Lawyer and human rights activist, Ifeanyi Ejiofor, has pointed fingers at the Federal Government, accusing them of being responsible for the #Igbomustgo campaign in Lagos. Ejiofor linked the campaign to President Bola Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Ononuga’s statement during the 2023 Presidential campaign build-up. Ejiofor alleged that Ononuga’s ethnically charged statements…
The Police Command in Lagos State says a 25-year-old contract staff, whose name was not mentioned, allegedly jumped into an iron melting pot of his company and died. The command’s spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday. The image maker said that the safety officer of the…
Former Senate President, Senator Adolphus Wabara, has expressed bewilderment at the genocidal threat for Ndigbo to quit South West, saying that such a call amounts to asking them to exit Nigeria. Those behind the #IgboMustGo campaign, have given Ndigbo living in Lagos and other parts of South West zone, up to August 20, to relocate…
On Monday, #EndBadGovernance protesters, including a half-naked man, assembled at Gani Fawehinmi Freedom Park in Ojota, Lagos State, despite the presence of heavily armed police personnel. The protesters, who have been demonstrating since Thursday, August 1, 2024, vowed to continue their nationwide protest against hunger, hardship, and bad governance under President Bola Tinubu’s administration for…
Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Adegoke Fayoade, announced on Sunday that the #EndBadGovernanceinNigeria protest has been banned following President Bola Tinubu’s address to the demonstrators. Fayoade stated that any further gatherings in the state are now deemed unlawful and illegal in light of the President’s intervention. “The protest has been called off because of the…
The Presidency has condemned those behind #IgboMustGo proposed protests slated to hold in Lagos and other Southwest states. Senior Special Assistant on New and Digital Media to President Bola Tinubu, O’tega Ogra, said those calling for protests against Ndigbo and stoking ethnic tensions in the country are dangers to the society. He noted that Nigerians,…
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Joe Igbokwe, has said that the planned nationwide protest will not work in Lagos. Igbokwe stated this while reacting to 2023 presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore’s call for a protest in the state. Sowore had on Sunday revealed where the protesters would convene. Speaking via his Facebook account,…
Following the collapse of a two-storey building that claimed the lives of five construction workers at Arowojobe Estate, in the Maryland area of Lagos State, the General Manager, Lagos State Building Control Agency, Gbolahan Oki, has banned people, particularly labourers from sleeping at construction sites in the state. Oki gave the directive in a statement…
Human rights lawyer Inibehe Effiong has announced that participants in the planned nationwide protest in Lagos State will receive free legal representation if arrested or charged to court. Effiong, an advocate for the protests, solicited legal counsels in Lagos to offer pro-bono services to protesters. Two lawyers, Omodolapo Yusuff and Benjamin Odeh, have already offered…
A devastating building collapse occurred at Arowojobe Estate in the Maryland area of Lagos State, resulting in the deaths of three site workers. The incident happened at No 13, Wilson Mba Street, where a set of three terraces under construction crumbled. The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) confirmed the tragedy, stating that they received…
