Hoodlums brutalised me for testifying at Lagos panel –#EndSARS protester (Punch) One of the #EndSARS protesters, Kamsiyochukwu Ibe, who testified before the Lagos State Judicial Panel of Inquiry on Restitution for Victims of SARS-Related Abuses and other Matters, has confirmed…
*Veteran Nigerian comic actor Baba Suwe is dead (ThisDay)*Tribunal awaits results of tests on Ikoyi building materials (Channels)
Veteran Nigerian comic actor Baba Suwe is dead (ThisDay) The dark-skinned Nigerian comic actor Babatunde Omidina, better known as Baba Suwe has passed on. One of his children, Adesola, posted the news of his death on her Instagram page. “This…
#EndSARS report: US seeks justice for victims, over 75,000 sign ICC petition
The United States Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, has said America is keenly waiting for the federal and Lagos State governments to take action on the report of the judicial panel of inquiry, which probed the alleged killing of #EndSARS…
*How Iya Funmi died in Mushin gas explosion after displacement from former ‘puff puff’ stand (Vanguard)*12 suspects arraigned over killing of police officer in Lagos (Channels)
How Iya Funmi died in Mushin gas explosion after displacement from former ‘puff puff’ stand (Vanguard) Emotions have continued to run high following the death of Iya Funmi in Tuesday’s gas explosion on Ojekunle Street, off Ladipo Street, in the…
*Air Force officials on BRT lane kill Lagos artist, offer family N200,000 (Punch)*Seme border closure a disservice to south West –Gani Adams (Sun)
Air Force officials on BRT lane kill Lagos artist, offer family N200,000 (Punch) The family of an artist, Ifeanyi Kalu, has been thrown into mourning after personnel of the Nigerian Air Force, accused of driving on the Bus Rapid Transit…
As eNaira launches, can Bitt Inc. deliver? – Peter Achalla
In the wake of the one year anniversary of the #endSARS protests and as the CBN launches eNaira on Monday October 25, 2021, Peter Achalla analyses the issues around the planned CBDC and CBN’s technical partner. The Central Bank of…
*Tiwa Savage’s fresh comment on sex tape sparks row (DailyTrust)*#EndSARS anniversary: Police arraign 34 suspects in Lagos (Punch)
Tiwa Savage’s fresh comment on sex tape sparks row (DailyTrust) Nigerian Singer, Tiwa Savage, is back in the news amid the controversy generated by her sex tape. The internet has literarily been on fire since the tape was released earlier…
*Sales rep arraigned for allegedly stealing 160 crates of beer (Punch)*#EndSARS Anniversary: celebrities, youths hold memorial procession at Lekki Tollgate (Channels)
Sales rep arraigned for allegedly stealing 160 crates of beer (Punch) A 33-year-old sales representative, Funmi Willoughby was on Wednesday docked in a Badagry Magistrates’Court for allegedly stealing 160 crates of beer worth N357,100. The police charged Willoughby, whose address…
#EndSARS: Lagos panel ends sitting, compensates 25 victims
The Lagos Judicial Panel probing cases of the dissolved Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) abuses and other related matters in the state ended its sitting yesterday. It ended its sitting compensating not lesser than 25 victims of police brutality with cheques…