Some yet-to-be identified hoodlums tagged protesters have set Lagoon Hospital at Liverpool Apapa in Lagos on fire after the hospital allegedly rejected a gunshot victim on Tuesday. Following violent attacks across Lagos State, the police were said to have been deployed in Tin-Can area in an attempt to quell possibleContinue Reading
Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has announced the closure of all private and public schools in the state. The announcement followed the violence that occured in the State on Tuesday. Three (3) people reportedly died during a protest against police brutality in the state DAILY POST gathered from residents that threeContinue Reading
The President, Major General Muhmmadu Buhari (retd.), on Tuesday, held a closed-door meeting with the Minister of Defence, Major General Bashir Magashi (retd.), and the Chief of Defence Staff, General Gabriel Olonisakin. The meeting was held inside the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The meeting’s agenda was not made public. As ofContinue Reading
Some airlines in the country has announced the cancellation all inbound and outbound flights to Lagos following the imposition of a 24-hour curfew in the state. DAILY POST had reported that the Lagos state Governor, Baba Jide Sanwo-Olu had declared the curfew following escalating violence in the wake of theContinue Reading
Ekiti State Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi has approved a dusk-to-dawn curfew across the state as part of efforts to ensure peace and normalcy. The curfew, which took effect from10pm, Tuesday, October 20, would have both human and vehicular movements restricted across the state. Governor Fayemi, in a statement signed byContinue Reading
Speaker Femi Gbajabiamila has vowed not to sign off the 2021 budget without adequate provision for compensation of victims of police brutality and demand of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). The Speaker described protesting youths across the country as midwives of national rebirth, saying their agitation has broughtContinue Reading
Lagos State Governor has ordered a 24-hour curfew across the state. Sanwo-Olu who made this known on his Twitter page said the curfew will take effect from 4pm on Tuesday. The tweet reads, “Dear Lagosians, I have watched with shock how what began as a peaceful #EndSARS protest has degeneratedContinue Reading
After endless attacks and destruction of their personal belongings by hoodlums, the #EndSars protesters have devised another means of expressing their misgivings against the Nigerian state. The protesters, who plan to storm the National Assembly at 10am this morning, are adopting a strict sit-in strategy where protesters will converge onContinue Reading
FOLLOWING the ongoing #EndSARS protests ongoing across the country, former president, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, on Monday, said the development has pro- vided windows of oppor- tunities which government can explore to show that it cares about the people, es- pecially the youth. Speaking during his visit to the palace ofContinue Reading
THE Federal High Court in Abuja yesterday gave Senator Ali Ndume, who is representing Borno South, 21 days, to produce former chairman of the defunct Pension Reform Task Team, Abdulrasheed Maina, who has repeatedly failed to appear for continuation of his trial on money laundering charges. The former pension bossContinue Reading
