#EndSARS: Sanwo-Olu called me to say Col Bello was shooting at Lekki, Gen tells Lagos panel (Punch) The Commander, 9 Brigade, Nigerian Army, Brig Gen Musa Etsu-Ndagi, representing the Nigerian Army on the Lagos State Security Council, has said he…
We all need therapy – Tara Aisida
October 20, 2020 is a day all of us will not forget in a hurry. Earlier that day, we had watched in horror, the brutal killing of a policeman by a mob at Orile and later in the evening we…
*Lagos government invited military to Lekki Toll gate, says Army (Guardian)*SARS men seized, sold my properties, man tells panel (Punch)
Lagos government invited military to Lekki Toll gate, says Army (Guardian) The Nigerian Army has finally broken its silence on the Lekki Tollgate imbroglio in Lagos, exonerating its soldiers from shooting at the #EndSARS protesters last Tuesday. The army described…
*Explosion: NNPC commiserates with Lagos, victims (Punch)*Sanwo-Olu visits widow of man killed in Surulere #EndSARS protest (Guardian)
Explosion: NNPC commiserates with Lagos, victims (Punch) The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation has commiserated with the Lagos State Government and victims of the tanker explosion which occurred on the Otedola Bridge in the early hours of Saturday, Oct. 17, 2020.…
Top Boko Haram commander, 4 wives surrender
A top Boko Haram commander has surrendered alongside his four wives to troops of the Nigerian Army. Also, seven bandits have been killed and eight kidnapped victims rescued from bandits at Fankama and Sabon Layi area of Faskari Local Government…
Nigerian Army has killed over 1,015 Boko Haram insurgents since April
The Nigerian Army said it had eliminated over 1,015 Boko Haram terrorists in different encounters with the insurgents in the Northeast from April 4, 2020 till date. The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, disclosed this on Sunday…
Soldier fighting Boko Haram kills four colleagues, injures others
A Nigerian Army corporal fighting insurgency in the North-East has shot dead four of his colleagues, injuring two others. The acting Director, Army Public Relations, Col Sagir Musa, said in a statement the unnamed corporal also shot himself during the…
*One stabbed to death in Lagos cult clash (Guardian) *Organised labour to begin warning strike Wednesday over minimum wage (Nation)
One stabbed to death in Lagos cult clash (Guardian) Barely a week after three suspected cultists were killed in separate clashes in Lagos around Ikorodu and Ajah, the cult war moved to Ilasa area of the state yesterday in a…
*Clampdown on noise pollution: Lagos shuts eight religious houses (Vanguard) *National Theatre: Consortium wants CBN to stop action on purported takeover (Nation)
Clampdown on noise pollution: Lagos shuts eight religious houses (Vanguard) The Lagos State Government, through the state Environmental Protection Agency, LASEPA, has sealed off eight religious outlets comprising of Mosques and Churches across the State for persistent environmental pollution and…
*Robbers attack passengers on BRT bus in daylight (Punch) *Lagos, power holding company to scale up electricity supply (Independent)
Robbers attack passengers on BRT bus in daylight (Punch) Men of the Lagos State Neighbourhood Corps on Friday botched a robbery attack on passengers of a BRT bus, arresting two suspects – Kenechukwu Chukwuka and Adam Isiak. The suspects, six…
