One hundred and eighty one students and staff of a private boarding school in Lekki, Lagos have tested positive for coronavirus. Lagos Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, said the cases were discovered during surveillance and case investigation in the school. There are 441 students and staff in the school. …

The creation of the Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) team as replacement for the scrapped Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) is hasty, governors said on Thursday. They urged Inspector-General of Police Mohammed Adamu to “immediately convene a meeting of all stakeholders”. The governors made their position known on the raging protests …

President of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Rev Samson Ayokunle, has condemned the nomination of Lauretta Onochie as commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), describing it an executive recklessness and violation of the 1999 Constitution as amended. It urged the Senate to reject her nomination considering her …

Daily Trust columnist Gimba Kakanda and two others were among citizens assaulted by police for protesting on Sunday in Abuja. Mr Kakanda, whose column, Beyond the Surface, appears in the Sunday edition of Daily Trust, told our reporter that the attack was “traumatizing” and a “close shave with death in …

But the plot was thwarted after Hussein Afolabi, a criminal law expert who has been advising the families, told the families the implications of going ahead with the police’s scheme. Two families who lost their loved ones after police officers fired live ammunition to #EndSARS protesters in Ogbomoso on Sunday …

This is going to be unusually lengthy for my piece but, it is necessary to enable a comprehensive understanding of the modus operandi of Awkuzu Sars under Csp James Nwafor. I will try as much as possible to narrow it down to the essential points. My coming in contact with …

No fewer than 37 former members of the disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad have been pencilled down for dismissal from service. The Police Service Commission is also expected to order the prosecution of 24 other ex-SARS operatives for various acts of professional misconduct. These were the highlights of the Report of …

The youths in Ekiti also joined the ongoing #endsars protests at the Fajuyi park, Ado-Ekiti. Below are pictures. NB: If you’re in Ado-Ekiti, you can also join the protests, It’s at Fajuyi park, Ado-Ekiti Some major roads are blocked by protesters for our voices to be heard. Will be updated as …

James Nwafor, a former Senior Special Assistant on Security to Anambra State Governor Willie Obiano , has gone into hiding. Nigerians have been calling for the sack of Nwafor for violating people’s rights during his reign as the Commander of SARS in Anambra. The protesters accused Nwafor of killing many …

Religion is indeed beautiful. Check out video of protesters who performed their jumat in their protest ground (lekki tollgate and Alausa) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cOeyfGpuii8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FgDHng-5Cuw