What is a city without crime? thisislagos descends into the Lagos underground to search out the baddest guys committing the craziest crimes in LasGidi. Carpenter bags life jail for raping neighbour’s 12-year-old daughter (Punch) Justice Rahman Oshodi of the Ikeja…
Sanwo-Olu orders N5m payment to driver assaulted during #EndSARS memorial
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has ordered the payment of N5 million compensation to an Uber driver, Adedotun Clement, who was assaulted on October 20, 2021, during a rally to mark the one-year anniversary of the #EndSARS protest in…
#EndSARSMemorial: Why we’re protesting – Falz
Popular Nigerian singer, Folarin Falana, aka Falz, led several protesters to the Lekki Tollgate on Thursday in memory of the shooting that took place at the toll gate on October 20, 2020, which allegedly led to the loss of lives.…
Police fire tear gas at Lekki toll-gate
Tear gas was fired to disperse protesters at the toll gate. Protesters and civilians alike are currently fleeing the scene of the #EndSARSmemorial procession. A journalist who works for Arise TV, Oba Adeoye, was also allegedly harassed. Efforts to reach…
Amnesty international: 40 #EndSARS protesters still languishing in Jail
In commemoration of the second year anniversary of the #EndSARS protests, Amnesty International has revealed that no fewer than 40 protesters during the unrest are still languishing in jail. In a statement yesterday, Amnesty International said panels set up across…
Something different after #EndSARS — Gbubemi Atimomo
Reflections on life two years after the #endSARS protests It’s the second anniversary of the #EndSARS protests. Two years since many Nigerian youths got up and showed up to support a cause they believed in and considered important enough to…
Anxiety as #EndSARS memorial procession holds at Lekki tollgate Thursday
There is palpable tension over plans by some groups and activists to commemorate the second anniversary of 2020 #EndSARS nationwide protests in Lagos State, The Nation has learnt. The activists are planning to gather at Lekki tollgate, Lagos on Thursday…
LASTMA reacts to viral video at Iyana Oworo
The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, LASTMA, has reacted to a viral video in which one or its operational vehicles, RTM 08 LA Zone 25 Bariga, was captured driving against traffic and was blocked by a private vehicle on Oworonsoki…
#EndSARS: Fed Govt pays N289m to 74 victims of police brutality
The Federal Government has paid N289 million as compensation to 74 victims of rights violations by the defunct Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF). The presentation of cheques to the victims was held on Wednesday at…
