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11 Apr
Over three years after the Federal Government directed states to establish judicial panels of inquiry and compensate EndSARS’ victims, a total of 25 states have yet to comply or put closure to proven cases of injustices.
26 Mar
Amnesty International (AI) has lauded the discharge and acquittal of Sunday Okoro, Olumide Fatai and Oluwole Isa who were detained at Kirikiri Medium Correctional Centre, Lagos State for participating in #EndSARS protests in October 2020. The group however alarmed that twelve peaceful protesters are still being held in Kirikiri. Justice Modupe Nicole-Clay of the Lagos…
15 Mar
I recently boarded a mini-bus, korope, from Ogba, to Alausa and was surprised to encounter unexpected traffic congestion on the lanes, even though it was not rush hour. The traffic was moving slowly, but the air in the mini-bus was thick with frustration...
12 Mar
The reported plan by the Lagos State Police Command to revive night patrol by its personnel must come as cheering news for Lagosians in particular and Nigerians in general who have been yearning for a major reform of the police and their law enforcement activities.
30 Jan
More than three years after the #EndSARS protest against police brutality erupted in major Nigerian cities, at least 15 protesters are still in police in detention, Afrobarometer said in a new report.
22 Dec
Across the country, a significant number of human rights abuses happen daily, and they range from extrajudicial killings to impunity by law enforcement agencies, torture by state/non-state actors, imprisonments without trials, and life-threatening prison conditions.
17 Dec
Over three years after the #EndSARS incident, Nigerian human rights activists, Dabiraoluwa Oni-Ayoku and Ifeanyi Okoye, have called for the questioning of ex-President Muhammadu Buhari on the actions of the military at the Lekki Tollgate on October 20, 2020.
12 Dec
It’s really worrisome that the number of people who can’t access justice is quite enormous. It’s very disturbing despite the fact that the constitution makes provision to assist people who cannot ordinarily afford legal representation.
1 Nov
National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has received reports from 16 out of 29 states on #EndSARS panels.
26 Oct
Three years after they were vandalised, in the aftermath of the civil unrest of October 2020 tagged EndSARS, the Saving One Million Lives Programme for Result (SOML-PforR), a Federal Government initiative to strengthen health service delivery, has refurbished five ambulance points in Lagos.
23 Oct
Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, has called on Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, to review planned payment of N500 million for the release of convicts in the 36 states of the federation and Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
20 Oct 2023
The Lagos State Police Command has warned that it will not tolerate any form of gathering at the tollgate in the Lekki area of the state on Friday, October 20 for the third anniversary of the #EndSARS incident.