Police Disperse Makoko Protesters With Tear Gas at Lagos Assembly
Tension flared on Wednesday at the Lagos State House of Assembly complex in Alausa, Ikeja, after police officers dispersed protesters from the Makoko community who had converged at the venue to oppose ongoing demolitions across the state. The demonstrators had assembled to protest what they described as continuous forced evictions and the destruction of homes […]
Makoko, Oworonshoki Residents Stage Protest Over Lagos Demolitions
Community leaders and residents displaced from several low-income neighbourhoods in Lagos took to the streets on Wednesday, staging a protest at the Ikeja Under-Bridge to denounce what they described as widespread demolitions and forced evictions across the state. The protesters accused the Lagos State Government of pulling down homes in communities such as Makoko, Owode […]
Sowore Challenges South‑East Leaders: “March to Aso Villa for Kanu’s Release”
Prominent activist Omoyele Sowore has thrown down the gauntlet to political leaders from Nigeria’s South‑East region, urging them to lead a peaceful march to Aso Rock Presidential Villa to demand the release of Nnamdi Kanu, the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). Speaking via social media and in public appeals, Sowore called […]
Tensions Flare in Abuja as Police Disperse Peaceful Protesters with Tear Gas
Tensions Flare in Abuja as Police Disperse Peaceful Protesters with Tear Gas
Uromi Killings and the Dangerous Cycle of Selective Justice in Nigeria
Uromi Killings and the Dangerous Cycle of Selective Justice in Nigeria
Lagos Police on Alert Ahead of Nationwide Protest Over Cybercrime Law, Rivers Crisis
Lagos Police on Alert Ahead of Nationwide Protest Over Cybercrime Law, Rivers Crisis