joy Onoh, was on Wednesday murdered by some hoodlums in Makurdi,…