AUTHOR:Bolanle Olabimtan The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has awarded N147 million as compensation to 27 victims of police brutality. Following the #EndSARS protest in 2020, the federal government had directed states — including the FCT — to set up […]
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By Silver Nwokoro As the world celebrates the International Human Rights Day, Legal Defence and Assistance Project (LEDAP) has urged the Nigerian Government to advance human rights by ensuring equality of all Nigerians in dignity and rights. This year’s theme, “Equality – […]
By Kunle Daramola Hamzat Lawal, activist and chief executive of Connected Development (CODE), has described the white paper on the #EndSARS report as an outcome of impunity. On November 30, the Lagos government released a white paper on the recommendations of […]
By Our Reporter Worried by the growing animosity over the outcome of the #EndSARS Panel, especially in Lagos state, a community leader, High Chief Lukman Olayemi Adebanbo, Gbadewolu Adegboro I, Ibeju Lekki, has impressed on the citizenry the need to sheathe their swords […]
By Sylvester Udemezue I would have been shocked if the Lagos White Paper had said something different, about the events of October 20, 2020. Not that I believe or that I do not believe that there was any killing at Lekki […]
Approves N36m for compensation of affected officers Emmanuel Addeh The Lagos State Government has released the two volumes of the report of the Judicial Panel of Inquiry (JPI), detailing the fallout of the #EndSARS protests in October last year. The […]
By Ejikeme Omenazu The Lagos State government and activists now appear to be at daggers drawn following attempts by the former as well as the Federal Government to discredit the #EndSARS Panel report. Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, as […]
• Students, activist to join Walk for Peace By Adebisi Onanuga, Robert Egbe And Oyebola Owolabi The row generated by the White Paper on the #EndSARS report is yet to abate. Some aggrieved women who claimed to have lost loved ones […]
By Bertram Nwannekanma, Seye Olumide, Eniola Daniel, Waliat Musa and Adelowo Adebumiti • Adegboruwa kicks, says white paper full of inaccuracies, cover ups• HURIWA, George, others blast Sanwo-Olu over white paper The Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice in Lagos State, Moyosore Onigbanjo […]
By Alao Abiodun Mixed reactions have trailed the White Paper on the Judicial Panel of Inquiry report set up to probe the Lekki Toll Gate October 20, 2020 incident. The Nation reports Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu inaugurated the judicial panel headed by Justice […]